Disney's Little Einsteins - Rocket's Firebird Rescue (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is one of the best Little Einsteins DVDs yet for exposing kids to classical music. Twice as long as a regular television program, its 51-minute main feature, "Rocket's Firebird Rescue," will really make children familiar with Igor Stravinsky's "The Firebird."
Just about the perfect length for many youngsters' attention spans, the program tells the tale of the Firebird, a mythical crane that spreads music throughout Russia until a mean, magical ogre traps it. It also introduces kids to the painting "Improvisation" by Wassily Kandinsky, the amazing eggs of Carl Faberge, Russian nesting dolls, even St. Basil's Cathedral and the Baikal freshwater seal.
It's even better if you view it with a home theater set-up, as the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack includes the kids' "Rocket" flying machine zooming around you as it travels.
The DVD also contains a regular episode of the Little Einsteins television series, 2007's "Rocket Soup," in which the kids fill up their transporter with its favorite food, a mix of cheese, peas, and jumping beans. It features Antonin Dvorak's catchy "Humoresque No. 7" (you'll know it when you hear it) and the painting "Moonrise" by Paul Klee.
There is just one bonus feature, "Magic Mission," which plays the main feature with "hidden" pop-up cards. When selected with a remote, each leads to an animated fun fact.

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MXC - Most Extreme Elimination Challenge Season One (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been a MXC fan since 2004, watching every new episode and most of the re-runs. But finally MXC is out on DVD for all to enjoy. Now we can watch Vic, Kenny, Guy Le Douche, Captain Tenneal, Chief Auto Parts, and Skanky whenever we want to! This is Season One of MXC and here is the episode list:
Episode 1) Meat Handlers vs. Cartoon Voice Actors
Games: Sinkers and Floaters, Log Drop, Wall Buggers, and Boulder Dash
Review: This is one of the best episodes in season one not only because of four great games, but also by the guy who can be seen below the "X" on the DVD cover.
Episode 2) Donors vs. Addicts
Games: Mud Butlers, Dash To Death, Rotating Surfboard of Death, Brass Balls, and Pole Riders
Review: This is the first episode with Dash to Death and Surfboard of Death. Dash to Death has always been one of favorite games. Though there still good games, Pole Riders and Mud Butlers aren't my favorites.
Episode 3) Cows vs. Cars
Games: Wall Bangers, Get Hard, Saddle Sores, Swish Bucklers, and Teetering Temple of Crippling Doom
Review: Wall Bangers is good, other than that, it's not the best episode.
Episode 4) Cops vs. Cons
Games: Dope on a Rope, Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Hand Job, Bunk Buddies, Door Jam, and Yankin' It
Review: At the bottom of season one. There's no Log Drop, Sinkers and Floaters, or Dash to Death.
Episode 5) The Couples Show
Games: Plank Spankers, Surfboard of Death, Irritable Bowl Syndrome, Wall Buggers, and Brass Balls
Review: One of the few episodes with Plank Spankers, and the first episode with Bowl Syndrome. All in all, it's a good episode.
Episode 6) Inventors vs. Former Childhood Stars
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Sinkers and Floaters, Door Jam, Le Tour de Grand Prix (Pronounced by Kenny: Prix), and Log Drop
Review: A great episode with Log Drop, Sinkers and Floaters, and Le Tour de Grand Prix.
Episode 7) College Girls
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Boulder Dash, Dead-End Zone, Sinkers and Floaters, Ball Bangers, and Log Drop
Review: Three good games, Boulder Dash (one of my favorites), Sinker and Floaters, and Log Drop.
Episode 8) Outdoorsmen vs. Educators
Games: Great Holes of Glory, Boulder Dash, Wall of Maim, Sinkers and Floaters, Pole Riders, and Log Drop
Review: Same as Episode 7, with the addition of Great Holes of Glory.
Episode 9) Circus Workers vs. Travel Industry
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Bird Dropping, Foul Balls, Little Man in the Boat, Corn Holders, and Dirty Balls
Review: Lame episode.
Episode 10) Physical Fitness Industry vs. The Music Industry
Games: Turtle Gut Check, Shaft Grabbers, Clear Sphere of Fear, and Jerk and Release
Review: Clear Sphere of Fear is one of the funniest games in the world. People climbing inside a clear sphere and getting rolled down a hill with obstacles.
Episode 11) Fashion vs. Religion
Games: Yank My Dinghy, Buck Off, Eat Shiitake, and Runaway Stump
Review: Eat Shiitake and Runaway Stump are both very good.
Episode 12) Adult Entertainment vs. Home Improvement
Games: Athlete's Feet, Dope on a Rope, Elimination Idol, Dash to Death, and Surfboard of Death
Review: All the games are good except Elimination Idol, a game I've always disliked.
Episode 13) Medical Profession vs. Gambling Industry
Games: Sack Lunch, Boulder Dash, Dead-End Zone, Brass Balls, and Bunk Buddies
Review: Boulder Dash and Brass Balls are excellent as always.
Along with 13 episodes there are bonus features, which include:
1) An original Takeshi's Castle episode (in Japanese), with an option for English voices or English subtitles.
2) Kenny Blankenship's Most Painful Eliminations of the Season
3) Commentary on three episodes, by the producers and voice actors
4) The Original MXC sales presentation to the network
It's a great DVD set of a great show. My recommendations for MXC Season One on DVD, buy it now.

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Disney's Little Einsteins - Our Big Huge Adventure (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are not familiar with the Little Einstein series, you really should take a look. Not like alot of Disney's other banal TV productions, this show really has merits.
I mean how can you not like a show that has your children yelling staccato and legato, adagio and allegro. And knowing what these terms mean!
Children are taught that music has `layers' and that the musical `themes' can be representative of a particular character or action. For example, a crescendo may help the sun rise, or a wave get bigger.
In addition, children are introduced to fine art, architecture, and landmarks from around the world. Examples (not necessarily from this video) include works from Gaughan, Monet, the Seattle Space Needle, the Great Sphynx, Antartica, the Great Wall of China....
Five Stars. A wonderful introduction to fine art and classical music that 'sticks' with young children. The stories combine fun, kid adventures and elements of music and art in a way that seems very natural and memorable.
Plot for this video:
For their first mission, Annie, Leo, Quincy, June and Rocket help a little caterpillar become a beautiful Monarch butterfly.
Music: Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
Artist: Van Gogh, Monet, Hokusai
Real-world destinations: New York City, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Get ready to blast off with the premiere of DISNEY'S LITTLE EINSTEINS(TM)! Created by Disney and the award-winning Baby Einstein Company, this all-new movie will take your child on a thrilling musical adventure in the real world in order to complete an important mission and learn along the way. In OUR [BIG] HUGE ADVENTURE, Leo, June, Quincy, Annie, Rocket, and your child will blast off on their first whirlwind adventure that will take the team over Niagara Falls, inside a spooky cave in Oklahoma, and finally to the amazing butterfly forest in Mexico. As a member of the team, your child will sing, clap, pat, dance, and laugh right along with the four Little Einsteins and their musical ship, Rocket, to help complete the mission. Featuring a revolutionary blend of animation, stunning live-action footage, famous works of art, and exciting classical music, LITTLE EINSTEINS will have your child eager to solve the next mission!~~(c) The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Little Einsteins and the Little Einsteins logo are trademarks of The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. EINSTEIN and ALBERT EINSTEIN are trademarks of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. All Rights Reserved. www.albert-einstein.org

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