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Summary: BEAUTIFUL MOVIE!
Review: I thought this was probably one of the best animated films of all time. I loved all the characters and their personalities. I still watch it today and I am 32. I recommend this film for the younger age but if the adults are looking for a good animated film, THIS IS THE ONE.
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Summary: Excellent musical
Review: In response to one viewer who objected to the toaster being thrown into the water -- I cannot understand why it would be. Not one clue.The plot is strong -- and there is always a tinge of sadness in the movie. The theme of obsolescence permeates through the film -- what happens when you become too old? Do you become irrelevent, or do you still have a purpose -- which comes to a climax during the songs, "Cutting Edge" and "Worthless." The theme of loneliness also comes to play as well -- perfectly demonstrated by the flower's attraction to the Toaster and its subsequent reaction to Toaster's rejection.
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Summary: Is this a joke?? Come on! The brave little TOASTER???
Review: It gets 2 stars (rather than 1) because it's so bad, it's funny. The music is the worst thing. One of the songs contains this lyric (actually, it's the main theme of the song and its title): "It's like a moo-vieee. It's a B-movie show." Imagine this in a low monotone repeated over and over. I think it's supposed to sound dire and scary. You know what's really scary? I know an adult who liked this movie. And she doesn't even have kids the right age. Combine the *TERRIBLE* music with the toaster and electric blanky (with sickeningly sweet voices) who try to find The Master who has moved away and left them in the old house...and what do you get? It's like a B-movie show.
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Summary: "Toaster" is enjoyed by my son but a scene is questionable.
Review: Who would ever think a kid video about appliances would be entertaining! My son loves to watch it over and over, and I enjoy the music. Only one concern: I do not particularly like my son to see the part where the toaster is thrown into water. We fast forward this part, and he knows to not watch this part. Why was this part included in a video that preschoolers love to watch? The dump scene is also pretty dramatic, but my son seems to enjoy this part, and he can handle it. We discuss parts of the video.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This film is Excellent for all ages! I remember seeing this when I was younger and for a film that came out in 1987 it holds up well on dvd. The dvd won't win any awards with fans but its enough to NOT hamper the film. Kids wouldn't know anyway! The story is a good one and one that is a timeless classic. New cartoon films don't seem to have all of the heart that this one does. Its nostalgic, its fun and its a classic.
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Summary: "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey," for appliances!
Review: "The Brave Little Toaster" is a treasure of a family classic. My family's been watching it for years. It was made the year I was born, so I grew up with it and still adore it to this day. Even my father adores it. In fact, it's usually his idea to watch it! A truly unique film, "The Brave Little Toaster" centers on the determined voyage of five totally lovable appliances (the meek electric Blanky, the droll Lampy, the vociferous Radio, the austere vacuum Kirby, and the compassionate Brave Little Toaster). Their trip home to their beloved master involves an office chair and a battery. Seeing the world from the point of view of an electrical appliance makes for one thoroughly interesting, enjoyable movie. Instead of the problems that would be encountered by traditional flesh-and-blood characters, we glimpse into the perspective of machines, each in possession of a soul. And what a wonderful glimpse it is. We meet a great number of these sentient beings throughout the movie. Among its finest features is the music; three of the songs stand out for me because they're performed by a fascinating 'company' of various appliances. The first song in the film is "City of Lights," which is a catchy tune about the optimistic beginning of their journey. My father loves this song. The second song is performed in a parts shop, by deranged and mutilated appliances who've resigned themselves to an awful death. The sequence is ominous and deliberately frightening, but not too scary for children. The point is not that these characters are evil; on the contrary, they're quite pleasant to their own kind. Who can blame them for being creepy? For them, life is a horror movie, complete with a Peter Lorre ceiling lamp. The tone of the movie is, on the whole, much darker than most animated children's films. But this should not deter audiences. It's a shame that movies like this are not more popular. Certain scary moments include Toaster's clown nightmare, the Jack Nicholson air conditioner exploding (rest assured, he's repaired later), and the final scene in the junkyard. Fear not this amazing film, however; you'll be glad you saw it. The interactions of the main characters make them come across as very 'real'; audiences feel for them as for a main character who's a human, or a dog, or any other kind of animal. The characters are very funny and, despite their constant quarrels, very attached. The attachment clearly shows when disaster strikes (ie, at the waterfall, in the quicksand, in the junkyard, in the parts shop.) To further the comparison to animal characters, the 'house pets,' if you will, during the majority of the film are then certainly