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Hop Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack inspired Easter Movie Viewing Party

March 30, 2012 by Momstart 4 Comments

Last year for Miles birthday we took him to see the movie Hop

Hop is about the Easter Bunny (E.B.) who as most children are has dreams of doing only what he wants to do and not take over the family business. You see, E. B. lives on Easter island where they make all the Easter candy for children everywhere. Just like Santa Claus makes all the toys for kids and they deliver all the candy in the Easter sleigh.

As E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) runs away and sets out to live his own dreams, Easter Island is taken over by all the chicks that have felt oppressed for years. The Pink Berets set out to find E.B. to bring him back to save Easter. We enjoyed watching it and seeing the cameos from different actors. E. B. has some fun adventures and you’ll be surprised by the ending. His adventures take place in Hollywood in pursuit of his dream to become a rockstar drummer. There he meets Fred (James Marsden), an out-of-work slacker with his own lofty goals. Together the two encounter a series of hilarious mishaps and misadventures and in the end help each other recognize the importance of family.

This year we had a family movie party and as you can tell my kids had a great time enjoying the movie again as a family. Candy, popcorn and a movie they already love what’s not to like. Oh and we received some HOP storybooks. My kids adore reading and looking at books over and over again. I’m not sure how many times I’ve read these books to my kids and we just received them on Wednesday.

Hop Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack

COMBO PACK EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

    All-New Mini-Movie!
    Digital Copy of Hop (expires 8/27/2012)
    Includes UltraViolet™ (download/redeem by 8/27/2012)
    Carlos on Carlos: The Premiere According to Carlos
    Emotion in Motion: The Dance of Ken Daurio
    Post Coup Commentary: Carlos & Phil Tell All
    Games: E.B.’s Candy Challenge, Drum Along, Pink Beret Skill Tester
    U-Control™ Features: Hop Tweets, Pink Beret Tracker
    pocket BLU™: Remote Control, Keyboard, Mobile-to-Go, Video Timeline
    BD-Live™: Access The BD-Live™ Center Through Your Internet-Connected Player to Get
    Even More Bonus Content, Watch The Latest Trailers, and Share Your Favorite Scenes with Friends!

LIMITED TIME SPECIAL HOP OFFERS

Best Buy – Get a free 7” Bunny Minion Plush when you buy HOP on Blu-ray Combo Pack

Target – Receive free wearable bunny ears & printable Easter party kit when you Buy HOP on Blu-ray Combo Pack

We received a copy of the movie and a gift card in exchange for our review and movie night experience.

Hop into Theaters today. Hop Movie Review. And A Kodak Hop Giveaway

April 1, 2011 by Momstart 2 Comments

Bunnies are in! My son received two bunnies and was able to see an early screening of Hop on his birthday. Hop brings state of the art animation to live action, and the combination of the two works quite well. Hop is a comedy definitely geared to children and all that love the Easter Bunny and candy. E.B. (Russell Brand) is the teenage son of none other than the Easter Bunny. He is to carry out the long tradition of carrying the title and responsibilities of generations of bunnies before him. However, all E.B. wants to do is play the drums and be famous and live a life of luxury without any work. Does that sound familiar?

Fred (James Marsden) is the human equivalent. Fred has no idea what responsibility is and is kicked out of his own house (more like his parent’s house) when we runs into, and I mean literally runs into E.B. Fred hit E.B. with a car, and E.B. plays it up like he’s really injured, even though he’s not. E.B. manipulates Fred and Fred falls for it allowing the bunny to provide a window into his own life.

While Fred is trying to get his life in order, he realizes what it means to actually do something for someone else. At first, he tries to help E.B. just to get rid of E.B. But then he ends up saving all of Easter Island saving Easter as we know it. Somewhere in the middle of the movie is a cameo by David Hasselhoff and I just can’t figure out what the big deal is about this man. It’s the second movie I’ve seen this year with him in it. (just a side note from me)???

Hop really made my kids excited about Easter Coming. They are ready to decorate eggs and get some Easter Candy. We found the movie to be very colorful and laugh out loud funny. Miles and Zoe were smiling and we all laughed a lot. The movie is not to be taken seriously at all. The ending is WAY over the top, there is no way a situation like this would end like that, but like I said, it’s not to be taken seriously, I mean it’s a movie about the Easter Bunny (not what Easter really is about). So go have fun, laugh and don’t’ take the movie seriously just have fun!

I have a Hop Into Theaters April 1st To Meet E.B. #Giveaway going on http://bit.ly/dW18sD and of course, Kodak has a stellar Hop giveaway too!

Hop And Kodak:

This Easter, Kodak is celebrating all things Easter in a partnership with Universal Studios’ blockbuster “Hop” Bring E.B. and the other characters from Hip into your Easter memories using the KODAK Picture Kiosk and also enter to win the Kodak – Hop Photo Contest on Facebook for the ULTIMATE gift basket worth over $500.00.

To Enter You will be asked to share your picture with family and friends to acquire the most votes. The person with the most votes will win two free movie passes each month for a year as well as a KODAK – Hop Ultimate Gift Basket, which includes KODAK products (including a KODAK EASYSHARE MINI camera), Hop merchandise, Hop movie tickets and fun Easter candy that is provided by The Hershey Company. Twenty other lucky winners with the most votes will also win a Kodak – Hop Ultimate Easter Basket. Kodak’s Hop contest will run from April 4 – 20, 2011.

Disclosure: I was able to attend a free movie screening in order to write this review.

Hop Into Theaters April 1st To Meet E.B. Giveaway

March 29, 2011 by Momstart 255 Comments

Hop Into Theaters April 1St

We went to an early preview of Hop and I still can’t tell you too much about the movie except that we had a great time. Miles talks about E.B., The Easter Bunny, who happens to be the main character of the movie quite often. Hope left a happy hopping impression on him. Every time he sees a bunny now it’s, “Hey, just like at the movie theater”.

Before we could go watch the movie my husband wanted to know what it was about. I went to the Hop website and found that it was created in the same fashion as Alvin and the Chipmunks and produced by Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me) by Tim Hill.

Blending state of the art animation with live action, Hop is a comedy about E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand), the teenage son of the Easter Bunny. On the eve of taking over the family business, E.B. leaves for Hollywood in pursuit of his dream of becoming a drummer. He encounters Fred (James Marsden), an out-of-work slacker with his own lofty goals, who accidentally hits E.B. with his car. Feigning injury, E.B. manipulates Fred into providing him shelter, and Fred finds himself with the world’s worst houseguest.

Play Doodle Jump: HOP the Movie on your iPhone/iPad for FREE! Hop your way through the Easter Bunny’s top-secret candy factory with 25 unlockable levels. Download now! You can also download the free Hop on Drums app and drum like E.B. – available on iPhone and Android.

Enter to Win:

One (1) winner will receive HOP prize pack:

· E.B. Plush Doll
· Chick Plush Doll
· Magnet photo frame
· Pink Beret
· Drumsticks
· Crayon pack

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