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Fun for Kids!
wonderful - 5++++++++stars!
watch it all the time
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YAY FOR LAURIE!

We are . . . The Laurie Berkner Band
Starring: Laurie Berkner , Brian Mueller , and Susie Lampert
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
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ASIN: B000CSTKJ2
Release Date: 2006-02-14

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Well-known children's musician Laurie Berkner bursts onto the children's music video scene with the energy and enthusiasm of her concert stage appearances fully intact. The Laurie Berkner Band, comprised of Laurie Berkner on vocals and guitar, Brian Mueller on bass and vocals, and Susie Lampert on keyboard and vocals (joined sporadically by Bob Golden on drums and additional instruments), is an accomplished group of musicians who create and perform whimsical, catchy children's songs in a folksy rock style. From the playful rhymes that declare Tuesday "snooze day" in "I'm Gonna Catch You" to the absurd image of fish taking showers and brushing their teeth in "The Goldfish," Laurie Berkner's songs celebrate a child's love of the ridiculous. The uninhibited trio performs live onstage ("Under a Shady Tree") or within simply animated scenes ("Bumblebee--Buzz, Buzz, Buzz") and the songs are undisputedly catchy--so catchy that many parents sheepishly admit to humming or even singing Laurie Berkner's songs full voice even when their children aren't around. In these days of splashy animation and over-thought, overly-glitzy children's music videos, it's a real treat to enjoy a simple production that features songs that kids love performed by musicians who appear to be having just as much fun as their young audiences. (Ages 1 to 8) --Tami Horiuchi

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DVD
1. I'm Gonna Catch You
2. We Are the Dinosaurs
3. Victor Vito
4. Walk Along The River
5. Under A Shady Tree
6. Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
7. O Susannah
8. The Goldfish
9. Pig On Her Head
10. Moon, Moon, Moon
11. Telephone

DVD Extras:
Behind the scenes/making of (set to the song "I Know A Chicken")
"I'm A Mess" recorded live on the set
"Moon, Moon, Moon" choreography tutorial (learn the hand movements!)

Bonus CD
1. Walk Along The River (previously unreleased)
2. We Are The Dinosaurs
3. Telephone
4. I'm Gonna Catch You
5. The Happiest Song I Know (Tom Chapin w/Laurie Berkner)

Customer Reviews:

Fun for Kids!.......2007-06-27

This DVD & CD combo are a great addition to your children's music collection. My 4-year old enjoys the songs just as much as my 2-year old. The songs are unique and catchy...you'll find that they implant in your brain easily and you'll soon find yourself singing along ...and in the store...and in the shower! =)

Someone made a comment that on Oh Susanna that the harmonies are off enough to be annoying...and while this I find this true...neither of my kids were put off by it.

It's a great gift for your children or to give away!

wonderful - 5++++++++stars!.......2007-06-10

My 3 year old daughter LOVES this DVD! She knows all the songs and even plays instruments to them while it's playing. It's very, very cute and entertaining. The songs are great and very fun to watch. I love the fact that my daughter sings and plays (instruments) along. I even join in sometimes! I highly recommend. It's a DVD we all watch over and over together. I would give this even more stars if I could. Lots of fun and worth every penny!!

watch it all the time .......2007-05-28

we dance and sing to it all the time

Not Like Noggin Video.......2007-05-27

I bought this CD/DVD combo after reading the reviews here. I was mistaken in thinking the DVD would show the same videos that are shown on Noggin. They are not the same.
This DVD has several songs where the band is playing in front of a cheap, tossed together prop set. Some songs are a bit more visually pleasing with a few kids tossed in or some costumes.
My son was instantly bored with this DVD. He loves the bright, cheerful videos shown on Noggin by Laurie, but not this DVD. I guess we are the odd ones in the bunch because everyone seems to love this set. We think it's dull.
I gave this item 3 stars because the CD is a nice addition to our auto collection. He does enjoy the music in the car. However, we already have a large audio collection & I would not have bought this for audio only

YAY FOR LAURIE!.......2007-05-21

We got this for our daughter when it first came out and over a year later, she still loves it! We first came to know Laurie Berkner from Noggin and "Jack's Big Music Show," and I have to say that right along side of Dan Zanes and Friends, she's tops in children's music! Her music is not condescending and it's not annoying (sorry, Barney!), and the words are easy for little ones to learn!

Our daughter loves to dance and interact with the videos. I also like the way that the videos are separated, so you don't have to watch the entire run if you don't want to.

Whenever Laurie and her band come out with a new video, we will definitely buy it! Kudos to Laurie, Susie and Brian! (or Adam now...)

It's also awesome for the car in case you're running errands with a grumpy toddler... and the bonus CD is great!

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Captivates my daughter - and makes me laugh!
My toddler loves this video.
Best Sesame yet
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ASIN: 1573305693
Release Date: 1997-07-02

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Yes, Virginia, there was a Sesame Street before the Age of Elmo. This 1993 collection highlights the role of music in the long-running series from Children's Television Workshop, and reminds us that such Jim Henson creations as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Ernie and Bert were once part of a true ensemble of Muppet superstars. Nothing against Elmo, of course: kids adore him and he makes enough appearances in this anthology (including the show-stopping "Happy Tappin' with Elmo") to keep today's tykes happy. Also included is Ernie's classic "Rubber Duckie" (really, who doesn't know the words to that?), Oscar's anthemic "I Love Trash," you-know-who's "C Is for Cookie," and Big Bird's Big Finale, a rendition of "Sing" that includes the entire cast. There are 27 tunes in all, and they don't all involve singing puppets: Ladysmith Black Mambazo turns up for one track, and the "Sesame Street Jam Session" includes some actual playing of instruments. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Captivates my daughter - and makes me laugh!.......2007-06-13

I think this collection is wonderful - my daughter LOVES watching it - she is captivated when it's on. I have tried other shows, like baby einstein, Barney, disney, and so on - but nothing gets her attention the way Sesame Street does. I love it because it gives me a few minutes a day to do things around the house - like fold laundry, make bottles, do dishes, pay bills etc, etc. A MUST have, in my opinion!

