I've seen all the Unstable Fables and this one is probably the best. The characters are developed quite clearly and the voice performances really work with Keke Palmer and Jay Leno as standouts. The end cliff hanger is dramatic and funny at the same time. The message of families supporting each other's individuality is a great lesson hidden under loads of laughs and fun action.
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Great DVD
Added 9/12/2009
I purchased this DVD for my 4 year old son, and I love the way the fable is told, so that he understood, and the language is not offensive at all. Your toddler/pre-schooler will love this DVD.. The price was phenomenal and the shipping time was electric!
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As Promised
Added 4/10/2009
The movie was inexpensive - which is great because after you see it a few times it goes onto the shelf for awhile, right? - in perfect condition and arrived on schedule. GREAT job!
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fun for kids and parents
Added 10/14/2008
My 6 yr old loves this series! (Unstable Fables). He says they keep getting better! It's something you can watch with your kids and has some good messages in it as well.
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Aesop spins
Added 9/21/2008
Once upon a time, and a long time ago, a Greek slave named Aesop told his famous fable about a tortoise and a hare who decided to have a race. The moral of the story was "slow and steady wins the race"
Fast forward to 2008, and along comes this straight to DVD movie by Jim "Who's Yo Muppet?" Henson. A part of the "Unstable Fable" series, this sequel to the fable stars the vocal talents of Jay Leno, Danny Glover, Vivica Fox, Drake Bell and Keke Palmer and takes place 15 years after the main event.
Walter Tortoise (Glover), his wife Dotty (Fox) and daughter Crystal (Palmer) now live in fancy digs in the burbs next door to Murray Hare (Leno), his wife and son Butch (Bell). The big race is a constant discussion point, and the feuding critters decide to drag their unwilling offspring into a grudge rematch in the form of an "Amazing Race" type of competition. You can pretty much work out how things are going to end up, but then there's an unexpected twist to shake (or maybe stir) things up a little.
It's okay as far as straight-to-DVD animation goes, and some cliff-hangers will have you paying rapt attention, but in general it's pretty formulaic and not so unstable after all. You get the feeling that they started with a concept the size of a 30 minute Muppet Show episode, and then added padding (and dancing and pratfalls) to pump it up to its present 76 minutes.
Totally suitable for general audience viewing but nothing earth-shattering, you may want to rent this first, and buy it only if your kids like it.
Hare and Tortoise in the snow
Aesop spins from down below
Amanda Richards, September 20, 2008
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