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Which ((Veggie)) Tale was better?

posted 16 years ago by Courier_New
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This one or Jonah?

Personally, I remember Jonah from way back and loved it (I'm listening to the soundtrack, now)! Is this half as good?

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[–] supermario-2000 16 years ago

"It might behoove me to be heaved."

Personally, I have to say that Jonah was better. Though that may be due to my high level of respect for Jonah having seen it dozens and dozens of times. (Saw it again last night with my little munchkin.)

Though I would probably say that this movie is at least half as good. I'd say it's on par with regular episodes. There aren't as many songs as Jonah and the relationship it shares with God and the Bible aren't as clear cut as Jonah either. That being said, the movie was highly entertaining, worthwhile message-wise, and had a killer ending tune!

[–] narnia4 15 years ago

Generally I don't think Veggietales is really set up to be a big movie thing, but it works great as a tv series or direct-to-dvd thing. I love the little parodies they do and the good moral and Christian values they teach.

Oh, and I think Jonah was better.

[–] allysonpotter97 13 years ago

Definitely Jonah. This one was enjoyable, but Jonah is far more memorable and Christian.

~ "Don't. Touch. The cap." -Alvin ~

[–] ajvenigalla 10 years ago

Jonah and Pirates are two different movies.

Jonah: A Veggietales Movie is not a masterpiece like Lord of the Rings, Citizen Kane, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Godfather, or other great movies, but it is still a nice family movie, with great Christian themes (though to be fair it does underplay some of the radical themes of the Scriptures). Though it is not too preachy, it does get its message across and it is one of the better Christian-themed movies (considering the mediocrity of most Christian movies). And it got decent reviews from critics, including even New York Times.

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, while nice, is not as good. But it is a(n) (unintentional) homage to B-movies (with talking rocks, real live cheese curls, pirates, cheesy and corny tone, etc.). In fact, B-movies are referenced once in the film. While it does have some Christian themes, it is in the section of VeggieTales that teaches moral themes and is Gospel-lite (even co-creator Phil Vischer regretted this Gospel lite message). And some of the moments do come off as mediocre (which was not the case for many Veggietales shows and Jonah)