My toddler loves this video........2007-05-25

My toddler absolutely loves this video - from beginning to end, he's usually watching with a smile or playing and watching at the same time. Either way, the songs are a huge hit with him. And from a parent's perspective, plenty of stuff I remember enjoying as a child! (My hubby, too.) It's a good mix of songs, enjoyable to watch even as an adult. Definitely a video worth having.

Best Sesame yet.......2007-04-02

I try to limit the amount of television my 18 month old watches. I have been less impressed with many of the Sesame Street videos, but this one is FABULOUS! Educational, music filled, cultural, and fun! I couldnt recommend this DVD more for 'real' Sesame fans. And most importantly it isnt over run by the Elmo craze.

25th Birthday Musical Celebration.......2007-03-09

My 16 month old grandaughter LOVES this one, She dances through the hour long tape. She will watch this one over and over and over ect.

Entertaining.......2007-03-09

Our daughter is addicted to Elmo's World, so when I saw this DVD, I ordered it with the hopes that it would entertain her and keep us from going Elmo crazy. She loves this DVD and we all watch it together. The songs are very catchy and it keeps her attention for the times we need five minutes

The John Wayne Film Collection (Without Reservations / Allegheny Uprising / Tycoon / Reunion in France / Big Jim McLain / Trouble Along the Way)

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Awesome
Diverse collection
A Centennial Birthday Present for John Wayne Fans!
The John Wayne Film Collection
the Duke pays his dues

The John Wayne Film Collection (Without Reservations / Allegheny Uprising / Tycoon / Reunion in France / Big Jim McLain / Trouble Along the Way)
Starring: John Wayne
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000O599XA
Release Date: 2007-05-22

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Pilgrim, let's talk. John Wayne starred in something like 150 feature films, and the most loyal Duke devotee cannot insist that all of them were U.S. Grade A, even if the man himself never stinted. So what we have in this boxed set--now that the classics have been corralled in previous collections--is a mixed bag. A couple of these movies should be happy discoveries. A couple are honorable misfires. A couple are downright (to borrow a disturbing word from McLintock!) unprepossessing. But all are new to DVD and all are welcome, because there's no such thing as a John Wayne movie that isn't worth checking out.

The likable Allegheny Uprising (1939) was made at RKO half a year after Wayne achieved stardom in Stagecoach. It's an odd little picture: a "Western" set in Pennsylvania, a "forgotten footnote of history" about a rebellion against King George III's forces a decade-and-a-half before the American Revolution, and a basically B-movie production (over and done with in 80 minutes) with some middling-large action scenes and lots of fresh air and sunlight. Wayne plays a thoughtful fellow named Jim Smith who leads his "men of the Conococheague" in a brief shooting war in which they scrupulously strive not to kill anybody; they're still loyal British subjects, for all their buckskinned orneriness. Just as buckskinned and just as ornery is love interest Claire Trevor, and George Sanders gives yeoman service as the obdurate Brit officer responsible for a lot of the civil unrest.

Reunion in France (1942) finds Wayne out of his element at chintzy MGM in a Parisian-set WWII melodrama conceived for and dominated by Joan Crawford--the only occasion these stars worked together. She's a cosseted but curiously principled fashionista shaken by the Nazis' inconsiderate invasion of France--and still more by the willingness of her millionaire industrial designer fiancé (Philip Dorn) to collaborate with Hitler's war machine. The Duke makes a delayed entrance as a Yank whose RAF plane has crashed in the French countryside. Crawford shelters him, against her better judgment, then begins to be drawn to someone with even more imposing shoulders than her own. In later years everybody involved in this film preferred to forget it had ever happened, but its wackiness can be endearing.

In Without Reservations (1946), the Duke again is essentially a featured player in a woman's picture, with Claudette Colbert as a novelist searching for "the Man of Tomorrow" to play the main character in the film version of her visionary bestseller. That turns out to be the Marine she bumps into on the transcontinental train taking her to Hollywood. The script, like their much-interrupted journey, is all over the map, and the comedy scenes are shockingly mishandled--though it looks as if director Mervyn LeRoy was trying to imitate Preston Sturges in some of them and Ernst Lubitsch in others. Cary Grant has a charming cameo, as himself.

Tycoon (1947) inspired a sublime one-sentence review from James Agee: "Several tons of dynamite are set off in this movie; none of it under the right people." Wayne's an engineer trying to drill and blast through the Andes, and his worst obstacle is the aristocratic railroad magnate (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) he's working for--chiefly because Wayne and the magnate's daughter (Laraine Day) have fallen for each other. The script spins its wheels (the film runs two hours plus), and neither the corporate politics nor the romance makes a lick of sense, but fans of vibrant Technicolor will O.D. on this movie's psychedelic palette. The supporting cast (able but wasted) includes James Gleason, Anthony Quinn, Judith Anderson, and Paul Fix, and the Andes are played by the Alabama Hills at Lone Pine, Calif.

