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Family DVD Gift Set
Eight Popular DVDs (see descriptions below)
Perfect for family night or holiday travel
Win the entire set
Approximate Retail Value: $200
 

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The beat goes on this holiday season!  Grab your dancing shoes for the hit musical comedy Hairspray from New Line Home Entertainment. The film is based on John Waters’ contemporary classic film and the subsequent Broadway musical about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show. Directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman (Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier), the movie boasts a remarkable ensemble cast including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Brittany Snow, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney and newcomer Nikki Blonsky.
 
 
Showcasing the real-life comedy and drama inherent on the daily activities of an unorthodox animal "family," this Emmy-nominated, 13-part Animal Planet series stars a group of wild meerkats in South Africa. By using state-of-the-art camera technology above and below ground and by tracking the group's movements 24-hours-a-day, the ground-breaking series paints a dramatic picture of a year in their highly complex and social lives. Winner of the 2007 Parent’s Silver Choice award, Meerkat Manor is narrated by Academy Award nominee Sean Astin.
 
 

Junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish is to “change the world,” is heard by none other than God (Morgan Freeman). When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it, along with his family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and the news media. But soon mysterious deliveries of wood and tools are being dropped on his doorstep, animals of every shape and size are flocking to him two by two, and Evan’s predicament starts to mount, as well as the laughs. $29.98 SRP; Rating: PG

 

 
 
From the award-winning team that thrilled audiences with Cars and The Incredibles comes the best-reviewed film of the year!  Disney•Pixar’s Ratatouille is an incredible adventure with something for everyone.  It is the perfect recipe of comedy, heartfelt storytelling, and breathtaking animation.  Experience Paris from the unique perspective of a rat named Remy, who dares to dream the impossible dream of becoming a gourmet chef in a five-star French restaurant.  Bubbling over with bonus features, including an original animated short starring Remy and his brother, Emile, deleted scenes, and much more, Ratatouille is a treat you’ll want to enjoy again and again. Rated G; $29.99
 
 
The Princess Bride - 20th Anniversary Edition
From celebrated director Rob Reiner and Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman comes "an enchanting fantasy" (Time) filled with adventure, romance and plenty of "good-hearted fun" (Roger Ebert)! Featuring a spectacular cast that includes Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin and Billy Crystal, this wonderful fairy tale about a Princess named Buttercup and her beloved is "a real dream of a movie" (People)! $19.98 Rating: PG
 
 
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Two-Disc "Power Cosmic" Collector’s Edition) DVD Bonus Features include:
Family Bonds: The Making of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer feature-length documentary
Sentinel of the Spaceways:
comic book origins of The Silver Surfer featurette
The FantastiCar: State of the Art
featurette
Character design with spectral motion featurette
Commentary by director Tim Story, producer Don Payne, writer Avi Arad and film editors Peter S. Elliott and William Hoy
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd. Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis
$34.98 Rating: PG
 
 

Garfield is back with a new look in his first all computer-generated film.  Tired with his routine as a comic strip star, Garfield escapes the page and heads into the “real world.”  While living the low-key life of a real house cat, he learns his comic will be cancelled if he doesn’t return before the newspaper goes to print, but no character who has escaped to the real world has ever returned.  To complicate the situation, evil forces are blocking his path back to Cartoon World!

 
 

Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide follows Ned Bigby and his dream. He not only wants to survive his middle school years, he wants to enjoy them. So he's created the ultimate survival guide full of tips and tricks to conquer those mind-barfing, nerve-wracking and hideously embarrassing situations every 6th-8th grader faces. Ned and his two best friends, Cookie and Moze, are determined to take on the most mind-boggling middle school stuff. So bring on the crushes, lockers and bullies--they're no match for Ned. Most of the time…The hit TEENick series was the #1 among all programs on TV (live-action and animated) with Tweens 9-14. SRP: $16.99

 
 

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