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Shaun the Sheep DVD Review

- brandy3

Product Description:A little pinch of zaniness and a big dash of fun is the perfect recipe for laughter as Shaun the Sheep and his barnyard buddies Bitzer, Shirley, and Timmy get into more wacky shenanigans along with those fun-loving Naughty Pigs next door. The laughs keep rising, as the creators of the Academy Award winning Wallace & Gromit are on a roll, dough-ling out more sheep-herding mayhem by the baker’s dozen.

This DVD features 6 episodes

  • Washday
  • Tooth Fairy
  • The farmers Niece
  • Snore Worn Shaun
  • Helping Hound
  • Big Top Timmy

The Bonus features are a sing along with Shaun and the Mini Making of Shaun.

**** My kids have never seen Wallace and Gromit, So they didn’t know what to expect. They liked this movie, but kept asking why no one talks. Just noises?  I didn’t really have an answer, just that they don’t talk. My daughters favorite part was when the dog and the Farmers Niece were fighting over a ball and the girl started crying.  My kids also liked the sing a long.

Release date:2/16/10

Running Time:39 minutes

Retail:$14.98

My rating:7

Disclosure: I received a product through my partnership with Hit Entertainment. All thoughts are my own.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Minnie’s Bow-tique DVD giveaway2/12Closed

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Product description:Welcome to the grand opening of Minnie’s sparkling-new store, packed with the coolest bows and bow ties you’ve ever seen! Watch as Daisy’s amazing mood bow magically changes colors. Say Cheese and smile for Donald’s camera bow tie, and help catch a bunch of runaway butterfly bows. It looks like there’s something here for everyone…But Pete has a problem: He wants to get a present for his Aunt Mabel, and he’s never shopped for ladies’ bows before. He’ll need a lot of help from Minnie, Toodles and YOU to find the perfect gift. Then, join your Clubhouse pals for a daytime sleepover, a picnic in Mickey Park and more exciting adventures.

****Minnie Mouse is my favorite character and always has been, so when we received this movie my children and I were so excited. This dvd features 4 fun and exciting episodes all featured around Minnie. This movie was fun to watch and I love how it gets the kids involved. This movie also comes with a Minnie Mouse frame magnet, for your fridge.  

Retail:$19.99

Release date:2/9/10

Running time:96 minutes long

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Wordfriends: My fuzzy Valentine review

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Product description: My Fuzzy Valentine: When SHEEP decides she wants to make a special Valentine song for her pal BEAR, she runs into trouble finding the perfect rhyme and makes BEAR a Valentine song with real heart.
The Love Bug: BUG wants to sign a Valentine for his favorite WordFriend, but he doesn’t know how to write his name. With lots of encouragement from FROG he learns that with a little practice, he can write his name.

****My son loves these movies, very bright and colorful. My daughters tend to get a little bored with it, but they are a little older.  This is a educational movie learning new words and how to write. This would be a great gift for a small child for Valentines day.

Retail:$6.99

Running time:60 minutes

My rating:

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this review. I did receive a product through my partnership with N Circle Entertainment.

Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Boogie

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Product description: Brobee thinks everyone has forgotten about his birthday and sings about his past birthdays with DJ Lance. Then, Brobee gets surprised by a big birthday party! He counts the candles to find out how old he is.

The episodes on this dvd are:

  • Birthday
  • Dress up
  • Talent
  • Ride

****Yo Gabba Gabba is the most educational show i’ve ever seen. I love the songs the sing for daily routines. We use them at our house.  Try it you’ll like it, and put the toys away. My children loved the birthday episode, fun new songs and counting with Brobee. This is a great show for any preschooler.

Release date:2/2/10

Retail(SRP):$16.99

Running time: 96 minutes

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this post, I did receive a product from the company for my review.

Let’s Explore: Dora’s Greatest Adventures DVD Review

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It’s time to explore! Help Dora play hide and seek, rescue Baby Jaguar, catch the stars and so much more. There are eight fun-filled exploring episodes on this DVD.

Lost Map: Who do we ask for help when we don’t know which way to go? The Map!  Map gets taken away by a goofy bird for a stick. The bird flies Map all the way to the top of tallest Mountain. Dora and Boots draw their own map to help rescue their friend.

Hide and Go Seek: Dora and her friends are good at hiding, especially When Señor Tucán hides in the Rain Forest. If they can find all eight friends, Señor Tucán promises to introduce his new baby toucans.

