Tonight we watched the movie Bling. This movie is free on Google Play from March 3 to April 10, 2016 before it goes to theaters. We tried out my new Chromecast that I got on my trip to Dad 2.0 and the YouTube Kids night at Blue Jacket Brewery. What I didn’t realize was that the Chromecast would need to be powered. Unfortunately the wire to power it was way shorter than I figured and the power plugs are on the complete opposite ends of the entertainment center and the spots for the HDMI inputs. I did attempt to plug the Chromecast into the back of the X1 box because it had an input in HDMI port however, every time it I tried to get it to work the HDMI port for the Wii U turned on. I did finally get it to work and you can see how I jerry-rigged up the Chromecast.

As for the movie Bling, it was a decent enough one. The kids enjoyed it because it had some elements that they were familiar with. I saw bits of influence from Minions, Toy Story, Kung Fu Panda and more. The story is cute with a guy named Sam who loves a girl named Sue. Sam is a big dreamer who is brilliant with machines but messes up often with big plans. He has built a bunch of robots who are his best friends. The robots act as super heroes at a theme park until they are called upon to be actual super heroes. Saving the girl of his dreams with the help of his friends and his will to make the ultimate proposal. In the end there was a lesson there and the animation was pretty decent with a good voice cast overall. I loved hearing Jay Mewes, John Heder, and Tom Green as the three primary robots. More about the movie below.

WATCH BLING HERE: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Bling?id=ZjX3qW61ULI

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Bling Trailer

GET READY FOR A HEROIC ADVENTURE THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD!
‘BLING’
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON GOOGLE PLAY FOR FREE STARTING MARCH 3, 2016

February 25, 2016 – (Mountain View, CA) – Rock out to a superhero adventure for the whole family with the exclusive debut of BLING on Google Play.

Featuring the voice talents of Taylor Kitsch (“Friday Night Lights,” John Carter), Carla Gugino (“The Brink,” Spy Kids) and James Woods (“Justice League Action,” Hercules) and distributed by Momentum Pictures and produced by DigiArt in association with Digital Idea and Celsius Entertainment. BLING follows the tale of lowly theme park mechanic Sam whose plan to marry the girl of his dreams is thwarted by a super villain. It is up to him and his team of superhero robots to save the city. Can this accident-prone amusement park mechanic get back his ring, stop the villain, and win the girl before it’s too late?

This family-friendly, feature-length animated adventure will be available exclusively for free for a limited time* on Google Play starting March 3rd before it hits theaters.

*Available for free until April 10, 2016 on Google Play to residents in U.S., Canada U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Botswana, Cambodia, Fiji, Iceland, Jamaica, Macedonia, Malta, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

BLING is also part of Google Play’s family-friendly discovery experience that is designed to help parents find apps, games, movies & TV shows and books that are appropriate for their kids. Simply tap the “Family” button on the Apps, Games and Movies & TV homepages or the “Children’s Books” button on the Books homepage to find recommendations by age and interests.

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About Momentum Pictures, an Entertainment One Company

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