The kindest and most damning thing to say about the 1952 Big Jim McLain is that it's a Cold War artifact, a snapshot of that American moment when Sen. Joseph McCarthy could pass for a patriot and a hero. Wayne, companioned by equally big Jim Arness, actually plays an investigator for McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee, searching out Commies in Hawaii. The Red agents on view are a robotic bunch who look as if they couldn't menace a dog pound, but that was consistent with such contemporary portrayals of fifth-column lifestyle as the TV series I Led Three Lives. Latterday liberal sentimentality about the Party can be as absurd as '50s paranoia was, so the point here is not to condemn Wayne's politics, but to deplore how completely he lost his moviemaking savvy whenever he set out to crusade. This personal production of the actor's own company is an embarrassingly shoddy piece of work. Still, it is a window into its time.

Even John Wayne fans have tended to skip the dubious-sounding Trouble Along the Way. Well, don't. This comedy-drama about a former big-time football coach signing on at a venerable Catholic college turns out to be an intriguingly complicated entertainment. The title invokes the sentimental classic Going My Way, with the great Charles Coburn taking the doddering-but-sly priest (and school administrator) role. Besides the threatened shutdown of the college, there's the vicious campaign of Wayne's ex-wife Marie Windsor to regain custody of daughter Sherry Jackson, who pretty much lives out of the bar where her disreputable dad runs a bookie operation. Donna Reed plays a social worker who has to make the call in this contest. The script by future Bob Hope writers Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose and direction by Michael Curtiz combine to scuff up Wayne's heroic image, and instead of the sappy big-game climax we think we see coming a mile away, the movie veers toward a finale in which several "happy endings" are put on hold. For his part, Wayne gets to deliver more syncopated dialogue than usual, and seems both refreshed and startled by the experience.

The packaging of the six feature DVDs falls a mite short of the wraparound "Warner Night at the Movies" extras in other collections: one live-action short, one cartoon, and sometimes the movie's trailer. The cartoons are fine, and the live short packaged with Allegheny Uprising is one of those Technicolor history lessons featuring studio contract players that Warners used to win awards for--the 1939 "The Bill of Rights." There are no commentaries. --Richard T. Jameson

Studio description

Includes: Without Reservations (1946), Allegheny Uprising (1939), Tycoon (1947), Reunion in France (1942), Big Jim McLain (1952), Trouble Along the Way (1953).

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2007-06-28

It got here in a timely manner and was a great gift for my dad!

Diverse collection.......2007-06-26

This is a welcome release from WB, 6 very different films. The quality overall is good, although I do not think any of the films have been fully restored they are all reasonable prints. All discs have a period related extra and some have trailers. I would have liked to have seen the colorized version of Allegheny Uprising included as a bonus. The box set discs are identical to the individual releases at a good saving in price.

A Centennial Birthday Present for John Wayne Fans!.......2007-06-19

As part of the celebration of John Wayne's 100th birthday, "The John Wayne Film Collection" offers an unusual but fascinating collection of titles without a cowboy hat in sight...and while not his best, all are worth watching!

"Allegheny Uprising" (1939): While under contract to Republic, much of Wayne's value was as a loan-out to other studios; when United Artists' March release of John Ford's "Stagecoach" was a hit, RKO snapped him up, re-teamed him with Claire Trevor, and prayed for 'Colonial' lightning, as the film was released a week after Ford's "Drums Along the Mohawk", in November. While only a modest hit, Wayne received good reviews, and Republic prepared it's own big-budget 'debut' for the new superstar, "Dark Command". This is an important title in Wayne's emerging career...(4 stars out of 5)

"Reunion in France" (1942): With most of Hollywood's leading men in uniform, Wayne's availability and rising popularity made him a very hot commodity, and MGM was quick to 'borrow' him for Joan Crawford's first 'war-themed' drama. While in a supporting role, he received billing above Crawford's actual leading man, Philip Dorn, and Wayne's image was LARGER than either Crawford or Dorn in much of the film's advertising! A routine film, but Wayne's presence guaranteed box office... (2 1/2 stars out of 5)

"Without Reservations" (1946): Released just months after the war's end, this RKO-Claudette Colbert vehicle, while not top-notch, was directed by the legendary Mervyn LeRoy, and provided the Duke a chance to do his first service comedy...and he was excellent! Teamed with veteran comic actor Don DeFore, he'd offer intellectual author Colbert a taste of the 'real world'; their growing romance, if convoluted, was charming...and don't miss Cary Grant's brief 'cameo'! (3 1/2 stars out of 5)

"Tycoon" (1947): Most of Wayne's films of the late forties were westerns, and this inept 'action/drama' may be a reason why! As an engineer dynamiting a railroad tunnel through a mountain, he steamrolls through romance and friendships to become the 'heel' he perfected in "Pittsburgh", and neither critics nor fans liked either him, or the film. It would take Howard Hawks to make Duke's 'dark side' believable, and sympathetic, in "Red River". (1 1/2 stars out of 5)

"Big Jim McLain" (1952): Wayne's 'love letter' to the House Un-American Activities Committee, and proof that "Homeland Security" isn't the first time the government has trampled on civil liberties in the name of patriotism. Duke attempted to justify the 'witch hunt' with this flag-waving piece of propaganda; Commies were all secret agents of the Kremlin, and Duke, at his brawling, romancing 'best', was the Committee investigator out to stop them, in Hawaii. It's sad, it's silly, but it does reflect the paranoia of the times...and offers a warning for today. (2 stars out of 5)

"Trouble Along the Way" (1953): Released 8 months after "McLain", this delightful comedy/drama, offering one of Wayne's most rounded performances, was largely ignored by critics. As a disgraced college coach who uses illegal methods to attempt to save a small Catholic school, and retain custody of his daughter, Wayne is completely natural and believable, with a first-rate cast and legendary director Michael Curtiz, in a small gem...(4 stars out of 5)

If you want a more 'complete' view of the Duke, 'warts and all', away from his westerns and war movies, you'll never find a better collection!

