Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is the most unique and engaging show my kids and I have ever seen. I don't let my kids watch much on TV but they can watch this show as many times as they like. My oldest son watched it as a small child and now that he's a teenager I catch him watching with his youngest brother and still laughing at the shenanigans. I feel no shame in admitting I enjoy it as well. What is a shame is that only 13 episodes were ever made. The writing and acting are both as creative and clever as it gets. It's not about learning ABCs or counting but it's teaching kids to think outside the box, problem-solve, and use their imaginations to the fullest. It is interactive and it features children of all sizes, skin tones and abilities. It seems every aspect of this show was carefully crafted by early learning experts who also happen to be hilarious and clever comedians. If you are looking for a show for your children (or heck, even yourself) that promotes creative thinking and the kind of play that doesn't involve gadgets, you've found it.

Shane and David were well known to our family as the Umbilical Brothers - my two boys (now 14 & 16) absolutely adore them. When my younger son learned that they wanted to shoot an episode of a new children's show with his Brass Band he was ecstatic. Unfortunately the show first came to cable in Australia but has just started showing on the ABC at 8am and next Monday, 29th October 2007, will air "Marching Band". Both my sons were involved (although the older one just pretends to play the trumpet) & we are waiting, excitedly, for it to come on. I remember the day they filmed it was overcast and windy and that everyone's hats kept blowing off. But I didn't watch the filming - just dropped them off at the park then picked them back up again - so I'm really looking forward to next Monday morning.

My 18-month old nephew got me hooked on this show! Now my mom and I watch it even more than he does.These two guys are really creative and funny. They aren't Barney-like silly (no offense to Barney), so they can appeal to an older audience as well as to children.I can definitively say that no other children's' program is as creative and appealing as the Upside Down show! I'm so glad that American television shows this program. While we're all laughing, my nephew is learning a lot about shapes and colors, as well as cooperation and sharing. David and Shane are teaching their young viewers values and good behavior, which is another great thing about this show.It's a wonderful program, and I can't really say enough about it. You'll just have to check it out for yourself!

thank god for the Upside Down show. it is an excellent, witty, entertaining show. And it's in Australian accents. it's terrifically inventive...surreal...intelligent. The performances are engaging and imaginative and the writing very clever. the physicalisation of everything is inspiring eg the characters dangling upside down. the door knocking games....the rewinding of the fingers destroying the sand castle, the talk of yoga poses, the investigation of all the elements of a beach.... the miming knitting...my daughter responds to it all. it's refreshingly noncommercial and the miming games are easy to continue playing once the show is over. i feel a bit guilty letting my child watch too much television, but not if the shows are in the spirit of this one. i had a 6 year old watching the show with my 5 year old daughter last night and he was laughing hysterically. Congratulations to the whole creative crew. I hope you all become millionaires from it!