http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Wiggles-Sailing-Around-the-World-reviews Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:10:19 GMT Latest reviews about The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Wiggles-Sailing-Around-the-World-review-a8ff3 The Wiggles set sail for parts unknown in this record of the 2005 world tour, featuring the world's most popular performers among the pre-school set. The S.S. Feathersword travels to ports in London, Sicily, San Francisco, and points in between, carrying Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, as well as the guys themselves, to visit appreciative crowds across the globe. Their enthusiasm is infectious as the gang performs songs about Honolulu, Pennsylvania, Mexico City, and more, teaching kids about the world they live in even while entertaining them with fun, engaging songs, dances, and skits.... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:10:19 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Wiggles-Sailing-Around-the-World-review-a8ff3 djguiden 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Wiggles-Sailing-Around-the-World-review-6d3d4 <em>The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World</em> is a trip made unbearable by the overbearing presence of Captain Feathersword, the would-be comic relief played by Paul Paddick. Feathersword and his awful pirate crew get the majority of screen time here, linking songs about various locales around the globe, mostly performed by the Wiggles, and unfortunately also by the Captain, whose shrill caterwauling is most painful to the ear.<br/><br/>Whatever educational value this video may contain is undermined by the Captain's idiotic interludes. Yes, the Wiggles are singing about different cultures, but in a simplistic and patronizing way. Not that your kids will care. They'll just fidget a bit more during the comedy bits.<br/><br/>I'd say this video is only for the most dedicated Wiggles fan, but I'd have to narrow that down to only the fans of the tiresome antics of Captain Feathersword and his lame crew.<br/><em><br/>Available on DVD from Hit Entertainment<br/></em>... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:51 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Wiggles-Sailing-Around-the-World-review-6d3d4 jmdobies 1