There's also an audio commentary and 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes tidbits. Presented under one menu, this section is broken down into in eight sections -- well nine, if you want to include the extended scenes. It's interesting though, covering everything from the female leads and the location to the animators and the math involved in creating the images FYI: there's a lot of it! You may want to grab a sandwich, because we're not even close to finished with this set.
There's an entire Blu-ray of additional special features, which includes an alternate opening, deleted shots, promos, trailers, bloopers and more. Also, several key points of the movie get a spotlight here, with shorts on "The Tapestry," Merida's horse, and the Scottish people and culture. Brave probably isn't going to be at the top of every little boy's wishlist this holiday, and that's a real shame. It's a good film, with a lot of action and excitement that boys and girls would definitely appreciate -- and of varying ages.
Yes, that includes you, too. Every part of this set is stunning, keeping the Pixar streak good for at least another year or two.
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Set in a mythic version of Scotland, the story focuses on Merida, the feisty daughter of a Highland king, who is mortified when she learns that her parents plan to marry her off to cement peace with the neighbouring clans.
Refusing to do as she is asked, Merida sets out on a course of action that could ultimately rip her family apart. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Brave is that it sees Pixar moving into more traditional 'Disney Princess' territory. Of course, this being a Pixar film, the 'traditional' aspects only go so far, and the studio brings the material bang up to date, giving viewers a - sadly all-too rare - animated heroine who doesn't need the love of a good man to provide a happy ending to her story.
Picture: Stunning is the only word we can think of to sum up Brave in both its 2D and 3D guises on Blu-ray. While director Mark Andrews may have shied away from stating which version was the preferred presentation of the film when we spoke to him see Home Cinema Choice , there's no denying that the MVC 2.
Nearly every shot makes great use of depth, with sequences such as Merida's arrow-firing antics in Chapter 2 playing much better in 3D than they do when seen 'flat'. Volumetric concerns, such as the roundness of faces, the textures of the rough-hewn clothing and — most impressive of all — Merida's untamed hair, aren't a problem either.
This is one 3D presentation that doesn't put a foot wrong on Blu-ray. Elsewhere the 2D AVC 2. Colours are rich and warm, blacks are rock solid, detailing is immaculate and there's not a trace of any technical issues. Audio: From the opening room-rattling roar that accompanies the pre-title bear attack, to the gentle whispers of a will-o'-the-wisp, Brave 's Dolby TrueHD 7. Frequently ferocious in its dynamic range, but brilliantly precise in its panning and placement, it'll remind you why you became a surround sound fan in the first place.
Extras: Disney's three-disc set is crammed with bonus features. The making of the movie is covered by an enjoyable filmmakers' commentary and eight behind-the-scenes featurettes. Beyond that there's a plethora of deleted and alternate footage, a quartet of short animated vignettes, three trailers, five art galleries and a pair of new Pixar shorts - La Luna also in 3D on the relevant platter and The Legend of Mor'du.
And the animation bums? I guess they could have left them out, but I find your American beach to be much more suggestive and with a much higher sexual element than those cartoon bottoms. And most of us take our kids to the beach, right? Don't get me wrong. I'm very conservative about things like this, but these are minor things especially considering most young kids aren't phased by a naked bottom.
I thought it was a good movie; better than Cars 2 for sure--not as good as Monsters or Toy Story 1. But compared to all of the other junk out there?
This is much better. But if your child is scared easily, you should wait until they are about 9 or Parent of a 7-year-old Written by ShudabeenHeidi July 6, Too Scary for Seven My seven year old grandson who loves to read e.
Adults who saw the film agreed. Adult Written by The L July 6, Good for kids who can handle mildly scary scenes I was expecting a more independent princess, and I wasn't disappointed! Merida is so angry about the competition for her hand that she refuses to hear her mother out.
The whole magical plot is about Merida and Elinor learning to listen to each other, and reestablishing a proper mother-daughter relationship--which is a good lesson for kids of all ages and maybe some moms, too!
The nudity mentioned in the main review is entirely non-sexual and only occupies maybe 10 seconds of the film--and is a welcome change from the average movie for teens and adults, where cleavage is on display and sexually-charged clothing and behavior are the norm. I would not have had trouble with the spookier scenes in this movie if I'd watched it as a child. However, all kids are different--if your child can't handle Bambi, they may not be ready for this movie. Consider this subject to the "Bambi test"--while it has some of the spookier moments in a Disney movie, they're not any worse than the ones from Bambi or Snow White.
Parent of a 6 and 9-year-old Written by Nicole. July 5, We took our 9 year old daughter and our 6 year old son to see Brave in 3D. Both of our children were scared and terrified of the "bad" bear with the arrows and one eye! This was the first film that ever scared my children. I have never seen my son leap out of his seat in fear until now. My daughter covered her ears and closed her eyes. They were also shaken with the extremely loud noise in the movie. This film is not appropriate for young kids.
My kids did NOT like this movie. Whatever positive message Disney was hoping to convey was lost after "the bear. I was so sure it was a sign of good things to come, sadly it was not.
Too bad. Adult Written by anniebeagle July 4, I loved it, but my 3-year-old won't be watching it. Some scenes were very intense, and although it made me chuckle, I didn't appreciate all the naked tushies in this movie you see the bare backsides of several grown men in one scene and some little boys in another.
The most disappointing thing to me was a scene where we infer that a character believes his love to have been kidnapped and most likely raped. The audience knows that's not what happened, but I didn't appreciate the suggestion. It definitely earned its PG rating, and I am glad I didn't take my 3-year-old to see it.
Negatives aside, though, it was a great story and an endearing movie. Adult Written by sb11 July 4, Not for kids younger than 7 This title contains: Positive Messages. Parent of a 7-year-old Written by ldreyer July 4, Great family movie - not just for girls My 7 yr old son says it was "Awesome! Adult Written by Lexiv July 4, I was very pleased to see that it was the exciting tough princess film I expected. My 7 year old loved the movie and although she was scared during the intense sequences that made sense - you're supposed to be.
She was not unduly frightened and teared up at the happy ending. My daughter is usually quite skittish at age 5 The Frog Princess had her cowering in my lap , but she was very excited to see this and has been pretending to be Merida the princess ever since - no nightmares at all. However, she liked the witch who is played for laughs not particulary scary at all just kind of mysterious and she thought the bear queen was great during the more lighthearted parts.
This daughter is pretty tough though and very into the whole warrior princess idea - she loves Mulan, Pocahontas and She-Ra, so I was reasonably certain she'd be all right. In fact, the only movies she ever really seemed frightened of were Aladdin giant snake and Up dog fight. And, that's what really bothered me about the other reviews. Certainly, if you have a child who's already afraid of bears or witches or is particularly sensitive to action sequences don't take them to this movie.
I thought that the ads did a very good job of making it clear that the movie's going to be filled with excitement, which generally means that things that are scary on some level are going to happen.
The princess has to have something scary happen in order to be brave about it, right? Almost all Disney movies are scary. If your kids are fine with other Disney films they'll be fine with this one too.
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