Mars Needs Moms Review

Coming to Earth on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with 3D, DVD,Movie Download & On-Demand August 9, 2011 is Mars Needs Moms.  Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. In a race against time and oxygen, his quest to save her knows no bounds. And with some unexpected help, Milo just might find his way back to her — in more ways than one.

Will was not a fan of this movie animation and found it scary (remember, he is 4).  I think it looked too real for him.  However, the rest of us loved it.  Bill and I loved the story line.  Madison liked how real it looked and a lot of the bonus features.  Though I do have to warn you, there is a “bambi” moment at the end that may worry your kids.  However, the movie does end so that everybody will be happy.  (Trying not to give too much away!)

The Bonus Features included on the DVD are:

Blu-ray 3D:

Everything on the Blu-ray & DVD plus….

·       Mom-Napping (All-new 3D Exclusive) –There’s more than meets the eye during the Martian abduction of Milo’s Mom. This alternate scene — completely finished in 3D — tells all.

Blu-ray 2D:

Everything on the DVD plus…

·       Extended Opening – The movie begins… but wait, there’s more.  See it here.

·       Life On Mars: The Full Motion-Capture Experience – Go way behind the scenes to the ‘space’ where the actors’ performances are captured. This feature-length, picture-in-picture viewing mode also lets you listen to director Simon Wells and actors Seth Green and Dan Fogler give a fun and insightful look into creating the movie.

·       Deleted Scenes with Simon Wells introductions (4 Blu-ray 2D Exclusive Deleted Scenes) – 7 deleted scenes of which four are exclusive to the Blu-ray 2D release. Some cool scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. Now you can see them with introductions by director Simon Wells.

·       “Flower Power” Easter Egg – the name of the show that Ki watched and learned English from is entitled “Freaks on the Street.”

Movie Download:

Everything on the DVD plus…

·       Deleted Scenes  – Three deleted scenes with introductions by Director Simon Wells

DVD:

·       “Fun With Seth” – The cast and crew had a galaxy of fun making Mars Needs Moms, thanks to the on-set antics of Seth Green and Dan Fogler. Watch them do the ROM dance see them compete to see who can do their verbal ROM the fastest, and much more.

·       Martian 101 – Do you speak Martian? Go behind the scenes and see how the producer and cast came up with their own unique Martian language. Then learn how to speak it yourselfwith lessons from a leading Martian language expert.

This is great Disney movie to add to your collection.  The movie is great and the bonus features just add to the fun.