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'Mars Needs Moms' (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
(Joan Cusack, Seth Green, et al / 2-Disc Blu ray+DVD / PG / 2011 / Walt Disney Studios)

Overview: Now on Blu Ray and DVD, 'MARS NEEDS MOMS' is the story of a young boy’s intergalactic adventure to find his Martian-nabbed mother!

Blu ray/DVD Verdict: Basically, 'Mars Needs Moms' is about a boy named Milo (Seth Green) who finds himself on Mars, trying to rescue his mother(Joan Cusack) who has been taken by aliens!

There he meets Gribble(Dan Fogler), a human who has been on the planet for years, hiding from the aliens, while playing video games and some how eating and getting fat. Gribble knows his way around and has plenty of technology to help Milo on his mission to get his mom back. An alien named Ki (Elisabeth Hamois) who has learned how to speak English by watching 70's sitcoms is also on Milo's side.

The movie is sweet and charming despite some plot holes and the not too special animation. The animation kept most critics from liking this movie. I think the voice acting and charm are enough to keep viewers entertained though. But, just so you know, Green's character voice of Milo had to be redone in post production as test audiences didn't see Green's voice as truly that of a young kid!

Anyway, the movie - based on a children's book by the famous comic strip author Berkeley Breathed - is definitely touching, uneven in certain plot respects, but truly excels in its depiction of sacrificial family love. Oh yeah, and the film was made by ImageMovers Digital, Robert Zemeckis' film studio, so the animation of the humans is all leaning toward the realistic side. With less of the plastic look, luckily of the characters from 'The Polar Express'! This is a Widescreen Presentation (2.40:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

Blu-ray 3D:
Everything on the Blu-ray & DVD plus….
· Mom-Napping (All-new 3D Exclusive) –There’s more than meets the eye during the Martian abduction of Milo’s Mom. This alternate scene — completely finished in 3D — tells all.

Blu-ray 2D:
Everything on the DVD plus…
· Extended Opening - The movie begins… but wait, there’s more. See it here.
· Life On Mars: The Full Motion-Capture Experience – Go way behind the scenes to the ‘space’ where the actors’ performances are captured. This feature-length, picture-in-picture viewing mode also lets you listen to director Simon Wells and actors Seth Green and Dan Fogler give a fun and insightful look into creating the movie.
· Deleted Scenes with Simon Wells introductions (4 Blu-ray 2D Exclusive Deleted Scenes) – 7 deleted scenes of which four are exclusive to the Blu-ray 2D release. Some cool scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. Now you can see them with introductions by director Simon Wells.
· “Flower Power” Easter Egg – the name of the show that Ki watched and learned English from is entitled “Freaks on the Street.”

Movie Download:
Everything on the DVD plus…
· Deleted Scenes - Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Simon Wells

DVD:
· “Fun With Seth” - The cast and crew had a galaxy of fun making Mars Needs Moms, thanks to the on-set antics of Seth Green and Dan Fogler. Watch them do the ROM dance see them compete to see who can do their verbal ROM the fastest, and much more.
· Martian 101 – Do you speak Martian? Go behind the scenes and see how the producer and cast came up with their own unique Martian language. Then learn how to speak it yourselfwith lessons from a leading Martian language expert.

EASTER EGG:
Highlight "Fun with Seth" in Special Features and press up and you will see a panel show flowers. Click and you will access the "Flower Power" easter egg.
"Flower Power" Easter Egg - (:51) the name of the show that Ki watched and learned English from.

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