Product Description

Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 10/28/2008

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17586 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-03-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 45 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Kid's Eye Lesson on Family Love
For the latest episode in the Veggie series, we get a lesson on loving your family. They take two Biblical stories and use them to show the importance of taking care of your family over your own interests.

First up is "Baby Sitter in DeNile." Laura Carrot gets to play Miriam, who is upset at the attention her parents are playing to little brother Moses. And she really doesn't want to have to watch him. Will she change her mind? While I found the beginning of the segment a little confusing, I enjoyed this different take on the beginning of Moses' life.

The main feature is "Duke and the Great Pie War," a loose retelling of the story of Ruth set in a fairy tale kingdom. Can knight in training Duke Duke win the joust and the heart of Sweet Petunia? And will the fact that she's a Rubarbarian hurt his standing in his kingdom? This segment was hysterical with such puns are serf music and the names of the knights. And be sure to catch the question posed by the Abbott of Costello.

Sandwiched between these segments is "The Blues with Larry," the part of the show where Larry comes out and tries to sing the blues. Even help from special guest Blind Lemon Lincoln can't seem to get Larry sad enough to actually sing the blues.

Of course, if you're familiar with VeggieTales, you know what to expect on this DVD. Bonus features include the normal behind the scenes, audio commentary, family activities, games, karaoke, and more.

While the first segment was a little sub par, the rest of the DVD made up for it. This is yet another solid 45 minutes of family entertainment.

Wholesome kid entertainment that's watchable
Veggie Tales prove that Christian videos are a boom market for children. You don't have to be a Christian to appreciate the sweet stories and the family moral messages. Everyone can relate to sibling jealousy and wanting to be a true champion of love.

Pie-in-the-face wars gently touching on prejudice and Egyptian peas dragging away a veggie Aaron are about as dark as it gets in these two stories. There's no comic relief needed from the "blues" segment in the middle of this veggie sandwich, but everything is so charming that adults want to watch too.

Story and character are top-notch. The cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, asparagus, onions and turnips all emote, yes, emote, with real feelings. Duke's love for Sweet Sweet Petunia (Duke and Petunia remind one of a gentler, shyer Shrek and Fiona) is real, Miriam's concern for her baby brother and her anger over having to take on adult responsibilities are real.

Like "Higglytown Heroes," VeggieTales tells stories and dilemmas that kids can relate to with song and through vivid characters.

Innovative and fresh!
This VeggieTales movie is, in my opinion, one of the best yet. It is fresh and innovative in its concept, once again using a Bible story as the basis of the plot. Characters are fun and engaging. Clean, great for families.