Tomorrowland on Blu-ray, Digital HD and DMA October 13

Number of discs: 2

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Studio: Walt Disney Studios

DVD Release Date: October 13, 2015

Run Time: 120 minutes

Review - Kimberly Mungle

Tomorrowland is a special place in another dimension where only certain people are invited to visit.  It’s a mecca for creative types, inventors and geniuses.  That’s all I’ll say.  Disney is trying to keep a lot of the plot under wraps and they really want the movie goer to go in not knowing much.

Here are the positives… 1. George Clooney does a good job.  2. Raffey Cassidy does a GREAT job (she plays the young girl/robot).  3. The film is family friendly; probably geared toward 7 – 12 year olds.  4. There are some decent special effects.  5. There is a beautiful message: If we would stop allowing our preconceived notions to be negative self-fulfilled prophesies, we could change the world.  Hmmm, that’s about it for the win column…

Here is what we didn’t like.  1. Brit Robison (plays Casey, a high school age NASA lover) is so blah.  I thought it was just me, but Gage thought the same thing.  She was not believable and sorta boring on screen.  2. The story was weak.  It had the potential to be something really inspiring but fell flat.  3. I personally thought there was some unnecessary violence.  I’m sensitive to this since it’s being marketed as a “whole family can see it” movie.  The violence is robot violence so Gage tried to convince me that was different.  I’m not sure. 4. It’s a little over 2 hours, and for most of that we were waiting for something good to happen.  When the movie ended, we felt a little cheated – like we had waited all that time to see something cool and nothing happened.

I’d give the film 2.5 stars.  Worth watching when it comes out on DVD/on demand as a family movie night at home with some good pizza.  A cushy couch and tasty pizza can help you overlook a lot of movie flaws.  10 dollar tickets and 8 dollar popcorn tend to make a us a little more critical – save your movie cash for something else.

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Digital HD/SD*, Blu-ray Combo Pack & Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA)

·       Remembering the Future: A Personal Journey Through Tomorrowland with Brad Bird

Discover everything there is to know about the making of Tomorrowland through Director Brad Bird's perspective.

·       Casting Tomorrowland

Join Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, and Raffey Cassidy as they discuss the making of Tomorrowland.

·       A Great Big Beautiful Scoring Session

Famed composer Michael Giacchino invites Disney legend, Richard Sherman to join him in an informal visit to the Tomorrowland scoring stage, told through the personal lens of Michael’s brother, documentarian Anthony Giacchino.

·       The World of Tomorrow Science Hour - Hosted By Futurologist David Nix (Blu-ray and DMA Exclusive)

Believe it or not but Nix used to host a children’s television program about science. Now watch the recently discover outtakes from the show.

·       Animated Short: The Origins of Plus Ultra

An animated story of how Tomorrowland came to be.

·       Brad Bird Production Diaries

Diary Entry #1 – “The First Day” (Blu-ray and DMA Exclusive)

Diary Entry #2 – “Tomorrowland vs. the Weather” (DMA Exclusive)

Diary Entry #3 – “NASA”

·       Blast from the Past Commercial

Go back in time and watch this original commercial for the Blast from the Past store.

·       Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Intro

Deleted Scene 1 - Joking on the Eiffel Tower

Deleted Scene 2 - Young Casey vs. The Volcano

Deleted Scene 3 - Doomsday Living Room

Deleted Scene 4 - As Originally Written Casey The Downer

Deleted Scene 5 - What Happened to Tomorrowland

Deleted Scene 6 - What is Tomorrowland

Deleted Scene 7 - Great Big Beautiful World World’s Fair (DMA Exclusive)

Deleted Scene 8 - Frank Walker age 10 (DMA Exclusive)

·       4 Easter Eggs

*Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer          

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PG-13  |  95 min  |  Drama 
Review - Matt Mungle - @themungle

In theaters May 15th. 

I was pleasantly surprised at how good a film WHERE HOPE GROWS is. Where I was expecting emotional manipulation I actually got a solid, down to earth, feel good experience. Instead of unrelate-able characters with no real life issues I was handed lots of depth and personal struggle that was relevant and believable. And in place of a preachy, watered down script I was given a dialogue of hard, true to life questions about faith and family. Full of humor, drama, and heart stirring moments it could be the surprise hit of the early summer.

Calvin Campbell (Kristoffer Polaha) is a washed up major league baseball player trying to get a grip on the reality of life. He walks around in a drunken stupor which only alienates him from everyone; including his teenage daughter Katie (McKaley Miller). When Calvin begins a friendship with "Produce"(David DeSanctis), a local grocery store worker with Down syndrome, he begins to view life a bit differently. Produce always has a hug, smile, and word of encouragement for those he meets. At first this is strange to Calvin but he soon starts to see the real joy in Produce's life. 

DeSanctis is one of the only actors with Down syndrome to be cast as a leading character in a major motion picture. He does a great job here of grasping the emotion of Produce and carrying many of the scenes. He is funny and instantly lovable. Like Calvin you immediately want whatever it is that makes him so open and upbeat. 

The film as a whole is encouraging and heartwarming. At times the characters can be a bit overly stereotypical. Katie is super dramatic and rebellious. Calvin is extremely detached. It makes it hard to believe the pretty bow that is supposed to tie it all up. The film is not all puffy clouds though. The script does a good job of writing some solid life issues. Calvin's journey is full of questions that we all deal with. That helps with the grounding. 

I am not sure I would call this a faith based film. And it is better for it. There are questions of faith and God but not in the way that most church films are delivered. Produce is devout in his belief and it is reflected genuinely. WHERE HOPE GROWS is rated PG-13 for thematic issues involving drinking and teen sexuality, and for brief language and an accident scene. It is not a film for the whole family but one that you could and should watch with older teens. There is nothing gratuitous about it plus the story and dialogue will stir up some nice discussion questions for later.