Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest / Fern Gully 2 - The Magical Rescue (Animated) (DVD)

Fern Gully -- Great for kids

Advantages: Positive message about saving rain forests
Disadvantages: Scary monster may be intense for very young children

My two kids (between ages of 4 and 9) loved this animated movie and would watch it over and over. It has lively music, an appealing story line about a fairy rebelling against the status quo, but then learning the important lesson of protecting her home and loved ones. It has a lot of magic (duh, fairies), but the fruit bat (played by Robin Williams) provides one of the best manic Robin Williams comedy routines around. This may not be adivsable for very young children since it does have a very evil character who comes very close to killing all the very likeable main characters. He is truly demonic in his characterization. Lots of loud, frightening scenes at the end which would definitely have frightened my son if he watched when he was 2 or 3. However, for kids between 5 and 10, I recommend this movie highly. My kids loved it ...

balletomom 04.11.2006 · Read full review
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going green for fairies

Advantages: fills in an hour
Disadvantages: it feels like a long hour

is shown on satellite TV as well so may not be worth buying if you have this. Childrens films are hard to review as an adult buying them for a young child or an hour's peace, but i am letting you know from my point of view and the children i bought it for. The children loved this film, I did not like the parts when they were singing and though it has a moral and has a enviromentally friendly message it is a dvd to entertain for an hour. If you what them to learn about this stuff for real take the children to plant a tree or clean up a park or beach. ...

angel_squishy 12.05.2006 (02.06.2006) · Read full review
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A Few Words About Ferns

Advantages: Easy To Grow
Disadvantages: Do Not Flower

The name Fern applies to over 20,000 different species of Plant that all belong to the Botanical Genus of Pteridophyta. They are grown widely in the UK and some species also grow wild but the commonest varieties are normally grown either indoors or outdoors to add foliage to other areas. I have a fern on my Kitchen Windowsill that I acquired as a little baby from a friend last year. I have no idea what type of Fern it is but it must be one of the common indoor varieties because I have seen this same Plant in several Garden Centres recently. Despite my eagerness to find out the true identity of my Plant this has so far eluded me. Every time that I stumble upon one it is simply labelled "Fern." The term Pteridophytes is often used to describe any type of seedless Vascular Plant so this term has become synonymous with Ferns ...

micksheff 27.03.2007 · Read full review
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