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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure DVD Review and Giveaway (Closed)
A couple of years ago when I first heard that Tinker Bell was going to be in an all new feature starring herself I was shocked. The reason being was that she was always associated with Peter Pan. Wherever he was, Tink wasn’t far behind. So I wasn’t sure how she could carry a whole feature length movie on her own. To add to that……she didn’t ever speak! To say the least I was pleased to see her first movie, 2008’s “Tinker Bell”. In a way I think it revitalized the franchise by exploring new avenues to appeal to new fans while including nostalgic references for long time fans.
Well, Tinker Bell is back in a brand new adventure “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure”. As the movie opens you see the fairies helping in bringing about the changing season. This looks absolutely amazing and is animated brilliantly. Since all of the origin stuff was handled in the last movie, the movie starts out and continues to get good fast. I looked at my wife within the first 20 minutes and mouthed “moving fast, huh?” which she replied “yeah, it’s kinda nice!” You meet up with a bunch of familiar characters from the previous film and a few new ones too. One of our favorite characters is Terence. His relationship with Tink is a really positive and inspiring example of friendship.
Tinker Bell’s greatest adventure yet takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow’s supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
Along her journey Tink meets new friends, including Blaze, a cute and courageous firefly that helps Tinker Bell complete her mission. It’s a long and dangerous journey, full of astonishing encounters, a few narrow escapes and a daring rescue by Tink’s friend Terence.
My Mini-Synopsis of the Movie
So we start with the seasons changing. Tinker Bell is tinkering. Tink is notified and given the announcement that it is now a “Tinker’s” turn to create a scepter that will amplify the moon light and change it to “blue pixie dust” so that it can be harvested and collected to revive the pixie dust tree. Tink takes on the task with Terence. Tink makes a boo-boo. Tink argues with Terence and blames him. Then with no other hope, takes off in a pixie dust powered flying balloon. Meets a new lightening bug friend named Blaze. They pass up old Peter Pan familiar locations like “Skull Rock” and even get some pirate references in there too. Meets back up with Terence and then at the end they…….no no no! I’m not giving it away! You will have to see for yourself!
Bonus Materials
- Scenes You Never Saw – These fairy funny alternate scenes did not make it into the movie.
- Magical Guide to Pixie Hollow – Tinker Bell and Terence are your guides as you explore the autumn area of Pixie Hollow.
- Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Introductions – Play deleted scenes with optional intros by Director Klay Hall and Producer Sean Lurie.
- Pixie Hollow Comes To Florida – Discover how the filmmakers helped transform Epcot into Pixie Hollow.
More Info About the Movie
- STREET DATE: October 27, 2009
- Suggested retail price: U.S. $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray Combo Pack Canada: $35.99 DVD, $44.99
- Blu-ray Feature run time: Approx. 70 minutes
- Technical specifications may only apply to feature Aspect ratio: Family-friendly wide screen, 1.78:1
- Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
- Languages: English, Spanish and French Subtitles: English, Spanish and French
- FastPlay: FastPlay enabled
Giveaway
I will be giving away TWO copies of Tinker bell and the Lost Treasure! Plus a set of wearable fairy wings to pair with your Movie. Remember, this is the Blu-Ray and Regular DVD edition all in one, so either way your covered!
How To Enter
All you have to do is leave a comment telling me that you want this movie!
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- Search iTunes for “Daddy Digest”, listen to an episode, leave a positive iTunes review and leave a comment saying you did.
This giveaway will end on November 6th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US and Canadian entries. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
Anti-Monkey Butt Powder (Closed)
Soooooooo…I am going to assume that everyone knows what “monkey butt” is. If you are not familiar with the term then go look it up. There’s no way I am linking to that on my site, no telling what I will get! The fact is that the condition exists and there are ways to take care of it and/or prevent it. I received the Anti-Monkey Butt Powder and at first like “how am I going to talk about this?”, but pretty much all of us have had a time or two where we have said “ouch” in the rear area. So, I will be the first to say…Yes…I have had monkey butt before and it is no fun at all. So when I noticed that a company also realized that it is a real issue, steps up, and makes a product that not only takes care of the issue but makes you smile with a little monkey with a big red butt, I was all onboard it checking this out.
When I got the bottle of Anti-Monkey Butt Powder I was kind of relieved that from now on every time that I sit and drive around my 2 acres on my riding lawnmower in 100 degree heat, I won’t have to worry about walking funny or trying to figure out how to soothe it. Everything under the (full) moon will be covered with the Anti-Monkey Butt powder.
