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The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car

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This was a good Wiggles video, especially if you are a fan of the older shows that came on Disney Channel last fall(08). I lost a lot of them off my DVR when I switched to cable and this movie had a lot of those clips from the shows that my husband and I missed seeing. My eighteen month old daughter loves the Wiggles, and this movie completely captured her attention. I thought the songs were catchy. There were not very many skits involved, mostly singing, good for toddlers.

Yes, this is for the most part a remake of the decade old Wiggles Dance Party. Some people will contend that this is a good thing because that video shows the children's group early on without the advantages of a big budget for fancy sets and costumes. However, that video has a few things going for it that this stale and plodding remake doesn't: Charm, Wit and Enthusiam. There's just no Wiggly magic in this DVD.

As with the last few Wiggles DVD releases (Cold Spagetti Western and Sailing Around The World) this project just feels slapped together to make a quick buck. A remake of old tunes where the aging Wiggles quickly sleepwalk and lipsynch through some of their older tunes in a halfhearted effort to milk a cashcow. Yes, now the Wiggles can drive down a crowded Austrailian freeway in their fancy Big Red Car golf cart on the back of a flatbed truck but how cool is that when nothing feels inspired about the effort? The extensive touring these guys have been doing around the world of the last few years have made then wealthy and may prohibit them from having the time of turning out a good collection of new tunes/a descent DVD as you can tell the kiddie fab four are overworked these days and just aren't enjoying the gig like they used too. It's the kids entertainment and parents wallet that suffers as a result.

Missed is the peppy interaction of the 4 wiggles with one another in their wiggly world, the campy wiggly settings are gone, the young kids who interacted and danced with the wiggles have been majorly scaled back, officer beeples is MIA, the waggettes and AWOL, and the overall charm the group used to be shrouded with is dissapating. Now we get the feeling that the wiggles are more interested in touring, putting in quick appearences in their features, and turning more of the entertainment duties to the bumbling raspy singing tone deaf Captian Feathersword.

Now My kids love the good Captain when he's a secondary player that compliments the Wiggles. They quickly lose interest when he's the spotlight character though. He gets boring fast when thrust into that role with his way too large, wooden and humorless crew. The dozen or so crew members try their best to but funny but only come off robotic, overly corny and irritating. All of their scenes are poorly written, seem forced, and majorly dumbed down to even pre-schoolers. When the Wiggles were at their best they didn't treat their young audience like they were stupid. If the creative force behind these DVD efforts wants to spin the Captain off into his own series then I wish they'd get along with it; My kids and I want to see the Wiggles featured when we buy a Wiggles DVD. A little Captain Feathersword is an enjoyable thing; when he carries the show it's con job and an annoyance. I'll skip over the whole sequence where the crew keeps saying that the new pointless admiral character "Really is a good bloke!" everytime we watch this DVD in the future (thankfully it won't be often).

The two all new songs are a mixed bag as well. I don't like the captian's raspy sandpaper voice and it's best used is small quanties when propped up by Dorothy's and Greg's beautiful singing. No such luck here... "I Want To Wear The Jacket" is as repetitive as it is abysmal. The remakes of his other classic Feathersword tunes aren't too bad but the dancing sequences are uninspired. The other only other new tune is also a Captian lead song called "Sorry Again". It's got a good morale message and is propped up by some good backup vocals.

Overall "Here Comes The Big Red Car" is another poor tossed together buffet of past Wiggly classics with a huge side helping of overcooked Captain Feathersword. I hope whoever is managing and directing the Wiggles careers gets their act together because they are ruining a once great property with their poor DVD efforts. Almost all of these songs have been done several times on DVD before and pulled off with more enthusiam, panache, and sincerity.

This is an excellent product. Lots of learning skills are touched upon and the music is wonderful.

Do not buy this DVD if you have the early Dance Party DVD. Big Red Car has the same songs as Dance Party but with new scenes. There are one or two new songs. The subject matter has more to do with Captain Feathersword than a Big Red Car. Big disappointment!

My little girl is nearly two years old and I purchased the DVD knowing nothing about the Wiggles [except that kids like them] and randomly selecting Big Red Car off the shelf at the store. My daughter absolutely LOVES the video! She gets so excited, dances while it's on and cries when it ends. The songs are catchy and fun.

I was then surprised to read all the negative reviews ... but I can appreciate their sentiments and wonder if I would feel the same if I were a fan watching The Wiggles evolve in their careers. I guess if you are new to the Wiggles like we are then, by all means, get Big Red Car and enjoy! We certainly do and hope to check out some of the older stuff that has made them so famous.

The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car

Our grandson loves to watch the Wiggles DVD. I have purchased about 9 different ones. He likes all the characters especially Wags and the Captain. He loves the ones where they visit different locations especially the beaches.

