Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

Must See Movie...

Just perfect...

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

This movie is clearly for kids. Fortunately though, this is not a movie that you see as an older person and say, "What is this? How are little people amused by something this...stupid!?!"No, this movie you can watch with little kids, have them enjoy themselves, and you yourself laugh at a few parts. The movie is very good on morals, is a good Bible adaptation, and has catchy songs. Brilliant animation, several laughs for older people and tons for little kids.The movie starts off with a bunch of little kid vegetables and their chaperones, Mr. Asparagus and Bob the Tomato, heading off to a concert. After a small disaster (including teasing, a guitar, porcupines, underwear, and airbags), the vegetables find themselves at a cheesy seafood restaurant. As arguments break out between two kids (Junior Asparagaus and Laura Carrot), a helpful band called "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" tells the classic story of Jonah to teach about compassion and mercy. What ensues is fun, song, and a wonderful end.Again, older people might not go and see it on their own, but they can enjoy it with younger kids.

I am a big Veggie Tales fan! So when _Jonah! A Veggie Tales Movie_ came to play in a theater near me, i was soo there! My husband and i went to see it together (he likes Veggie Tales as well, though i think i am the bigger fan).The movie was a very good movie. It was funny and family values at the same time. It was a very good. But as much as i have enjoyed the Veggie Tales videos, i have to say that honestly it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I mean, yes it is a good movie of it's own accord. But i don't think it fully lived up to the Veggie Tales greatness which has been shown with some of their videos.I would recommend this movie. But i would also have to say that if you want to see what real Veggie Tales entertainment is, i would suggest you watch one of their videos. I would recommend Lyle the Kindly Viking and Little Joe above all others.

After countless 1/2 hour videos and even more countless silly songs, Veggie Tales hits the big screen with a whale of a tale (get it, WHALE of a tale? HA HA!) in JONAH: A VEGGIE TALES MOVIE. True to the Veggie theme, the entire cast is made completely of talking fruits and veggies (save for a camel, a whale, and an annoying little catapillar named Khalil). Although the movie tells the biblical story of Jonah, plenty of artistic lisence is taken to provide an upbeat, musical, and knee slapping experiance for the entire audiance. And when I mean the entire audiance, I mean everyone from little bitty kids to adults. You see, the creators of Veggie Tales (Big Idea) always try to throw in a few jokes every now and then that only adults will be able to enjoy, but unless you are actually paying attention to the film you might miss it.Now I've said that artistic lisence is taken in telling the Jonah story; however, this does not mean that you are being told an entirely different story from the one in the bible. Overall, the story told in JONAH is basically the same as it is told in the Bible, so parents don't worry about showing this film to your kids...in fact, I encourage you to see this film with your kids. Have a good time with them. Know that you are seeing a quality film and a pretty faithful retelling of the Jonah story.

Thought the movie was great. It was fast paced and a wonderful family movie. I took 14 children ranging from 4 to 13 and all of them loved it. Great moral and value lessons included in a fun and animated way. The songs and lessons through-out where terrific and memorable. The way it paused, reflected and continued was great and the way the movie connected the "story" part with the real-time part was great. Though the intention of the movie is to target children, myself and all of the adults that attended enjoyed it as well. The only negative thing I could think to add about the film, is the fact that it would have been nice if it went just a little longer! LOL.