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Summary: Rather Disturbing
Review: This movie was not at all what I thought it would be. It along with BLT Goes to Mars was given to me by my mother as a gift to my children. After previewing the film with my husband we were not impressed. Many scenes, characters, and situations were disturbing even to us! It was creepy and weird. I own most of the other disney classics and normally have no complaints but this series is a whole other story. I even hesitated donating it to the goodwill for fear that it would scare some other child. If you own this movie watch it with the eyes of a child and perhaps you will understand. Some parts are cute and sweet but there are too many questionable things like an angry air conditioner that yells and then blows itself up?!? My advice would be to stick to the basics. You can't go wrong with Cinderella.
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Summary: THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER IS THE ALL TIME BEST MOVIE!
Review: THIS MOVIE CHANGED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS AS A YOUNG CHILD, AND I DEARLY LOVE THIS MOVIE AND STILL LOVE IT TODAY.EVERY CHILD, ADULT, TEENAGER, AND SENIOR CITIZEN SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE. IT IS HONESTLY THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE AND I AM MAD IT DID NOT WIN BEST PICTURE AT THE OSCARS. THIS IS GOING TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A CLASSIC, BECAUSE IT IS DEAR TO MY HEART, AND ALWAYS WILL BE. THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER ROCKS!
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Summary: *SIGH* NOT Disturbing; Perfectly Adorable.
Review: This, and the two sequels (namely "Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue") are ADORABLE! A family favorite for years, "TBLT" will charm and delight people of ALL ages. With funny and endearing characters, sweet messages, and plenty of chutzpah for everyone, this'll keep you entertained. Cute, yes. "Not for kids"? NO! This movie is slightly scary at times, but hey, overall the majority of those appliances are CUTE as anything!! ^_^ You've gotta love the wonderful script and the creative story.
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Summary: A Favorite
Review: My 5 year old daughter LOVES this movie. A highly appealing story, solid animation and terrific characterizations keep repeat viewings fresh. There are nice lessons on everything from the value of friendship, compassion, respecting differences, working together to acheive a common goal, and materialism that are not preachy or overdone. While there is a fair amount of action and plot to follow, the pacing is good -- not boring, not frenetic. I have no problem putting my daughter to bed after watching this movie -- no bad dreams. This is one of those "kid movies" that you don't mind your little one watching again and again... and you don't mind watching with them. A very pleasant experience for adults and beloved by the under-10 set (My mom meter would say a solid choice for ages 3 -10). May be a little "young" in tone for pre-teens to appreciate it... hense the comments by our 11 year old critic.
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Summary: A terrible, horrible, awful nightmare
Review: Instead of making dumb movies, that toaster could be doing something worth while, like making toast. I don't like any of the characters or the plot. Even the animation isn't top notch like the other Disney movies. Probably the worst G-rated Disney movie that isn't a 2-movie. (Cinderella 2 dreams come ture and Tarzan and Jane are worse than THIS movie, if possible). If you have not seen this movie, do not waste your time. Pretty much all the reviews on the Brave little toaster gave it 5 stars or 4 at the least. I don't want to even give this movie 1 star but there is no lower ratings. I suppose I can imagine liking this movie more than I can imagine liking Tarzan and Jane and Cinderella 2 dreams come true. Someone asked "why review the movie if you are just going to give it 1 star or 2?" Well, the answer to that question is to save you from wasting your time. And don't get me wrong, I am no Disney-hater. I LOVE Disney. Disney makes better animated movies than anyone, and that's really saying something. (I also love the Warner Bros. full-length animated movies "The Bugs Bunny, Road Runner movie" and "Daffy Duck's fantastic island"). Do NOT watch this movie, if you're anything like me you will regret it. If I wrote that script I would rap it up and throw it in the trash! Don't watch this movie (oh yeah, and one of the reviews said it was scary, I only think it's scary because it's so bad). Case closed.
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: Whoever wrote the script and cast the actors for the voices knew what they were doing when this movie was concieved. It has some classic lines that will stay with you long after your viewing. In the old cliche' reviews: It made me laugh, it made me cry" It's definitely one of those classics the whole family can enjoy! What can I say, it will be one of my all time favorite animated movies.
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Summary: An essential children's story with good morals.
Review: This movie was my favorite as a child, even though it had moderately scary parts. Personally, I think most children need to experience a little of the unknown and the moderately scary, but that is totally irreluvant. This story, above all teaches them the importance of sticking together, and the importance of self-sacrifice (Parents out there, show this movie before you ween them off the security blanket and/or pacifier, it'll make your job easier). Although the final sequence at the junkyard is a bit disturbing, that is only because we are adults, and we can comprehend the words. Children just listen to the music, and yes, the magnet is a bit demeaning, but what would a children's movie be without the bad guy? The movie not only teaches self-sacrifice, but also the value of things that are dear to you. Definitely a movie all children should see, and the parents won't be disappointed either.
