LORD OF THE BEANS

The Veggie Silliness Invades Center Earth
Phil Vischer is back to writing and the target is Lord of the Rings. Can hilarity be far behind?

On the occasion of his 122 birthday, Billboy Baggypants (Archibald Asparagus) prepares to leave his flobbit house in search of happiness. He leaves all his possessions, including a bean, to his nephew Toto (Jr. Asparagus). The bean has incredible power to grant wishes, but Toto wants to know why he was given the gift. Resolved not to use it for himself, he sets out on an epic quest to find the answer.

Aiding him in the quest is the fellowship of the bean. It's lead by Randolf (Mr. Nezzer in a surprisingly noble role) and includes Ear-O-Corn (Larry), Leg-O-Lamb (Jimmy Gourd) and his brother elf, and Grumpy (Pa Grape). Together, this group sets off to cross the mountains of Much-Snowia and reach the Razzberry Forest to find the answers. Meanwhile, the evil Lord Scaryman (the leek who's been around since episode one but still doesn't have a name) and his army of...

Better than some of their recent efforts
You really need to be familiar with the 'Lord of the Rings' movies to see the parodies for what they are. The Billboy (Bilbo) speech at his birthday party cracked us up, but it wouldn't have if he wadn't seen the movie. There are a few laugh-out-loud moments. Overall, these just aren't quite the same, it seems they're trying to fit the message to the story when it used to be the other way around. Still, its better than most of the entertainment that's available, and this is worth watching. I'd rate it in my top 10:

1.Lyle the Kindly Viking
2.Little Joe
3.King George
4.Dave and the Giant Pickle
5.Madame Blueberry
6.Josh and the Big Wall
7.Lord of the Beans
8.Are You My Neighbor?
9.Rack, Shack and Benny
10.A Snoodle's Tale

WOW!
So I am not a huge fan of the Veggie Tales series but tonight our church pre-released the movie at our Halloween Party and the kids loved it! This is a must buy movie if you love watching a bunch of vegetables being crazy... They even have a funny Smeegal impression talking about his Precious Bean! FUNNY!

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