The John Wayne Film Collection.......2007-06-13

This collection of John Wayne movies comes out right in time for the 100 year anniversary of his birth. He stars with Claire Trevor in Allegheny Uprising, his costar in Stagecoach. This was made in 1939 as he was beginning his rise to super-stardom. Reunion in France was made in 1942 and costarred Joan Crawford. Without Reservations was made in 1946 with Claudette Colbert. Tycoon came out in 1947 with Laraine Day as his costar. Big Jim McLain released in 1952 saw Wayne fighting a Communist espionage ring in Hawaii with James Arness as his partner, who Wayne would later recommend for the part of Matt Dillon on TV's Gunsmoke. Trouble Along the Way teamed Wayne with Donna Reed and had Wayne as a win at any cost football coach who reforms in the end to keep from losing his daughter. Three decades of movies that demonstrate the range of an actor that still ranks as one of the top three actors of all time. And he did not play the cowboy in a single one. A must have collection for anyone who has ever seen the great man's movies.

the Duke pays his dues.......2007-06-11

This six disk collection gathers together some of John Wayne's movies that have not been available on DVD or VHS before, and for that reason alone deserves space in the collection of Wayne fans. John Wayne made over 100 movies, yet the same twenty or so keep getting release while the bulk of his work is ignored, so it is nice to see some of his "forgotten" movies seeing the light of day.

These movies are from an interesting period in John Wayne's career. They were made as he was transitioning from a second-rate actor into a star. The first - "Allegheny Uprising" - dates from the same year as his breakout hit "Stagecoach" which elevated him from a low-rate cowboy serial actor into a hot studio property. It is interesting to note that in both movies, Claire Trevor actually had higher billing than John Wayne - something that seems odd to those of us who grew up watching movies in the years when he was a superstar. "Allegheny Uprising" is probably the best movie in this collection.

The second movie in the collection "Reunion in France", from 1942, is from the War era, when John Wayne was one of the few movie stars who did not join the armed services, as a result he found himself in demand both as a supporting actor and leading man and, as he said in interview after the war years - he started making money for the first time, and had a family to support. "Reunion" is interesting in that Wayne is, once again, not the star of the movie, and seems to be hired mainly for his rugged good looks rather than his acting ability. He doesn't even get the girl.

The third movie in this set is a romantic comedy "Without Reservations", from 1946, and is one of the last few movies Wayne made in which he did not receive top billing. It is one of a handful of comdedies John Wayne made over the years, and people who were surprised at his comedic performances in "True Grit" and "Rooster Cogburn" probably weren't paying attention. The Duke had a gift for dry comedy, which is demonstrated in this film.

The fourth movie in the set is "The Tycoon" and is the first in which he has top billing. It is an interesting railroad story burdened with an added-on romance that makes the movie drag. Movies like this were probably one of the reasons John Wayne began to want full control over his career. That would come a few years later after he starred in John Ford's cavalry trilogy, which turned him into a star who could write his own destiny.

The fifth movie in this collection is "Big Jim McLain" fromn 1952, and is an early product of John Wayne's Batjac Productions. It is one of two pure propaganda films that he made in order to put his personal political opinions before the public. This was made during the Macarthy era, when the House Unamerican Committee, under the leadership of Joseph Macarthy, was trampling citizen's rights and accusing anybody who disagreed with them of being a communist. Many Holliwood actors, directors and workers ended up being blacklisted because they refused to testify before the committee. John Wayne supported witch-hunt looking for commies under every rock, and this film was his way of trying to turn people who were trampling human rights and creating hysteria for their own political ends into heroes. "Big Jim" is actually much more watchable than his second propaganda film - The Green Berets - in which he tried to portray the Vietnam war as a "Good War" like World War II and utterly failed. "Big Jim" is worth watching as a warning against those who tell us "If you are not with us, you are with our enemies" and then try to subvert our constitutional rights.

The final movie of the set is "Trouble Along the Way" - the second comedy in the collection. This 1953 gem was made after Wayne finally became a first rate star and could write his own ticket. The great Cavalry Trilogy is now behind him, and his best work (as well as some of his worst work) are yet ahead of him. Wayne plays a single father and defrocked football coach who is called upon to rescue a failing Catholic college by turning a pathetic football team into winners, while trying to keep custody of his tomboy daughter and romancing the girl's social worker (Donna Reed). Sherry Jackson, playing Wayne's daughter, steals the show and turns what might have been a second rate movie into a little gem.

This collection is worth adding to your library because the films fill a void in available Wayne movies. But the extras - a featurette and cartoon or comedy short of the same vintage as each film, are icing on the cake. They bring back the days when you went to the movies for fifty cents and got a B-movie, a featurette, a cartoon and a main feature for your money. None of the movies are great, but they are all worth watching.