Upon trying it I found that it was cooling in a way. It was light and hardly noticeable, and it actually had a pleasent smell that didn’t come off too medicinal. The only thing is…I am not a pro at “applying” powder to my backside. The wife said “soooo, you tried the powder huh?” I replied “Yep, it works great” she said “Oh I know, it was all over the bathroom.”
Here a little bit of info on the Anti-Monkey Butt Powder.
Anti Monkey Butt Powder is specially formulated to absorb excess sweat and reduce frictional skin irritation. It is Ideal for butt busting activities such as truck driving, motorcycling, bicycling, horse back riding, and extreme sports. May also be applied inside footwear, under sports pads, and other areas prone to chafing. Indoors or outdoors, work or play, or on occasions when you sit on your butt all day, don’t let your buns get red, use Anti Monkey Butt Powder instead!
Giveaway
I will be giving away 2 bottles of Anti-Monkey Butt Powder to 2 Daddy Digest readers!
How to Enter
Just leave a comment telling me that you would want to win a bottle of Anti-Monkey Butt Powder! Really?!? Could it get any easier?
Want Extra Entries?
- Subscribe to Daddy Digest by reader or email.
- Follow DaddyDigest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
- Add the Daddy Digest button to your sidebar. (Let me know where I can find it in your comment.)
This giveaway will end on October 30th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US and Canadian entries. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
“The Vampire’s Assistant” Giveaway (Closed)
ABOUT THE MOVIE
In theaters October 23rd
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
One (1) Grand Prize winner receives:
- $50 Fandango.com Gift Card
- Youth backpack, T-shirt, Locker mirror and copy of the book The Vampire’s Assistant and Other Tales from the Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan!
Four (4) Additional winners will receive:
- Youth backpack, T-shirt, Locker mirror and copy of the book The Vampire’s Assistant and Other Tales from the Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan!
How to Enter:
Just simply leave a comment in the comment section on this post and tell me what your favorite vampire series is!
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- Subscribe to Daddy Digest by reader or email.
- Add the Daddy Digest button to your sidebar. (Let me know where I can find it in your comment.)
- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
This giveaway will end on October 30th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
Mickey, Pooh, and Christmas Too! (Closed)
Yes, it is that time already. Stores are getting decorations, kids are getting their lists together, and me reviewing these movies mean that Christmas is totally right around the corner! On September 29th Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released DISNEY ANIMATION COLLECTION VOL. 7: MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL and WINNIE THE POOH: SEASONS OF GIVING 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION on DVD! I was giddy as a reindeer on his first sleigh flight when I found out that I was going to be able to review these movie’s for you guys!
DISNEY ANIMATION COLLECTION VOLUME 7: MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
Celebrate the holidays with Mickey’s Christmas Carol, a beloved classic short film that is now part of the Disney Animation Collection! Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and many more of your favorite characters join the cast in this delightfully charming adaptation of a classic holiday tale. Ebeneezer Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is the time for kindness and generosity. So, with the guidance of some wise ghosts (with Goofy and Jiminy Cricket), and the examples set by his clerk Bob Cratchit (Mickey Mouse) and nephew Fred (Donald Duck), Scrooge learns how to embrace the true spirit of the season. Each volume in the Disney Animation Collection series is packed with classic Disney short films that will bring laughter and merriment into your family’s home.
In addition to the main feature there are three more shorts on the disc. “Pluto’s Christmas Tree” features an appearance by the oh-so-meddling Chip and Dale. “The Small One” is the story of the smallest donkey of four siblings who always got the short end of everything but ends up lending some help to a traveler named Joseph and giving a ride to his very pregnant wife Mary. “Santa’s Workshop” is the short story of Santa Claus and his elves getting ready for Christmas eve.
Mickey’s Christmas Carol has a run-time of 64 Minutes and retails for $19.99!
WINNIE THE POOH: SEASONS OF GIVING 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD
Set in the Hundred Acre Woods, Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving 10th Anniversary Edition follows Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Rabbit on a brave quest to find a favorite season they have seemed to miss – winter. Accompany them on a wild search for the perfect ingredients to creative a festive Thanksgiving feast and share in the warm glow of a Christmas that brings a surprise from a very special friend.
I had never seen this movie before now and thought it was very cute and heart warming. I asked the kiddos what they thought of it and Taylor said “oh yeah, yep, I liked it…..can we watch it again?” This Anniversary Edition includes two new-to-DVD (U.S only) Pooh episodes (“The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Magic Earmuffs,” “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Wishing Bear”) plus five heartfelt songs and a collectible Christmas stocking.
Winnie The Pooh: Seasons Of Giving has a run-time of 63 minutes and retails for $29.99!
