Aventure magique! Un film Wiggles

As a salute to both Barry Manilow and the Wiggles, I will start my review with "Oh Wiggles, you came and you gave without taking, I'll never send you away, oh Wiggles!" Okay, with that necessary intro, I'll say that the Wiggles really do rock. I'm 14, and I love a children's band from Australia, I am in no way ashamed, and why should I be? They create good wholesome entertainment for children and adults alike. This movie is absolutely delightful. When this movie originally opened in Australia, in 1997, it was opening against Titanic, that's right, TITANIC. The Wiggles Movie had one-tenth of James Cameron's budget, but it was not swallowed up by the hype of some ship sinking (a tad ironic, eh?), it was the second highest grossing film in Oz (Australia, for those of you who aren't in the know) in 1997. The Wiggles have a way of relating to children and are in NO WAY irritating. They have quite a fan base and should not be judged by ANY skeptical parents, ban Ren and Stimpy from your house, people, leave the Wiggles, after all, all they want to do is please.

The wiggles might get a lot of negative comments from adults but sit back and don't watch them, watch your children watching them. My 2 year old daughter doesn't care much for sponge bob or many other cartoons that my five year old enjoys but when she first saw the wiggles she loved them instantly as did my five year old now they want to watch them all the time and maybe you don't get the wiggles but no doubt their target audiance does and they love them just watch the concert scenes. I like the giggles to as a matter of fact.

"What is wrong with people? A kid show has to still be smart and funny and not patronizing. The Wiggles is anything but that. It stars these four bizarre fellas who live in Pee Wee's summer home with some oddly low-budget puppets and dance a lot. The acting abilities of these four Brits is questionable, since they overdo all of their lines like kids won't be able to understand them otherwise... We also get some really dopey concert scenes where the 'Wiggles' sing a very repetitive song while shaking their tails..."

A kids show doesn't have to entertain adults. Patronising? It's a show for children, and they seem to enjoy it immensely. The Wiggles themselves have absolutely no pretensions at all. Oddly low budget sets and puppets? Last year they made $34 million and they always invest most of it back into the franchise. He claims that these "Brits" overdo all there dialogue so the kids can't even understand it. First off they are not Brits. Second, all kid entertainers overdo everything- children don't react well with subtlety. And third, if they overdo it so much the kids can't understand it, then how can they sing along to every last one of their songs in concerts and on TV? Criticising a kids show for being repetitive? You are obviously unaware of the fact that kids need repetition to learn- why do you think all kids shows have such a strict pattern and are repeated so much? Uh huh.

And that's the end of that chapter.

Ok... I don't care what other people think, but the Wiggles are kinda cool. I'm only about 15 and I watch the wiggles with my 2 yr old twin sisters and sometimes my 4 yr old bro too.They love to dance with the wiggles! Their songs are so catchy that I catch myself singing them sometimes and my siblings are always singing 'Quack Quack' or 'Mash Potatoe'. Even my parents sing those songs with them! I can't stand hearing my friends talk about how they think the wiggles are Gay! The truth is.. they're not! They are married and have their own kids. In fact, Murry's kids are on the show. Just because they wear the rainbow colors, it doesn't mean that they're gay. We don't know if the rainbow colors stand for the gay people in Australia like they do here in USA. My Ma-maw thinks they move so gracefully. She says it also shows that older men can be fun with children. Some of these people really need to watch the show and see what I'm saying! They're great.

My kids flat out love the Wiggles. The silly songs and dances get them up and moving, and the goofy characters make them laugh. The skits may seem inane and repetitive to adults, but their style appeals to children. The Wiggles work well together and have an offbeat charm that makes them fun to watch. Three cheers for this Aussie gang!