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From the creators of Beverly Hills Chihuahua, everybody’s favorite talking Chihuahuas are back in a comedy that’s a pack of outrageous fun for the whole family. Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents, Papi and Chloe, upside down when their playful puppies present one challenge after another. But, when their human owners find themselves in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them—because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.

Featuring an all-star cast, including George Lopez (voice of Papi), and complete with a litter of bonus features, this heartwarming tale of the meaning of family, friendship and loyalty is a special breed of fun—times five.

Take a peek…

The Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Blu-ray Combo Pack has a suggested retail price of $39.99 and the 1-Disc DVD set retails for $29.99. .

Bonus Features:
DVD
* French & Spanish Tracks and Subtitles
* Sneak Peek at Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure
* Learn How To Take Your Favorite Movies On The Go
* Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray™ Is Suite!
* Bonus
-Music Video: “This is My Paradise” By Bridgit Mendler
-Blooper Faux Paws

BLU-RAY
* 1.78:1/ Enhanced for 16×9
* French & Spanish Tracks
* Sneak Peek at Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure
* Learn How To Take Your Favorite Movies On The Go
* Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray™ Is Suite!
* Bonus
-Music Video: “This is My Paradise” By Bridgit Mendler
-Blooper Faux Paws
– Beverly Hills Chihuahua Challenge – interactive game show led by Papi

Our Take: My youngest loves dogs of any type, and well, if they talk it’s even better! Her favorite scenes include the bloopers in the bonus features, “Wa Wa?! Chee WA WA?!” is repeated over and over causing tons of giggles! My 12 year old saw the first movie and said she preferred that one, “it was funny the first time”, but was thrilled to learn about Sharpay’s new movie in the bonus features (High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale)! It’s not often that the bonus features outweigh the movie itself, but I guess you can’t like every movie you see!

We were sent a DVD for review.

Have you seen it yet? We just did, finally! Since its global theatrical release last December, AVATAR has continued to make motion picture history. Written by James Cameron and produced with his long-time collaborator Jon Landau, AVATAR stars Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi and Laz Alonso.

My question was “can director, James Cameron top Titanic?” Oscar and Golden Globe winning epic is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.6 billion in worldwide box office. AVATAR takes audiences to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.

My Husband’s Take: I didn’t go see AVATAR at the theater because my butt fell asleep at “Titanic”. I was worried that as James Cameron’s star grew, his movies got longer, and the movie became more about the special effects and less about the story. Not one to believe the hype created by all the awards it received, I thought myself lucky to have missed seeing the movie.

I was WRONG! This movie is great because the story is truly awesome! Sure the movie has all the cutting edge special effects and cinematography but the story is a mix of classic story lines and themes including environmentalism, colonialism, and the clash between science, religion and popular thinking. This movie uses mythology like “Star Wars”, questions the role of science like “Frankenstein”, depicts the plight of the native people like “Dances With Wolves”, shows the destructive nature of man like “Apocalypse Now,” while exploring the true nature of love and proposing a direct connection between man and nature. The breathtaking planet Pandora allows us to leave the limits of the human world behind and explore the possibilities if we can only overcome the inherit flaws of humanity.

Watch it! The movie can be found for $16.99-$17.99 on Amazon for Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD combo.

We were sent the movie for purpose of this review. The opinions are our tried-and-true experience and were not influenced by any source.