#Elio Movie Review! @Disney #Disney

Disney and Pixar’s Elio Arrives on Digital NOW and on 4K UHD™, Blu-ray™ 

and DVD Sept. 9

The Family-Fun Space Adventure Arrives with All-New Bonus Extras
Including a Gag Reel, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes and More!
 
Watch New Spot Below!

My Review:

Elio is a super cute family movie! It starts out a little slow, but once it gets going, it doesn't stop. There are some adorable characters in this animated film. There's a few lessons to be learned in this movie too! One of my favorites, "Never judge a book by it's cover." The story of Elio is about him losing his parents and having to live with his aunt. His aunt doesn't quite understand Elio and doesn't have a lot of time to spend with him because she works a lot. Elio is full of adventure and sweet, heartfelt moments that might make you tear up.

Take your family on an interstellar adventure with Disney and Pixar’s Elio on NOW via digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home and September 9 on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD.

 
The latest chapter in Disney and Pixar’s storytelling legacy will fulfill your sense of wonder about outer space when alien-obsessed Elio Solís suddenly has a close encounter of the intergalactic kind. After trying everything to contact extraterrestrials, Elio is thrilled when they not only respond, but beam him up to their cosmic “Communiverse”. Imagine his surprise when other planetary powers-that-be assume he is the leader of Earth! Elio’s experience in the Communiverse not only expands his horizons but teaches him how important it is to build connections with loved ones back on Earth.
 
Disney and Pixar’s Elio is “fun and full of heart and humor!” (Scott Mantz, KTLA-TV) and will be spectacular in both sight and sound in home-viewing with 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Digital® visuals and Atmos® audio. The digital and Blu-ray offer hours of exclusive bonus content including astronautic and artistic featurettes plus a gag reel, deleted scenes, and a peek at Pixar’s Easter Egg inclusions. The 4K UHD will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook® with astronomically appealing artwork and packaging, displaying the beauty and wonder of Elio’s adventure, along with a couple of his new extraterrestrial friends.

 
Film Synopsis
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
 
Bonus Features*

• Inside the Communiverse: The World and Characters of Elio – Launch behind the scenes with the cast and crew to get an in-depth look at the design and development of our meteoric main characters, as well as the making of all the celestial environments that make up Elio's universe.
• Out of This World: An Astro Q&A – Calling all space enthusiasts! Voice actors Yonas Kibreab (Elio) and Remy Edgerly (Glordon) meet with a real-life astronaut to discuss space travel, possible alien life on other planets, and why it's important to study space.
• Astronomic Art Class: Ooooo and Glordon – Join Nicolle Castro, the lead story artist, as she shares her role on the film and guides viewers through drawing a couple of the film's interstellar characters, Ooooo and Glordon.
• Extraterrestrial Easter Eggs and Fun Facts – Uncover the references and characters from some of your favorite Pixar films hidden throughout Elio, along with other fun facts. 
• Galactic Gag Reel  – Discover the fun inside the recording booth with the starry voice actors from Disney and Pixar's Elio as they bring their characters to life with some entertaining laughs.
• Deleted Scenes – Check out the scenes that didn't make the final cut:
  • Bike Chase
  • Garden Party
  • Carver Legend
  • Questa's Second Test
  • Home Visit

*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer
 
 
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Lilo and Stich Movie Review! #LiliAndStitch

My Review:

I thought that this was a cute movie! It's similar, but yet, different than the original animated film, but it's really good. There were a few parts that I missed seeing from the animated film, but this live action version was worth taking the time to watch and it was overall a good family movie.

The wave of fun and laughter keeps rolling when the billion-dollar live-action hit Lilo & Stitch finally arrives on Disney+ on September 3. Share this out-of-this-world comedy with your ‘ohana anytime, anywhere, and enjoy an unforgettable adventure wrapped in chaos, charm, and cuteness.
 
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch has officially crossed $1 billion at the global box office, making it the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) title of 2025 to reach the milestone. Following its record-breaking $183 million Memorial Day weekend debut, the film has become the year’s top-grossing MPA release both worldwide and internationally.
 
This reimagination of a Disney animated classic brings new energy into the hilarious and heart-warming tale of Lilo and her unconventional adopted “pet” Stitch. Lush tropical settings provide welcoming visuals as warm as the “found family” that Lilo and Stitch create together, while also authentically honoring the culture and beauty of Hawai’i. Lilo & Stitch is directed by Oscar®-nominated Dean Fleischer Camp and stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis, while introducing Maia Kealoha.
 
Fans can also revisit the animated classic that started it all – along with the full
collection of the beloved Lilo & Stitch franchise – all on Disney+. With over 640 million hours streamed globally, the franchise continues to capture hearts and delight fans around the world. A new sequel is currently in development.
 
Film Synopsis
Experience this funny and touching live-action reimagining of Disney’s animated classic. When a lonely girl named Lilo adopts Stitch, an alien “puppy,” Stitch helps to mend Lilo’s broken family — but not without wreaking hilarious havoc on the Hawaiian Islands.

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Disclosure: I received a digital copy of Lilo and Stitch in exchange for my post.

The Short Game - Movie Review and #Giveaway! In Theaters TODAY, August 29th, 2025 #TheShortGame #TheShortGameMovie #TSG #TheShortGameMIN #MomentumInfluencerNetwork @TheShortGameMovie

THE SHORT GAME!

In theaters Today, August 29th, 2025!!!

