An unnamed little girl in pink pajamas is the first-person narrator, explaining in detail why she wants a hippopotamus as her present. The words to a Christmas song from the 1950s serve as the text for this exploration of a most unusual Christmas gift. Still, the pair deftly let young children in on the jokes through funny, hand-lettered dialogue and the visually telegraphed, all-in haplessness of this well-branded band. This excursion, like many of the holiday-themed Crayon books, has a smaller trim size, a lower price point, and far less complexity than Daywalt and Jeffers’ first two Crayon titles. 1, Orange, dressed as a jack-o’-lantern, says, “Give us your candy, Lady.” At the next, the gang, encouraged by Purple to “think holiday,” responds with an impressive array of misguided greetings, including “Merry Christmas!” and “Happy American Cheese Month!” Later, White, levitating impressively in a ghost costume, overreacts to Halloween’s “scary” aspect by overwhelming residents with a “BOO!” Peach, unnamed here but recognizably wrapperless from the initial title, exuberantly (and inappropriately) repeats, “I’m naked!” Finally, the troupe perfects its treat-inducing line, though a certain ghost cannot resist an ad lib. It takes five houses’ worth of door-knocks for this skeleton crew of seven to perfect the protocol, with enough outlandish flubs to generate giggles in Halloween-savvy preschoolers. I was provided with a copy of the Blu-ray Ultimate Collector’s Edition for review purposes.The Crayons return in time for Halloween as vampire-costumed Purple coaches the dressed-up wax pack through its first trick-or-treating venture. If you enjoyed the film or missed it in theaters (or, like me, went to see it at the drive-in on a rainy night and spent half the film collecting wet lawn chairs and blankets and the other half trying to appreciate the film’s amazingly-detailed computer animation between swipes of the windshield wipers in a steamy van full of kids), you can now own the video in several formats, including the Brave Ultimate Collector’s Edition with DVD, Blu-ray 2D and 3D, DVD, digital copy, Blu-ray Bonus disk, and cool 3D cover.Īnd when you get to the special features, watch the foreign trailers for yourself and tell me if you don’t agree! Image: Disney/Pixarīrave sparked some interesting discussions and disagreements among the GeekMoms and GeekDads this year. The journey of discovery into the forest by the disobedient child? That’s straight from Spirited Away - as is the nightmare-inducing witch.
The willful Merida character was obviously inspired by the teenage heroine of Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service. But from watching the Japanese trailer, it’s clear that Brave is an anime masterpiece in the tradition of director Hayao Miyazaki.
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