Customer Reviews

Big Machines, Vol. 1

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I bought this for my 2 year old Grandson (whom I babysit) and he watches it everyday. He has favorite parts of each one, the cow poop scene on "The Farm Tractors" selection, blowing up the rocks on "Building a House", and scraping up the pavement on "Building a Road". Each day it's something different, depending on his mood, but we always watch the "tractor show". It is educational, I learned alot (and I have a college degree)! I think it would be too boring without the music and he loves the guys and imitates their waves. He knows Rusty's and George's waves and will ask you how they wave....you'd better get them right! I would highly recommend this DVD. Believe it or not, it is very calming, and keeps their attention for a long time. A good thing to put on while you are trying to make supper.

Our two-year old loves trucks and tractors, so him liking this video comes as no surprise. We recommend this video because it's even intestesting for adults, which is great when he wants us to watch it with him. The "Farm Country" part is the best of the three in our opinion.
Big Machines 2 is already purchased and stashed away to be a birthday gift when he turns three. We are looking forward to seeing it.

We don't own this movie, but I randomly rented it a couple months back... And we ended up re-renting it for four consecutive weeks. Our 5- and 2- year old boys would watch it every day (and I loved it too). My favorite part was the 30 second plus explosion sequence in the rock quarry... The boys would laugh themselve silly watching the cows chew.

Though I couldn't sit there thru the whole movie, I enjoyed all the parts I did see, and the boys would happily watch the whole thing, over and over and over.

My son has watched this dvd EVERY DAY since Christmas and is absolutely mesmerized. I even learned a few things about home construction and farm life, the first half-dozen times I watched it with him. He points out the same vehicles/tractors when we see them on the road and plays w/ his tonka trucks on the floor while watching. Not sure what we'd do without this. Planning to buy volume 2!

Okay, below was my original review and I now have to take it all back. My boy, girl, and I absolutely love this movie. It took a while to adjust to it as it wasn't what we had expected. In particular I think the entire farm section is aboslute art! Rusty for President. Anyway, my wife has been nagging me to change this review. I sure hope I didn't cause too many people to pass up this video (BTW I'm ordering volume 2 and my buddy is buying 6 copies for all his nephews).

All I can say is when you get it, watch it once or twice before taking an opinion.

Sorry guys, I bought this because it seemed like the general feedback was positive. My list of problems;
1) Music plays over sound of the machines. My little boy (2 1/2) is always thrilled by the SOUNDS of the machines, not some cheap muzak.
2) What's with all the tight shots on the machines? My boy wants to see the whole thing, not some small moving part.
3) Poor monologue. Not sure what the point was but they spent too much time talking when my boy just wants to see the machines.

Can't recomend it.

THis video is amazing. It is entertaining, educational, intelligent, and humorous. My 2.4 yr old toddler asks for it from the minute he wakes up til he goes to sleep. He can watch 3 straight shows of it! Not that we do that often, but it's so interesting, well made, and educational, we sometimes allow it.
Grown men come over and can't leave it is so fascinating.

well worth the $.

I ended up scouring the Internet and video shops for the last 6 months trying to find a DVD with construction equipment for my 3 year old son. Finally a DVD that is educational and fun. It has all the elements that my son likes.... heavy equipment!!!! A must for boys.

A 2 yr old, I kept (I'm a nanny), loves truck and things like that, and he loved this and never tired of it! It's very educational, too! So when tv time was appropriate, this was a usual pick!

julrobs

We rented this from our local library and now I want a copy! This video is really 3-in-one.

1. Road Construction Ahead
2. House Construction Ahead
3. Farm Country Ahead

Chock full of big machines, this video is mostly visual with background music and some explanatory commentary, my two-year-old loves it. The Road Construction shows how roads are built showing front loaders, excavators, dump trucks, graders, rollers, line painters, rock crushers, asphalt mixers, the works! The House Construction shows how houses are built and where the materials come from, including how concrete is made at the concrete plant and how trees are harvested and milled. The Farm Country shows where our food comes from and how it gets from the farm to the container you buy in the grocery store. Check out littlehardhats.com

I might have learned more than my son!

We borrowed Big Machines 1 from our local library, and our 21-month-old loves to watch this -- so much, in fact, that we had to renew it 3 times!

He loves the 'diggers' and the house construction... we're currently remodeling our home, and every time he sees hammers, he says "Daddy? Bang bang!" We have 'discussions' about the diggers, and he loves to tell us what they're doing. He's a little young to appreciate the 'cow humor.'

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