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Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie (2000) Starring: Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Plot Synopsis: When the singing Veggies encounter some car trouble they re stranded at old rundown seafood joint where nothing is quite as it seems. As Bob the Tomato and the kids settle in to wait for a tow truck to help get their van back on the road the "Pirates Who Don t Do Anything" share a little story about a guy named Jonah. Jonah was kind of like a mailman except his messages came straight from God. Jonah loves his job until the day comes when he has to deliver a message to the people of Nineveh. Instead of carrying out his mission Jonah turns and sets sail in the opposite direction onboard a pirate ship. Soon Jonah embarks on an adventure that leads him into the belly of a whale and to the heart of Nineveh for a hilarious showdown. Review: Parents seeking kid-friendly Christian entertainment can be comfortable letting their kids watch Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie which turns the characters from the biblical story of Jonah into a bunch of talking cucumbers asparagus peas and other vegetables. When God instructs the prophet Jonah to go to the wicked city of Ninevah to spread His word Jonah balks and tries to flee by ship--only to end up in the belly of a whale. When he finally consents to go to Ninevah things don t turn out quite the way he expects. The VeggieTales team uses computer animation and upbeat musical numbers to express Christian themes but they do so without being painfully didactic. The animation (and the humor) isn t as sophisticated as that in Toy Story or Shrek and kids may find some elements of the story confusing but this may provide an opportunity for parents and kids to discuss values. DVD Details: Actors: Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tim Hodge Lisa Vischer Dan AndersonDirectors: Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Format: Anamorphic Animated Closed-captioned Color Full Screen Widescreen NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Studio: Family Home EntertainmentDVD Release Date: March 4 2003 Run Time: 83 minutes
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