Jeri Jacquin
On Bluray, DVD and Digital this week from director Carlos
Saldanha, Blue Sky and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is a delightful tail
of fun and flowers from FERDINAND.
Living with his father and others at the Casa del Toro
bull-training camp run by Moreno
Ferdinand wakes up and finds himself staring into the face
of a young girl. Nina (Lily Day) is immediately taken when Ferdinand and shown
a beautiful farm life along with her father Juan (Juanes), he grows into a very
large bull. Ferdinand (Jon Cena) spends his days with Nina, her father being and dog Paco (Jerrod
Carmichael) well loved and loving in return.
When the flower festival comes around, Ferdinand is filled
with joy as flower is his favorite thing. He is a little hurt when Juan tells
his daughter that he is to big to go to the festival and must stay at the farm.
Not willing to take no for an answer, Ferdinand decides that he is capable of
being gentle and that the towns people just need to get to know him.
Unfortunately, the term 'bull in a china shop' plays out and
Ferdinand is taken away from Nina! He is taken to Casa del Toro, Ferdinand sees
a familiar faces in a still angry Angus (David Tennant), Guapo (Peyton
Manning), Bones (Anthony Edwards), and a new face in goat Lupe (Kate McKinnon).
Also still there Valiente (Bobby Cannavale), he still
carries the same anger as when he was young and makes it clear he tends to take
Ferdinand down. Arriving to look for the best bull for the best bullfighter is
El Primero (Miguel Angel Silvestre). He spends a few days looking over all the
bulls and after a scuffle in the ring between he and Valiente - chooses
Ferdinand.
Not wanting to fight Ferdinand realizes that the only way he
can stop it all is convincing the others that there is an amazing life on the
farm waiting for them where they will be loved by one special family!
Cena as the voice of Ferdinand has the right inflection to
pull off this loveable character. He is a flower loving bull is quite happy
with his farm life and doesn't understand why people might be afraid of him.
That lesson becomes quickly clear and he is right back where he doesn't want to
be! At Casa del Toro he comes face to face with a bull who doesn't have a
reason not to be his friend other than he's has daddy issues. Ferdinand is as
loyal as you would want a friend to be and even more loyal to those who aren't
very friendly. Its a great lesson for kids to learn.
Day as young Nina absolutely adores her very large friend
and doesn't see what those off the farm think they see. She is adorable and is
the epitome of an animal lover. Carmichael as
Paco pretends not to care but we all can see from the get go that he isn't very
good at it.
Cannavale as Valiente has anger issues that stem from having
a father who has anger issues. Trying to keep Ferdinand down from childhood and
reuniting as a full grown bull, Cannavale gives his character a rough edge.
Tennant as Angus is hilarious plain and simple. Manning and Edwards are just
followers who start to realize that it is no way to go through life.
McKinnon as Lupe is such a riot from start to finish! We all
have that friend who is just a little nutty in a way that makes them extremely
special. I couldn't keep up with her infectious words of wisdom and her
unwavering support of her very large friend.
Silvestre as El Primero is full of himself and there comes a
moment where he is in the ring with Ferdinand that he must choose between his
ego and a bull named Ferdinand.
Other cast include Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Inglesias, Flula
Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jack Gore, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Nile Diaz,
Colin H. Murphy, Juanes, Jerrod Carmichael, Gina Rodriguez and Jeremy Sisto.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings
award-winning global product and new entertainment to DVD, Bluray, and Digital
HD. There amazing collection offers fans an opportunity to expand their own
home libraries with the best films. To discover what other titles they have
please visit www.fox.com.
With the
overwhelming success of Ice Age, Blue Sky suddenly found itself a
frontrunner in what has blossomed into a powerful, billion dollar
marketplace. Together, Fox and Blue Sky Studios have broken records,
growing their diversely talented staff and crew, developing their breakthrough
renderer CG Studio, and producing hit after hit: Robots (2005), Dr.
Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008), the wildly successful Ice
Age sequels: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice
Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Continental
Drift (2012), and the vibrant musical comedy, Rio (2011).
The Bluray and DVD include the Special Features of
Ferdinand's Team Supreme, "Home" Nick Jonas Music Video, Creating a
Remarka-Bull Song, Learn to Dance with Ferdinand, Ferdinand's Do-It-Yourself
Flower Garden and so much more. The Digital Movie is also included so the
entire family can watch anywhere.
FERDINAND is from the creators of RIO
and ICE AGE, both of which are high on my granddaughters watch list - over and
over. This animated film is surely a must-have in the family home entertainment
library because of its color, vibrancy, story line and cast of characters that
will become iconic on their own.
What makes FERDINAND so beautifully done is Ferdinand
himself! He sees the joy in the simplest things - such as his beloved flowers,
and believes in helping all those that need it. Just as he was helped by a
little girl named Nina who saw something beautiful in him, this lovely and
large bull pays it forward but does so without a thought toward himself.
FERDINAND was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated
film and also nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture and Best
Original Song. The film won the HUMANITAS PRIZE in the Feature Film Category
for the screenplay by Robert L. Baird.
As this is a week of indoor weather, let FERDINAND bring
color and fun to a home movie family night!
In the end - you will bullieve!
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