Customer Reviews

Elmopalooza [VHS]

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4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(14)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

If you are buying this video for your little Elmo fan, think again. Elmo hardly appears at all; it's mostly popular groups singing songs with a few muppets thrown in. I think it's a good video, but it's not really at my 12-month-old son's level. He wants non-stop Elmo action, not people singing. This might be better for the 4-6 year old crowd.

With a 2 year old, coming up with a video that will settle her down for more than 5 minutes is a challenge. This is the only video that she will watch beginning to end, and she loves the songs! She likes dancing to the music, especially Gloria Estefan. The Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Buffet and Kenny Loggins pieces really calm her down. She also laughs a lot at the misshaps during the Rosie O'Donnel part. I highly recommend it for parents (both for your kinds and you)...

This video is just horrible! I bought it because my 18 month old loves Elmo. Elmo is barely in the video! After 2 minutes, my toddler walked out of the room. It most definitely did not hold any interest for her.

I have to disagree with the reviewer who says this video isn't good for little kids. My daughter LOVES this video and has since she got it for her first birthday. She wants to watch it over and over. Her 4 year old cousin wants to watch it whenever he comes to visit.

It's fun enough that you don't mind watching it over and over again. John Stewart and David Alan Grier are hilarious and the music is great. The only part that I don't particularly care for is Rosie O'Donnell, but that's just because I don't like her.

Buy it for your kids. You won't be disappointed

If you think this is another Sesame Street tape, you're wrong. There's almost nothing in this tape that has to do with Sesame Street or Elmo. I played this once and haven't played it again. It is made for MTV fans not Sesame Street fans, and it certainly is not for infants and toddlers. I was really disappointed.

Pros:

1. Some stand-out performances by some stars that only Sesame Street could get to sing with a puppet. Like them or not, En Vogue does a beautiful video about monsters. Rosie O'Donnell does a terrific duet with Elmo, teaching that singing isn't about "vocal talent" but presense and fun. Jon Stewart and David Alan Grier are both unexpected naturals on a Muppets'stage and showed serious kid appeal. And The Fugees are so good in this, their two minutes are alone worth keeping the movie for.

2. Nice, basic messages for kids and adults to learn: *problem-solving, *how to work together, *to never underestimate the contributions of the smallest (a lesson brought in several times) and *that music is for everyone, not just famous singers.

3. Some of the songs are very catchy. My 3 yr old is singing Gloria Estefan's Mambo song around the house after hearing it maybe 4 times.

Cons:

1. The title suggests it stars Elmo, which it doesn't.

2. Some of the artists are weak here, while others rock the house. I hoped for a lot better from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

3. Weak storyline will irritate those who gravitate to plot/drama (though it won't bother those who want the music and jokes.)

4. Lots of the performers were terribly "underutilized," which will disappoint adults who know what those folks are capable of. Tyra Banks is great with kids, but you can't tell from her twenty seconds in this movie. Chris Rock performs like he's literally reading the script for the first time.

5. The best jokes here are the ones only the adults will get, even though Sesame Street usually does a great job of making great "preschoolers-will-get-this" jokes.

Bottom line: Elmo-a-holics may feel "baited and switched" but general Sesame Street fans and music lovers will enjoy this one. This definitely could have been better but my son + I will be watching this a lot and loving it.

Toddlers, pre-schoolers and adults will love this video. I have heard it over and over - not tired of it yet! The songs by Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Buffett, Gloria Estafan and The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones are particularly good. The cast, David Alan Grier, Jon Stewart and Rosie O'Donnell provide plenty of laughs and underlying humor.

I got this movie for my 18 month old twins since they like Elmo and love the "Kids Favorite Songs" DVD. Unfortunately, Elmo is barely in this movie and there is more non-singing/dancing material than there is singing/dancing material. Too much time is spent trying to get a dressing room door unlocked. My kids lost interest after 2 minutes. If I show it to them now, I have to "fast-forward" to all the dance and song routines. And even some of them are kind of boring. Shawn Colvin and Kenny Loggins for 2 yr olds? Not very exciting.

I have a 10 month old son and I am attending college. You have no idea how many times this movie has saved my sanity. He loves to dance to the music and to point at Big Bird and Elmo. I would recomend this movie to any parent with an Elmo fan at home.

This video seems much more geared toward older children and adults than the typical Sesame Street age child. The dialouge linking the video segments together does not hold the interest of my 19 month old. The music segments are more interesting to me than they are to her. It does very little to engage my young viewer. I would suggest Barney, Blues Clues, or Bear in the Big Blue House over this video, especially for the under three crowd.