If you are ready for silver bells and Tigger tails, then you will probably want to spend some time with you and your children if from of the tube watching these. I have no real gripes about these two films, animation looks good, sound is clear and not old and brittle, and still makes me sit in awe over how wrapped up I get in all of the characters!
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
Giveaway
I am giving away a copy of Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving on the blog and I am giving away a copy of Mickey’s Christmas Carol to listeners of Daddy Digest the Podcast.
How to Enter
Just leave me a comment below of your favorite thing about the holidays to be entered to win a copy of Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving.
To enter to win the copy of Mickey’s Christmas Carol, you MUST listen to Episode 23 of the Podcast and listen for the “secret word” which will need to be entered on the Google Doc under the episode entry!
Want Extra Entries?
After you have completed the first entry for Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving, you are eligible for additional entries. Make sure you leave a separate comment for EACH entry. Each counts as one extra entry unless noted otherwise. *Extra entries are not available for Mickey’s Christmas Carol*
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This giveaway will end on October 8th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
X-Men Volume 3 & 4
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There’s something we gotta watch right now, bub!” Yup, that’s what I said to my kids as soon as I held up the cases for X-Men Volume 3 & 4 of the animated series. See I remember being 13 and this series was coming out on Saturday mornings week after week, you know when Saturday morning cartoons were around and they didn’t suck! I really loved this series then and now because it stayed really true to the events in the X-Men’s past without straying too far from actual comic time lines. Having these episodes on DVD now let’s me share these stories with my kids. Don’t worry though…just because Wolverine has foot long adamantium claws that come shooting through his hands, he never gets too violent and never impales anyone with them….as far as I could remember. Now, in these two volumes a ton of ground is covered in this series and in the comic timeline as well.
In Volume 3, Dark Phoenix kicks things off when it inhabits the body of Jean Grey again, spinning her out of control. Appearances by Nightcrawler, Magneto, Juggernaut, Weapon X stuff, and the return of Morph to the series after his Season 1 issues. Notable episodes are: Of course the “Dark Phoenix Saga”. Even out of the out-of-the-ordinary ones like: “Longshot”, where a dude with a mullet comes from another world, with amnesia. Along with Mojo, a crazy obese inter-dimensional TV executive that puts the X-Men into his own deranged reality show where he broadcasts to raise the viewership of his captive audience! Also, I got a kick out of “Weapon X, Lies, & Videotape”! In this one a seemingly harmless postcard unleashes a whole crap-ton of memories in Wolverine that push him to the edge of insanity. To keep his mind from being torn apart, Wolverine and Beast travel to the abandoned top-secret Weapon X lab where Wolverine got his ‘ol bones coated with Adamantium. There they encounter other former “guys who were poked and prodded a little too much” such as Sabretooth, Maverick and Silver Fox—who are suffering similar mental problems.
Volume 4 ramps up even more with the X-Men joining forces with heroes from the future to fight that big lipped old freak Apocalypse. Some crowning moments in this volume were: “Beyond Good and Evil” Parts 1-4. In 3999 Apocalypse tricks Cable (Scott and Jean’s son from another time-line) and steals Cable’s time travel thingy and goes back in time, but he accidentally messes up the whole time-stream. As Apocalypse’s final curtain call comes about, several in his band team up with the X-Men to stop him. At the end, well….I couldn’t spoil that now could I?
You can find out how that episode ends and all of the others too! Just head on over to my wife’s blog, Simply Being Mommy, and enter for your chance to win one of two sets of each X-Men Volume 3 and X-Men Volume 4. Each winner will receive X-Men Volume 3 and X-Men Volume 4! You can also earn extra entries by some other ways that are listed there too! But hurry….this giveaway will end on September 15th at 10pm CST!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
Power Rangers RPM Volume 2: Race For Corinth
My oldest son who is three, asked me when I brought the DVD case from around my back to surprise him …..”what is that?” I explained to him that “these are the Power Rangers
These Power Rangers
Here is a sweet clip to get you “in gear” for this DVD.
About:
Get ready for pure racing excitement as the Power Rangers rev up the action against an evil army of mechanized “Grinders” in Power Rangers RPM Volume 2: Race For Corinth. Battling from the doomed city of Corinth, Dr. K’s elite team of teenage heroes face the sinister Venjix Computer Network, which is intent on taking over the world’s communication and defense systems. Will the Power Rangers be able to master Dr. K’s high-tech Racing Performance Machines in time to save all mankind?
