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Ambitious Direct-To-DVD Family Film
Although it lacks the starpower and budget of its predecessor, "Prince of Egypt," "Joseph: King of Dreams" is a very ambitious film for the direct-to-DVD market. It features the voice talents of Ben Affleck(Daredevil, Gigli), Mark Hamill(the Star Wars trilogy, Batman: The Animated Series), James Eckhouse(Beverly Hills, 90210), Steven Weber(Wings), and Jodi Benson(Ariel of "The Little Mermaid"). It also features the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Maureen McGovern, Rene Auberjonois, Judith Light, and other established actors.

It tells the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors and how his father, Jacob, puts him on a pedestal above his other brothers. When Joseph's bragging goes a little too far, his brothers sell him into slavery. Little do they know that he will eventually become second only to Pharoah in power and literally hold their futures in his hands. The story sticks relatively close to that of the Bible. It handles the dreams that Joseph has and interprets in a very good manner. They standout from the rest of the film without actually separating themselves from the overall story.

The music is sort of average, and not on the level of "Prince," but it does move the story along at a decent clip. The animation is also a step down from "Prince," but the budget was also considerably smaller, so I'll let that pass.

Some have claimed that God is only mentioned once in this film. However, if you follow the story and the actions of Joseph (especially when he is imprisoned), you'll see that God is everywhere in this film. It is all left to interpretation, and if you don't look for God, you'll obviously not see him in this movie.

I highly recommend this story as a companion piece to "Prince of Egypt." Although some may see it as a sequel, it's actually just another film based on a story from the Bible. After viewing this flick, try reading the actual story to your children and see if they can pick out the differences and similarities between the real story and Dreamworks' version.

Please note that there is a little bit of violence in this film, but nothing along the lines of of "Prince of Egypt." There is also a tad bit of sensuality when Potiphar's wife attempts to seduce Joseph, but this is handled quite nicely in the film and little ones will most likely not catch on to it.

A really good film with solid production and voice talent. I highly recommend it.

A good movie.
My family and I enjoyed this movie and continue to watch it for many years to come.

Joseph - King of Dreams
Great family movie! I wish more people would buy movies like these to send a message to Hollywood that we need more good family films.

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