Elmo’s World – Summer Vacation (Genius DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: D Main Program: C+
Issued in
time for June 2008, Elmo’s World –
Summer Vacation is an amusing look at the basics we sometimes take for
granted, but would certainly help young children understand and enjoy what is
involved these days in people enjoying themselves outside, at play and if
lucky, at the beach. Of course, it
explains everything from the sun, to skin care, to camera use, though since the
original pre-Elmo Sesame Street, we
have become a camera-mania society.
However,
this show like other in the series and side series makes this all simple
without being condescending and with how increasing kid-unfriendly this society
has become, a very interesting installment with its unintended ironies.
Once
again, the 1.33 X 1 NTSC videotaped image is colorful and detail limited, but
fine for children, along with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo that will keep children
happy. There are again, surprisingly no
extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