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Disneyland Fun
Disney trip "must have" for little ones!
Never too old to relive your childhood!
Fun From Beginning To End!
kids favorite

Sing Along Songs - Disneyland Fun
Starring: Corey Burton , Tony Anselmo , Wayne Allwine , Bill Farmer , and Russi Taylor
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ASIN: B0009X75W4
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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It's easy to see why this is one of the bestselling sing-alongs from Disney: it plays like the ultimate family-vacation home movie. Instead of fleeting glimpses of your favorite characters on your home videos of Disneyland, this 27-minute episode showcases Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, and their friends hanging out with kids inside the Magic Kingdom singing (well, their lips don't move) such popular songs as " Zip a Dee Do Dah," "It's a Small World," and "Step in Time" with the lyrics appearing on screen for youngsters. The one drawback is the video was shot in 1990, so none of the newer rides are shown, and worse yet, some older rides seen aren't around anymore ("Mom, why didn't we go on the submarine?"). Perhaps that isn't a drawback since, despite the age, and some truly unknown songs ("Making Memories"), the program continues to be popular. --Doug Thomas

Description

Sing, dance, and play along with your favorite Disney songs! It's fun and easy as you read the on-screen lyrics and join your favorite characters in their most memorable musical moments! Sing along to the happiest songs on earth at the happiest place on earth -- Disneyland! Your host, Mr. Owl, invites you to celebrate a musical day with all your favorite Disney friends. Join Mickey and Minnie for fun and thrills as they hustle and bustle behind the scenes at the park! Then get a front-row seat on some of the wildest rides, like Star Tours, Splash Mountain and the Matterhorn, with Chip 'n' Dale, Roger Rabbit, and a Magic Kingdom filled with sing-along adventures.

Customer Reviews:

Disneyland Fun.......2007-05-12

We all wish that we could take the magic of Disneyland home after a visit. This singalong DVD captures the most popular rides and adds songs that children can sing (words are on the screen). The DVD is professionally done and the DVD is first class. Originally released on VHS, this DVD is a wonderful addition to the family's Disney library collection.

Disney trip "must have" for little ones!.......2007-05-09

We ordered this DVD to help our younger children become familiar with the original Disney characters before we took them to Disney World! Our 2 year old was SOO excited about Mickey and Minnie after watching this several times and she really had no idea who they were before! It's always good fun to sing along to favorite songs...and we drove 15 hours to Orlando, so it helped pass the time and prepare to meet the gang :)

Never too old to relive your childhood!.......2007-04-29

I'm thirteen years old and an avid Disney fan. When I was around three or four years old, I would watch this video nonstop. I was so happy when I found it on DVD, and I can't wait to watch it nonstop just like I did as a kid! I am going to show this to my three year old cousin and get her ready for her Disney trip.

Fun From Beginning To End!.......2007-04-19

My 2-year old son absolutely LOVES this video! My wife & I bought a used VHS copy of it, and from the moment we first put it on for him, he was enthralled and his eyes rarely move away from the screen whenever it's playing. We were surprised to find that it was available on DVD, so we bought it for our son's birthday recently, because the 17-year old tape was quickly wearing out!

"Disneyland Fun" was originally part of a 14 volume VHS video series released in the late 1980's; this particular video was filmed on location at Disneyland in 1990, and follows a singular group of children around the park as they participate in the various song sequences alongside many of the classic Disney characters. Even if you didn't know when it was shot, the time period is quite easy to detect with the brightly colored clothes and big hair on display everywhere, as well as the appearance of the then-new character Roger Rabbit, hot on the heels of his popularity from the 1988 film.

But as dated as the proceedings may be, there is a great deal of fun to be had, and the songs are timeless & downright infectious; they'll stick in your head like glue and you'll find yourself singing along them, even when you're not watching it! My son's favorites are "I'm Walking Right Down The Middle Of Main Street U.S.A.", and the all-time classics "It's A Small World" and "When You Wish Upon A Star", complete with an awesome, show-stopping fireworks display.

I'd recommend this video highly to anyone with children, but also as a way of appealing to the child in all of us; great fun!

kids favorite.......2007-03-31

I had to update my old VHS version since my older kids and younger kids love this video. It's a little dated, but still a family favorite.

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A Rare Revolutionary War Classic
Not-horrible portrayal of Indians
Everythings in it!
A great Fonda classic
Drums along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk
Starring: Claudette Colbert , Henry Fonda , Edna May Oliver , Eddie Collins , and John Carradine
Director: John Ford
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0007PALM0
Release Date: 2005-05-24

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Nineteen thirty-nine is often proposed as the movies' halcyon year, and three reasons why were directed by John Ford: Stagecoach, Young Mr. Lincoln, and Drums Along the Mohawk. In that exalted company Drums... would have to be accounted "merely superb"--even if it's the best film ever made about the American Revolution and, oh, only about eighth-best picture of its year.

Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert play newlyweds in New York's Mohawk Valley at the time of the Revolutionary War. That war is more a distant rumor than a direct concern of people with cabins to raise, crops to harvest, and firstborn on the way. When it comes to their valley, in the form of hitherto-peaceable Indians whipped up by a gaunt Tory with an eyepatch (John Carradine), life changes as though with the passing of a cloud shadow.

In this, his first color film, Ford created indelible images of the dawning of America: a lone wagon making its way through acres of long grass rippling in the wind; the Indians, at the onset of their first raid, seeming to materialize out of the mist, out of the very trunks of trees; a ragged line of farmers with flintlocks passing along a split-rail fence, then resolving into a column, an army, marching toward a distant horizon. (Utah's Wasatch mountain country stands in persuasively for upstate New York in pioneer days.) Edna May Oliver scored a best-supporting-actress Oscar nomination as a memorably crusty frontier widow, while Ward Bond--oddly omitted from the opening credits--claimed a place of honor in the John Ford Stock Company playing Fonda's best friend. --Richard T. Jameson

Description

Lawless frontier. Indian attacks. Settlers protecting themselves the only way they know how-with guns and courage. In the years before the Revolutionary War, the East was as wild as the West would be one hundred years later. Henry Fonda delivers one of his most memorable performances ever as a young frontier leader protecting his family in the backwoods of New York state. Claudette Colbert so-stars as his spirited wife. With a fine supporting cast that also includes Edna May Oliver and John Carradine, this is one of John Ford's most exciting historical dramas.

