The Gruffalo 2005

Customer Reviews:

The Gruffalo.......2008-02-06

I enjoyed the story when my own son now 22) was a little boy. I now enjoy the book and the DVD with my adopted son aged 3. Great entertainment and a great way of getting kids up and dancing and joining in, it's a lot of fun.

Daughter loves it!.......2008-01-03

My 2 year old daughter is mad about the book so as a treat we thought we'd get her the DVD. She loves it! My only problem is I now find myself singing the songs at the oddest moments.

Excellent.......2007-07-17

We borrowed this from the library and it was soon clear that we would have to buy our own copy as our daughter (age 3) just loves it.
The performers are excellent, the songs brilliant and the whole thing is a joy from start to finish. If your child loves the book, they will love this too!

Great fun for the under 5's.......2006-04-10

I took my then 2 year old daughter to see The Gruffalo on stage last summer, not really knowing what to expect. The story is wonderfully brought to life by a team of 3 actors who between them play the parts of the mouse, fox, owl, snake, Gruffalo and one (and sometimes two!) narrators. She loved it and pestered to see it again, right away.

Six months later we took her again and she loved it just as much ... and on that outing we discovered that the stage show is available on DVD. We are now on our second copy, having damaged/worn out the first.

The characters are played by actors so there is just a hint of who they are (for example, a furry cravat and tail for the fox) but it doesn't seem to bother the little ones. Each character has a great song - and the Gruffalo has two. With a running time of under an hour it is a great attention holder for the under 5's.

My only criticism is with the casting. The two productions I saw live had much better singers/actors in the parts. In particular the mouse on the DVD is neither as small nor as talented as the one we saw perform live. Hence the score of only 4 stars rather than 5.

One final point - This DVD is exactly the same as the one I purchased at the show which had a different cover. I'm not sure why it's called "2005" but if you already have a Gruffalo DVD then it's this one!

Average customer rating:

BRILL!!!!

EXCELLENT, great acting and music

Brilliant

GRUFFALO-HO-HO

The Gruffalo DVD

The Gruffalo

Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002W19RY
Release Date: 2004-10-11

Customer Reviews:

BRILL!!!!.......2007-10-25

An excellent stage show, excellent songs (you'll be singing them for the rest of the day) Kids love it, more than watchable for adults too! If you've seen the stage show and liked it, this is a must!!!! Any bad reviews are clearly left by people who have not seen the show! After all you would'nt buy The rocky horror stage show without seeing it on stage first!!!

EXCELLENT, great acting and music.......2007-06-08

Mu children ( 2 and 5 ) are addicted to it

Brilliant.......2006-01-31

We love the dvd, having seen it at the theatre I immediately purchased the dvd. Am surprised at people saying animals should be dressed in animal costumes. Surely part of reading with a child (and this is an extension of that) is to stretch the imagination. The wat this was acted with just three characters was very smoothly done with no breaks. The animals were given fantastic personalities which appeal to adults and children alike. I highly recommend it to everyone I know and it has inspired me to have a Gruffalo party for my daughter's third birthday!
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

GRUFFALO-HO-HO.......2005-08-05

This DVD is a filmed performance of the stage play The Gruffalo, based on the popular book by Julia Donaldson. If you haven't done so already, it is worth reading the book first and getting your children aquainted with the characters as it may be a little difficult to follow otherwise, because no money has been lavished on expensive costumes!

There are only 3 performers and the stage is sparse but the production is absolutely superb and probably better for it. The whole idea is to get the children to use their imagination and associate the book with what they are seeing unfold in front of them. For example, the mouse is simply dressed in a brown t-shirt, pedal pushers with pink trainers and looks (and acts) a bit like Bjork!

The story is faithfully followed and is stretched by six musical additions. The songs are catchy and instantly singable and reflect the characters beautifully. The Fox (Tweed jacket, flat cap and sideburns) performs a Madness-style bounce-around number, the Owl(Flying helmet and starched scarf) a regimental two-step and the Snake (Sombrero and fake moustache) an outrageous latin salsa.(All three, incidentally, played by the same actor).

The Gruffalo, when he finally appears, is as loveable a 'monster' that you are ever likely to meet and it is guaranteed that you will be hummming or singing one of his two songs long after the DVD is back in the box.

At only 50 minutes long (well would your kids sit still through anything longer in a theatre?) it is a tad expensive but even so, for entertainment and long-lasting appeal it is still worth every penny.

And go and see it live if you get the chance...

The Gruffalo DVD.......2005-05-19

FAB,FAB,FAB excellent. We all totally enjoyed it from our 15month old daughter who danced along to the songs to my husband who actually watched the whole dvd! excellent family viewing i have read other reviews and remember someone saying it was difficult to distinguish what animal was being potrayed. I have to say my son Thomas who will be 4 in july new exectly what animal was what. He loved the dvd to bits and is constantly reciting the Gruffalo song. My recommendation is if you dont buy you might regret it.

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