Veggie Tales: Pistachio

Our family loves Veggie Tales, we own them all. I had high hopes for "Pistachio," as I do all of them; maybe the fact that Pistachio is my favorite ice cream made me excited for this release. It's cute, don't get me wrong. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the lesson about obeying your parents, that they want to do what's best for you. The character names, songs, ducks, Blue Berry (hilarious)...all of that was clever and hilarioous. However, I just wish they hadn't done a "Disney" adaptation. The reason we won't let our kids watch Pinocchio is because of the fox and carnival scenes. Of coure, Pistachio isn't even half as bad, but I still didn't like the scheming and lying parts. yes, kids will have to deal with them someday, but our 2 to 5-year olds don't quite get that there are people like that in the world. I answer questions for them and we talk about what God wants us to do, that some people care only about money or other things and that we need to pray for them, etc. Still, though it isn't our favorite Veggie Tales movie (Ballad of Little Joe, Moe and the Big Exit, Noah's Umbrella, Esther, Joshua and the Big Wall...they are our favorites), it teaches an invaluable lesson. While our kids never choose it out of our collection, it's one I'm happy to put on in the van's DVD player for our 1+ hour trips. The songs, as always, are catchy and witty. It's definitely worth seeing, especially if you're a Veggie Tales fan. 5 stars for the lessons, 3 stars for presentation, 4 stars overall!

Afetr the disappointment that was Abe and the Amazing Promise, I was beginning to become concerned that the creative minds behind Big Idea in its current incarnation (basically, Mike Nawrocki and some hired guns) weren't up to the task of continuing the legacy Phil Vischer and Nawrocki had created. Thankfully, Pistachio shows there may yet be life left in the franchise. Surely the best-looking Veggies episode ever in terms of the animation, the story is solid and the jokes are funny and in character for the most part. Khalil does steal the show, to be sure, but Larry and Bob and Junior are enjoyable as always. The "Extreme Re-Do" gag is clever, especially since it doesn't really change much about the look of the countertop (blue walls and throw pillows), and Qwerty's upgrade seems logical given the technological advances we've seen in the past few years. Also, it's a relief to see the return of Mike Nawrocki as the co-writer of the latest Silly Song; the last few Silly Songs were fairly weak with the exception of "Sippy Cup," and I was pleased to see Nawrocki returning to arguably what he does best - write Silly Songs (with Kurt Heinecke, who's also back on board for the rest of the music). All in all, Pistachio teaches a valuable lesson, though I'd argue that the payoff - the moment where Pistachio chooses to listen to his dad instead of insisting on his own way - isn't as strong as it could have been. Still, I'd guess this one will find its way into our DVD player on a regular basis. Nice job, Big Idea.

My two boys with Down Syndrome love Veggie Tales. They sing the songs and watch the shows on every possible media device that plays DVD's (Our TV's with DVD players, our computer, our van, etc...) They both sing along with all the songs, and though I also hear the Veggies talking and singing all day - I still enjoy them as well. Very creative, clean, and always has a good point/moral/truth to share. Pistachio is no different! Looking forward to the boys wearing this DVD out as much as they do the others. :)

I give this rating because my daughter has watched this with my 3 year old grandson. She said there are a couple of parts that frightened him a bit. We will save this DVD until he is older and then he won't be frightened. My grandsons love VeggieTales--we have many DVDs. The stories are great, offer good morals that teach and entertain as well. We are very pleased with the messages that are taught to our grandchildren and we will be happy when more "LarryBoy" DVDs are out--LarryBoy is the favorite hero around our houses.

My son is a HUGE fan of veggietales...it's all he'll watch. Pistachio has some pretty funny jokes, but it doesn't seem to hold his interest the way that others does. I'm not sure if it's because the songs aren't as fun and upbeat or if it makes him a little scared. Anyway, it's still good though.

I sat down to watch the movie with the seven others I bought and while watching, I laughed more than all of the others combined! With it's important lesson (listening to your parents), it's laugh out loud humour, and it's adorable referencences to the movie Jonah, it immedieatly made it into my top 3! I have to say, this is one of the few that I don't have any issues with. They taught the lesson exceedingly well and I'd suggest this to any and everyone!

I'm a big Veggie Tale fan so this was an easy pick. We always enjoy them. This was not the very best I've see from them, but they are always good.

Love it! Love all Veggie Tales! Great humor with great life lessons based on Bible stories. My 5y son had started to pick up telling lies. This helped immensely! Love when Pistachio sneezes and his nose grows leaves, "Oh for crying out loud"! Every time someone sneezes in our house now that is what is said. Lol!

Veggie Tales never get old, the way they tell the stories and weave scriptural teachings within them, they are sure to become classics! Sadly we also know that whatever is in the Market Place now, will be all their is of Veggie Tales due to the company having to declare bankruptcy. Our entire family, from the youngest grand-daughter to the oldest continue to enjoy the stories over and over again. I even catch the 15 year old pulling them out and watching them. I highly recommend any and all of the Veggie Tales Series, money well spent.

They go to town with the Italian theme and in typical VeggieTales style, the humour in Pistachio is funny, refreshing and reinforces the family values. Obviously from the subtitle, Pistachio's theme is "listening to your parents". Highly recommend it.

Excellent and speedy delivery

The movie is obviously based on the storyline of Pinocchio but this story version is biblically based which teaches the children about the things of God.