Gnomeo & Juliet DVD Release Date
Gnomeo & Juliet DVD Release Date
From a director of Shrek 2 comes your chance to step into the secret world of garden gnomes – Gnomeo & Juliet. Perfect for the whole family, this fresh and funny makeover of one of the world’s most timeless story features music from Sir Elton John, and the voice talents of Emily Blunt, James McAvoy and sir Michael Caine. Caught up in a feud between neighbors, Gnomeo and Juliet must overcome as many obstacles as their namesakes. But with flamboyant pink flamingoes and epic lawnmower races, can this young couple find lasting happiness? Complete with hilarious never-before-seen bonus features, Gnomeo & Juliet is an out-of-the-ordinary animated comedy your entire family will love. We just gnome it!
Gnomeo & Juliet DVD Release Date
Actors: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt
Directors: Kelly Asbury
Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios
DVD Release Date: May 24, 2011
Run Time: 84 minutes
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Gnomeo & Juliet DVD Review
As parents to a six-year-old girl, my husband and I are constantly on the look-out for tolerable kid-friendly shows that we can take her to (at the movies). I say tolerable because quality is often lacking in many of these films and then there’s the issue of PG vs. G ratings. Well, when we heard Gnomeo and Juliet was being screened at our local cinema, we decided to give it a try, and to our surprise, our picky 6-year-old loved it!
I have to say that this movie is mainly for young children. It is full of color, which will appeal to most kids, and there are adorable garden gnomes running around. My husband fell asleep within fifteen minutes (to be fair, he had had a long day at work), but my daughter’s attention was riveted to the screen from the beginning till the end. Me? I enjoyed the music (thanks to Elton John who obligingly helped with the soundtrack featuring his classic hits – his partner David Furnish was a producer on this film). I also sort of enjoyed the silly premise – instead of the doomed star-crossed Romeo and Juliet, we have warring garden gnomes, the Reds and the Blues, and two impish and totally cute gnomes, Juliet (a Red, voiced by Emily Blunt) and Gnomeo(a Blue, voiced by James McAvoy) who flirt and later fall for each other despite their differences.
The casting is a sort of coup really given the famous names featured here – there’s Jim Cummings, Patrick Stewart, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, and many more! The movie is a kaleidoscope of color and at times this can get a tad overwhelming but the children appeared to love it, so my verdict – awesome entertainment for the kiddie set!
SPOILER ALERT:
For those who are disappointed that it did not hold true to Romeo and Juliet dieing…seriously…do we really need little kids to attach to a character who then in the ends commits suicide and “the love of her life” kills himself. Can’t we leave the harshness out of a children’s movie and let them laugh and be children. ( Gnomeo & Juliet DVD Release Date )
