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Summary: As Pa Grape might say...
Review: "Eh, it coulda been woise." "Larry's World of Auto-tainment" is a different sort of a veggie-tales video. It doesn't present a story, but rather an over-plot of Larry's view of the future, where humor is generated randomly for maximum suprise value (and minimum logic). Being Larry's vision, it naturally goes screwy, with humorous results.The main thrust of the show is songs done by "randomly selected" characters on "randomly selected" topics. As a result, we get to hear the French peas singing "There's a hole in the Bottom of the Sea," and Pa Grape singing, "Erie Canal" among others. One gets the sense that the video was made purely for entertainment purposes. Now, a veggie tales that just tries to entertain isn't necessarily a bad thing (my family has practically worn out our copy of "Ultimate Silly Songs Countdown.") Unfortunately, the writers try to stick in lessons that just don't work. For example there is a short called "Lunch" that illustrates a lesson against greed in a way kids can relate to. They also include a quote from "John," the only scripture in the episode. Unfortunately, "Lunch" is a silent short with non-veggie characters. It seems so out of place it is jarring rather than enlightening. At the end, Junior Asparagas sings a song about God loving him no matter what. This is a good lesson, one that deserves to be the subject of a full video. As it is in "Auto-tainment," it feels tacked on as an afterthought. In short, buy this video expecting to be entertained with a good presentation of kid songs. There may not be a proper lesson to discuss with your kids, but hey, there are lots of veggie-tales videos that provide that.
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Summary: As Pa Grape might say...
Review: "Eh, it coulda been woise." "Larry's World of Auto-tainment" is a different sort of a veggie-tales video. It doesn't present a story, but rather an over-plot of Larry's view of the future, where humor is generated randomly for maximum suprise value (and minimum logic). Being Larry's vision, it naturally goes screwy, with humorous results. The main thrust of the show is songs done by "randomly selected" characters on "randomly selected" topics. As a result, we get to hear the French peas singing "There's a hole in the Bottom of the Sea," and Pa Grape singing, "Erie Canal" among others. One gets the sense that the video was made purely for entertainment purposes. Now, a veggie tales that just tries to entertain isn't necessarily a bad thing (my family has practically worn out our copy of "Ultimate Silly Songs Countdown.") Unfortunately, the writers try to stick in lessons that just don't work. For example there is a short called "Lunch" that illustrates a lesson against greed in a way kids can relate to. They also include a quote from "John," the only scripture in the episode. Unfortunately, "Lunch" is a silent short with non-veggie characters. It seems so out of place it is jarring rather than enlightening. At the end, Junior Asparagas sings a song about God loving him no matter what. This is a good lesson, one that deserves to be the subject of a full video. As it is in "Auto-tainment," it feels tacked on as an afterthought. In short, buy this video expecting to be entertained with a good presentation of kid songs. There may not be a proper lesson to discuss with your kids, but hey, there are lots of veggie-tales videos that provide that.
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Summary: Not that great....
Review: I love most of the Veggie Tales.....but I did not like this one very much at all. It didn't keep my granddaughters attention either. This was not one of their best efforts...I was disappointed.
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Summary: Sigh, I could make a video more entertaining
Review: I love VeggieTales; so I was shocked when I saw this one. Somewhat boring & very chaotic, I'd have taken it back if I could. OK, little kids will look at the TV for a while when anything is on, and esp something this "busy". However, I really think I could make a funnier home video. I like ALL the other VeggieTales including the Larry Boy cartoons! This one was just junk. :(
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Summary: Not as good as some of the others.
Review: I was a bit disappointed with this episode. It is just several music videos with Bob and Larry as M.C.'s presenting the videos. Kids may like it though.
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Summary: Not as good as some of the others.
Review: I was a bit disappointed with this episode. It is just several music videos with Bob and Larry as M.C.'s presenting the videos. Kids may like it though.
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Summary: Post-Modern Veggies.
Review: I'm glad to see that Big Idea was trying something new with the Veggies because it's good to expand. But, even though it is different, it just doesn't seem like Veggie Tales. The little plot of the tale goes like this: Larry takes Bob into the future to show him what the future of entertainment is going to be like. It's a world where people watch auto-tainment, no thinking or feeling required. A couple of robots tell some jokes where the punch line doesn't match up and they pull a lever on a rotating machine that randomly selects a Veggie to sing a song. The sidekick robot starts to act strange and seems to start putting together unrandom humor and possibly displays feelings. The tale ends with a message of love, how much God loves us. It's all about love. Some of the songs were really entertaining. I also enjoyed the robot puppet idea. However, out of all the Veggie Tales, this is by far my least favorite. This tale is what happens when the Veggies try post-modernism and is a great example of all that's wrong in our post-modern society. In that sense, the tale is great. However, as a good old fashioned story with some fun songs, it just doesn't work because there really isn't much of a story. Also, where all the other Veggie Tales have been based on scripture (usually ending with a verse from Quirky), this one has no scripture. Overall, an interesting attempt at something different and younger children will probably enjoy watching it. However, it's not as educational or entertaining as the other Veggie Tales and kids will probably become bored with it rather quickly. It's all auto-tainment.
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Summary: The Future is Fun
Review: Larry is sure that he and Bob will soon be passed over as children's show hosts because they are too low tech. So, he works to create the future of entertainment. Looks like the future involves robots telling randomly generated jokes and punch lines and random characters singing songs on random subjects. Throw in a couple of random animated shorts, and you've got a show. But is the future really going to hold together the way that real hosts do? Adult fans of the series will be disappointed with the video. While some of the dialog is funny, the majority of the program is animated songs from several of the CD's that the veggies have released over the last year or so. Kids, on the other hand, will love having another sing-a-long video with the vegetables they actually like. The only funny thing is, if they were going to do a sing-a-long, why not include the words? Of course, for most kids that won't be a problem after a few viewings. Anyone with kids will want to get this fun DVD with familiar songs because their kids will enjoy it. And they'll get a chuckle or two from it themselves. Adult fans may want to rent or borrow it since it won't hold up to repeated viewings for them like other releases from Big Idea.
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Summary: A reluctant 4-stars.
Review: My family loves the veggies, but this movie was a little disappointing. It wasn't as funny and not as God-focused as some of the other titles. But I still give it four stars because the songs are entertaining, like "Modern Major General."
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Summary: A great family and faith songfest!
Review: Our three year old daughter adores Veggie Tales, so we were intrigued by one of the latest installments from the amazing team at Big Idea Productions. After so many offerings, this presentation is a nice, lightweight change of pace - lots of silliness and music! Hannah sits through the entire show, singing along at the top of her lungs! There are some unique and comical interpretations on such classic children's tunes as "Zaccheus" and "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," and a kooky, breathless rendering of "Modern Major General," made famous by Gilbert and Sullivan. And for those who desire original tunes, Lisa Vischer's "My Day," sung by Junior Asparagus, is a pure-hearted tribute to God's eternal love. In between the songs, there are cartoon shorts such as "Lunch" and "Binky the Opera Singer," and they are all just as entertaining as the musical numbers. Once again, Veggie Tales has achieved the delicate balance of delivering the message of faith with a gentle touch. "The Wonderful World of Auto-tainment" has proven that children's viewing can be both charming and edifying at the same time.
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