While boys get their action fix with Hellboy and Teen Titans, girls will find plenty for them as well in this week’s batch of home video release. Disney’s all-new direct-to-video sequel Cinderella III: A Twist in Time debuts today, along with Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie and The Last Unicorn: 25th Anniversary Edition.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, Cinderella, along with mice pals Gus and Jaq, have to set things right when her wicked stepmother gets a hold of Fairy Godmother’s magic wand and turns back time to make sure evil stepsister Anastasia is the one slated to marry Prince Charming. The film is directed by Frank Nissen, who helmed 2005’s Pooh’s Heffalump Movie and worked with Chuck Jones and a number of other respected animators on the 1973 featurette Man: The Polluter for The National Film Board of Canada and Zagreb Films.
DVD extras include a Bibbidi-Bobbidi Choose game that lets kids make some magic of their own with Fairy Godmother’s wand, a music video for the song ‘I Still Believe’ (performed by Hayden Panettierre), a backstage look at the making of the Disney Cruise Line production Twice Charmed and a first look at the upcoming DVD Disney Princess Enchanted Tales. The DVD lists for $29.99.
Written by Carter Crocker (Jungle Book 2, Winnie The Pooh series, Return to Neverland), Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie is a new CG-animated feature based on American Greetings Corp.’s hugely successful girls’ brand. In the movie, the Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak strolls into town to cause trouble for Strawberry as she sets out to grow of fresh new fields of berry bushes that will yield enough tasty goodness everyone. In order to stop the villain, our heroine and her friends must travel to the Land of Dreams, learning an important lesson about teamwork along the way. The Fox Home Entertainment release carries a suggested retail price of $19.98.
The 1982 animated favorite The Last Unicorn is back with a special 25th anniversary edition. Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., the film features the voices of Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lee, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Rene Auberjonois and Brother Theodore in the story of a brave unicorn who teams with a young magician to stop an evil king form capturing all the world’s unicorns.
Bonus features include a featurette titled The Tail of The Last Unicorn, which features an interview with Peter S. Beagle, author of the book on which the film is based. There’s also an Escape the Red Bull set-top game, Schmendrick’s Magical Gallery and the original theatrical trailer. The Lionsgate release lists for $19.98.
In addition, girls should enjoy My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place, a Paramount Home Entertainment release that offers three new musical adventures starring the Hasbro toy horses. The DVD can be had for $16.99.
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