Customer Reviews

Twenty Trucks

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

 

 

There are two kinds of children's videos: those that are fun for young and old, and those that are insipid for anyone with a double-digit age. Twenty trucks is definitely fun for all, though I'm not sure which is better - watching the video or watching the reaction of my toddler. Maybe you'll even learn a thing or two -- ever hear of a grapple truck before? Although the picture quality varies widely from segment to segment, it does not get in the way of the fun. And the theme song is very cute. If you would like to preview the video, go to www.twentytrucks.com.

This DVD is both entertaining AND instructional for young kids (about 2-6 yrs. old). Though the video quality varies quite a bit from segment to segment, the DVD shows kids real trucks in real action and does NOT divert kids' attention from the trucks wth elaborate story lines or extraneous characters.

The videos, songs, and narrations in the DVD focus on the twnety trucks, helping kids learn and satisfying their curiosity. This is a great DVD for kids, especially for kids enthralled by trucks.

My 2-year-old son starts clapping and dancing frantically when the catchy "Can you Name 20 Trucks" theme song comes on. He is mesmerized by the trucks, and can watch this DVD over and over again.

We just ordered our second copy of the DVD - the first copy got scratched - and I am buying his friend one for his birthday!

Well, it does have 20 trucks, and gets right to the point. There's no extraneous shots of non-truck things while your toddler is anxiously awaiting the good parts. Each truck gets a few minutes of solo coverage at a time.

On the down side, the narration is comically bland. The video quality ranges from OK to very poor. It's all trucks - no excavators or front-loaders. The scene selection menu is a case study in misguided UI.

My child absolutely loves this dvd. He is very fascinated with all of the different trucks. This is highly recommended for all the little boys.

Wow, what a bore. The old stock footage is uneven and doesn't show enough of the truck. Other footage was taken on the fly when someone happened to have a camera on the street. The song is OK, but once that's over my son walks away. Why would a child who LOVES trucks walk away? Because some guy's voice (which sounds like it's in an echo chamber) comes on talking about a bunch of stuff he can't SEE on the screen. What's on the screen? More garbage stock footage. This looks and sounds like it was slapped together in someone's basement.

I own several Real Wheels movies and thought I would give this one a shot. I found the picture quality to be less than I expected and the footage seemed out of date. The narration was dull and boring, and the children's voices screaming the number of the truck to be annoying. I would recommend any of the Real Wheels series instead of this - they never fail to please my 3 1/2 year old truck lover.

My son loves this DVD. He would watch it every day (or more) if we would let him. We tried other DVDs and most were really hooky. This one isn't. Although the cinematography isn't professional, that only bothers some reviewers. My son could care less. He is fascinated! We love driving down the street and naming all the trucks we learned in the video. My son is 2 now and has been watching this video for at least 6 months. He asks for it by name. I just bought 4 more copies for his friends.

Twenty Trucks is a fun and inventive new DVD video for children ages 1 to 8, presenting an informative and entertaining exploration into the world of trucks and the diverse purposes for which they were created to serve. Introducing its young viewers to twenty interesting trucks ranging from the commonplace to the highly unusual, Twenty Trucks entertains and amuses all ages of young viewers and includes world famous trucks, as well as the vacuum truck, grapple truck and so many more. Twenty Trucks is very strongly recommended for its engaging content from which parents will be delighted to see their children's anticipation and eagerness to display their recognition of all twenty trucks.

I checked out the Twenty Trucks dvd for my son from the library and he loved it. It was narrated by a male voice, talking normally and in an almost soothing tone. We then got a copy from amazon which appears to be re-done. The new re-done version has a different narration that grates on me. However, this video is still mostly brilliant at giving young boys what they want -- trucks. My 2 yo son just does not get sick of this DVD.