Though the movie delves into the absurd on a number of occasions, anything can happen in a story - and the fact that sometimes happy endings do happen in real life and that dreams can come true are kind of the morals of the film. That's some of the magic of a Disney production. Without fail their kid-friendly offerings provide some sort of moral guidance to the viewer.
This DVD set included a triple-play of movie offerings: a Blu-ray version, a DVD version, and a Digital Copy. Though I wasn't able to view the Blu-ray version, it should come in handy as Blu-ray becomes more prevalent and we upgrade our aging DVD player. However, it's nice to see this sort of packaging start to appear. You have a variety of choices and aren't limited to a single distribution.
In addition to the movie, the DVD also included a number of bonus features.
"Until Gravity Do Us Part" focused on the visual effects used for the space arena story towards the end of the film. The set used a huge green screen and a combination of zero-gravity techniques such as a giant tuning fork the actors were strapped into to do flips and simulate flight in zero-G. Seeing Sandler and Pearce filming this scene was impressive. Pearce was more than a little reluctant to do some of the stunts, but both Sandler and Pearce came through in the end. It's always interesting to see what goes into some of these more complex fight scenes.
"To All the Little People" introduces us to the kids, Heit and Kesling. Sandler and Keri Russell appeared to have a great time working with them and vice versa. Sandler is a big kid anyway, so he fit in beautifully. The kids seemed to enjoy working with Russell Brand. Of course, he's just a big kid too.
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1 - Angel
I found it boring and predictable. Some scenes gave me a chuckle, but it was hardly funny.