Pros: Overall, a good story.
Cons: Slow at times.
The Bottom Line:
Second Christmas tale
It's slower than the first one
But enjoyable
Another Christmas Episode from Everyone's Favorite Vegetables
The people at Big Idea decided to present another Christmas
episode with The Star Of Christmas. This one is set in Victorian England.
Calvin Appythart (Bob the Tomato) wants to teach London how to love while
gaining fame writing musicals. Working with his partner, Millward Phelps (Larry
the Cucumber), they are getting ready to release "The Princess and the
Plumber." It promises to be a huge extravaganza, with a famous star and
the use of electric lights to set it apart from other stages productions.
Meanwhile across town, Edmond Gilbert (Jr. Asparagus) and
his friends are planning a simple Christmas pageant. Everyone is talking about
it, however, because they plan to use the Star of Christmas, which no one has
seen in years. Will Calvin and Millward resort to desperate measures to ensure
they get an audience?
Any fan of these Veggies will enjoy this new Christmas
story. It's filled with the usual humor and good story telling we've come to
expect over the years. Produced at the same time as Jonah, it does seem to
suffer from the divided focus of the staff a little. This was also the first of
the 45 minute episodes. Between the two, the story seems a little sluggish at
times. I don't think they quite had the longer format down yet. Also, they
don't have the kitchen counter wrap around or a silly song, so it seems a
little odd to the fans of the series.
The DVD includes some great extras for kids and interesting
tidbits for the adult fans as well. Be sure to check out the audio commentary
for information on the companion video to this one, The Easter Carol. The
commentary itself is good, but does loose its way a few times when Phil Vischer
and Tim Hodge can't think of anything to say at the moment.
Even though The Star Of Christmas isn't the best episode in the series,
there's no reason to fear we'll loose this fun series anytime soon; they don't
seem to be running out of steam yet.
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