Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: March 12, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (176 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000063V8J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,051 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just watched and am disappointed but I thought Disney, March 20, 2002

By 

An avid fan (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Newton [VHS] (VHS Tape)

would do what they did. Disney went and tried to make the videos better. Lots of animation, loud music and fast moving things. They did keep some of the old (simple) concept but they added to it and made it more like most other kids videos. It was so peaceful to watch the old ones. I have all of the other Baby Einstein videos and love them and both of my kids love them. I bought this one because of the reputation of the original company. Now, that Disney owns them I guess I'll be thinking twice before I buy the next one that comes out. I was wondering if they would try to improve on something that worked so well just like it was. There are also no children in this video and the puppets are limited. These were my daughter's favorite things in the other videos. It certainly isn't a bad video but it's just not as good as the others. So, if you really liked the others you might be disappointed in this one also. And, to be fair, my daughter asked to watch it a second time right after watching it so it can't be all bad.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's not Baby Einstein any more, April 19, 2002

By 

folk rock man (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Newton All About Shapes (DVD)

Personally, I was mildly excited about Disney buying the Baby
Einstien company. They had more resources to develop more
products and bring them to market, perhaps faster. A
Family-oriented entertainment company buying an infant-oriented
entertainment company. It made sense.

Unfortunately, they have effectively killed Baby Einstein.
Instead of a video of "real world objects" they have gone
computer-generated. Ok, the intro is classic Baby Einstein
stuff, but that's where it ends. It is not recognizable as a
Baby Einstein DVD after the intro.

Get Baby Mozart & Baby Bach for your very young infant. They
will love it and you have a built-in 20 minute baby sitter so
you can eat dinner. Both of my twins LOVE these.

Add Baby Shakespeare, Baby Santa and the Baby Doolittles when
your baby reaches 6 to 10 months. I used-to consider the Baby
Einstein tape the dog of the bunch, but that distinction is
now reserved for Baby Newton.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment, April 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Baby Newton All About Shapes (DVD)

I own Baby Bach, Shakespeare, Doolittle, and Van Gogh and my 15-month-old has always loved them. This video is VERY DIFFERENT. It is not of the quality that Einstein video owners have come to expect. There is a lot of blurry animation and the host, a creepy animated clown, leaves me feeling cold. My son, who is usually mesmerized by the videos, did not even look over. Maybe this has something to do with Disney buying the company, but I don't recognize it. The music is different. It is usually light, airy, and playful. This music is bad adult music. I'm truly disappointed because after personally having to view my other tapes hundreds of times, I still enjoy them. The other videos are wonderful - simple, clever, playful, use real objects and children, and classical music. Newton is not well-made and a true disappointment.