"Broccoli! Celery! Gotta be...
Veggie Tales!"
I can't even express to all of you how excited I was when I opened up that email and learned that I was chosen to do a review of Veggie Tales - Celery Night Fever! I had grown up watching Veggie Tales and just hearing the theme song brought back fond memories of Bob and Larry and Vacation Bible School. The Pirates That Don't Do Anything has always been my favorite but they're all so good in their own way. Fifteen plus years later though, I have a son and I am so excited to let him watch this with my niece and nephew. The amazing part about this though, is that I was just as excited to watch it as they were! Veggie Tales is and always has been really good at really good at making movies interesting for the entire family.
In 1993, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki created Veggie Tales through their company Big Idea Productions. Since then, they have created 45 Veggie Tales episodes, 13 compilations, and three feature length movies. Their work is now available on Netflix and in stores on DVD and Blu-ray as well as on cable TV like NBC. Veggie Tales has always been so good at taking real-life situations and teaching children about them and how to deal with them in a kind and Godly way. At the end, Bob and Larry always talk about a scripture that portrays to the lesson and taught children so much about the Bible and the stories inside it. Celery Night Fever is their newest creation and, I must admit, I absolutely loved it!
While I obviously wasn't around in the 70's, I can thoroughly appreciate the groovy music and psychedelic suits. The entire story is all about forgiveness, from Laura Carrot and Junior Asparagus having to forgive each other to The Groovy Brothers having to get past their old grudge and forgive each other and Bruce Onion, voiced by Terry Crews (yay!!), even learns a few lessons. At the end of the movie, we learn that God has forgiven us and we need to be able to forgive each other too because, in the end, forgiveness helps everyone.
After we had finished the movie and enjoyed the bonus features like the sing-alongs and checked out the downloadable activities, my niece and nephew said they loved it and asked when they could watch it again. I have a feeling this will be a family favorite for a while! I am excited to let you all know though that your families will have a chance to win your very own copy! I will be hosting a giveaway in the (very!) near future where you will have a chance to win your own copy of Veggie Tales - Celery Night Fever! Be on the lookout!
Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway, which may contain affiliate links. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I received a DVD in exchange for this review and post. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.