Journey to the Purple planet: Blast off into outer space as Dora and Boots set off to bring 5 stranded space creatures back home to the Purple Planet. Travel on a rocket ship, travel through the Milky way, catch a ride on a comet, and go past the space rocks to bring Flinky, Inky, Plinky, Dinky and Al back home.

Rescue Rescue: Baby Jaguar is stuck in a tree, Isa is stuck in a big sand hole, and Benny is stuck in his balloon on top of Gooey Geyser. Dora and Boots need help to put the right rescue steps in order to save all three friends in time. It’s got to be fast, the fastest ever! 

Boots to the rescue 412: Dora left her music homework in boots room. She needs Boots to bring it to her school so she can sing it to her class.  Boots is on his own and learns new Spanish words through the Up and Down Jungle, past the Robot House, and to Dora at school. (I speak Spanish and English too, I like them both how about you.)

Star Catching: Abuela gives Dora a special star pocket to catch explorer stars. She sets out to catch stars and catches her first one.Woo-Hoo The Peekaboo Star! But Swiper swipes the star pocket and ties it to a balloon that floats all the way up to cloud castle.  They set out to get Woo-Hoo back from the prince of the caste, but they need help from other Explorer Stars.

Star Mountain: Swiper swipes Dora’s favorite necklace and throws it all the way up to the top of Star Mountain! They need to run up the star steps, climb up the diamond, and go through ice wind and snow. They try to make it with the help of some Explorer Stars.

Swiper the Explorer Fox: Dora and Boots are playing catch when they find a lost baby fox. Swiper comes to swipe the ball, but when he sees the lost baby fox, he has a change of heart and decides to help. They set out and with Swipers help get past the volcano, over the prickers and thorns, and find baby fox’s mommy at the fox hole. Swiper even says Thank you!

****Wow over 3 hours of Dora, what a little girls dream! My daughters were mesmerized, even though some of the shows we had already seen on Nick Jr. My daughter really like Journey To The Purple Planet, because we have the video game for PS2.  I was really impressed with Swiper being so nice in the last episode, kind of gave me a different impression of the character now.  

There is also a bonus feature: The game Dora’s Explorer World. This is a very fun game and my daughter said she felt like she was a real explorer.

Release date: 2/2/10

Retail(SRP)$16.99

Running Time:198 minutes

Disclosure: I received a product for review from the company, no other compensation was received.

Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side Review

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Synopsis:The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold.  Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy.  On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl).  Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love.  But an encounter with Han’s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire.  Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends.  It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself.

Special features:

  • Audio Commentary 
  • Behind-The-Scenes Featurette – “The Dark Side of Poster Art”
  • Pop-Up Video

****This movie is very funny, my husband and I laughed all the way through it.  It wraps around the Star Wars theme, but goes hard-core. My favorite scene was probably the beginning, The credits that came up, because they are criticizing Fox network and how they’ve canceled Family Guy twice, plus money issues.  This is not appropriate for children under 15 I would think. There are body parts being sliced off, sexual humor and the F word a lot.   The special features were not all that great, a pop up featured that gave you facts, the cast and crew sitting around, and talking about different posters for this movie.

Release date: 12/22/09

Retail(srp):$22.98

Running time:44 minutes

MY Rating:10

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this post. I did receive a product to for my review

Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition DVD Giveaway(closed)

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Description:Now you can kick off all-star family fun with this heartwarming Special Edition, featuring exclusive all-new bonus action: SPORTS CHANNEL play-by-play quarterbacked by the BUDDIES! This time out, Buddy, the hoop-shooting, hotshot canine, tackles a new sport — football. When his teenage owner reluctantly becomes the school’s new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and joins the team. Soon, the two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to the state championship. But victory hopes are sidelined when two sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone’s plans and dognap Buddy for their star attraction. Give three cheers for Disney’s hilarious hit that goes the whole nine yards for outrageous fun and adventure.attraction. Give three cheers for Disney’s hilarious hit that goes the whole nine yards for outrageous fun and adventure.

*****This movie will make you laugh, and cry. Reminds me a little of the Homeward Bound films.  My favorite part was when Buddy lets all the animals in the zoo go. This is a really great family movie, my children and I both liked it.  This movie also comes with a whistle on a neckalace. A great way to get the kids involved in sports.

