The
Beginners Bible, Volume Three
(1995/Time Life DVD)/Celebrate
Fall!
(Nickelodeon DVD)/Lalaloopsy:
Band Together/Max
Steel Go, Turbo!
(2013/Lionsgate DVDs)/Power
Rangers: The Legendary Battle
(Lionsgate DVD)/Puppy
Palooza
(2015/Nickelodeon DVD)
Picture:
C/B/B-/B-/B/B- Sound: C/B/B-/B/B-/B- Extras: D/D/C-/D/C-/D
Main Programs: C+/A-/B/B+/C+/A-
The
Beginners Bible, V.3
The
Beginners Bible
is a collection of a few titles from cheaply made cartoons that were
made to teach the kids some of the stories of the Bible and keep them
entertained. There are three episodes on this: The
Story of Jesus and His Miracles, The Story of the Good Samaritan,
and
The Story of the Prodigal Son.
These
were originally made in 1995 and is approximately 90 minutes long.
The Beginners Bible is presented in standard definition 1.33 X 1 on
DVD and the lossy Dolby Digital audio is okay. The cartoons
themselves are meant to teach and keep a child's attention and not to
be made to blow us away with the technology they used, so, if you're
looking for introductory religious lessons for your child they may be
worth trying. There are no extras on the disc.
Celebrate
Fall!
Celebrate
Fall!
is one you can pop this in for your children and keep them
entertained for a little bit. The only difference is that these
episodes are all about the season fall. This is also a single disc
and the episode and shows include: PAW
Patrol
"Pups Save a Talent Show/Pups Save the Corn Roast", Blaze
and the Monster Machines
"Truckball Team-Up", Wallykazam!
"The Explorers Club", Bubble
Guppies
"Gobble Gobble Guppies", Team
Umizoomi
"The Ghost Family Costume Party", and lastly, Fresh
Beat Band
"Giant Pumpkin".
PAW
Patrol
is once again the best one on this disc. The puppies save the day,
as expected, but if that is not enough for the children they also
sing a song. Bubble
Guppies
has mermaids and is kind of weird because they get creatures under
the sea that are basically just animals and sometimes throw some fins
on them.
There
are only six shows on this disc and is presented in widescreen and
full screen format with lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. It runs
approximately 137 minutes. There are no extras on the disc.
Lalaloopsy
Band Together
Lalaloopsy
Band Together
is a fun show that is catered mainly to young girls. Not to say
young boys will not enjoy the show, but it is easy to see that is not
their main demographic. The team behind Lalaloopsy
is pretty smart, because they are rag dolls in the show, but also in
real life for kids to buy. This movie is entertaining, but you can
see that it shows new characters for kids to buy with a musical theme
and accessories.
The
animation is fun and playful looking for children. It reminded me of
those peel and stick sticker books when I was a kid. The quality is
good, which is expected for this type of cartoon. Lalaloopsy Band
Together is presented in standard definition 16 X 9 widescreen format
1:78.1 and runs for approximately 45 minutes. When you see a cartoon
movie that runs for only 45 minutes you think it is just a long
episode and it kind of is. The audio is English, lossy 5.1 Dolby
Digital and sounds crisp and clear.
There
is one bonus short with the title "Super Silly Party" on
this single disc. The movie also includes a digital copy to take on
the go.
Max
Steel Go, Turbo!
Max
Steel Go, Turbo!
is a pretty decent movie. It comes across as a movie that young boys
will enjoy, but young girls can enjoy it as well. It has nice
comedic elements between Max and Steel, no the main character's name
is not Max Steel. Steel is his alien technology friend that powers
him up to make him go turbo. However, the movie, which runs for
approximately 64 minutes, feels like just an hour long version of the
show. When you see a movie based on a show I expect something more
original to happen. This felt more like an hour long special.
The
single disc is in standard definition and 16 X 9 widescreen 1.78:1
format. The quality of the picture is pretty decent, even though it
is not in HD; probably produced that way of course. The animation
looks pretty good when a Blu-ray player upscales the quality. There
are a few moments of action packed audio in the movie and the
English, lossy 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio comes through crisp and clear.
There
are no extras on the disc. Overall, it is a fun movie to watch and
kids will enjoy a young kid joining forces with an alien to become a
superhero.
Power
Rangers: The Legendary Battle
Power
Rangers: The Legendary Battle
was a fun movie to watch. It has costumes from Power Ranger shows
and movies from the past that gives you a nostalgic feeling that
makes you want to go watch the original. I enjoyed how they had the
original green ranger, Tommy (Jason David Frank) make an appearance.
The
acting seemed about the same as the originals. It was like watching
an overplayed soap opera, but with explosions, monsters, and Power
Rangers
kicking butt. The movie did have a lot of build up to all these
legendary Power
Rangers
and their abilities, but we don't see them for very long. It leaves
you wanting more and just when they come on screen they are taken
away.
Technically
Power Rangers The Legendary Battle
could have had more attention to detail. It was kind of all over the
place with the megazord scenes being live action (like the original),
but then in some places it was very obvious and cheaply made CGI,
then there were scenes that just had the image flipped.
The
disc was standard definition 16 X 9 widescreen 1.78:1. Sticking it
in a Blu-ray player in which it will upscale the quality of your
standard definition DVDs helped. It looked pretty good and it comes
with a digital copy, which is always good in case you want to load it
on an iPad to take on the go for your kids or even yourself. I
listened to the movie on my surround sound and it was pretty decent
with its dolby digital audio. Every explosion and punch came through
clear.
There
is one extra on the disc and it is "Power
Rangers:
A Legacy"
featurette. It also includes a digital copy if you want to enjoy it
on the go.
Puppy
Palooza
Puppy
Palooza
is great for anyone that has children or children visiting. It has
quite a few episodes from everyone's favorite nick junior hit shows.
The content in each episode is fun in a playful sort of way. The
shows and episodes on this single disc are: PAW
Patrol
"Pups Save a Super Pup/ Pups Save Ryder's Robot", Bubble
Guppies
"Bubble Puppy!", Dora
the Explorer
"Puppies Galore", Team
Umizoomi
"Buster the Lost Dog", Blue's
Clues
"Magenta Comes Over", and finally, Mutt
& Stuff
"Mutt & Stuff".
PAW
Patrol
is huge with children right now and I can understand why. It is a
show centered around puppies saving the day and not just one episode
with a bunch of puppies, which is what the other shows feature.
Blue's
Clues
is a classic show that I remember growing up with and it focuses on
the clues, of course, more than the dogs. Mutt
& Stuff
I have never experienced though, but it is sort of in the style of
one of the greatest characters from my childhood, Barney.
So, that is always nice to see.
The
seven episode single disc is presented in widescreen and full screen
format with lossy Dolby Digital audio. It runs for approximately 137
minutes and is not rated, only because there are multiple shows.
There were no extras on the disc.
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Jordan Whiteko