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A Brand New Poster and Trailer for Disney•Pixar’s Coco

COCO Poster

I just watched the trailer for Disney•Pixar’s Coco. What a colorful and beautiful movie. I bet you wouldn’t think that about a movie that is full of skeletons but it is. I think this movie is going to have a couple of good messages. It looks like one of the main messages is knowing where you came from and honoring those who came before you in your family. The other is being who you are and believing in yourself. that is what I gathered from the new trailer. Watch for yourself to see if you see what I see.

More about the movie.

Voice Cast: Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Renée Victor
Director: Lee Unkrich
Co-director: Adrian Molina
Producer: Darla K. Anderson

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Directed by Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3”), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist “Monsters University”) and produced by Darla K. Anderson (“Toy Story 3”).

Coco Movie Still

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COCO opens in theatres everywhere on November 22nd!

Eva Reviews: Moana, Starlight Canoe & Friends

Moana Starlight Canoe and Friends
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We recieved the Moana, Starlight Canoe & Friends to play with and review. Opinions are our own.

Eva helped me with this review by playing with the toy and telling me about it on the video below. We loved the movie Moana when we saw it as a family. There were so many great parts to it including the information about wayfinding. Wayfinding is the special way in which people from the Pacific Islands navigated the oceans. The canoe that Moana has in the movie and the other ones that she discoveres are very close to the look of a special canoe that is making its way around the world, the Hokulea. This double hulled canoe is being sailed by a group of peopel who have been learning the art of wayfinding before it is lost forever. It is so cool that a kids movie touches upon something that is so close to the heart of the Pacific Islands.

This is a pretty nice playset. The doll is an excellent one and looks great compared to her movie counterpart. The figures of Pua and Hei Hei are also done really well. Pua is the best of the bunch, he looks just like the character. The canoe is okay but the “gentle rocking motion” is not exactly that gentle. It rocks from side to side with a lot of extra motion. So much so that pua and Hei Hei fall off when you move it. Eva will talk more about it in the video.

Also, below the video is a clip from the movie Moana.

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