Retail:$29.99

Release date:Feb. 2, 2009

Running Time:90 minutes

My rating:10

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Diego Lion Cub Rescue DVD Review and Giveaway(closed)

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Description:It’s a big cat adventure! When Diego, Baby Jaguar and Daddy Lion head out to Lion Cub’s party, they discover some little lions in trouble. With Diego and Daddy Lion’s help, we save a Baby Lion stuck on a broken branch; we use our lion claws to rip Cousin Lion out of an animal trap; and we find Sister Lion who’s hiding in the tall grass. This adventure, plus three more episodes, adds up to over an hour and a half of Diego fun!

The episodes:

Welcome Home, Lion Cub-explained above

Diego’s ringed seal rescue– A ringed seal is in trouble in the arctic, and Diego needs to bring him back to ringed seal rescue home.

Diego reunites hippopotamus and Oxpeckerhippopotamus is moving to a new home at hippo lake, but needs Diego’s help bringing his symbiotic friend Oxpecker who’s stuck at the old river.

Diego’s orangutan rescue-when baby orangutan gets taken away in a canoe, he teams up with sister orangutan to help save him.

****We love watching all the different animals Diego rescues and learning about them. Traveling and learning about different countries too. Plus my kids always play along when Diego needs your help.  The learning is great with sound identification, matching, physical motion and visual skills. Plus learning spanish words too!

Release date: 1/26/10

Retail:$14.98

Running time:95 minutes

Rating: 9

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Spongebob Viking Size Adventure DVD Review and giveaway(closed)

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Description:Join SpongeBob and his pals as they go on a Viking-Sized Adventure, weather a storm, fill in for super heroes Mermaidman and Barnacleboy and meet Mr. Krabs grandpappy the pirate, guest starring Dennis Quaid and Ian McShane!
 
this DVD contains 6 episodes:
  • Dear Vikings- there is a viking them at the krusty krab for a promotion, so Spongebob sets out to learn all about them.
  • Ditchin-Spongebob sneeks out of school to attend Mermaidman and Barnacleboy’s book signing.
  • Pineapple fever– During  big storm squidward gets stuck indoors with Spongebob and Patrick
  • Chum Caverns-Plankton opens a new underground restaurant, but it could possibly put the Krusty Krab out of business
  • Grandpappy the pirate– Mr krabs granddad is coming for a visit, but he thinks he is  a pirate.
  • Cephalopod Lodge-Squidward is part of a secret society lodge, but Spongebob and Patrick get him kicked out.
  • Shuffle boarding– Spongebob and Patrick end up filling in for Mermaidman and Barnicleboy for a tourament, but get a little to carried away.
  • Professor Squidward-Squidward disguises himself as squilliam to teach at a music school, but Spongebob and Patrick show up and nearly blow his cover.

Special features:Animation art gallery, storyboard panels, character art.

****We love Spongebob he is so funny and a great children’s character. I love how Spongebob brings kids laughter and even learning to children.  These are not new episodes, I have seen them on Nickelodeon before, they do introduce new characters though (guest stars).

Release date:1/26/10

 Retail:$14.98

Running time:88 minutes

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PussyCat Dolls Workout DVD(Giveaway)2/14

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From DVD:  Join Pussycat Dolls creator and world-famous choreographer Robin Antin for the sexiest, most glamorous and fun dance workout you’ve ever done! Along with the Girls from the Pussycat Lounge Review, Robin will show you simple but striking signature dance moves to hit Pussycat Dolls’ songs that will help you move with confidence and dance your way to a lean and beautiful body. So if you’re ready to achieve the slim, sleek, toned physique of a dancer and feel fierce while you’re doing it, this is the puuurrrfect workout.

Workout or dance to

  • Don’t Cha,
  • Buttons,
  •  Burlesque Style dance.

Behind the PussyCat Dolls Workout:

  • Behind the scenes footage
  • interview with pussy cat dolls creator Robin Antin and PussyCat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger.

****I just finished watching the video and doing the workout. I have to say i’m hurting and exhausted. Thats good though, it’s a very good workout. There are a lot of sexy moves to like squats, smacking the booty, popin it, shaking it. It’s very sexy but at the same time I had a lot of trouble, because I am not that flexible. The dance routine goes very fast even when they break it down. I felt the burn, so I still think it’s a good routine for shedding the pounds.

Retail:$14.98

Release date:December 15, 2009

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this post, I did receive a product for my review and giveaway. 

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