Pros: Good moral surrounded in fun story.
Cons: Animation is obviously early 90's.
The Bottom Line:
Christmas reminder
It's not about all the toys!
And it's fun to boot
Christmas Must for Me
The VeggieTales gang presents their first Christmas episode with The Toy That Saved Christmas.
While graphics are poor, it will entertain the kids and parents willing to
admit that these animated veggies are fun.
Christmas is coming, but the residents of Dinkletown aren't
happy. The children are greedy, demanding more toys then all their friends. Mr.
Nezzer isn't helping. He's designed a toy, Buzz-Saw Louie, which will help feed
the greed and make him rich. But one of the Louies is convinced there's more to
Christmas. Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomatoe, and Junior Asperigus, join him
in his search for the truth. But, even if they find it, can they get the word
out to others?
I was a little surprised last night while re-watching to
discover just how much I love this VeggieTales story. Sure, the animation could
be better by today's standards. When you remember that this was released in
1996 on a small budget, it puts things in perspective. The story itself has the
right combination of fun and surprises to be entertaining. The story does a
good job of contrasting the commercialism of the season with the real meaning,
Jesus' birth. Still, it isn't preachy and the climax will keep anyone on the
edge of their seats.
And anything with "Oh, Santa," one of my favorite
silly songs, can't be all bad. It finds Larry waiting for Santa to come but
instead being visited by a bank robber, Viking, and IRS agent.
Big Idea continues to do their DVD releases right. Creators
Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer do another interesting and entertaining
commentary. There's also a behind the scenes feature that includes interviews
from some of the other 10 staff members who worked on this. Just don't watch
these two back to back as there are several stories that are repeated. I was
also thrilled to get the extra animation they did for the showing on PAX.
Unfortunately, the PAX version doesn't have chapter breaks, but I'm definitely
glad to have the option of which way I want to watch this story each year.
I've been watching this video every Christmas for several
years now. It's won me over and I intend to enjoy it for years to come. Get The Toy That Saved Christmas today and share the true meaning of Christmas with your family.
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