Baby Einstein - Baby Neptune - Discovering Water [DVD]

I had purchased Baby Mozart for my 4th child when he was 6 months old. He always enjoyed this video. When my 5th child was born we shared the video with her. She enjoyed it with the same enthusiam as her brother did. At 9 months I decided she needed some more of these videos...some variety. I selected Baby Einstein next. I really didnt compare it to all of the others before purchase...I wish I had. We enthusiastically put it in and my daughter did not react as enthusiastically as she always had with Baby Mozart. The language was boring in comparison to all the music and unique sounds on Baby Mozart. Immediately we purchased Baby Bach and my daughter was delighted! We alternate between Baby Bach and Baby Mozart, which are similar, but different. Ocasionally I will put Baby Einstein in for a change of pace. After reading the various reviews, I look forward to receiving other videos in the series to give my children a wider range of variety.

This video is wonderful! I was sure that Jesica, being only 4 months old, would have no interest in this video as she doesnt with most everything else on television. But this video is very exciting to her. She will talk to the objects she sees. I am very proud to have this for her and look forward to getting Baby Bach and Baby Mozart to switch them out for variety.

My 15 month old is thirsty for stimulation and I am very disenchanted with the majority of the Baby Einstein videos. They say that theyre for ages 0-3 but my daughter was quickly bored after just 8 months. There arent many options out there to give yourself a much needed 30 minute break in the day without feeling the guilt of hypnotizing your baby. Some of the Leap Frog products do offer some stimulating content but theyre for older children. The best video for development and entertainment is Juno Baby. But theyre difficult to get...I think only available through their website. As for the Baby Einstein series, they do occupy the attentions of very young babies but dont believe that youre getting anything developmentally sound out of them.

My 6 month old son has been watching this video on and off for 2 months and LOVES it. I honestly think he loves bathtime more since his introduction to water on the video. There is a good balance of puppets, real video and animation. Another good Baby Einstein video!

My LO loves this movie but its much shorter than I thought it was going to be.

I think it is a really great video. My daughter adores the puppets, especially the duck! She cackles whenever she sees him!

This is definitely eye candy and good to have in the DVD library but not my daughters favorite yet. Im not sure why.. She loves all the animal ones especially World Animals which has a very cheesy sing-along song in the middle of it that I thought would be annoying but my 8 month old LOVES it when I sing along and clap my hands. Baby Neptune is still getting 5 stars because my daughter does watch it just not with as much excitement as some of the others.

Showed this DVD to my 4 month old grandaughter. She was captivated and totally focused on the screen, watching every moment and really enjoying it. A great video that wont cause brain numbness to any adult watching with them.

I had read some of the other reviews in which people thought this might not be a good DVD. How ever my son loves the water. He has loved this video since 6 months, now 1 year he still watches attentively. This is not the best DVD of the series but it is a nice way to show all the water around. Which is actually very calming. You would need to judge your child yourself. As for my friends baby and mine they both love this video.

We own every Baby Einstein DVD and we were excited about this new one, having recently visited the New England Aquarium. Last night the family gathered to watch the new movie. (We severely restrict our sons access to TV; the Baby Einsteins are a much-anticipated treat for him.) My 19-month-old son sat on Moms lap. We expected to see what is on every previous show this company puts out. Folks who are fans of the Baby Einstein series may already know the ritual opening. First comes Julies voice over an all-white screen with words, and she welcomes us to the Baby Einstein series. The sounds of the Baby Einstein orchestra is warming up in the background, then a gentle skit or other intro preceding the title. We pressed the play button. First the screen fades black. Then a loud anthem sounds and a 3D digital castle appears, with firework sparks shooting from left to right and back again. Its a 3D Tinkerbell! More music, more sparks, more pyrotechnics, and BAM! BAM! BAM! its over. This is Disney announcing with Great Authority that they produced this show, with lasers and computers and God knows what else. My son literally shrank back in his seat during this and started to whimper. Then the show actually started, and guess what the first image is? A bright orange puppet of a fish, ZAPPING from one side to the other with a special digital sound effect. SWISH!!! Its gone. (This is a theme. Remember the gentle toys moving from left to right to connect scenes? Amp it up, baby!) ZAAAAP!!!! Mom later told me that my son had actually dug his nails into her forearm, almost to the point of bleeding. The opening montage and, indeed, the whole show, seems paced for children much older than the range on the box, and it seemed much louder than the others. There is a prolonged zooming helicopter shot of a coral beach, for example. (Ouch, said Mom. Her arm again.) After the opening, I stopped watching for enjoyment and started to watch for signs of other differences from the earlier installments. Plus I kept an eye on my boy, and he rarely seemed to lean forward with interest and excitement. He spent a lot more time shrinking from the screen, turning away slowly, and pinching Mom. There are quite a few differences from the previous DVDs; I really cant tell whether the current producers get it. One mainstay has been an adult hand playing with a common toy. For example, placing rings on a stacker, or dropping balls through a toy castle, or opening the doors on a busy box. It is slow-paced and there are amusing sound effects. One sequence from this DVD that stands out in my memory was a collection of magnetic sea animals. First theres one. Then POP theres two. POP. Three. POP. Four. And so on, till a heap of magnetized, connected toys have filled the screen. Why not show the hands putting this together? How does jazzing up this very simple staple make the show better? On only a single viewing, I was able to notice that several live shots were reused, especially the vertiginous helicopter flight. My final rating is what it is because there actually are worse ones in the series. But parents, be forewarned: with Baby Neptune, Baby Einstein has jumped the shark.