My Review:

After a three minute and ten second movie intro, the movie finally starts. I'm not used to long movie intros since most movies have short ones, if any at all these days.

Two teenagers, Tommy and Jeremy are practicing and talking about golf. Jeremy Avery, has a younger brother Ethan is autistic and knows a lot of information about trees, drawing, and golf too!

Ethan has been watching golf shows and studying his brother's golf games for years. Ethan tells his brother which way to aim when Jeremy is getting ready to hit the ball into the hole. Jeremy ignores what Ethan says and doesn't make it into the hole, but Jeremy's friend Tommy listens to Ethan, and hits the ball straight into the hole. Jeremy goes golfing alone and take Ethan with him, and he finally starts realizing just what a genius his brother Ethan is! 

Jeremy has a state competition golf tournament and takes Ethan with him as his caddy. Jeremy is playing with another teen, Bruce Bennett. Bruce and his dad file complaints against Ethan, but....I'll let you watch the movie to see what happens as a result. I wouldn't want to give away the rest of the movie. It's about an hour and a half long, which is perfect time for telling this amazing story of never giving up your dreams.

Synopsis:

Jeremy Avery is vying for a college golf scholarship awarded to the winner of the State Championship, but his preparation and game are affected by family pressures and having to take care of his younger autistic brother, Ethan. These challenges, along with the pressure of carrying his team to State against an opponent who will do anything to win, leads Jeremy on a journey of discovery both internal and of his brother’s savant-like gifts, that if embraced can create an unstoppable pair. On the brink of his greatest victory, Jeremy is forced to make a life-altering decision, finally realizing his own personal dreams or standing by his brother.

In celebration of "The Short Game" movie release, I'm giving away at $20 Amazon.com Gift Card! Please enter the giveaway below. Giveaway is open to residents in all 50 U.S. States only!

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Disclosure: The above information was provided to be by Momentum Influencers. The Synopsis and giveaway is sponsored by them and not by Airplanes and Dragonflies blog. I will be selecting the winner and emailing your info to the media company listed above. All opinions listed on the Review are mine, and mine alone. I was paid a $20 amazon gift card for my review post.

2025 Christmas Gift Guide and More!

 

I've been receiving emails about creating another Christmas Gift Guide. I not only want to this year, but I also want to get back to basics on our giving. Most of us can't afford hardly anything right now. Most of us are living paycheck to paycheck, or worse. Gifts aren't about how much money we spend on others. Gifts are from the heart and can be homemade, baked, cooked, crocheted, knitted, sewed, built, etc. We need to go back to that. We need to go Christmas Caroling, give baked goods to our friends, neighbors and families. We need to use what Christmas stuff we already have and not go out and buy more.

Our cats keep chewing up the wires on our Christmas tree lights. But I'm not going to go out and buy more. I'm going to find out how I can either put the wires back together with some electrical tape and get them working again with some wire strippers, or, we will put on a string of lights that in no way match the others that are on our tree. It is what it is, but we will use that tree for as long as we can.

Here's to rebuilding my blog, starting a new Christmas Gift Guide, and to another great Christmas without all of this consumerism.

Sincerely,

Heather K.

P.S. If any bloggers would like to work together on our Christmas Gift Guides and host some give aways with me, that would be amazing. As I helped many of you get your blogs off the ground while mine still sat in the shadows. It would be much appreciated. I also need a new blog host, so please let me know if you know of any and someone who would like to redo my site for me. I might even start up with a new blog name!

DC: "Merry Little Batman" Animated Christmas Special on Digital 11/15!

MERRY LITTLE BATMAN

The Animated DC Super Hero family film will be available for purchase on Digital on November 15 and rental on November 26!

Merry Little Batman, the animated family action-adventure film featuring Bruce Wayne/Batman and his son Damian, will be available to purchase on Digital on November 15 and to rent on November 26.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the action-packed DC animated family film is directed by Mike Roth from a screenplay by Morgan Evans & Jase Ricci and a story by Evans & Roth, based on the characters created by DC.  The film is produced by Rebecca Palatnik. Sam Register and Mike Roth serve as executive producers.

Merry Little Batman features the voices of Luke Wilson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Yonas Kibreab as Damian Wayne/Little Batman, James Cromwell as Alfred Pennyworth, David Hornsby as The Joker, Dolph Adomian as Mr. Freeze, Brian George as The Penguin, Therese McLaughlin as Poison Ivy, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Vicki Vale, Reid Scott as Commissioner Gordon, and Chris Sullivan as Bane.

Merry Little Batman premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2023. Additionally, Bat-Family, an animated series based on the film and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, will be coming soon to Amazon Prime Video.

Merry Little Batman was nominated for 2 Annie Awards in 2024 – Best Character Design-Feature, Nikolas Ilić, and Best Voice Acting-Feature, David Hornsby as The Joker.

Merry Little Batman will be available on November 15 to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more. On November 26 the film will be available to rent on digital platforms.

Synopsis: This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a Super Hero like his dad – the one and only Batman.  When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham City’s worst SuperS Villains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.

Running Time: 96 min.

Rated: TV-Y7

About DC: DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com

About Warner Bros. Animation: Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Batman: Caped Crusader, Bat-Family, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Get Jiro, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Teen Titans Go!, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma. The studio is currently in production on two feature films – The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie and the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim with New Line Cinema.  WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. Upcoming slate for Warner Home Entertainment include Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires and Watchmen. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 40 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels.  WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.