Product Details

• Actors: José Coronado, Juan Echanove, Imanol Arias, Javier Gurruchaga, Iñaki Gabilondo
• Directors: Antonio Navarro
• Writers: Javier Aguirreamalloa, Juan Ignacio Peña, Juanjo Ibáñez, Stephen Hughes
• Producers: Claude Carrère, Eduardo Campoy, Fernando Martín Sanz
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• DVD Release Date: October 8, 2006
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BNX3AK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,755 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The 3 Wise Men" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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3 WISE MEN (3 REYES MAGOS) - DVD Movie

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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Make No Mistake, This Movie Is Not Biblical or Even About Jesus, December 24, 2006

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Mathew A. Coffman (Saint Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 3 Wise Men (DVD)

Make no mistake; this movie is not biblical or even about Jesus.

In this make believe world there is dark and light magic. The magi explain how light magic fights against dark magic and how they have been chosen to find the magical gifts for God. The wise men go on an enchanted journey to find the secret City of Salt where the treasures have been hidden. All the while Herod and his evil sorcerer (who turns into different creatures) try to stop the great wise men heroes. Once the wise men find the City of Salt and answer a couple riddles using their virtues of Courage, Humility, and Love they are given gold, frankincense, and myrrh. After defeating Herod and the sorcerer, who turns into a dragon, they briefly mention that they take the gifts to Jesus, but never show the manger scene or anything of the nature.

This story is being told to a young boy by a shopkeeper / bartender and finishes the story by telling him that if you believe in the 3 wise men, they will bring your presents on the day of the 3 Wise Men.

If you would like a free copy of this movie, email me. I will give you mine unless I have already destroyed it. This story is blasphemous on so many levels, not just because they changed the story, but because they substituted anti-Christian values into positive roles. No self-respecting Christian story includes using magic to fight evil or changes the meaning of the birth of Jesus. I just cannot figure out how a Christian singer such as Jaci Velasquez would be a voice of one of the characters.

This movie is a cross between Aladdin, Harry Potter, and Jason and the Argonauts.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a waste of money and time, November 27, 2007

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wisdomstar (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 3 Wise Men (DVD)

How bad can an animated movie be? Let me count the ways. First of all, the best art work in the movie is on the cover of the box. It's all downhill inside. Secondly, the story is a hash of magicians, wolves, dragon, scorpion, slaves, etc., and 'let's all be friends and play nice' morality. Whoever produced, directed, and wrote this mess needs to 'examine their priorities', as Ron Weasley would tell them. Baby Jesus turns out to be a bright light, the angel is a poor rip-off of the genie from Aladdin, David's slingshot kills the dragon (oops! spoiler! but you aren't really going to watch this, are you?) and Herod (who probably was a monster in his own right with no help from sorcery whatsoever)is a spoiled brat. Do not e-mail me for a free copy. For the first time I have thrown away a movie that I paid full price for. I think it might actually be bad for children to watch so I won't pass it on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice to finally get a movie for 3 Kings, but wish it was better, January 5, 2011

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Robert A. Bowers "Bowers" (Chicago, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 3 Wise Men (DVD)

Let me tell you what I liked about this movie first of all: 1st, it has a bilingual soundtrack and options for subtitles in English if you choose the Spanish language track. 2nd, it has some good voice actors and animation better than many cartoons I have seen. 3rd, it is about the only kid's movie to address the Jan. 5th holiday I know of, which really is a BIG deal in other parts of the world, and in more places in the USA than you might imagine! I think it's a wonderful tradition and should be encouraged. The downside? 1st, this movie certainly doesn't maintain the Biblical story,(who knew the Wise Men got so much help from a hunky soldier and warrior babe?) 2nd, another viewer was correct; Jesus is often lost in the action of the story; most of the plot has to do with getting magical gifts to take to Jesus. 3rd, and most importantly, it substitutes magic and monsters for the very real dangers the Magi probably had to overcome; it's a shame the makers of this film didn't trust the power of the story they had all along. My recommendation? Watch it with your kids and discuss it with them, both for it's fun points and to make sure they understand the story it is based on (not just the dragon and evil wizard).