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DVD Reviews
I wasn't sure if I wanted to see this movie,
back when I first saw the previews for it, last year when we
saw "Rogue One." I was worried that it was going to be
too sad, like "Marley & Me" (a movie I will never see!). But
it was a good film. The movie follows a dog,
who goes through many lives and is reincarnated each time he
dies. He's voiced by Josh Gad, who you may recognize as the
voice of the snowman from "Frozen." They do a
good job of showing what might be in a dog's mind as he
wonders what life is all about. Now, the dogs do die,
and some of their lives are very sad. Some of them are
mistreated. However, the movie is PG, so they don't go into
a lot of details or show too much that's disturbing. It's
not like they're going to show dog-fighting or anything.
Most of the movie is great to watch because it shows the
dogs playing and having fun with the kids or adults.
Mostly we see him as this one dog, Bailey, who's beloved by
the boy Ethan and his family. Later, Bailey goes back
to Ethan's home when he's an older man (played by Dennis
Quaid, whom I love), even though he's a different dog. It's
mostly a very fun and heartwarming movie. Sure, it has some
sad scenes that might make you cry. However, it's all worth
it in the end. I really enjoyed it. The DVD
has the unusual extras: Deleted Scenes, outtakes, and a
couple of behind-the-scenes features that tell about making
the movie. One is told from the point-of-view of the dog
actors in the movie, so that was cute. MORE INFORMATION:
BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY
BEST-SELLING NOVEL
A
DOG'S PURPOSE
"AN ADORABLE AND
HEARTWARMING FILM" - JACLYN ROTH, LIFE & STYLE
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD
APRIL 18, 2017
BLU-RAY, DVD AND ON DEMAND MAY 2,
2017
FROM AMBLIN
ENTERTAINMENT AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City,
California, March 2, 2017 – An uplifting and
inspirational look at life through the eyes of man’s
best friend warms hearts this spring when A
Dog’s Purpose
arrives on Digital HD on April 18, 2017
and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 2,
2017, from Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures
Home Entertainment. An empathetic and relatable drama,
this sentimental film takes viewers on a powerful
journey to experience the relationship between
dogs and their owner – to love,
protect, comfort and always find a way back home.
A Dog’s
Purpose on
Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD includes deleted scenes,
outtakes, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the
film, and more!
Based on the beloved
bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A
Dog’s Purpose,
from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House
Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the
soulful and surprising story of one devoted
dog (voiced by Josh Gad –
Frozen, Angry Birds) who finds the meaning of his
own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches
to laugh and love. A narrative with “genuine heart,
humor and a real message of love” (Michael Heaton,
The Plain Dealer), the family film told from the
dog’s perspective also stars
Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland, The Longest Ride),
KJ Apa (“Riverdale”), John Ortiz (Silver Linings
Playbook, American Gangster), Juliet Rylance (Sinister,
“The Knick”), Luke Kirby (“The Astronaut Wives Club”),
Peggy Lipton (When in Rome, Twin Peaks), Pooch
Hall (“The Game,” “Ray Donovan”) and Dennis Quaid (Far
From Heaven, The Rookie).
BONUS FEATURES on
BLU-RAYTM
and DVD
-
Deleted Scenes
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Outtakes
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Lights, Camera, Woof! - A
behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.
-
A Writer’s Purpose -
Learn the story behind W. Bruce Cameron’s
beloved best-selling novel.
The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack
includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with
UltraViolet™.
-
Blu-ray™
unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way
to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture
resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and
theater-quality surround sound.
-
DVD
offers the flexibility and convenience of playing
movies in more places, both at home and away.
-
Digital HD with
UltraViolet™ lets you watch
movies anywhere, on any device. Users can instantly
stream or download movies to watch on iPad®,
iPhone®, Android™, smart TVs, connected Blu-ray™
players, game consoles and more.
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Britt
Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad
Music By: Rachel Portman
Music Supervisor:
Liza Richardson
Costume Designer: Shay
Cunliffe
Edited By: Robert Leighton
Production Designer: Michael Carlin
Director
of Photography: Terry Stacey
Executive
Producers: Alan Blomquist, Mark Sourian, Lauren
Pfeiffer
Produced By: Gavin Polone
Based
On The Novel
By:
W. Bruce Cameron
Screenplay By: W. Bruce
Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells, Maya Forbes,
Wally Wolodarsky
Directed By: Lasse Hallström
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street
Date: May 2, 2017
Copyright: 2016
Universal Studios and Storyteller Distribution Co.,
LLC.
Selection Number: 61184389 (US)/
61184393 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect
Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: Rated PG
for thematic elements and some peril
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French
Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio
5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French DTS Digital
Surround 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour 40 Minutes
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May
2, 2017
Copyright: 2016 Universal Studios and
Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC.
Selection
Number: 61184385 (US)/ 61184391 (CDN)
Layers:
Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
2.40:1
Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements
and some peril
Languages/Subtitles: English
SDH, Spanish and French
Sound: English Dolby
Digital 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0 DVS2, Spanish
and French Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour
40 Minutes
About Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment is a
production label of Amblin Partners, a content creation
company formed by Steven Spielberg, the former
DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance
Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne). The company
develops and produces films using the Amblin
Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant
banners and includes Amblin Television, a longtime
leader in quality programming. The company’s first film,
“Bridge of Spies,” was released to critical acclaim in
October 2015. Other projects in various stages of
production include: “Ghost in the Shell,” scheduled for
release on March 31, 2017; “Thank You For Your Service,”
scheduled for release in 2017; and “Ready Player One,”
scheduled for release inMarch, 2018. Upcoming shows
from Amblin TV include the 5th season of the
Emmy nominated
series, “The Americans” on FX and “Five Came Back” which
will premiere on Netflix on March 31, 2017. Current
shows include the top-rated new drama of the season,
“Bull,” airing on CBS.
About Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE –www.uphe.com)
is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal
Studios. Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal,
one of the world’s leading media and entertainment
companies in the development, production, and marketing
of entertainment, news, and information to a global
audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable
portfolio of news and entertainment television networks,
a premier motion picture company, significant television
production operations, a leading television stations
group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of
leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a
subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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