Buy It:
Power Rangers RPM, Vol. 2: Race for Corinth
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
Smallville Season 8
Once again I am blown away by what I was able to review. I was given the chance to review Smallville Season 8. All I can is say that even after eight seasons now, I still get chills when I hear Remy Zero start up playing “Somebody Saaaaaaaave meeeeeee!” In my honest opinion, the year before in season 7, I felt like the show was on the verge of something great. I felt that the series was still figuring out how far they wanted to take the Superman mythos. Season 8 by far, was the one that did it for me and it has become my favorite one as of yet.
In the beginning of this season, Lex Luthor is gone. Tess Mercer has stepped in for Lex’s business operation, Chloe is smarter than the average bear, Doomsday is coming, and Clark finally starts working at the Daily Planet. The story picks up after the events of last season’s finale which ignited a ton of new angles and story lines to be explored and fleshed out. This season showed that with a great hero, you are always going to have many different and interesting villains to keep him on his toes. The addition of Tess Mercer and Davis Bloome added to Clark’s struggles on several levels. The support of the Justice League in Clark’s life is here once again and are always captivating when working together. This season we also saw the appearance of many DC favorites like Plastique, Maxima, Toyman, The Persuader, and Zatanna. Comic fans were also treated to another DC “Golden Boy” in the form of Geoff Johns to write the mid-season episode “Legion”.
If I had an actual “stamp of approval” it would be so plastered on this DVD set that you wouldn’t even be able to tell what it was. So in light of that I don’t really have one, I give it my verbal stamp. The only thing greater than Season 8 of Smallville is that it is going to be followed by Season 9!
TMNT Baby!
Upon opening the box, I found that the DVDs were inside a collectible tin zip-case with FOUR DVDs in the case. Four? Are you serious? The movies that were in there were: the original Teenage Mutant Turtles, Teenage Mutant Turtles: The Secret of The Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time, and TMNT. Now, I was a huge fan of this franchise since the beginning and to be able to introduce my kids to these guys is simply awesome. I once again was able to answer questions about the series because of my experience with the Turtles. This was however, the first time that I had seen TMNT. I didn’t get to see it in it’s theatrical release, because the kids were to small at the time. I must admit…..this movie totally re-ignited my love for the Turtles and thoroughly enjoyed it. The pack had plenty of great bonus features and extras. The metal disc case, tubular tattoos, and the thing that got me most excited…….four…colored….MASKS! We all wore them, and we kicked butt! Anyways, we had a “shell” of time watching these together. It is a must for any new or old school fan! Cowabunga dudes!!
EA Sports Active Giveaway
Sup People? What time is it? I think it is giveaway time! One lucky person will win their own copy of EA Sports Active. My wife and I decided to join forces between her site and mine not only to dominate the world, but to bring something cool and FREE to our readers and friends! Because this is a multiple blog giveaway, you will be entering in Google Docs instead of using comments. You can enter here from my blog plus you can enter from my wifes blog, Simply Being Mommy. That is double the entries, double the chance at winning.
How To Enter:
Using the Google Docs form below, just let me know why you want to win. It’s really that simple. Once you enter here, head over to Simply Being Mommy and enter there for double the chance at winning.
Extra Entries:
- Blog about this giveaway with a link back to Daddy Digest (www.daddydigest.com). Leave the URL to your blog post in the comment. {3 extra entries}
- Subscribe to Daddy Digest by reader or email.
- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet. It would also be appreciated if you could also include @daddydigest.
- Add Daddy Digest to your Technorati Favorites.
- Stumble this post (not the site) and leave me your StumbleUpon Name in your comment.
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This giveaway will end on July 31st at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries only. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
Paddywhack Giveaway
Ok, like I am not on my iPhone enough already without someone offering me a chance to play a new and very fun game! I got the chance to play Tic Tac Paddywhack by SMERC this past week. Let me tell you….really entertaining game for both the children and myself.
The game is really just a very robust, fresh, updated take on one of the first games every kid has played, Tic-Tac-Toe! On this version though you can choose between two different character sets, humans or animals. It has one or two player game modes, difficulty settings, and high score records. But, the best thing about this game is that after you beat the CPU five times on the single player mode you can choose from two different “rewards”. Some of these rewards include different characters for use in the main game and some of the best rewards are the mini-games that you get. The mini-games are great for even smaller kiddos. My five year old had a blast with this game and the three year old loved it too.
Now, if you have an iPhone or an iTouch (or know someone who does) you can win a free copy of this game. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post saying you want it, follow me on Twitter and then comment that you did, subscribe to my site and comment that you did, fave my blog on Technorati and comment that you did, or maybe another way that you can come up with….there are a couple of other ways to get another entry….and I will be checking…just leave me a comment though! Remember if you are already covered in these requirements just say that you already are. I have two to give away so make sure you enter. The giveaway will end on June 19, 11:59 pm cst.
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