Customer Reviews:

A Rare Revolutionary War Classic.......2007-06-09

There are relatively few really good films pertaining to the Revolutionary War era, and this is one of the very best. It is a very fast-moving story of a young newlywed couple (Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert) who move from the comfort of the city to the rustic and eminently dangerous 1770s upstate New York, in the Mohawk Valley, where the settlers continually battle the elements and the Indians, who fight the colonists as the proxies of the British. The film will definitely hold the viewer's interest as the couple, their community, and the young nation battle to survive. An outstanding film, on the same level as "Sergeant York!"

Not-horrible portrayal of Indians.......2007-06-08

I give it an 8.0 of 10 for its anti-war message and its not-totally-bad portrayal of Indians. For more on the subject, see the review at [...]

Rob Schmidt
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Everythings in it!.......2007-05-20

I had never heard of this movie when I came upon it. I of course had heard of Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda & my favorite Edna May Oliver, but never this movie. What a nice surprise we had when we watched it. My husband, granddaughter & myself all were wrapped up in this from the beginning. I wished they'd make more like these instead of the junk today.

A great Fonda classic.......2007-05-12

Add this to Young Mr. Lincoln, The Return of Frank James, and Jesse James as young Henry Fonda classics. Another actor you'll see in all of them is Eddie Collins. In Drums Along The Mohawk, he plays Christian, the rolly polly roll caller. Just another funny Collins performance for comic relief.

Drums along the Mohawk.......2007-03-09

This has long been a favorite and now I have it on DVD. This movie has quality throughout. First Class movie.

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Trouble Along The Way
Where is Sherry Jackson Anyway
Where's the DVD?
Amongst the hidden gems in Duke's career-
Good and Underrated

Trouble Along the Way
Starring: John Wayne , Connors , and Reed
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000O599X0
Release Date: 2007-05-22

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Trouble Along the Way, a John Wayne movie even John Wayne fans have tended to skip, is an intriguingly complicated entertainment that gets more interesting from reel to reel. The premise scarcely sounds like prime Duke material: Former big-time football coach with an ugly divorce behind him and a little daughter to look out for takes a job at a venerable Catholic college in danger of being shut down. The title nudgingly recalls the sentimental classic Going My Way, with school administrator Charles Coburn replacing Barry Fitzgerald in the doddering-but-sly priest role and Wayne as a nonclerical (and non-singing) substitute for Bing Crosby. In addition to the diocesan politics dooming the College of St. Anthony's, the plot is complicated by ex-wife Marie Windsor's vicious efforts to regain custody of daughter Sherry Jackson; that sparks a spiky ambivalence between social worker Donna Reed and disreputable papa Wayne, who pretty much lives out of a bar where he runs his latterday business--as a bookie.

The script was the work of future Bob Hope writers Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose, and between them and director Michael Curtiz--nearing the end of his long tenure at Warner Bros.--they scuff up Wayne's heroic image in interesting ways. To turn St. Anthony's into a winning football team overnight, Wayne indulges in some outright larceny and extortion; there's even a sly throwaway joke likening his profit-sharing plan for his co-conspirators to a form of "socialism." Instead of the anticipated big-game climax with the St. Anthony's underdogs victorious, the movie veers toward a finale in which several "happy endings" are put on hold till some point in the future. For his part, Wayne gets to deliver more syncopated dialogue than usual, and seems both refreshed and startled by the experience. --Richard T. Jameson

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Silver screen legend John Wayne stars as a former top-notch college football coach who tries to maintain custody of his daughter during a tough divorce while earning back self-respect by coaching a small-town Catholic school's football team. A unusually sentimental role for the Duke, in which he proves his amazing gift for comedy and sentiment. Co-starring Donna Reed ("It's a Wonderful Life"), and directed by Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca").

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Trouble Along The Way.......2007-05-24

Trouble Along The Way

The Movie
A story about saint andrews church. From the very begining its clear the plot is that st andrews church needs money and teh duke is the man they think can provide. He plays Steve a former football coach who was thrown out for being dishonest. He also has a daughter who he is raising.Along comes Donna Reed as a social worker and the plot thickens.

The Video
it doesn't have the DisneyTreatment but is watchable on my 42 inch plasma. It has mments of grain and goes out of focus in some frames but its brief and barely a distraction.it is presented in. It is in Black & White and is full frame.

The Audio
It is mono 1,0 nothing that is going to rattle the walls but it works for this movie.

The Extras
So You Think You Can't Think Sleep.
A charming story of a man who can't sleep its runs about 15 minutes and is very looney tunes. I enjoyed it not sure i watch it again but was entertaining once.

Muscle Tusle
A Merrie melodies cartoon with daffy duck
Its the one wher a muscle bound duck keeps stealing daffy's gall and he tries to beef up to compete. Most viewers have seen this one many times

Theatrilce Trailer
Like most older trainlers it doesn't really tell you what the movie is about. It is not restored it looks very bad with the white blips but it is a piece of the duke

My Opinion
It turns out to be one of the more enjoyable non cowboy pictures of the duke. I bought this in the six disc set. For those who have seen it is worth a new viewing for those who havn't its a worth while effort.

Where is Sherry Jackson Anyway.......2006-06-01

"Trouble Along the Way," is one of my favorite "little" movies -- films I loved growing up in the 1950s, often for quite personal reasons, ranging from Tony Curtis in "The Great Imposter," to this gem.

