GREATEST HEROES & LEGENDS OF THE BIBLE Review: Good for the kids - Greatest Heroes in an interesting series of animated programs, all include an introduction by Charlton Heston on the story we are about to see. The animation is good quality, full hand drawn 2D cel animation without shortcuts. In the middle of each episode in this series, they usually have a cutaway of another story from the bible, done in computer animation to contrast the two stories. The story of Jonah is a good pick to animate, due to the large fish or whale that swallows him, as that is what kids remember of the story and it is a good way to get them to view it. This is not my favorite depiction of Jonah, as I prefer the "Testament: Bible in Animation" version of Jonah. Having said that we did enjoy this, especially the kids. All versions stray from the source material and are not accurate, as they balance what will make a story flow for the viewer, especially kids. In this "Greatest Heroes" version, Jonah is very young, perhaps to relate to kids more. What we do get here that many versions do not explain well enough, is why Jonah despised Ninevah so much... They were attacking his people all the time. Overall it is geared toward the younger crowd, great moral lessons here, and if you have issues about the changes from scripture, always discuss the differences afterwords to your kids as we did. No extras on the DVD, sound and picture quality were good, no problems with playing the disc or the menu. I recommend buying this DVD. Review: dvd - great way to tell the bible stories for the younger kids. My grandchildren loved watching the movie. Going to buy more of the dvds. Charles Heston did a great job telling these stories.
| ASIN | B00008DDW2 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #135,421 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #9,942 in Kids & Family DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (84) |
| Director | Bill Kowalchuk |
| Item model number | GDTV81468DVD |
| MPAA rating | Unrated (Not Rated) |
| Media Format | Animated, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.57 x 5.38 x 7.51 inches; 2.24 ounces |
| Release date | March 31, 2003 |
| Run time | 48 minutes |
| Studio | Gaiam - Entertainment |
M**E
Good for the kids
Greatest Heroes in an interesting series of animated programs, all include an introduction by Charlton Heston on the story we are about to see. The animation is good quality, full hand drawn 2D cel animation without shortcuts. In the middle of each episode in this series, they usually have a cutaway of another story from the bible, done in computer animation to contrast the two stories. The story of Jonah is a good pick to animate, due to the large fish or whale that swallows him, as that is what kids remember of the story and it is a good way to get them to view it. This is not my favorite depiction of Jonah, as I prefer the "Testament: Bible in Animation" version of Jonah. Having said that we did enjoy this, especially the kids. All versions stray from the source material and are not accurate, as they balance what will make a story flow for the viewer, especially kids. In this "Greatest Heroes" version, Jonah is very young, perhaps to relate to kids more. What we do get here that many versions do not explain well enough, is why Jonah despised Ninevah so much... They were attacking his people all the time. Overall it is geared toward the younger crowd, great moral lessons here, and if you have issues about the changes from scripture, always discuss the differences afterwords to your kids as we did. No extras on the DVD, sound and picture quality were good, no problems with playing the disc or the menu. I recommend buying this DVD.
J**O
dvd
great way to tell the bible stories for the younger kids. My grandchildren loved watching the movie. Going to buy more of the dvds. Charles Heston did a great job telling these stories.
S**E
Four Stars
Not 100% biblically accurate, but the kids get the jist and it is well done.
H**A
A Whale of a STory!
There is a little bit of Jonah in all of us and this video does a nice job of telling this life changing story in a easy, entertaining way for all young children to enjoy.
C**K
Nice video - if you fast forward through the fish's belly scenes
This had the potential to be a great children's video. Unfortunately, they introduced a lot of non-Biblical stuff in the whale's belly - a ghost and talking snakes. I have to stop the video and fast forward through this part as it is not appropriate for a toddler and is not in the Bible. With the exception of the whale's belly scene - the video is very good. The graphics are nice and my niece loves it. Personally, I liked Charlton Heston's introduction, but it was a bit long for a 3-year old.
R**E
Awesome
Amazing stories, just right for children, my granddaughter loves it, she watches her bible stories every weekend, and she is never bored.
R**N
Good Job!
Thank you so much for your promptness in getting this item to us in adequate time for us to give it to our great grandson for his birthday. The packaging and mailing condition were excellent. Great job! Thanks, again!
F**L
Great Purchase
Purchasing the Greatest Heroes Jonah and the Whale was the best thing I could have done for my kids. They love the Animated video and play the roles so often. I love Amazon. They have the best service in the World.
K**M
Great movie to learn about Jesus.
C**E
love it
J**E
Love it!
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