Digital Movie Deals: April 21, 2020

Here is a collection of digital movie deals to help keep you entertained while you quarantine.  The movies listed as Movies Anywhere will port to your linked iTunes, Amazon, Microsoft, Google Play, and VUDU accounts.

Movies Anywhere Movies:

• Apollo 11 (4K) - $8.99 [vudu.com]
• Jurassic Park/World 5 Movie Bundle (4K) - $21.99 [vudu.com]
• Parasite (4K) - $9.99 [vudu.com]
• Purge 4 Movie Bundle (4K) - $17.99 [vudu.com]
• Recent Hits Mix & Match Bundle (4K) - $19.99 [vudu.com]
• Example Titles:
• Glass
• First Man
• Mortal Engines
• Tully
• American Made
• Happy Death Day
• Ma
• On the Basis of Sex
• Greta
• The Mustang
• The Purge: Election Year
• The Girl on the Train
• The House with a Clock in Its Wall
• Breaking In
• A Dog's Journey
• The Little Stranger
• Blockers
• Little
• Night School
• The Dead Don't Die
• Welcome to Marwen

NOT Movies Anywhere Movies:

• New Releases Mix & Match Bundle (HD) - $14.99 [vudu.com]
• Example Titles:
• Rocketman
• Dora: The Lost City of Gold
• Bumblebee
• Wonder Park
• Pet Sematary (2019)
• Playing With Fire
• Crawl
• Overlord
• Official Secrets
• Instant Family

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What to Watch This Quarantine: Kids Edition

As many of us are stuck indoors trying to balance work and newly home schooled children, an afternoon movie is often a needed break!  Here are some kid-focused options to keep you and your little ones entertained while we all quarantine and chill.

Angry Birds Movie 2 (Netflix)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 takes the unenviable task of following on to the unlikely movie based on the mobile game.  It is a fun adventure that is at times laugh out loud funny, but also a little too disjointed.  For more information, check out our review!

Born in China (Disney+)
Disney Nature movies are a great way to give you kids something fun and educational to watch.  Born in China ventures into the wilds of China to follow a panda and her growing club and a snow leopard and her two cubs.  

Frozen II (Disney+)
It's Frozen II.  You have already seen it multiple times and thanks to Disney+, you can now see it ALL THE TIME.  Frozen II has beautiful animation, catchy songs, and laugh out loud moments (for kids and adults) will make you appreciate a trip back to Arendelle.  For more information, check out our review!

Kung Fu Panda 2 (Netflix)
Now that Po is a kung fu master, he must learn to calm himself and find inner peace to defeat the newest foe.  Kung Fu Panda 2 returns all of your favorite characters and introduces a new threat for Po and the furious five to deal with.

Madagascar (HBO)
Help your kids get their wiggles out and move it move it with this Dreamworks animation classic.  It is a fun adventure with some very memorable characters that provides a fun animated escape. 

Monkey Kingdom (Disney+)
Give your kids an educational documentary, with this fun Disney nature look at monkeys!  This film follows a young monkey and his mother as they try to navigate the social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys that live in ruins deep in Sri Lanka.

Sesame Street (HBO)
Now that everyone is learning from home, teach your kids some important lessons with the original television tutor.  Newer episodes have tried to tackle modern societal issues with new characters along with the cast of your favorite.  

Surf's Up (VUDU Free with Ads)
The story of a penguin that wants to surf is a surprisingly heartfelt film with an interesting, documentary style and great characters.  It also has some really beautiful animation and a novel world of penguin surfers.

Wonder Park (Amazon)
Wonder Park is an imaginative, enjoyable experience for all ages.  The movie has some memorable characters, an interesting setting, is an enjoyable ride that will not leave you disappointed.  For more information, check out our review!

What to Watch This Weekend: January 24, 2020

In Theaters: The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen is classic Guy Ritchie: a fantastic cast acting in a complicated crime caper fueled by Ritchie's amazing style and sharp, clever writing.  For more information, check out our review!

In Theaters: Weathering With You

Weathering With You is an absolutely stunning film with amazing animation, incredible weather effects, and moving music that combine to tell a beautiful, heartfelt story.  For more information, check out our review!

At Redbox: Zombieland: Double Tap

The crew is finally back and ready for rental!  Zombieland: Double Tap is a satisfying sequel to the original cult classic, with an all star cast (including fantastic new additions) and laugh out loud comedy.  For more information, check out our review!

Streaming (Starz): Brightburn

The dark, horror inspired Superman origin story is an interesting take that is tense but also fun to watch.  It doesn't quite deliver but it is an original superhero movie that provides a worst case scenario for a super powerful entity.  

Streaming (Amazon): Wonder Park

Wonder Park is an imaginative, enjoyable experience for all ages.  The movie has some memorable characters, an interesting setting, is an enjoyable ride that will not leave you disappointed.  For more information, check out our review!

Streaming (Amazon): Bumblebee

Bumblebee is the origin story that no one asked for but now feels like a perfect part of the world.  It is filled with 80s nostalgia, funny writing, great special effects, and feels more true to the original Transformers source material than any of the other recent movies.  It is a worthy origin story and hopefully a sign of what is to come from this universe.  For more information, check out our review!

Review: Wonder Park

Release date: March 15, 2019
Running time: 85 minutes
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mila Kunis, John Oliver

Let me just get this off my chest: the movie is called Wonder Park, but the park in the movie is called Wonderland!  My guess is that this is because of some sort of name dispute, but it just seemed odd.  That aside, Wonder Park is a cute, enjoyable kids movie that is a quick ride for all ages.  In the movie, the main character is transported to an imaginary park that she and her mom built as a kid, but something is slowly destroying the place.  June has to help her childhood toys figure out what is wrong and find a way to save Wonderland before it is too late.  

The movie is beautifully animated, with some very imaginative scenes that bring a child's imagination to life.  The Park itself is fun to explore, and seeing the characters overcome the various challenges is enjoyable.  The characters are imaginative, if a little one dimensional.  And those characters are brought to life by some good, but over the top voice acting.  The story itself proceeds at a brisk pace, with not much down time (a good thing for a kids movie, it definitely flies by).  However, that story goes from point A to point B with few roadblocks along the way.  Maybe this is good for a kids movie, but it seemed like there were little, if any challenges for the characters to overcome.  

Wonder Park is an imaginative, enjoyable experience for all ages.  The "scary" scenes are not frightening and the action is very family friendly.  The movie has some memorable characters, an interesting setting, but a fast story.  Wonder Park is not a roller coaster, but it is an enjoyable ride that will not leave you disappointed. 

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