Rating: Summary: not the best Review: My daughter (2years old) has always been a huge fan of the baby einstein videos ever since she was a colicky baby (it was probably the only 45 minutes of no crying we got!). She loves the sky and objects in the sky so i was excited to see this video when it came out, figuring it would be by far her favorite. Personally it was a disappointment. Some of the music as well as some of the toys are repeats from other einstein videos. The main character puppets used in this video are not like the usual ones either, not as cute. My daughter watched maybe 10 minutes of it and left the room, a FIRST for these videos. definitely not a favorite in this household.
Rating: Summary: Pretty good, but somewhat of a disappointment Review: We have most of the Baby Einstein DVD collection and my now 8 month old loves all of them. Therefore, we were anxiously awaiting this new release when we heard about it. While still pretty good, I think this title is not quite as good as some of the other ones. A lot of the puppets are absent from this one (which my daughter loves) and it seems to kind of drag. However, maybe a child of a different age would like it a lot. All in all, not one of our favorites but worth checking out.
Rating: Summary: boring for one year old Review: My one year old son loves all of the baby einstein dvd's except for Baby Mozart(which was his all time favorite in infancy)and Baby Einstein which are too slow for him now. I was excited when Baby Galileo came out but we both were bored by it. There are not enough puppets, they keep repeating the same toys (maybe because they couldn't find enough in the categories)and perhaps for his age, he's just not interested in looking at real white speckled stars in the nite sky. Maybe when he's a bit older, we'll try it again. Although, he did get to see images of the sun, stars, moon, clouds, planets and galaxies. The space segment was the best with robots and rocket ships. I noticed in the credits that there are so many people involved now yet Baby Galileo seemed very thin.
Rating: Summary: What a disappointment! Review: I was so excited to see that there was a new addition to the Baby Einstein DVD collection and as soon as I received it, I put it on for my 18-month old son. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. You wouldn't think this video even came from the same collection! It's unoriginal, over-produced, canned, and downright boring. The entire DVD was produced on film instead of video (instead of short portions), so you lose the "real" look and effect found in the other videos. And the puppets? The puppets are HORRIBLE! Disney has done away with the hand puppets, replacing them with these very mechanical-looking puppets controlled by sticks. Even the music used is almost identical to one of the scores used in a previous video. There are also no cute, colorful toys buzzing across the screen in-between scenes. This video totally lacks the charm, beauty, simplicity and imagination that you find in the other videos. Disney has taken Julie Clark's originality and has butchered it. But don't just take my word for it! Let me tell you my 18-month old son's reaction... With this DVD, he did something I have never seen him do with any of the Baby Einstein videos. Within five minutes of it starting, he was already losing interest and started playing with some of his toys. Within 10 minutes, he had moved away from the TV altogether and was playing under the dinner table. When I tried to play it for him later, he lost again lost interest after a short time. I have yet to see him sit through the entire video. This is one DVD that I would definitely recommend leaving out of the collection. On the other hand, my son was totally captivated by Baby Neptune, Baby Mozart and Baby Van Gogh. He never seems to get bored with them, even after watching them 100 times.
Rating: Summary: Some of the best pictures Ive EVER seen on a childrens video Review: My mother bought it for my 13 month old daughter who has trouble sitting still for 5 minutes let alone 30. We sat together and watched the whole DVD with her on my lap. She couldn't take her eyes off the screen. I highly recommend it to any parent who wants to help their children learn about what goes on in the skys above us.
Rating: Summary: They're getting worse! Review: We own all of the Baby Einstein DVD's and the one's made before the Disney buy out were far better than those made after. This one was the worst so far, my 18 mo. old doesn't even like it. They do talk about the planets and name them. But what do bubbles have to do with planets? The music was good (even though their were a few Disney songs thrown in) but overall the movie was dull and pointless.
Rating: Summary: Boring for my 14-month old Review: We have the Baby Einstein - World Animals DVD and my 14-month old absolutely LOVES that one. I ran out and bought this one thinking it would have more "action" and puppet skits. Instead, it just shows pictures of the sky. My son was bored after the first 10 minutes of this and started playing elsewhere. Nothing about this video captured his attention, except for the occasional baby and puppet. I would not recommend this edition for active babies.
Rating: Summary: have no fear disney haters Review: For all of us baby Einstein fans that where so worried when Disney took over, and the release of the creepy baby Newton video. Have no fear. Not only did Disney not ruin this video, I just might be there best one yet! a sweet mix of great music and nursery rhymes. With some of the best visuals of any baby Einstein video. An instant favorite with my 2.5 year old and 10 month old. I cant say enough about how great I think this video is.
Rating: Summary: New favorite Review: My 9 month old has the hole collection of Einsten movies this is her new favorite. I tried the Brainy baby dvds but she lost intrest in less then 10 min. We have put these movies on since she was 3 weeks old they got her attention right away maybe because we played her baby mozart cd all the time & the music settled her. She started to talk at almost 7 months and has not stopped she sits in her chair and humms with the music. I like these movies because you do not get tired of it like I love you, you know what I mean not that they are not good shows.
Rating: Summary: don't spend the money Review: There's never been a Baby Einstein video I didn't love...until this one. The puppets are awful and the show moves so slowly my baby wouldn't watch it for one minute. I can't understand what happened to a company that used to make the ONLY videos that my baby would watch. Buy the others, but don't buy this one. You'll be wasting your money.
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