Sherry Jackson, who plays Football coach Wayne's precocious daughter, also starred in the Danny Thomas show on TV and all grown up as one sexy android on Star Trek. She turned out so beautiful that I don't think she got as much of a chance to act as one might have wished. She's wonderful in this and I get a crush on her in a paternal sort of way everytime I watch it, and I can't say the same about that Star Trek role, ah hem.

Donna Reed as Wayne's love interest never looked more beautiful nor exuded more charm with the possible exception of her turn in "It's a Wonderful Life."

Charles Colburn as the old priest at suffering St. Anthony's is utterly convincing and entertaining every second he's on screen.

When I first saw this in the 50s, I liked Wayne in it very much because my father looked a bit like him, probably more in my imagination than reality. Still, as another reviewer notes, this film holds up remarkably well and I still enjoy it every time I see it.

Where's the DVD?.......2005-07-29

I won't bore you with story details as this film has already been reviewed. Being in my mid-50's I have seen everything the Duke has done and this wonderful, light romantic comedy has been a favorite of mine for years. A divorced father raising a daughter on his own...it went against the Hollywood stereotypical ideal of family. I continue to watch this film on my off-air copy. I only wish it would come out on DVD. Let's face it, if Wayne's early Lone Star westerns can get the DVD treatment, surely this little gem deserves the same. If you've never seen "Trouble Along the Way", sit and enjoy!

Amongst the hidden gems in Duke's career-.......2004-11-05

This film is still ahead of it's time,today.What a surprise it was for me one day,long ago,to sit down in front of this movie and find myself enjoying it as much as I did,and still do.A quiet masterpiece,I must agree with a previous reviewer who mentioned how mature the approach is here.If you love The Duke and haven't seen this film,do it now.You'll enjoy yourself so much.It works on so many levels,this movie is one of those for which the phrase-"They don't make 'em like they used to..." applies so well.Understated,intelligent,good-humored and sweet,all at the same time.A Classic waiting for Time to discover it.

Good and Underrated.......2001-11-16

This movie features John Wayne not as a cowboy but as a football coach. It is not one of his most famous ones probably because it is not the genre of what most fans think of when they think of John Wayne, comedy. It is a good movie though. When I first watched it I was amazed. Everyone (from Wayne to the actress that plays his daughter) does an excellent job. John Wayne's first role was in a silent in which he played a football player, and he also played football at USC for a couple of years with Ward Bond. So it is a subject he knows well. Overall, it gives light to a new side of the Duke, the comical side (which isn't bad). It isn't one of the best, I grant you, but it is great because it shows Duke's acting talents with a great script and cast.

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream

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My daughter loves it
great for little princess fans everywhere
Sing Along Songs Vol. 1
3 yr old likes it
My Daughter Loves It!

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
Starring: Sing Along Songs Princess-Once Upon a Dream
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: B0001I560K
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Description

Sound the trumpets and prepare for the ultimate celebration of magic, music, and dreams come true! Introduce your little princess to the one special collection that features all of her favorite Disney Princesses performing their most cherished songs from Disney's award-winning classics. Your child's imagination will soar as she sings, dances, and pretends along with Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, and all the Disney Princesses. And, for the first time ever, all the princesses join together to sing an all-new song, "If You Can Dream." So help your little girl get her crown, put on her gown, and get ready for a musical adventure overflowing with charm and delight that's perfect for any little princess and her royal family.

Customer Reviews:

My daughter loves it.......2007-03-18

I recommend this one highly. My daughter loves it. It has all of the classic songs and great bonus features. Great compilation.

great for little princess fans everywhere.......2006-11-10

I bought this product for my 2 year old daughter who is already a Disney Princess junkie and she loves it. The DVD contains a solid lineup of songs and is a lot of fun for any little girl who loves to sing and dance. All of the 'princesses' are represented Cinderella, Snow Whtie, Jasmine, Mulan etc. The best aspect of the DVD is that it does hold the little people's attention for a good 30-40 minutes.

Sing Along Songs Vol. 1.......2006-11-05

My 3-year-old loves it, but I think there should be more songs on it for the price of the DVD.

3 yr old likes it.......2006-08-19

My 3 year-old daughter really liked this video right away. She has watched it several times. I like the music except for the pop version of bibbidi bobbidi boo, they've ruined that one. Also, can't help wondering if we want to encourage the idea that girls should wait for a prince to come and save them. There is a lot of that in the video. Otherwise it is enjoyable, even for me.

My Daughter Loves It!.......2006-03-09

My daughter is 19 months old and loves this video. She dances to the songs and wants to watch it all the time. The songs are great and I'm sure as she gets older it will be wonderful having the lyrics displayed for her to sing along.

The Wheels on the Bus... and More Sing-Along Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection)

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Let's Sing Some More
Super DVD!
The kids love it!
Favorite books come to life
The only DVD you will ever need

The Wheels on the Bus... and More Sing-Along Favorites (Scholastic Video Collection)
Starring: Wheels on the Bus
Manufacturer: New Video Group
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Danny and the Dinosaur... and More Friendly "Monster" Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)

ASIN: B000B0WO58
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Description

Hop on the bus and sing along with these favorite children's songs! THE WHEELS ON THE BUS (By Paul O. Zelinsky) The classic children's ditty comes to glorious life with Paul O. Zelinsky's eye-popping art and a lively musical score by The Bacon Brothers. DEM BONES (By Bob Barner) A skeleton band will tickle your funny bone with words and music to the well-known song based on the African-American spiritual. OVER IN THE MEADOW (By John Langstaff, Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky) This endearing version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life. I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY (By Rose Bonne and Alan Mills) Sung by the legendary Burl Ives, this old lady ends up swallowing much more than just the fly. DVD Features: 2 Extra Bonus Stories Exclusive to DVD - "I Want A Dog" by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and "The Chinese Violin" by Madeleine Thien; Read Along; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection; Auto-Play

Customer Reviews:

Let's Sing Some More.......2007-06-11

My 4 year old enjoys music. So, this classic was worth buying. He really likes trying to sing and dance to (Dem Bones) while watching the animation. Fun for the entire family.

