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Summary: VeggieTales RULES!
Review: I'm fifteen years old, and even though VeggieTales was originally created for preschoolers, me and my friends ADORE them! Even though I have all eleven episodes (my family buys them THE DAY they first come out), Rack, Shack and Benny is my absolute favorite. The whole story is retold in a new way, so, instead of hearing the same story from the same point of view in the bible, it's remade in a different situation with the same consequences and the same portrayal of God's protection for his children. Plus the great solo by Junior Aspargus makes it all worthwhile, because, let's face it, Junior Rules! The dance of the cucumber is cool, too. (I like his clothes!)
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Summary: all-time best veggie
Review: In my humble opinion, this is the greatest Veggie Tale of all time. This in no way should be considered a denigration of the other videos. Big Idea hit their stride with this one. The humor is wity. The story is pertinent. The silly song is hilarious. The Bunny Song is catchy. The music is top-notch. It shows the brilliance of how well Big Idea does their craft. My non-Christian friends love this one, because of its high quality. The lesson is wonderful for adult and child. If one is committed, one will have problems and one must stand up. I would recommend it for any child who is suffering under peer pressure.
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Summary: Our Very Favorite Video!
Review: In our family's opinion, this is the best VeggieTales Video - and we love them all! VeggieTales is the best thing to happen to kid's entertainment [and adult entertainment!] ever. Our whole family enjoys watching these videos over and over, and we know the songs by heart - toddler and adults alike! VeggieTales truly has something for every age group and I don't know anyone who doesn't enjoy these videos [even my non-Christian family members can't help but enjoy them!]. Rack, Shack, and Benny is the best in our opinion - even though they are all awesome. The music in this one is GREAT [all the songs stick in your brain and make you want to sing out loud]. We also like the characters in this one. As the mom of a small daughter, I really like the fact that Laura the Carrot [the only real recurring female character in the whole series] gets to do something brave to try to save Rack, Shack, and Benny. This a great tale and is redone marvelously in this video! I highly recommend this one to everyone!
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Summary: This is not a video I would have in my collection
Review: It contains a song (The Bunny Song) that encourages disobedience, and wrong thinking.The song has new words in the Silly Sing Along 2 video but have not been changed in the video Rack Shack and Benny. I am not sure why.
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Summary: DON'T SING THE BUNNY SONG!
Review: It's difficult to say something about this or any VeggieTales title that hasn't been said already. It's a Christian-lite message that kids will be entertained and educated by. It's amusing to the whole family and it's probably the best thing to happen to our religion since Easter. So to write an entire review of this volume, being a comic retelling of Shadrach, Meshiach and Abendego and the Fiery Furnace, would be banal to say the least. But here goes. Rack, Shack, and Benny (as the protagonists are called for short) have been removed from the King's castle and now work all day in a chocolate bunny factory under the guiding eyes of Nebby K. Nezzer (I know it's a [silly] joke, but he's a pickle! Come on!). Nezzer decides that everyone in the factory should love The Bunny as much as he does. To this end, he builds a ninety-foot rabbit and makes everyone sing "The Bunny Song" (this caused some real-life controversy, discussed on the DVD in detail). But our boys know not to do things that aren't right and, well, there's a lot not right about that song. Their faith saves them from the furnace and everyone lives happily ever after, even Nezzer who learns he was wrong to make them sing the song. Throw in the traditional Argentinean ballad "The Dance of the Cucumber" in the "Silly Songs" segment (and yes, the translation is accurate) and you have one of the top five VeggieTales videos ever. Now, for the original part of my review. The other day I returned to my dorm after a long day of work. Classes, research, rehearsal, I was beat. I opened my mailbox and inside was a note that alerted me to the presence of a package at the front desk for me. It was the VeggieTales DVD I ordered. So I wasted no time popping it in and watching it. And it made my night so much better. There, that'll do.
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Summary: It's teaches you about standing up for what you believe in.