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Summary: Toasters!
Review: I loved this film when I was six and I still love it! I don't know whether it's the charming songs or the stupid jokes but this film has always had a special place for me... I'm beginning to sound like a Hallmark Card so I'll shut up now. Arc
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Summary: The Brave Little Toaster
Review: I'm not sure what was going through the minds of the animators at Disney when they came up with this film, but whatever it was we ended up with a Toaster. Oh, not your every day plugged in the wall, flick the switch and pop, up comes your toast kind of toaster, no, Disney had to take it one step further....by making it a brave little toaster. And we all know that Brave Little toasters are only good for one thing, being brave, as well as saving the day. The fun doesn't end here, no, the toaster has friends, which makes this story more intriguing. His companions include a vacuum cleaner, a radio, an electric blanket, and a bedside lamp. Sounds like another Disney classic to me....
Upon reading the back of the box I soon discovered a line that summed up the movie better than I ever could, "You and your family have never seen a movie quite like the Brave Little Toaster." ...."Five electrical appliances in a country cottage suddenly feel dumped when their young master mysteriously disappears!" Lets examine this statement, taken straight off the back of the box, for a moment. First off, the opening lines, "..appliances in a country cottage.." now if the people who lived in this house only had five appliances then, they had some issues, now our story wouldn't be as interesting if the appliances were a washer, dryer, refrigerator, oven...etc, but it had to be a toaster. Now let's move on the second half of the statement, "...young master disappears.." This is the part which should scare parents away from the purchase of this video. The word "master," to me at least, implies some type of brain-washed cult, but Disney in all their infinite wisdom, made the worshipers electrical appliances. I forgot to mention that the lovely country cottage is surrounded by trees, cotton candy pink trees. But the fun doesn't end here.
The creators of Disney had an idea, and they weren't going to let it go. They had a crazy character, so why not have an insane plot. The appliances wake one morning to find that their master has disappeared, and to their dismay the cottage in which they reside is now being sold. This tears the little toaster's heart to pieces, knowing that his beloved has left him alone with a vacuum. So the brave little guy formulates a plan in his heating coils, and sets out on an adventure to find his "master." The other appliances accompany him on the journey, with the vacuum towing them around on an office chair for transportation. They have perils along the way, such as extension cord problems, and a light bulb going out. Along with the adventures the group of five experience, they are constantly on a journey in search of the "city" where they will find the master.
Except for the voices of Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman from the cast of Saturday Night live, this film has no preconceived stardom to brag about. In my mind these two probably lost a bet and ended up speaking for the appliances. That is, unless, they too were sucked into the cultic nature of this film.
I believe that the idea of "master" is a common theme throughout Disney movies, lets explore Toy Story for a moment, a favorite for many, but the cult idea occurs when the little green aliens in the claw machine began chanting, "I have been chosen", and phrases including "master."
Disney has always had an impact on children with their imaginative ideas, and wild characters, but we ask "where did the ideas come from?" Rumors, that will probably never be proven, have circulated that the creators of Disney are users of hallucinogens, which allow for fantasy worlds to be created, one movie in particular that has come under such scrutiny, is the adventures of Alice in Wonderland. Disney has been accused in past years for also having underlying meaning to their films, in this case a cult situation seems to form during the viewing of the show.
The animators at Disney really flunked out on this film, the whole idea, as original as it may be, is totally unappealing to audiences, that is unless your under the age of five. The sad thing though, that really sent Disney into a downward spiral, is the fact that they continued to make other films based on these same appliance characters. They are featured in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, we can't wait to see that one! Overall, the movie was fair, the story was bearable, except for the whole "master" part. I give the movie two stars, just for attempting to think outside the box, wait, toaster.
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Summary: Entertaining adaption of Tom Disch's story
Review: Entertaining, suspenseful and with a good moral, The Brave Little Toaster works on many different levels for children. It's well made and written. This actually isn't a Disney production but an independent production company. The production design and use of colors will captivate your child's attention. Additionally, the conflicts and some of the suspenseful situations mirror experiences that little ones have in their day to day experience. My only complaint is that the sequels produced aren't up to the high quality of the first film. While the third film in the series (but second produced) The Brave Little Toaster Goes To Mars is very close in quality to the first film, the second film suffers from a lower budget and is missing the imaginative direction of the first film. As to the viewer who mentioned that there were images inappropriate for younger children--honestly, my kids can't operate the pause button and never noticed the "image". It isn't nasty or subversive and I find it doesn't effect the overall quality of this fine children's film. The cliche about not being able to see the woods for the tree applies to children's movies as well. While all movies have something we may not like (and books or toys for that matter), it's the overall values communicated not a single image (and your interpretation of it) that makes or breaks a child's video. The Brave Little Toaster doesn't have any hidden agendas and is perfect entertainment for little ones and adults can watch it with them to explain the story as it goes along if necessary.
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