Super DVD!.......2007-06-09

My three year old adores this DVD. (As well as my older kids, but they won't admit it!). He asks to watch it every single day. Each song/story is beautiful and captivating in it's own way. The only story he doesn't like is the "Chinese Violin"; it just doesn't interest him. (I'm not crazy about it, either). The arrangement on "Wheels On The Bus" is especially awesome, I find myself humming it all day.

The kids love it!.......2007-05-07

This is definately my kids favorite video. They are 1 and 2 years old.

Favorite books come to life.......2007-02-26

I'm a special ed teacher for K-1 and my students love these videos. They add a visual depth to these classic stories. Don't forget to view the extras and you can also have the words displayed as well. I find them invaluable for illuminating literature. Most stories are no more than 7-10 minutes long and so are great for getting students involved quickly. Well worth the price. Students ask for them over and over again. Get the books too and students begin to engage with the books and get excited keeping up with the video.

The only DVD you will ever need.......2007-01-26

Wow, what a surprise this DVD was. Not only did it start with my daughters favorite song and story " The Wheels on the bus" but the list went on and on. 'Dem Bones, Over in the Meadow, There was and Old Lady Who swallowed a fly. Then the stories..."I Want a Dog" is so cute. My daughter, 2 1/2 copies the whole DVD and gets better every day. And my son 6 loves the DVD just as much. They are not fighting over which DVD to choose and I finally have a break from Barney.

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Go Diego Go! - The Iguana Sing Along
Starring: Go Diego Go!
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Go Diego Go! - Underwater Mystery
Go Diego Go! - Ready, Set, Go!
Go Diego Go! - The Great Jaguar Rescue
Dora The Explorer - Summer Explorer
Dora the Explorer - Shy Rainbow

ASIN: B000NA21XG
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Product Description

Join Diego and his team on another exciting interactive adventure to help Iggy the Iguana find his way home in time for the sing along, rescue Oli and Oscar River Otters; get Linda the Llama to the library opening on time, and help Ana the Anaconda find a new river home.

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Effective thriller!
movies
Read the book instead
Aaaah Morgan Freeman
Plot twists I didn't see coming

Along Came a Spider
Starring: Dylan Baker , Penelope Ann Miller , Michael Moriarty , Jay O. Sanders , and Michael Wincott
Director: Lee Tamahori
Manufacturer: Paramount
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After an obligatory prologue in which its detective hero suffers a tragic professional setback, Along Came a Spider sets about its business of luring the viewer into its nefarious plot, relying on the magician's technique of misdirection to reveal a double-whammy surprise. The clever, late-coming plot twist is a bit too mechanical but effectively unexpected, making this a satisfying prequel to the hit thriller Kiss the Girls--based on the first of James Patterson's Alex Cross detective novels--and a welcomed addition to a promising movie franchise. It's no better or worse than a good vintage episode of Peter Falk's Columbo, adhering closely to the mystery-thriller's time-honored traditions, but with Morgan Freeman settling comfortably into his role as seasoned sleuth Alex Cross, familiar formula is given fresh vitality.

When a senator's daughter is kidnapped from her high-security private school, the kidnapper (nicely played by the underrated Michael Wincott) draws Cross into the case, knowing that the psychologist-detective's involvement will bring high-profile publicity. Cross partners with the Secret Service agent (Monica Potter) who botched her assignment, but wait... the movie's got a rabbit in its hat... and that rabbit has an ace up its sleeve... and director Lee Tamahori (who brought similar intensity to The Edge) handles the sleight-of-hand with slick precision, dispensing just enough information to keep the viewer off guard without resorting to cheap manipulation. Don't look for much depth of character here, but Along Came a Spider is well served by everyone involved. It's the movie equivalent of a bestseller you'd impulsively buy at the grocery-store checkout, and on those terms it succeeds. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Effective thriller!.......2007-01-15

An intelligent script supports this movie with intriguing double crosses and smart twists of fate, although the information is there in front of us. Don' t blink and pay attention to every single shot. Interesting
psychological puzzle with gratifying results.

movies.......2007-01-04

I found that the movie came in record timing and in excellent condition, thanks

Read the book instead.......2006-12-06

The book was great -- the movie has almost nothing in common with the book. The screen writers really screwed up on this one. If you have read the book, I definitely advise skipping this movie.

Aaaah Morgan Freeman.......2006-11-16

It's all there...drama, action, and suspense. This movie will keep you glued to your seat with all its twists and turns. And Morgan Freeman is a bonus. If a movie has Morgan Freeman in it, then 9 times out of 10 it will be an awesome movie. This is no exception...Great movie.

Plot twists I didn't see coming.......2006-09-15

Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross...Doesn't get much better than that. Monica Potter ...well, look up cute in the dictionary..Her picture is there. Anyway, this had some serious plot twists that somehow all seemed to make sense as they got tied together. Morgan Freeman continues to demonstrate that he is one of the best actors in film today.

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