Review: It's fun to watch. My favorite song is "The Bunny" because the melody is easy to learn. My favorite part is when Rack, Shack, & Benny are thrown into the furnace and God saves them! It also teaches you to remember what your parents teach you because it will help you do the things that are right. The characters are likeable and funny.
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Summary: Excellent message and fun to watch!
Review: My one year old daughter LOVES all her Veggie Tales videos! This one has a great message about listening to your parents, following your morals, and not bending to peer pressure. As with most of the Veggie Tales, this tale is adapted from an old bible story and updated to appeal to young children. It's not only humorous and fun to watch, it is also instructive and instills values. Of all the Veggie Tales, this one is one of the better ones.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Ok, the take on the biblical story from the book of Daniel is marvelous and highly original, and my kids have watched this video soooo many times is isn't funny. But unlike most children's videos, this one doesn't seem to wear thin on the 10th viewing. The songs alone are enough to merit a 5 star rating, and my husband and I have found ourselves still cracking up over the traditional Argentine ballad "Dance of the Cucumber.." (Bailar, Bailar Yah...) and the dreaded "Bunny Song". The whole set of Veggie Tale videos teach with out being saccarine sweet or preachy. Plus the animation is top quality!
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Summary: Clever and entertaining for all ages
Review: Our three children, ages 9, 5, and 3, love Veggie Tales! I have to admit VeggieTales are the only children's videos I am willing to watch more than once. Teenage babysitters borrow the videos for themselves. Adults enjoy the witty humor and word plays. I would highly recommend the entire series if you are looking for quality, entertaining videos that teach but don't preach.
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Summary: In with the old out with the new.
Review: Rack Shack and Benny brings many fine moments to the Veggie Tale franchise. It boasts the first appearance of Mr. Lundt, Mr. Nezzer, Laura the Carrot and George,the security guard narrator who also narrates the Toy that Saved Christmas. With Dave and the Giant Pickle, which came out the same year, Rack Shack and Benny departed from the previous and current Veggie format of two stories regarding the episodes theme by telling a longer story interspersed with a silly song at intermission. And what a silly song at that: An Argentinean cucumber folk ballad sung in Spanish by Larry, translated in to English by Bob; often at the interpreters expense.
The story itself adapted from the book of Daniel takes Shadrach (Bob) Meeshach (Junior Asparagus) and Abednego (Larry) from captivity to cavity prone by making them workers at a chocolate factory. It capably tells the story of standing up to persecution for doing what you know is right. The boys are commanded to bow down to a chocolate bunny and sing the bunny song. They know that many of the words in the song are wrong and refuse to bow or sing. As a result they are sentenced to be thrown in the incinerator with the rest of the "bad" bunnies. I hate to leave you hanging on the plot line but you'll have to watch the video or read the bible to see how it comes out.
The only problem I have with my copy of Rack Shack and Benny is that Big Idea broke one of my favorite credos. That credo being is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
You see there are two versions of Rack Shack & Benny: the original and a re-release, with the only difference being lines of dialogue in the Bunny song. You would not think that switching lines in a song would make much of a difference but in this case it's like watching a video without actually putting in the VCR, it alters the entire presentation.
One of the lines I am referring to sung by Nebby K. Nezzer is:
I won't go to church and I won't go to school that stuff is for sissies but Bunnies are cool. In the re-release they change the first part of the line to: "I won't eat beans and I won't eat tofu". Another change is I don't love my Mom or my Dad just the bunny to something much more benign.
The problem with the line changes is that it undermines and all but obliterates the entire conflict of the plot. It makes Rack Shack and Benny seem to be willing to give their life over gastronomical differences.
Now I understand that the line change may well be in order not to have children singing such bad lines. But the point is that the kids in the story would not sing it. I thought the matter was resolved in the first sing a-long video when a reformed Nebby performs a new improved version of the song advising not to make the bunny an idol.
In all, I would still highly recommend Rack Shack and Benny to veggiephiles everywhere. And if at all possible try to get your hands on the original version and if you can, please send one to me!
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