Disney tags April 2010 with Three favorite themes for the kids, Winnie The Pooh, The Great Mouse Detective and Handy Mandy. The new to DVD stories are fit for the whole family.
The adults will benefit in April with two old favorites being released on Blu-ray, Armageddon and Tombstone. The two action films offer some exciting thrills with star studded casts.
4/6 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH: Super Duper Super Sleuths (DVD) (Rated: TV Y)
Big and little super heroes can get set for a super powered, brand-new full-length movie that promises to deliver super-sized fun when Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases the delightfully heroic animated tale My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths on DVD April 6, 2010. Preschoolers and parents will be captivated by this inspiring tale about the power of self belief, which stars all their favorite characters from Hundred Acre Wood. The DVD also features a never-before-seen episode of the series as well as Discovery Mode, an interactive feature with multiple levels of play.
4/13 THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: Mystery in the Mist Edition (DVD) (Rated: G)
The game is afoot! The world’s greatest sleuth dons his miniature deerstalker hat and puts his extraordinary deductive ability into animated action when The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition comes to DVD on April 13, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In the greatest little mystery in Disney
history, the renowned Basil of Baker Street takes on his archenemy, the evil genius Dr. Ratigan, and this time the battle is for the entire city of London! With fresh and exciting bonus features, The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition will thrill audiences with an exciting game of “mouse and mouse†that’s not elementary by a long shot!
4/20 HANDY MANNY: Big Race (DVD) (Rated: TV-Y)
Fasten your seatbelts and get set for a thrilling joyride with everyone’s favorite animated fix-it man, Handy Manny on Handy Manny: Big Race, the delightful new DVD release from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment available in stores April 20, 2010. Special guest stars, NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. and actor/pop singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) lend their voices to this captivating story that is sure to rev up both preschoolers and their parents.
4/27 ARMAGEDDON (Blu-ray) (Rated: PG-13)
From the blockbuster-making team who produced and directed Pearl Harbor and The Rock (Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay) comes Armageddon, available for the first time on Blu-ray™ High-Definition! Starring the explosive talents of Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Will Patton, Armageddon is a meteor storm of action-adventure moviemaking that has you on the edge of your seat forgetting to breathe! When NASA’s executive director, Dan Truman (Thornton), realizes the Earth has 18 days before it’s obliterated by a meteor the size of Texas, he has only one option – land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuclear warhead into its core. Spectacular special effects, laugh-out-loud humor, great characters, riveting storytelling, and heartfelt emotion make Armageddon an exhilarating thrill ride you’ll want to experience like there’s no tomorrow!
4/27 TOMBSTONE (Blu-ray) (Rated: R)
A sizzling, star-studded cast brings to life the legendary battle to deliver justice to Tombstone, available for the first time on Blu-rayâ„¢ High Definition! Kurt Russell turns in a gripping performance as U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer ignite
s the screen as the outrageous Doc Holliday. Together, they team up to bring law to
the lawless in a notorious showdown with the ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral! The all-star ensemble also includes Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, Michael Biehn, and long-time Hollywood favorite Charlton Heston. Get ready for an explosive, action-packed adventure the Wild West would never forget!