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The Emoji Movie Review and Giveaway!

A few months ago I saw the Emoji movie in theaters and I thought it was SO cute! My kids are obsessed with the emojis on their phone so to see them come to life was a real treat. The Emoji movie came out yesterday on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and I highly recommend purchasing it for your family.

ABOUT:

Be the movie night hero and bring home the film that kids give two thumbs up to for the ultimate kid’s movie night! The animated comedy unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone’s user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become “normal” like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Anna Faris). Together, they embark on an epic “app-venture” through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it’s deleted forever.

 

CAST:

THE EMOJI MOVIE features an all-star voice cast including T.J. Miller (How To Train Your Dragon) as Gene Meh, James Corden (“Late Late Show with James Corden”) as Hi-5, Anna Faris (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) as Jailbreak, Maya Rudolph (Big Hero 6) as Smiler, Steven Wright (Louie) as Mel Meh, Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie, Legally Blonde) as Mary Meh, Jake T. Austin (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) as phone owner Alex, Grammy® Award Winner Christina Aguilera as Akiko Glitter, Emmy® Award Nominee Sofia Vergara (The Smurfs) as Flamenca, Rachael Ray (“Rachael Ray”) as Spam, Emmy® Award Winner Sean Hayes (“Will & Grace”) as “Devil” Steven, and Emmy® Award Nominee Sir Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation) as Poop.

 

THE EMOJI MOVIE is filled with interactive bonus materials on the Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, DVD and digital releases that are fun for the entire family to enjoy including the “Good Vibrations” Dance Along and Lyric Video, where you can join along in the dance party. Learn about the amazing dance moves from the film’s celebrity choreographer in “Choreographing Emoji with Matt Steffanina.” Get creative with step-by-step tutorials on how to draw your favorite Emoji’s with two “how to” videos. Go behind-the-scenes of a real-life coding school with the “Girls Who Code” featurette, and get to know everything about the all-star cast in “Express Yourself: Meet the Cast.” Fans will also get to unveil more of the story behind their beloved character in “Jailbreak Decoded: The Untold Story.” Additional featurettes include “Creating the World Inside Your Phone,” “Bringing Emoji’s to Life,” and the very exciting “Puppy! An Original Hotel Transylvania Short.”

 

In addition to extra content above, exclusive to Blu-ray, fans of all ages will be able to give it their best shot at the “Gimme a Hand! Guess the Emoji Game,” where Hi-5 and Smiler give you clues to help you guess the mystery Emojis. You will also have the chance to get creative with your Halloween Trick-Or-Treat candy with “Sweet App-etite: Make Your Own Candy Crush Inspired Saga Cake.”

 

THE EMOJI MOVIE is directed by Tony Leondis, with screenplay by Tony Leondis & Eric Siegel and Mike White and story by Tony Leondis & Eric Siegel. The film is produced by Sony Pictures Animation, with Michelle Raimo Kouyate serving as the producer.

 

 

DVD and Digital Bonus Materials Include:

  • Director & Animators Commentary
  • Puppy! An Original Hotel Transylvania Short
  • Jailbreak Decoded: The Untold Story
  • “Good Vibrations” Dance Along
  • “Good Vibrations” Lyric Video
  • Express Yourself: Meet The Cast
  • Girls Can Code!
  • Choreographing Emoji With Matt Steffanina
  • Creating the World Inside Your Phone
  • Bringing Emojis to Life
  • How To Draw Poop
  • How To Draw Gene

 

Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Materials Include:

Everything listed above, plus:

  • Gimme a Hand! Guess the Emoji Game
  • Sweet App-etite: Make Your Own Candy Crush Inspired Saga Cake

 

4K Ultra HD Includes:

  • Feature film in 4K resolution with HDR & Dolby Atmos audio
  • Blu-ray with above bonus materials

 

THE EMOJI MOVIE has a run time of approximately 91 minutes and is rated PG: for Rude Humor.

Here are some clips from the bonus features.

  • Choreographing The Emoji Movie: Expressing Yourself:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_01_ChoreographingTheEmojiMovie_ExpressingYourself_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

  • Express Yourself: Meet the Cast Maya Rudolph:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_06_ExpressYourselfMeetTheCast_MayaRudolph_YouTube_1920x1080.mp

  • Express Yourself: Meet the Cast Christina Aguilera:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_03_ExpressYourselfMeetTheCast_ChristinaAguilera_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

  • Girls Can Code Anna Faris Intro:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_12_GirlsCanCode_AnnaFarisIntro_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

  • Sweet App-etite Game Board:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_19_SweetApp-etite_GameBoard_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

  • Good Vibrations Lyric Video Open:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_16_GoodVibrationsLyricVideo_Open_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

  • Gimme A Hand Mystery Emoji 5:

http://video.sonypictures.com/homevideo/TheEmojiMovie_EPK_11_GimmeAHand_MysteryEmoji5_YouTube_1920x1080.mp4

 

GIVEAWAY: One winner will receive the Emoji movie on DVD. This giveaway is run via raffflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to visit The Emoji movie and tell me why you are excited to win it. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling it out to increase your chances of winning. US only. Good luck!

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*Product received. All opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*

Comments

  5. Kristen stanley says

    Choreographing The Emoji Movie: Expressing Yourself, I think that kids should be kids and this a great way for them to do that.

  20. Lauryn R says

    I love being able to watch trailers of new movies coming out! My kids and I loved this movie, it is both cute and so funny! 🙂

  22. Jessica K says

    I think I’d like Puppy! An Original Hotel Transylvania Short. We just watched Hotel Transylvania tonight to gear up for Halloween!

  23. Colleen Maurina says

    I like watching the trailers because it gives you a peek into the movie and makes you want to watch it even more! This looks like a great family movie and will make us all laugh.

  24. Mickie Smith says

    I would love to give this to my daughter for Christmas. I think she would love to learn the dances!

  33. Bernie Wallace says

    My favorite feature is the good vibrations lyric feature. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.

  36. Linda Moffitt says

    Girls Can Code Anna Faris Intro Promoting Girls getting Empowered Thanks they are all cool though

  37. Christine Labelle says

    I would like to try the guess the emoji game. My kids are looking forward to seeing this movie.

  50. Stephanie Grant says

    I love the “How to draw Poop” feature! That is my absolute favorite emoji ever so I’m totally going to learn how to draw poop!

  59. Nicole Griffin says

    I really like that the Emoji Movie is one that I can enjoy with my 13 year old daughter who is really into all the different emojis. I’m excited to learn about how they came up with the ideas for the movie.

  66. Cheryl Brown says

    It would be the Dance Along feature. My daughter loves to do these and she will enjoy it so much.

  69. Jessica Whitehouse says

    I like that the website offers activities and crafts to expand the viewing experience. I want to see Hotel Transylvania 3.

  79. Marty says

    I think the ‘Hotel Transylvania’ short sounds cute. How can something called ‘Puppy!’ not be adorable?

  82. Janice Crespo says

    I like how they also show what positions are available. I think so many times, people just don’t know what they want to do and here, they show them opportunity along with their movie.

  94. LYN WILLIAMS says

    I didn’t see anything that had features, but I did enjoy watching The Star trailer. I can’t wait to see it.