VeggieTales The League of Incredible Vegetables DVD

Sometimes you really want to know just what’s going on inside the head of Veggie Tales creator, Phil Vischer. Whatever it is, the one thing you can be sure about is that it never stops. His mind is constantly creating new ideas, new characters and new adventures for his fruit and veg based heroes. If the output Phil’s mind could be connected to the electricity grid, there’d be enough energy to power a small ton, a whole street, surely… or just a house, OK but at least a fridge, maybe.

In this DVD Veggie Adventure, ‘The League of Incredible Vegetables’ Phil’s creations really are the heroes and heroines, as they struggle against a plot to refrigerate them all – permanently. Stealing his veggie villain’s name from a popular frozen dessert, Phil’s Dr Flurry – complete with quirky German accent, is about to freeze solid the whole of the sunny little town of Bumblyburg.

Part of Phil Vischer’s genius for creativity and originality is to steal it from others. Well, you could call it stealing, or could just call it repackaging or even recycling. A look at the featured video clip on this page will show you what I mean and why your children will love this high quality computer animated adventure with its strong themes of personal development, facing fear and finding courage.

Obviously the title is lifted from the comic book stories and from their recent remakes as big box office movies. The type face for title on the clip and on the DVD pack looks suspiciously like Disney’s ‘The Incredibles’, and the projected ‘Veggie’ sign reminds you of the ‘Bat Sign’ used to summon Batman to the aid of Gotham City. Petunia Rhubarb's apperance in the role of Vogue is Phil's fashion conscious take on the X-Men character, Rogue.The vehicles zooming your fruit and salad heroes through the streets of Bumblyburg look very like colourful repaints of the cars and bikes used by the cape crusader and his equally caped side kick.

Capes and costumes figure heavily on the four heroes of the tale while their nemesis, Dr Flurry shows all the necessary traits of a super-villain evil genius. Another borrowing here – Flurry is assisted in his dastardly plans by an army of penguins unmistakably similar to the loyal and laughably inept ‘minions’ of Gru in the animated feature, Despicable Me.

Veggietales more recent offerings work so well for children 3 to 6 (and up to 10 times that) because they have these recognisable themes and references. It makes them ‘mainstream’ and part of the total DVD and movie culture adults and children live in. Some of the references are clearly for grown ups to enjoy and children to grow into – just like the big studio CGI movies that Phil liberally borrows from.

And of course there’s the inevitable Veggie ‘Silly Song’. Though, as usual, there's nothing silly or trivial about the song’s content and message. It’s clear: However incredible, they can’t defeat Dr Flurry until they defeat their own fears. And to do that, they need their own super hero. Finding they need faith in a super God – not a super suit, your little ones will also discover how only faith in God helps you find the inner strength and real courage to face the world and unfreeze its hardened heart. – Les Ellison

The 51st DVD from the Veggie Tales crew brings you 'The League of Incredible Vegetables' a fun, fast-paced adventure from your favourite vegetables.

It's a normal day in Bumblyburg . . . until Dr. Flurry comes to town with an army of penguins! Sounds like a job for Larry-Boy, but he gets frozen by his enemy's superior tactics. rushing to his rescue, the league of Incredible Vegetables attempts to unfreeze Larry-Boy, but can they overcome their fears and rescue the city?

Running Time Approx: 45 Minutes