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Summary: Joseph : King of Dreams
Review: I watched this video mindful of the strong expectations I had after The Prince of Egypt and also the strong influence the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat had on me. After these 2, I expected a bit more from Joseph : King of Dreams, but this was still an excellent movie! The story is slightly altered from actual biblical viewpoint, but is true to the most important points. Being an artist myself, it was the art that first captured me in The Prince, and it remains true in Joseph. The music is also wonderful, not quite so powerful as The Prince, but overall excellant, especially Better Than I, which hits home so much. I would recommend this movie to all Christians and even those who are just curious about the Christian faith. It will certainly give you a good interpretation of one of the best-known stories out of the Bible. ENJOY!
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Summary: Wonderful Video
Review: This is a wonderful video. A little artistic license with the bible story but the video makes clear that God, not Joseph, is in control. The song "Better Than I" by David Campbell is simply incredible. Many of the reviews compare it to Prince of Egypt and say that it falls short, but I have to disagree. While I loved Prince of Egypt, I believe that Joseph King of Dreams surpasses it in quality and music.Absolutely nothing objectionable in the movie. The attempted seduction scene is so muted that no one should find it offensive.
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Summary: Exceptional!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I was not expecting this movie to be as good as Prince of Egypt, but like the first review that I read, I think it is as good if not better than Prince of Egypt. The picture is vibrant and wonderful, the story is as close to the true story as possible, and the songs are absolutely WONDERFUL. My children loves this movie. It is a great story about forgiveness, love, and faith. I was suprised to find that Ben Affleck was the voice for Joseph. Although he is not my favorite actor he does a WONDERFUL job as the voice of Joseph. Much better than Matt Damon as the voice in Dreamworks movie "Spirit". Buy this movie, you will not be disappointed and your family will love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish they had done more advertising for this movie and it had received more attention. It deserves it. I hope that Dreamworks does more films like this of the stories in the Bible!
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Summary: Stands on it's own merits
Review: Like most viewers, I was sceptical of another video-only release sequel. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed this movie even more than The Prince of Egypt. The songs & music are of outstanding quality with the single Give A Little More Than You Take being a truly moving & inspiring song. I wish it had been released to the pop charts the way Disney did Can You Feel The Love Tonight & other of their movie-gone-pop-chart songs. At the very least Dreamworks could have marketed a movie songtrack for Joseph, King of Dreams the way they did for Prince of Egypt. This is truly a movie that stands on it's own merits!
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Summary: A wonderful story!
Review: I think one should keep in mind that most of these straight to video movies are for children and that the things we find lacking in them as adults are really not so important as what our children may think of them. My daughter loves this movie. She asks to see it just about every day and I believe it's because she is drawn to the magnificent artwork. It is a great Bible story retold in a form that children can enjoy. As for the presence of God, He certainly was there when Joseph finally realizes that all he has suffered was a part of His plan. He tells his brothers that the evil they did, God turned into good. The music is not as memorable as "Prince of Egypt" but the songs "Better Than I" and "More Than You Take" are really beautiful and support the story. The vocal talents of Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid) add to the enjoyment. If the next Bible story from Dreamworks is as good as "Joseph: King of Dreams", I will be looking forward to it.
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Summary: This Film Builds Character
Review: This is great movie for children to watch. This is one of the most beloved Bible stories. It teaches humility, forgiveness, the difference between rational and irrational thought, perseverance, nobility, determination and compassion. It could make adults cry and feel indignation, but if seen with a child's perspective one could grasps the deeper meaning of love.
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Summary: Nice movie but defective DVD
Review: The movie appears to be interesting. I'm writing "appears" as
I didn't get the chance to actually see all the movie as the
DVD was defective and stopped working on chapter 14th
(I tried two DVD readers).
I exchanged the DVD with a new one but I had the same
problem so I returned the second one too and asked for
the money I spent. My guess is that there is some
sort of issue when the DVD reader tries to switch
layer (it is a dual-layer DVD) but it is just a guess.
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Summary: Great Family Entertainment
Review: This film has gorgeous animations, great voice acting, and the music is awesome. It is a musical, so steer clear if you don't like that sort of thing. This movie brings up sibling rivalry and how to forgive someone who has really hurt you. It is about the Joseph in the book of Genesis (in the bible). Rachel, Joseph's mother, was thought to be barren, so Joseph was a miracle child. Leigh was the mother of the other eleven brothers, so Jacob let them do all of the work while Joseph studied scrolls inside. The brothers began to envy Joseph with a passion because Jacob gave Joseph a magnificent coat that only the wealthy would wear, showing that Joseph was better than the rest of them. Joseph wants to fit in with his brothers, but they end up only getting angry at him. Jacob realizes that Joseph has prophetic dreams, and it angers Joseph's brothers when Joseph tells them of a dream in which all of his brothers' stalks of wheat bow down to him. They decide to sell Joseph as a slave to Egypt. Joseph has hard feelings for his brothers, but in the end all is resolved. It is an excellent movie and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: one of the best cartoon feature-lenght; emotional film
Review: Joseph- king of dreams" is surprisingly an exceptional movie, rank up there with other top-notch cartoons like Beauty & the beast, Prince of Egypt, Mulan , Pocahontas, etc. This movie is released surprisingly, only via direct-to-video and not theatrically shown. Joseph- king of dreams works on a variety of levels. The story itself, naturally a heartwarming, moving, personal story extracted from the bible. The animation apparently, has a high production value, with decent amount of budget allocation. The music or songs, are in my opinion are one of the highlights and high points of the film such as "Better than I", which I think is beautifully made & the song itself has an appropriately christian tune with excellent lyrics memorably written. Also the other songs are all top quality (Ive forgotten their titles)like the first or opening song and the other one is also commendable. Not even Disney has churn out a group of excellent songs for a movie that are all exceptionally memorable. The film itself, like the songs is a high point. It is very well-crafted , memorable to watch & the film itself is inspiring and emotional. A great movie to own & should belong on the top of your shelf. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Nothing comparing Prince of Egypt
Review: I was so disappointed. The songs are sooooooooooo boring, and the graphic are not so good... It's nothing comparing The Prince of Egypt. I won't buy it... that's for sure.
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