Yar, you be here: Baby Mozart > Customer Reviews
Baby Mozart Customer Reviews (37 - 39 of 49 Reviews)
Great for young babies!
I was a bit skeptical about how interesting this DVD would be for a 3-4 month old baby but decided to take a quick gamble on it based on other reviews on the site.
When first viewing the DVD, parents should forget what they "think" a baby video should be and really step back and try to see the world from a baby"s point of view. At first, the imagery and transitions seem a bit silly, but after watching my son (now 4.5 months) react to the video, I'm looking forward to showing him the next step in the series.
While it is too easy to just sit him down in front of the TV when you need a brief 30 minute respite, it is actually a lot of fun watching it together because he gives such a positive reaction, smiling and laughing when his favorite images and music come on.
What is especially endearing is his reaction to the opening jingle and scene of the 3D caterpillar inching across the screen; as soon as he hears the chimes, he breaks out in a big grin and starts to become very excited.
Overall, highly recommended for any parent looking for something to stimulate and entertain a young baby.
Does the job!
This video does exactly what a good children's video should do: it holds the interest of the child who is watching it, not just for five or ten minutes, but for the duration. I started my first child on this video when he was about 9 months. It was a godsend. I love spending time with my boy but let's face it, there are times when you just have to have 10 minutes or so to yourself so that you can wash the dishes or do laundry; that's when you pop this video in. It's 25 minutes of entertainment that holds the attention of even very young children. My wife and I have several of the Baby Einstein videos, but I think Baby Mozart is the one you should start off with when your child is very young (Baby Beethoven is good too) since it is just music, no dialogue. Move up later to Baby Shakespeare (poetry) and Baby Einstein (languages). Baby Van Gogh (colors) is also very good. By age two you'll be graduating to Veggie Tales (but that's for another review).
BABY MOZART is the one to buy
Friends gave us the BABY MOZART video (made 1998) as a gift for our infant when he was 4 months old. He loved it then and he loves it now. It completely holds his attention for the 28 minutes or so it runs. Our little guy has watched it dozens of times over the last two months. It takes Mozart's music and presents it in very child-friendly renditions with simple visuals of toys and puppets. The pacing and length are exactly right.
We have played BABY MOZART about 3 times a week for the last 2 months and our little guy enjoys it every time. He smiles and giggles at his favorite parts. Believe it or not, the only time he loses interest is when the credits and ads come on at the end ! We can almost guarantee ourselves almost a half hour of getting chores done around the house as the program runs. (Buy it on DVD because you will eventually wear out the tape.)
Based on the Mozart program, we soon bought BABY BACH (made 2000) and BABY BEETHOVEN (made 2002) on DVD. Save your money. BABY BACH is a total bust. He lasts about 7 minutes at best. He never liked it. I don't like it. Stupid still shots of toy instruments just sitting there and gratuitous shots of kids lend nothing.
BABY BEETHOVEN is a fair program and our little guy will sometimes sit through about 15 minutes of it but it pales in comparison to BABY MOZART. The Beethoven video includes even more pointless shots of children and lots of [pricey] toys and mobiles which it promotes at the end.
The music on BEETHOVEN and BACH is certainly as good as the Mozart video but for our baby and for us, the overall presentations just don't cut it.
BABY MOZART however is a wonderful program and should be in almost every child's video library. With Mozart, they did catch magic in a bottle. Too bad they weren't able to repeat it with the later efforts.
| Previous Page | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Next Page |
