With something called Movie Chat you’d expect that you could use a cell phone or lap top to talk to your friend while both watch at the same time. This takes things to another level by also letting you use your player’s remote control. As if that wasn’t enough, a designated “host” can synchronize everyone together. The movie can start and pause, in multiple homes, at the same time.
In the Movie Challenge section, you can play trivia games. For the Tinker Bell BD there are three levels: easy, medium, and hard multiple choice and true/false questions. It took me a while to figure out that if I didn’t know the answer right away, I just had to watch the part of the movie at the top of the screen for hints. I’m a trivia fan so I really enjoyed this part of the disc. Coming soon, there will be private games, similar to playing on an online game site. This will give you the option to set up rooms that can only be entered by invitation — another great safety for parental piece of mind. Also to be available at a later date are user-generated games. WOW!
Then there’s Movie Mail. This feature allows members to send video messages between trusted friends. Another safety, this is at a more controlled level than being just a friend. These are personalized notes or commentary that playback during the movie using either videos you upload yourself or using scenes already on file at the Disney BD Live Network.
Remember signing up at Disney Movie Rewards? The BDs let you access your account there live and let you browse through a special category for items specific to the Network. This will have updated features and live events. You will also be able to accrue more points by completing activities within the Network.
Not all these features are up and running yet. As they become available, notifications will arrive via the online site and the Live Network. Through the BD disc and your equipment's Internet connection, new goodies can be downloaded when available.
Having done all this in advance of Tink Day, I thought that I was good to go. I had snacks at hand, along with little notebooks and sparkly gel pens in case there was a budding film critic or two in the group. But watching it with my husband was definitely a different experience than watching it with five little girls.
It took them longer to settle into the movie. And they definitely wanted to stop it more often than we did. Lots of going back to re-watch parts of it. Debates over who had the best wings, the prettiest dress, etc. Most of all, and more important I think, lots of oohs and aahs of delight as the story and animation took them to Neverland.
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1 - Treasures By Brenda
This is a fantastic review, thank you! I especially enjoyed the reaction of the five-year old girls to the movie, it is exactly what one might hope for and, in my mind, possibly proof that the movie is successful. (Can't help wondering what would have happened if you'd slipped a five-year old boy in there!)
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Thank you very much!
Brenda
2 - tink
Hi Brenda!
The original panel was four children, three girls and one boy. We had to re-schedule when two siblings were sick that weekend, one of which was the boy. He had a previous engagement (birthday party) the following week that trumped our screening. None of the girls wanted to invite any boys from their class because they were all "eeewwww" which I think was their version of having cooties.
I'm so glad that you liked the review and am honored that you linked to in on your website.
Thanks for reading.