My children and I used to enjoy visiting the Wiggles in Wiggle World. But then the Wiggles vacated their happy home and moved to a less colorful place called Australia. When they moved, they left behind such friends as Officer Beeples, the Wagetts, Henry's Underwater Big Band, Zora Zap, etc. Most sadly, they also lost their Wiggly magic.

I looked at Sailing Around the World as an artistic mistake. But then Big Red Car came rolling into our local store, and I realize that the Wiggles have simply given into greed. I read that the Wiggles fund their own productions. It is clear that they spent the least amount of time and money on their recent DVDs so that they have the highest profit margin. It is no longer about the children and all about bottom line. It is actually sad to watch their older DVDs now. Greg, Murray, Anthony, and Jeff seem like such nice guys. It is too bad to see what success has done to them.

That said, this movie is terrible! It has only two new songs, and they are not even sung by the Wiggles. Come on! Do yourself a favor and don't buy this movie. The only thing worse than wasting your time watching it is knowing that you spent money to do so!

If putting out a bad movie was a crime, the Wiggles would get a life sentence for this one! I am afraid money signs have blinded the once lovable group to what is most important -- the children whom they entertain. This movie really is a disgrace. When you watch it, you can't help but to think it was released soley to make a quick buck. There is no way anyone in the Wiggles could be proud of this video. They had to know it was garbage when they put it out and attached their name to it. But they obviously didn't care.

It seems like the Wiggles are becoming AWOL in their movies lately, turning over all the work to the Red Coat Dancers and Captain Feathersord(which, by the way, is not a good thing). Everything that made the Wiggles so wonderful have all but vanished in their latest movies. Here Comes the Big Red Car is a terrible, terrible movie. No new songs, no great choreograhpy, no cute skits, and no storyline... just junk! And the extras are just as bad as the movie.

We stayed loyal even after the mistake that is called Sailing Around the World. But the Wiggles have lost us as fans after this one. I'd hate to think of the Wiggles as being so greedy they would take advantage of children and the parents who love them. If this is what the Wiggles are going to be releasing, it's time for them to say goodbye and call it quits.

As a parent of two young children, over 95% of the time I spend watching tv is viewing childrens entertainment and educational videos and tv shows. Our family was introduced to the world of the wiggles about 3 years ago when they had their Wiggles tv show on Disney. The show managed to catch our attention with the bright sets, fun and catchy music, and occasional amusing and entertaining skits (with maybe one or two educational segments thrown in). We've since gone on to collect all the Wiggles DVDs. We started with videos such as Magical Adventure, Toot toot and Yummy Yummy. All of the older videos were great. Then came videos such as Wiggle Bay and Wiggly Safari and the introduction of the "red coat dancers". They weren't by any means great and didn't contain the entertainment value of previous releases, but they were ok. But we've noticed a trend... a very bad trend. Each new Wiggle release became less and less entertaining and lower and lower in production values, almost as if they were made by high school students for a school project. As the Wiggles themselves become more and more wealthy, they spend less and less money and time on their videos (just check out the awful Wiggly Gremlins and Sailing Around the World). Do we really need 3 or 4 terrible Wiggles movies a year? Why not just spend the time and money on one GOOD video? The obvious answer is greed. The more movies they make the more money they make. I have a feeling that this continued trend of awful movies will eventually sink the Wiggles. It's no longer about entertainment, but about making a buck at the expense of middle class America... and that's just a shame.

I, for one, am done buying Wiggles videos for my kids as there are much better videos out there, many with educational value... something all the new Wiggles releases are 100% void of. I would suggest staying clear of this movie and spend your hard earned dollars on something else.

All I can say about this DVD is WOW! It's a favourite around here for sure! As a devoted fan for more than 4 years, I have to say it is near the top of my list! It takes a classic and updates it for the next generation of Wigglers! It has some great features on the Captain and the Wonderful Wiggly Dancers and the fab four are looking better than ever! From the classics like "Big Red Car" and "Can you (Point your fingers and do the twist?)" to the new additions of "I want to wear the Jacket" and "Sorry Again" this DVD is a great way to get you and your kids up and dancing!






And for anyone who feels the need to complain. READ THE BOX!!!! It says everything you would ever need to know about this DVD. Straight from the package it says "Cruise with Captain Feathersword and his friends to classic Wiggles tunes. Then, shift gears and disciver brand new songs" It says right there that there will be a feature on the Captain and the Pirate crew! There's even a list of the songs!
It also states what the bonus features are, so no surprises there, and it tells you directly that the running time includes the bonus features! If you are displeased, it's strictly from your lack of reading the packaging!