THE IRRESISTABLY HEARTWARMING ANIMATED FILM OF THE SUMMER COMES HOME WITH TWO ALL-NEW MEMORABLE MINI MOVIES STARRING THE ADORABLY LOVEABLE GIDGET & MAX AND THE AMUSINGLY MISCHIEVOUS MINIONS
WITH OVER 90 MINUTES* OF MUST-HAVE, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN VALUE ADDED CONTENT. ALSO INCLUDING DELETED SCENES, AN INTERACTIVE MOTION COMIC AND MUCH MORE
This is one movie we have been eagerly awaiting its arrival to DVD and Blu-ray, so that we could pick it up and watch it again for one of our family movie nights. Even though we saw this movie in theaters twice....it was so good -- and in my opinion, even better than the first The Secret Life Of Pets movies -- we wanted to be able to add this to our movie collection. And, thanks to the folks at Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Illumination, they made my family's week, when an advanced copy of the movie arrived at our door yesterday. Usually we wait until Fridays to have family movie night, but once we saw this Blu-ray/DVD combo arrive at our door, we knew we wouldn't be able to wait until today. :-) So, last night after dinner, we snuggled up on the couch to watch this super cute family-friendly movie.
Don't worry, I am not going to give a whole review of the movie, as most families have already seen the movie, or you have been waiting for it arrive to Blu-ray and DVD, and don't want any spoilers. What I will share, though are all about the bonus content and two mini movies that you will get when you pick up the movie on Blu-ray or DVD next Tuesday, Aug. 27th, when The Secret Life of Pets 2 arrives in stores.
Check out all the fun bonus features you get with this upcoming release:
BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL
*DVD format includes over 75 minutes of bonus content
- Mini Movies
- "Minion Scouts – When Margo, Agnes and Edith return from Badger Scout camp, three of the Minions are entranced by the girls’ merit badges. Their own attempt at scout camp results in attracting a bear, eating poison berries and eventually blowing up a dam, creating a massive flood. But, when they arrive back home, the girls share their badges, encouraging the rest of the Minions to try their hand at scouting.
*DVD format includes over 75 minutes of bonus content
- Super Gidget – When Max is kidnapped by an army of squirrels, Super Gidget is the only one who can save him. It turns out that Max’s captor is a flea with the power of mind control. Gidget must use her pluckiness, strength and smarts to save her one true love…until it turns out it was all just a dream.
- The Making of the Mini Movies – Every Illumination film is accompanied by mini movies that are a production all their own. Each film’s directing partners will explore how the mini movies were made.
- Deleted Scenes
- Wake Up – Max and Duke have a new morning routine with Liam.
- Duke Explores the Farm – Duke has a funny interaction with a goat.
- Snowball Karate – Snowball does his superhero warm up.
- Secret Confessions – Dogs gather to talk about their deepest secrets
- A Tapestry of a Tail: The Making Of – The plot of The Secret Life ofPets 2 involves multiple storylines ultimately coming together to create a larger than life tale. We talk with the filmmakers, editor and cast about the delicate dance of juggling multiple narratives in one movie.
- How to Draw – Hosted by Head of Story, Eric Favela, follow the step-by-step tutorial to learn to draw Max, Snowball and Chloe
- Frame by Frame: How to Make a Flip Book – In this DIY-style vignette, Head of Story Eric Favela will teach viewers about the essence of animation and how they can create their very own flip book animations at home.
- Character Pods – Get a closer look at your favorite characters of TheSecret Life of Pets 2 with these delightful character pods that might just give away a few more pet secrets.
- Patton Oswalt – Max
- Kevin Hart – Snowball
- Eric Stonestreet – Duke
- Jenny Slate – Gidget
- Tiffany Haddish – Daisy
- Lake Bell – Chloe
- Nick Kroll – Sergei
- Dana Carvey – Pops
- Bobby Moynihan – Mel
- Harrison Ford – Rooster
- A Party Fit for a Pet – Using stop motion animation, this step-by-step guide teaches you everything you need to know to throw the very best party for your pet!
