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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Out 2 1/2 year old loves Fireman Sam. This is the new CGI version that's shown on Cartoonito. Some of the episodes we'd Sky+ but some we hadn't seen before. It was great value and well over an hour long. The problem we had with the ones we'd Sky+ recorded was that they run to an end before you can get anything done but this you can have on a loop and it'll annoy the hell out of you but our son loves it.
He's now decided that he prefers the old style Sam again so we're back on that one but I suspect we've a few more iterations of preferring New Sam, prefer Old Sam to go before h grows out of it.
He's now decided that he prefers the old style Sam again so we're back on that one but I suspect we've a few more iterations of preferring New Sam, prefer Old Sam to go before h grows out of it.
47 of 57 people found the following review helpful
We rushed out to buy this for our four and two year old who both love Fireman Sam but wish we hadn't bothered. The great stop-motion animation has gone to be replaced with rubbishy, false movement computer animation. This really doesn't work with all the special effects (tin foil instead of water) gone and it really doesn't work as well. Our children got bored of it quite soon and only spent about half the time watching it than the old version. Even worse the characters voices have all gone. John Sparkes was an improvement on John Alderton for Fireman Sams voice but whoever is voicing the new Fireman Sam sounds like a twenty year old. He's lost all his gravitas and listen to me because I know what I'm talking about sound. Station Officer Steele now sounds like an amateur is doing the voice and you don't even want to hear Norman who's lost all his cheekiness. Shame on the creators. I would like to see the stop motion come back and better still why not try a live action version one day, but not this awful, cheap computer animation please.
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Firstly, I can't believe that my life has come to this that I am writing a review for Fireman Sam! Sad - Yes, but I feel compelled on behalf of all the little people like my son who worship this cheeky yet slightly smug fire fighter, to warn potential purchasers of this dvd of the imminent disappointment they will experience when their kids watch this pile of squit!
I can't be alone in watching this and thinking 'Why?'. What were they thinking when they took a world wide successful format and sterilised it in to just another one of those drab computer animations that's instantly forgettable. Apparently the original creators S4C sold the rights to 'HIT Entertainment' - on the evidence of this effort, HIT decided to sub the job out to a cheap-as-chips animations firm to maximize profits - as Dreamworks this is not!
OK I'm an adult and its not meant for me, but for any kid who already knows and loves this series, they will just look at these episodes with a confused and dejected look on their face as they try to figure out why is Dylis Price now 20 years younger? Where's Bella Lasgne? Where is Rusty and who is Radar? And, most importantly, what's happened to their voices? If they're like my boy or my neighbour's kids they be pleading with you to put the old series back on again.
Shame.
I can't be alone in watching this and thinking 'Why?'. What were they thinking when they took a world wide successful format and sterilised it in to just another one of those drab computer animations that's instantly forgettable. Apparently the original creators S4C sold the rights to 'HIT Entertainment' - on the evidence of this effort, HIT decided to sub the job out to a cheap-as-chips animations firm to maximize profits - as Dreamworks this is not!
OK I'm an adult and its not meant for me, but for any kid who already knows and loves this series, they will just look at these episodes with a confused and dejected look on their face as they try to figure out why is Dylis Price now 20 years younger? Where's Bella Lasgne? Where is Rusty and who is Radar? And, most importantly, what's happened to their voices? If they're like my boy or my neighbour's kids they be pleading with you to put the old series back on again.
Shame.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Firemen sam fans will love it
Perfect condition, my young son loves. Excellent value for money. However never before episodes have been shown since release date of DVD which is to be expected. Good buy.
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by R. Fletcher
Fireman Sam DVD
My daughter is a great Fireman Sam fan so she loves this. It is now made on a computer which makes it look different from the two versions before it and some of the old characters... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by L. Mitchell
Smug annoying Sam
At first I agreed with all the many negative comments this new Fireman Sam has attracted, and my little'un also spent a couple of weeks saying 'get this off', but now she's used to... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by Mr. Rw Jenkins
My son's favourite programme
My son's favourite programme, loves it even more than the previous ones. Just wish there were more episodes on the DVD as there are many more on TV.
Published on 18 May 2009 by S. Garforth
Be prepared to be disappointed
My 3 and a half year old was so disappointed this morning. Fireman Sam is an idol in our home (our 13 month old daughter enjoys it too!) and this 'New' DVD seemed ideal. Read more
Published on 18 April 2009 by S. Boatman
Fireman Sam New Hero Next Door
My son has been addicted to Fireman Sam sice he's 3. This DVD keeps him quiet for abour 3 hours, that is good for a hyperactive boy like him.
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by K. Pham
terrible.
I agree with all the negative comments. I have no idea what HIT have done, but for children like mine who love the "old" (if 2006 counts as old) Fireman sam dvds won't understand... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2009 by Crayon
New Fireman Sam
My 3 year old loves it but we older people do not. Voices Rubbish, Scripts OK but not as good as before. Animation technique too basic. No supermarket store looks like that. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2009 by Mr. A. French
We know it word for word!
Bought it for my Son to watch in the car, but he loves it that much we've got to watch it in the house as well!
Published on 15 Feb 2009 by Craig McFie
xmas pressi
Fireman Sam - NEW Hero Next Door great pressi for all fireman sam fans
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by C. Fairgrieve
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