the high-tech appliances. The colorful, futuristic scene in the master's apartment is flooded with various modern characters, seemingly led by a new-looking purple lamp cleverly named Plugsy. His proud demeanor belies the fact that he serves essentially the same purpose as old Lampy. A telephone, computer, boom box, toaster oven, green bagless vacuum, two-faced sewing machine, and entertainment center are among those who sing to their 'inferior' counterparts that they are 'on the cutting edge' and offer 'everything you wanted and more.' Except for the friendly black-and-white television (who is really a human onscreen), these appliances are seemingly insecure and nasty, packing our five heroes off to the dump in the master's absence. Somehow, they remain likable. The TV even seems to coexist peacefully with them; Blanky asks where the master is, and a surprised TV asks, "Didn't anyone tell you?" Of course no one told them. The cutting edge appliances aren't the nicest guys in the world. The junkyard scene is sad because, unlike the parts shop appliances who escape, these worn-out cars are crushed. Their song, "Worthless," tells the tale of several cars who've accepted their fate. Naturally, in the end, the brave appliances wind up safe and happy with the Master; who's now off to college. The variety of characters is what I really love, among many other things, in this movie. The woodland creatures who first entertain, then irritate, the appliances are not intended to make kids dislike them. How often do they see appliances in the wild?! They're just reacting to the new stimulus in the environment with curiosity. Also, be sure to listen for subtle humor; my dad cracks up when the customer says, "Heaven sent you to me" with very flat emotion to Elmo St. Peters. Aside from that, this unusual movie has no love story in it except for the obvious relationship between the Master and Chris, but even that is not stressed. There aren't too many girls in it anyway, save for the toaster oven, phone, some of the cars, sewing machine, and two parts-shop characters, including the Joan Rivers 'mish-mosh.' She's a can opener, a lamp, and a shaver. But these little points really don't make much difference, when the movie on the whole is so delightfully appealing. The old-fashioned brave little toaster and all his friends will toast their way right into your family.
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Summary: A SIMPLY CHARMING CHILDREN'S STORY
Review: This was one of my son's favorite animated movies to watch when he was young. He's now 13 and when it was on TV recently, he sat down to watch it again with his little brother who is 2 1/2 years old. It's a delightful, sometimes sad, and a little scary, tale of several appliances who come to life and try to get home to their master, a young man named Rob.
It seems that the appliances have all been left behind in an old cottage and the cottage is soon to be sold. The five appliances: Radio (Jon Lovitz), Lampy (Tim Stack), Kirby the vacuum Cleaner (Thurl Ravenscroft, voice of Tony the Tiger) Blanky the electic blanket (Timothy Day) and the Toaster (Deanna Oliver. Phil Hartman does the voice of the Air conditioner at the cottage who tells the other appliances they are going to be left behind.
They tie a car battery to an office chair and plug in Kirby as he pulls the rest of the appliances like a wagon. Literally over hill, dale, and river, the comrades face a world of peril including "the collector" who takes apart old appliances and sells parts, a dangerous waterfall, and the climax at a junk yard.
A very cute little Movie NOT made by Disney although Hyperion pictures would eventually be acquired by Disney. The movie was based on a story by renowned sci-fi and Horror author Thomas M. Disch who gives us a modern day fable. The voice actors, particularly Lovitz and Ravenscroft are outstanding and the animation is quite good considering it was done in the 1980's when studios were not spending a great deal on quality animation.
This would be followed up by two sequels: The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars and The Brave Little Toaster to the rescue. Neither sequel managed to capture the charm of the original although most of the cast (minus Lovitz and Hartman) would return for both films.
A minor classic!
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Summary: Amazing. I still love it.
Review: I remember watching this movie a lot when I was little, and recently I was digging around in our VHS's and found it again. I couldn't resist watching it again! I'd like to buy it on DVD eventually.
Brilliant story, beautiful art, wonderful message. One of my all-time favorite animated movies.
I believe that the rating should have been PG though, as there were some "scarey" parts and the radio actually says "hell" and "damn" at one point. Parents, do watch this by yourself before you show your kids. You can judge if it's appropriate or not, but I tell you, I loved it when I was little and still love it now (almost 18 years old!)
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Summary: Proceed with Caution
Review: I remember watching this movie when I was about five. It scared me to death!! The images are often inappropriate and frightening, the tone is dark, and the music is flat out creepy. This movie gave me nightmares. I would strongly advise parents to view this film before showing it to young children. This is not like other Disney films.
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Summary: Rocks
Review: I am 15 years old and proud to say that The Brave Little Toaster rocks my socks. What an amazing piece of art, no question. Buy it. Right now.
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