Dora The Explorer – Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure (Nickelodeon DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Episodes: C+
The only
Dora title I have seen so far was very disappointing, but was a fantasy work
atypical of the series Dora The Explorer. Dora’s
Big Birthday Adventure is much more interesting and is one of the three
episodes included in this single DVD from Nickelodeon. This turns out to be the final part of a
Magic Storybook Trilogy (imagine that) as she is joined by Boots and explores celebrating
that special time of year.
The plot
is about them finding something called the Wishing Wizzle so they can get back
to Dora’s party in time. Nothing like
getting lost on the big day. Then they
have to help the Wizzle get back to its birthday in another episode. Finally the Wizzle has lost its wishes (I did
not know that you could lose them and that is not the same thing as forgetting
them) so that rounds out the related shows.
As usual,
the animation is just fine for a new show and except for minor aliasing errors,
plays well and has good, consistent color.
The 1.33 X 1 image in all cases looks better than a TV broadcast and
that is the only reason to still make these DVDs. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo also sounds just
fine, though it can be quiet as not to hit young viewers over the head with
loud sounds. The only extra besides the
slipcase is a DVD game.
-
Nicholas Sheffo