- Pops’ Puppy Training School with Kevin Hart – Join Kevin Hart as he shows off his dog training skills.
- Pets Yule Log – Sit back and relax in front of this exclusive The SecretLife of Pets 2 themed animated ‘Yule Log.’
- Lyric Videos
- ‘Panda’ Lyric Video
- ‘It’s Gonna Be A Lovely Day (The Secret Life of Pets 2)’ Lyric Video
- The Further Adventures of Captain Snowball (Interactive) – This animated ‘Motion Comic’ expands the world of our furry hero, Captain Snowball. Using a ‘superhero’ comic book style and custom animation, we discover more about the secret world of our caped crusader with a little help from our viewers. At key moments in the story, the viewer is presented with a choice: left, or right? Fight or flight? Their choice determines our hero’s next move!
- My Buddy and Me – We interview the Illumination cast and crew talking about The Secret Life of Pets 2 while holding (or trying to hold) their pets.
- Pets with Jobs: A Documentary – We find and profile animals with special jobs – a service dog that detects when its epileptic owner is about to have a seizure; ponies that provide comfort to children with cancer; police dogs that go the extra mile to catch the bad guys. Meet some of the many animals who make the world a better place every day!
- Relax the Cat: The Secret Life of Pets Massage – A professional pet masseuse shows the cast how to read signs of tension in their pet and use massage techniques to keep their furry babies relaxed and happy!
- Production Pets – It takes hundreds of people to make an animated movie and a lot of those people have pets that can’t wait for them to come home. This piece is dedicated to all those faithful companions.
- 4K Ultra HD is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD features the combination of 4K resolution for 4X sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio.
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 4K Ultra HD is available with HDR10+™, providing a premium HDR picture quality. HDR10+ transforms your movie watching experience with incredible brightness and contrast for each scene, delivering brighter brights and deepest darks.
- Blu-rayTM delivers a pristine HD picture and theater-quality surround sound.
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We really enjoyed watching the two mini movies, after finishing up the movie. My girls agreed that the "Super Gidget" mini movie was their favorite because they love Gidget and love seeing her go googly crazy for Max. The addition of the deleted scenes was also well received by my family. My youngest daughter after watching a few of the deleted scenes wondered why they weren't included as they were funny and would have went well with the movie. But, she was happy that she was able to see these bonus clips. It made watching the movie for the third time feel new, after watching these deleted scenes, and all the bonus content.
My girls can't wait to have their friends over this weekend for a screening of The Secret Life of Pets 2. Since watching it last night, they have been talking to a few of friends online, and decided they needed a movie screening ASAP as their friends missed the movie in theaters, and that is not right! :-) So, I guess we will be planning for a movie night this weekend with friends. I don't mind, as this is one of those movies I could watch over and over again, too! If you are looking for the perfect family movie to end your summer with, why not consider picking up this new release, when it arrives in stores next Tuesday. And, be sure to check out the fun craft below, where you can make cute Captain Snowball Ears for the whole family to wear while you settle in to watch this fun movie.
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More about this upcoming family-friendly release:
"The perfect movie for everyone arrives home this summer with the irreverent yet heartfelt sequel to the blockbuster sensation in The Secret Life of Pets 2, debuting on Digital August 13, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand August 27, 2019. From Illumination, the studio that brought you the original Despicable Me, Minions and Sing franchises, the highly anticipated follow up to the hit animated film led by a star-studded comedic cast reunites all of our favorite Pets and their growing families in a new chapter that explores the deep bond between them and the humans that love them. The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital versions of the film are packed with more than 90 minutes* of bonus content only when you own, including two brand new, laugh-out-loud funny mini-movies - Super Gidget, featuring the film’s adorable Pomeranian Gidget and her best friend Max and Minion Scouts, starring everyone’s comical little helpers, the Minions. Additionally included are deleted scenes, DIY and drawing tutorials as well as a special interactive Captain Snowball Motion Comic allowing viewers to direct our boisterous bunny hero on his next move exclusive to the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray™versions! As the dog days of summer come to an end, join this endearing cast of four-legged friends for a quality movie night of family fun with the film that uniquely reminds us of why we love our own pets and what makes them so very special.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 explores the emotional lives of our pets, the deep bond between them, the families that love them and answers the question: What are your pets really doing when you’re not at home? Terrier Max (Patton Oswalt) is coping with major life changes after Katie’s marriage and the arrival of a toddler, Liam. Meanwhile, Gidget (Jenny Slate) tries to rescue Max’s favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment with a little help from her feline friend, Chloe (Lake Bell), who has discovered the joys of catnip. And Snowball (Kevin Hart) believes, despite the other pets’ teasing, that he’s a superhero after his owner starts dressing him in superhero pajamas. But when Daisy (Tiffany Haddish), a fearless Shih Tzu, shows up to ask for Snowball’s help on a dangerous mission, he’ll have to summon the courage to become the hero he’s been pretending to be.
