You are here:  Home  Gift Ideas  New On DVD  


NEW ON DVD

  Holiday Videos | Great DVD's | Educational Videos & DVD's

The Game Plan (Full Screen Edition)The Game Plan, Rated PG, $29.99

Take a tough, self-involved, aging football player Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and introduce a daughter and what do you get?  A cute movie that kids and parents will enjoy.  Peyton (Madison Pettis) Joe’s daughter shows up at his door for a month’s stay.   How does Joe manage to be a dad, prepare for the playoffs and deal with the girly things in life?  The kids that watched and reviewed this movie really enjoyed it although they did comment that it was sad.   That being said, a bittersweet movie can often have a good message and there’s nothing wrong with tha

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Rated PG-13, $34.99

Ahoy mateys, the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is available on DVD and it’s just as much fun as the first two.  As always, Johnny Depp keeps you laughing with his funny lines and great personality.  The story, a bit scary for younger children has all the requisite battles, betrayals and new for this one a ferocious Caribbean weather goddess.  Pirates of the Caribbean is good fun for older grandchildren, but for younger ones beware, there are scenes that involve death, hanging, drinking and general lewd pirate-like behavior. 

2-Disc Disney DVD Bonus Materials

DISC 1

• Feature Film Presentation
• Bloopers of the Caribbean – hilarious outtakes of cast and crew

DISC 2

• Anatomy of a Scene: The Maelstrom – a detailed breakdown of one of cinema’s most
complex and impressive action set pieces
• Keith & the Captain– A revealing look at the dynamic relationship between living
legends Keith Richards and Johnny Depp
• Tale of the Many Jacks – an in-depth look at the mind-blowing FX that went into
creating multiple Captain Jacks
• And more!


 

 High School Musical 2 (Extended Edition)

High School Musical 2, Rated G, $29.99

How can you not be a fan of this franchise?  Disney struck gold with High School Musical and now with High School Musical 2 they’ve done it again.  There are great dance and singing numbers again, the cast is full of energy and the story is fun.  In HSM2 Zac (and the crew) get summer jobs at Sharpay’s snooty country club.  There is of course a talent show, which Sharpay is always the star, but the whole staff participates and now Sharpay has competition.  The movie is non-stop musical fun for all ages – parents and grandparents too!

Bonus Features:

• Sing Along with High School Musical 2 – On screen lyrics for all the songs from the movie let viewers join in with their favorite stars
• High School Musical Karaoke – Anyone can be a star with this interactive, highly entertaining bonus feature
• Rehearsal Cam – An unprecedented opportunity to watch the rehearsal footage in sync with the movie.
• Bloopers – Nobody’s perfect and that’s half the fun! Watch as the movie’s stars try to cover their hilarious missteps.
• Music Videos – Including a performance by popular Canadian artist Nikki Yanovsky singing “Gotta Go My Own Way” in French and English.

National Treasure (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)National Treasure: 2 Disc Collector’s Edition, Rated PG, $29.99

With the release of National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Disney re-released National Treasure in a 2 Disc Collectors version.  This DVD includes deleted scenes as well as 4 bonus featurettes.  National Treasure is a fun; fast paced adventure that has Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) a treasure hunter stealing the Declaration of Independence to find the secrets that are hidden on the back that he hopes will lead him to the treasure of from Knights Templar kept secret by the Freemasons.  The story is action packed fun that parents and kids of all ages will enjoy – if not taken too seriously!

Bonus Features

DISC ONE
Multilevel Treasure Hunt

The More Bonus Material You Find and Watch, the More You Uncover!

• Alternate Ending—With optional director's audio commentary
• Deleted Scenes—With optional director's audio commentary
• Opening Scene Animatic—With optional director's audio commentary

Plus four featurette gems:
• National Treasure on Location
• The Knights Templar
• Treasure Hunters Revealed
• Riley's Decode This!—Plus Three Puzzling Challenges

DISC TWO
All-New Bonus Features Exclusive to the National Treasure: Collector’s Edition.

• National Treasure: Book of Secrets Sneak Peek
• Additional Deleted Scenes with introductions by director Jon Turteltaub

And a Treasure Trove of Featurettes
• Ciphers, Codes and Codebreakers
• On the Set of American History
• To Steal a National Treasure
• Exploding Charlotte


Home | About Us | Contact Us | Free Membership | Search 

Copyright © 2007 Grandparents Magazine™. All Rights Reserved.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the Grandparents Magazine™ User Agreement and Privacy Policy.