Search - Strawberry Shortcake - The Sweet Dreams Movie on DVD

Michelle S. from PERU, IN
Reviewed on 1/6/2013...

My kids really enjoy this one!

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Sherri L. from JACKSONVILLE, FL
Reviewed on 1/7/2010...

My Girls really enjoy this DVD!

Strawberry's First CGI Film --- A Different Take

George Buttner | Dayton, Ohio United States | 03/07/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

""The Sweet Dreams Movie" is the first ever CGI film for the "Strawberry Shortcake" series. It was shown in limited release in theatres and is now available on DVD.





Positives:



- To me, the CGI animation really isn't bad. Though I was thrown off by the look of it at first, I quickly grew used to it. I found some of it to actually be rather nice-looking. I also thought that the characters looked for the most part like they do in the TV show. Certainly a better effort to me than the CGI for "Clifford's Really Big Movie" (mediocre) and "Arthur's Missing Pal." (Not good at all.)



- Music and songs --- the best highlight of the film. "How a Garden Grows" is a fast-paced, standout song and very catchy. A couple of other fun songs include "All it Takes" and "The Land of Dreams." The songs overall are berry nice and drive the plot along.



- Characters - This film introduces a number of new characters to the series. Doing this sort of thing is always a bit of a tightrope, but I think all of the new characters work fairly well here. Raspberry Torte, works well as a reluctant protagonist (looking out for Lemon Meringue) and even though the series doesn't necessarily need villains to make it interesting, Purple Pie Man and his sister Sour Grapes fill the role well enough.



- Story - A decent enough plotline, though a bit slow-starting. The Land of Dreams was a fun place to visit and I wouldn't mind seeing it in the series again.





Negatives:



- No special features other than Spanish subtitles and previews for other releases on this DVD. Most of the other "Strawberry Shortcake" DVDs at least have a music video and other such direct-to-video (or near direct-to-video) DVD releases have managed to put together at least reasonably interesting special features, so there's no reason why this shouldn't have any.



- Strawberry Shortcake's sister Apple Dumplin' is once again absent-without-leave, a disappointment, as she is one of the best characters in the series. Huckleberry Pie and Blueberry Muffin are also nowhere to be found.





This film, per the closing credits, was dedicated with love to Pam Carter, who served as a voice director for the series."

NOT AS GOOD AS THE DIC TV SHOW

Maria Delaar | NJ, USA | 07/10/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"MY DAUGHTER LOVES STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, SHE WATCHES ALL THE EPISODES FROM BEGINNING TO THE END, BUT THE MOVIE LOOKS DIFFERENT AND SHE LOOSES INTEREST...SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THE TV EPISODES..."

What The Heck Happened To Strawberry Shortcake + Friends?

Kiss + Makeup | Los Angeles, CA | 04/18/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Wow, after watching this, I'm disappointed! The usually super-cute gang has been annimated into a funky, scary bunch in an attempt to make them seem, well, more life-like. imho, They look fugly! Although the story itself is cute, there are much better choices out there in Starwberry land. Click over to the recent Berry Fairy Tales or Moonlight Mysteries (steer clear of this plot if you have really young ones)."