Pros: Two great episodes for the price of one.
Cons: Nothing new if you already own the episodes.
The Bottom Line:
Twice the Christmas cheer
With two VeggieTales stories
Your family will love
Twice the Veggies, Three Times the Fun
This Christmas, Big Idea has released their two Christmas
episodes on one DVD with the Holiday Double Feature. This is great for those just finding the series since it
will save them money.
First up is "The Toy That Saved Christmas" from
1996. In it, Mr. Nezzer has convinced Dinkletown that they need to buy lots of
his toys to make the season a happy one. But one of his toys isn't buying it
and sets out to prove that there's more to Christmas.
Being 9 years old, the animation is rather poor, but this is
my favorite of the two on the disc. It's a fun little story with catchy songs
that clearly presents what Christmas is all about. And anything with the
"Oh, Santa" silly song is OK by me. This release does include the
extra animation they did to turn it into a full hour special for PAX TV.
Next up is 2002's "The Star of Christmas." This
episode finds the gang in Victorian England. While Calvin and Millward (Bob and
Larry) are planning a Christmas spectacular, across town a humble little church
is putting on a Christmas pageant. When the two shows collide, watch out!
I'm not as big a fan of this episode in the series. It was
their first longer episode, and I think it tries to stretch too short a story
into 45 minutes. Also, the company was focusing on Jonah at the time, so this
didn't get as much attention as they needed. Still, it is VeggieTales and does
have it's entertaining moments, including the exciting climax with another
great message about love and Christmas.
Between the two shows, this DVD has 90 minutes of
entertainment on it. And that's not counting the 2 hours of bonus features. The
bonus material on this disc contains all the features from the original two
releases. Basically, you're getting the features and extras of two DVDs for the
price of one.
There's no new material for anyone who already owns these
two specials on DVD. But if you've missed them, the Holiday Double Feature is the way to buy them.
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