Customer Reviews

The 3 Wise Men

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

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.

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.

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).

This movie is very dark. Please note that it is "not rated." It is NOT even close to a "G" movie, and it is closer to a "PG13" with all of the dark magic and imagery. It has nothing to do with the true story of the Wise Men.

I received this movie 3 Wise Men within a week in good condition. I'm very pleased with the movie and the service.

I bought this for my granddaughter for Christmas although she didnt wait that long...she watched it in the middle of July and loved it.

This was too long and I think could have and should have been shortened. It was not one of disney's better animated movies I've seen. For example the journey to find the new king jesus is entirely too long .Cut that long jouney out and give us a break.Don't buy it

I had hoped for a better story but this fel short of the reviews I had read. I was pleased with the service but disappointed in the product.

any movie that do not put me to sleep in the first 15 min.is a good movie,it help mt attention all the way through the movie from beginning to the end,great movie.