Blu-Ray Kids Movies in Review: Aliens in the Attic, Ice Age, Tinker Bell

Tons of movies are coming out now on Blu-Ray and we are getting a couple for our kids to review. Since we have a Blu-Ray disc player, it just makes sense since the picture and audio are so much clearer. Because of the technology, A LOT more "extras" can be offered on the disc as well. Many sets are coming out with both DVD and Blu-Ray to accommodate old and new technologies. (And, I still have a couple VCR tapes lurking around the house. Time to move on, right?!)

Here are a couple that were sent to us and one we bought at the grocery store. (Since my kids are getting old enough to understand and process what is going on in the movies, I had them write their own reviews!)

1) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Summary from IMBD:

After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently. Written by Theshapeshifter

Review by Laura: "One day Sid falls into a hole and finds 3 eggs. He tries to take care of them. Meanwhile, the mom of the eggs tries to find them. When she does, she takes them and Sid. Everyone tries to find Sid and go underground into a world of adventures. The movie was really funny, hilarious, and little kids and big kids would love it."

Lindsey's favorite part:

Ellie, the Wooly Mammoth, asks a weasel: "When did you find out you were going to crazy?"

Weasel: "About three months ago when I woke up married to a pineapple . . .  an ugly pineapple."

You can read a comprehensive break-down of the elements of the movie and features in the DVD/Blu-Ray set HERE by Josh Clinton at Inside Pulse Movies.

                                2) Aliens in the Attic:

Summary from IMDB:

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC, co-scripted by one of the writers of "Madagascar" and the Academy Award®-winning "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," is an adventure/comedy about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions. At the same time, the youngsters work hard to keep their parents in the dark about the battle upstairs.

It's the Pearsons versus the aliens who "came from upstairs," in an all-out battle that will decide the fate of the Earth - and kick-off the ultimate summer vacation.

Read HERE for the rest of the summary including spoilers.

Review by Lindsey: The Pearsons go into their summer house and find out that aliens have crashed in the attic and Jake, Hannah & the other kids have to fight against them. Aliens have mind control plugs that don't work on kids. People are controlled through small handheld devices. It was a good movie. I would recommend this movie to people of all ages.

3) TinkerBell

Summary from IMDB:

Enter the magical world of fairies and meet the enchanting creatures of Pixie Hollow, who "nurture nature" and bring about the change of the seasons. Changing the colors of the leaves, moving a sunbeam to melt snow, waking animals from their winter slumber, or giving a patch of sproutlings a sprinkle of water are all within the realm of these seasonal specialists. Tinker Bell thinks her fairy talent as a "tinker" isn't as special or important as the other fairies' talents. But when Tink tries to change who she is, she creates nothing but disaster! With encouragement from her friends Rosetta, Silvermist, Fawn and Iridessa, Tink learns the key to solving her problems lies in her unique tinker abilities and discovers that when she's true to herself, magical things can happen.

Review by Lindsey: I like EVERYTHING ABOUT IT -- it had all the elements of a great movie: action, adventure, romance, comedy, etc.

Comments

[FindSavings]

What a wonderful idea to have your children write reviews of the movies. I never considered that an option. My child is only 9 months, so she would probably stick the blue ray disc in her mouth and smile. I guess that would mean she likes it!