SYNOPSIS:
Rev
up Rocket and soar full speed ahead into action-packed, music-powered
adventures! Join Leo, June, Quincy, Annie and Rocket on a mission
to rescue the Three Little Piggies when their airplanes spin
out of control. Can Rocket fly fast enough and far enough to
bring the Piggies all the way home? Only with your help! Journey
with the LITTLE EINSTEINS? as they zoom to outer space on their
most thrilling voyage ever! Then, get ready to race around the
globe against the world's greatest flying machines. But look
out! Big Jet is up to his old tricks. And he'll do anything
to win the trophy. Whether your preschooler is exploring the
ancient city of Machu Picchu, whooshing past stars or planets,
or searching for hidden treasure in Hawaii, RACE FOR SPACE is
a first-class ticket to nonstop entertainment you can enjoy
together!
MOVIE REVIEW:
Do you know much about the Hawaiian Ki'i statues?
What about “Funeral March of the Marionette” by
Goundo, the art of Chinese cut paper, Hiroshige Utagawa’s
artpiece Whirlpool and Waves and “William Tell Overture”
by Gioachino Rossini? What if your preschool kid comes up
to you and impresses you with knowledge about all this? You’d
be thankful for getting this DVD for him or her.
There
are three 24-minute episodes in this DVD. In “The Treasure
Behind The Little Red Door”, Rocket (the one which the
kids travel in every episode) discovers a treasure map that
leads to riches in Hawaii, but Big Jet (not very creative,
but that’s the villain for you) steals the map before
the treasure is found. In “Super Fast!”, the kids
discuss about a speeding device on Rocket until three little
pigs (can the creators get more kiddy than that?) on airplanes
go out of control in the skies. In “The Great Sky Race
rematch”, Big Jet smashes up Rocket's flying button
and plans its revenge on losing the last Great Sky Race. By
preventing Rocket from flying, the villain prepares to win
this race no matter what.
Before
you think the animation in this preschool series looks bland
and unattractive, you may want to sit down with the preschoolers
for one episode. It is amazing how information and fact are
weaved into the episodes, and with such interactivity. Young
viewers will be responding to the chants to launch Rocket
off. Along the way, viewers learn about art and classical
music the interesting way. Come on, who would want to learn
about famous artwork and high brow music from traditional
academic journals and messy music scores?
Of
course, while this works great for the toddlers, adults are
not exactly the target viewers of this DVD. The classical
tunes are sung to the lines of “We're off on a Treasure
hunt, we're off on a treasure hunt, we're not there yet, we
have to get the treasure behind the Little Red door.”
(Funeral March of the Marionette) and “Hurry up, hurry
up, get the pig pig pigs. Hurry up, hurry up, get the pig
pig pigs. Hurry up hurry up, get the pig pig pigs. Hurry up!
Get the pig pig pigs.” (William Tell Overture).
You
get the idea. But still, you may still want to watch some
episodes so that your preschool kid appears smarter than you.
SPECIAL FEATURES :
This Code 3 DVD contains a “Rocket Around-The-World
Activity”, where kids can drive Rocket with music to
different parts of the world. There is also a bonus episode
“Goofy on Mars” from the other Playhouse Disney
Channel series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Included in the disc
are Previews of other Disney products like the 101 Dalmatians
DVD.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
The disc’s visual transfer is pristine and crisp, and
there are 2.0 Stereo English, Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish
and Portuguese audio tracks to choose from.
MOVIE RATING:
 
DVD
RATING :
Review
by John Li
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