The film features an all-star voice cast including Patton Oswalt (TV’s “A.P. Bio”), Kevin Hart (Ride Along Series), Eric Stonestreet (TV’s Modern Family), Jenny Slate (Despicable Me 3), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Lake Bell (TV’s Children’s Hospital), Nick Kroll (Sing), Dana Carvey (Wayne’s World), Ellie Kemper (TV’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Hannibal Buress (Neighbors series), Bobby Moynihan (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”) and Harrison Ford (Indiana Jonesfranchise) in his first ever role in an animated film as new farm dog, Rooster.
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Cast: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Nick Kroll, Dana Carvey, Ellie Kemper, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan and Harrison Ford
Directed By: Chris Renaud and Jonathan Del Val
Written By: Brian Lynch
Produced By: Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
Executive Produced By: Brett Hoffman
Production Designer: Colin Stimpson
Edited By: Tiffany Hillkurtz
Music By: Alexandre Desplat
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD™:
Street Date: August 27, 2019
Copyright: 2019 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61200079 (US) / 61200086 (CDN)
Layers: BD-66
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Rating: PG for action and some rude humor
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Video: 2160p UHD Dolby Vision/HDR10+/HDR 10
Sound: English Dolby Atmos True HD/Dolby Digital 2.0/Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish and French Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Run Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: August 27, 2019
Copyright: 2019 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61200081 (US) / 61200085 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Rating: PG for action and some rude humor
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Atmos True HD/Dolby Digital 2.0/Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish and French Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Run Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: August 27, 2019
Copyright: 2019 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61200080 (US) / 61200087 (CDN)
Layers: BD-66
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Rating: PG for action and some rude humor
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 2.0/Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
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Illumination, founded by Academy Award® nominee Chris Meledandri in 2007, is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of event-animated films. The company’s franchises include three of the top-eight animated films of all time, and its iconic, beloved brands—infused with memorable and distinct characters, global appeal and cultural relevance—have grossed more than $6 billion worldwide.
Illumination was recently honored by Fast Company as one of the world’s most innovative companies.
Illumination, which has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures, has garnered an extraordinary number of franchise successes for a studio just over a decade old. As the creator of the hugely successful world of Despicable Me, which was recently crowned the top-grossing box-office animated franchise globally, Illumination has evolved the Despicable Me series to include Minions, the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time and the most profitable film in Universal’s history, as well as the Academy Award®- nominated Despicable Me 2 and summer 2017’s Despicable Me 3, which made more than $1 billion at the global box office.
Illumination recently launched two original properties that captivated audiences worldwide: The Secret Life of Pets, which achieved the best opening for an original movie, animated or otherwise, in U.S. history, and the global smash, Sing. And in 2018, Illumination’s Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch had the biggest opening weekend of any Christmas-themed movie in history.
Founded 11 years ago with the mission of putting a smile on the face of every member of the audience, no matter their age, Illumination continues to imagine both original stories, as well as unexpected adaptations of beloved pre-existing works.
Illumination’s upcoming films include Minions 2 in July 2020 and Sing 2 in Summer 2020.
About Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango, DreamWorks Animation Film and Television and Awesomeness. UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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