Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out was released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray Combo Pack and On-Demand November 3rd, We received a copy of the combo pack to watch and review. We saw this movie as a family back when it came out in theaters over the Summer and we really enjoyed it. Andrew and I re-watched the movie this past week and enjoyed it just as much. What I didn’t quite enjoy was Andrew spending hours afterwards running around like a loon singing the Bing Bong song. That aside I liked watching the movie once again.

Basically the movie is about the lives of emotions that live inside each of us. What are their motivations, how do they control what is happening with us and more. Riley is an 11 year old girl. She’s a pretty happy one, too. That is until Riley’s family up and moves from Minnesota to San Francisco. Then things change and the adventure begins for her emotions. Riley is primarily motivated by the emotion, Joy. Joy is in control most of the time but she is joined by Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust. These other emotions take control from time to time as the situation calls for it and with each interaction throughout the day some memories are made. Some destined for short term memory, others for long term and the most special become core memories.

Some of Riley’s Core Memories get lost and it is up to Joy and Sadness to find them. What happens then is that Fear, Anger and Disgust are left in charge or Riley. As her life spins out of control so do the emotions in charge. It is an interesting coming of age story that is heartfelt and funny. When you look at it closely, check out which emotions are in charge of Mom and Dad. After watching a second time Andrew has taken to calling me, Mad Dad. Great.

The Combo pack comes with some fun extras including a short called Riley’s First Date. It features her would be suitor and her dad. It is cute and funny. If you can. pick it up, definitely worth watching. Below I have some special videos, links to activities and more. But First the In-Home Trailer.

Inside Out In-Home Trailer

From the Imaginative Minds of Disney-Pixar Comes a Major “Emotion” Picture Beyond Compare!

INSIDE OUT

Along with an all-new animated short “Riley’s First Date?” And an extensive line-up of bonus features

On Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere October 13
On Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and On Demand November 3

SYNOPSIS: Do you ever look at someone and wonder what’s going on inside their head? Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out” takes an exciting and hilarious journey into the mind to find the answer. Based in Headquarters, the control center of 11-year-old Riley’s mind, five emotions are hard at work, led by lighthearted optimist Joy. She strives to make sure Riley stays happy as she operates alongside fellow emotions Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. It’s “an instant classic,” raves Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times. Experience it like never before on Disney Blu-ray!

CAST: Amy Poehler (“Freebirds,” TV’s “Parks and Recreation”) as Joy; Bill Hader (Monsters University, TV’s “Saturday Night Live”) as Fear; Phyllis Smith (“Bad Teacher,” TV’s “The Office”) as Sadness; Lewis Black (“The Aristocrats,” TV’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”) as Anger; Mindy Kaling (“Wreck-It Ralph,” TV’s “The Office”) as Disgust; Richard Kind (A Bug’s Life, TV’s “Spin City”) as Bing Bong; Kaitlyn Dias (voice acting debut) as the voice of Riley

EXEC. PRODUCERS: John Lasseter (“Toy Story,” “Cars”) and Andrew Stanton (“Up” “Ratatouille”)
PRODUCER: Jonas Rivera (“Up,” “Toy Story 2”)
CO-DIRECTOR: Ronnie Del Carmen (Dug’s Special Mission video short and TV’s “Freakazoid!”)
DIRECTOR: Pete Docter (“Up,” “Monsters, Inc.”)

RELEASE DATES: October 13, 2015 – Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere
November 3, 2015 – Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand

PRODUCTS: Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand

BONUS: Digital HD*, Blu-ray Combo Pack & Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA)

• Riley’s First Date? (In-Home Exclusive Animated Short Film) – Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door. Can Mom and Dad’s emotions handle “Riley’s First Date?”
• LAVA (Theatrical Short Film) – Inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes, LAVA is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years.
• Story of the Story – Director Pete Docter talks about the evolution of Inside Out, from the ideas and memories that inspired the story through the hurdles, explorations and experiences that helped shape it into the film it is today.
• Paths to Pixar: The Women of Inside Out – Inside Out filmmakers, from voice actors to animators to production crew, talk about their paths, their goals, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learned along the way
• Mixed Emotions – Inside Out’s filmmakers talk about how they decided which emotions to focus on in the story and how they went about creating each one’s distinct personality and visual identity
• Mapping the Mind – Inside Out’s artists take you through the years-long process of designing and creating a world everyone knows, but no one has ever seen – the human mind.
• Our Dads, the Filmmakers – Elie Docter (daughter of director, Pete Docter) and Grace Giacchino (daughter of composer, Michael Giacchino) bring you behind the scenes for an inside look at the making of the film.
• Into the Unknown: The Sound of Inside Out – What is the sound of a memory forming? Sound designer Ren Klyce describes the challenges – and the unique solutions – involved in creating the aural world of Inside Out.
• The Misunderstood Art of Animation Film Editing – Learn more about the crucial role of an animation film editor, who helps take the story from its earliest, most exploratory versions, to the final, polished film you see onscreen.
• Deleted Scenes
• Riley Grows Up – In this scene from a version of the film where the primary relationship was between Joy and Fear (then named Freddie), the emotions begin to notice a change in Riley.
• Joy’s Decline – Joy’s struggles to make sense of the limitations on Riley’s behavior that seem to be springing up at every turn.
• Misdirection -Joy and Freddie encounter a group of Riley’s “retired” imaginary friends, including an early version of Big Bong.
• Construction – Joy is guided through Riley’s mind by a radical non-conformist, Bing Bong, outraged by the demolition of older areas like Imagination Park.
• Commentary – Commentary includes participation from directors Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, and producer Jonas Rivera.
• Mind Candy – A montage of toolkit and interstitials produced for Inside Out.
• Inside Out Trailers – A collection of domestic and international trailers made for Inside Out.

*Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer

Blu-ray 3D

• LAVA

DVD:

• LAVA
• Commentary

DMA Exclusives:

• Designing Abstract Thought – Inside Out character designer Albert Lozano describes the challenging, exciting and appropriately nonlinear process of designing the films “Abstract Thought” sequence.
• Deleted Scenes
• Joy Alone – Pursuing a lost memory underneath the ocean, Joy is given a chance to fulfill her heart’s desire.
• Imagination Park – Joy is chased through a reactivated Imagination Park by an antagonistic Freddie.

FEATURE RUN TIME: Approximately 94 min.

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