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Summary: not for the very young
Review: We bought this video because my 2 and a half year old is a huge Elmo fan. The opening song, "together forever" is great as is the scene in the laundrymat, ala STOMP. But then my son gets completely turned off. In fact when Elmo gets sucked into Grouchland, my son got scared. The bad guy is really mean to Elmo and we never get past the first 10 minutes or so of this movie before my son leaves the room. What a disappointment. I think that this is a movie for older children, unlike most of the other Sesame DVDs that we have. As I read other reviews, the very positive ones are from older kids. We will see if my son changes his mind when he is a bit older.
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Summary: THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND!
Review: Watch as ELMO, the fuzzy red muppet from SESAME STREET, loses his favorite BLUE BLANKET and heads off into the big scary world to find it! Even if it means heading into GROUCHLAND itself! This is the first feature-length movie starring Elmo and there is probably not a thing anybody can do to stop it from being the last! MANDY PATINKIN and VANESSA WILLIAMS help Elmo in his quest! This is a movie for the kiddies and not for the young at heart! This movie will only drive older people up the wall! But the little ones will be ENTRANCED for hours! Just do not let them see the "Making Of" segment on this DVD or they might be upset by the fact Elmo is not real!
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Summary: Thumbs down!
Review: I bought this movie for my 3 yr old son with high expectations. We love Elmo! Well, the whole blankie thing didn't go over very well and caused tons of 'blankie problems'. I found it very loud too. I didn't think it was the best 3 yr. old Elmo flick. Maybe for a little older age. Very disappointed.
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Summary: Elmo is okay
Review: This movie is better than TV's Sesame Street. My 3 year old sister likes everything that is PBS. Well it's so good like Thomas & The Magic Railroad, but that film and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is really, really, really better than Barney's Great Adventure. Those 2 Thomas & The Magic Railroad & The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland are the better PBS Movies on this planet.
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Summary: What I Thought About Elmo in Grouchland
Review: It was the worst movie I had ever seen in my life. I saw it at the movies with a friend and my mom. It was so bad that we left before it was even half over!
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Summary: More for older children!
Review: My 11 month old got this DVD when she was 8 months old. She loves to watch Sesame Street and started really being interested in watching these types of programs around 7 months of age. We have bought many different DVD's (123 Count with me... Do the Alphabet) and she really likes them. But she still seems to lose interest in this one almost from the start. I think it is ment for children that are at least 4 years old and up it is more like a movie then a 1/2 hour program! I know she will grow into it but I would not recommend it for very young kids
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Summary: Not a winner in our house.
Review: My 3 year old son likes Elmo but, he absolutely hates this video. When he asks to watch a video, he specifically states, "but not Grouchland." His Mother and I found it to be mildly entertaining for adults (unlike that horrible Thomas and the Magic Railroad which, of course, my son loves). Maybe, as he gets older, he will like it. That is, if he will ever let us put it on again.
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Summary: Wrong Message Gets Across
Review: Is Elmo irritating? Heck yes. I wish he could use the pronoun "I." BUT he's a cuddly cute friend to a lot of toddlers out there, mine included. We don't watch Sesame Street at home, but my son must get enough Elmo from the daycare, because he knew who this movie was about when we borrowed it from the library.The message viewers are supposed to get is about sharing - after not wanting to share his beloved blanket with his friend Zoe, Elmo loses said blanket down Oscar's trashcan and subsequently into Grouchland, where it is claimed by the colorful villian Huxley, who never shares anything. So our little ones should be learning how to share...unfortunately, one of the more memorable songs is sung by Mandy Patinkin (Huxley) called "MINE." My little boy had never grabbed anything and yelled "Mine!" until he watched this video. He understood about Elmo's blanket, because he has one of his own that's special, but it seems he got the wrong message! The film itself is a bit of a mixed bag of images; Vanessa Williams is stunning as the Queen of Trash, but her appearance is like a short cameo. There's a giant chicken that seems loosely related to Huxley. A conveniently placed talking vegetable. This is not the caliber of education and entertainment I've come to expect from the Children's Television Workshop, or from Henson Productions. I wouldn't recommend the video for children under 3, even if they're Elmo fans (my son was 26 months when we had the "MINE!" problem.) Hooray for Ernie and Bert, though, our time-tested film narrators!
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Summary: Entertaining lessons from Elmo and friends.
Review: My toddler could watch this DVD several times a day. She loves the story, often acting out scenes with her Sesame Street figurines both as the movie plays and after watching it. It has helped her learn about sharing and friendship - two very valuable lessons in life. And although Elmo's voice can get a bit irritating to me, I have to admit that I really like the music and some of the humor that is directed toward adults.
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Summary: A great childrens movie
Review: I thought that this movie was a great childrens movie. Me and my brother loved it(and were pre-teens) it is soooo cute!
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