Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2 are two of my kids favorite animated movies so of course we're looking forward to seeing the newest installment of this film franchise this summer. Hotel Transylvania 3 continues the adventure of Drac and his misfit family of monsters as they hit the high seas for a cruise. To share our enthusiasm for the July 13 theatrical release of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3, I've teamed up with a group of bloggers for a fun prize pack giveaway worth over $75!
Hotel Transylvania 3 Prize Pack Includes:
Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2 DVD
Hotel Transylvania Playset, Ghostly Goodnight Mavis' Room
Hotel Transylvania Figures with Backdrop, Boo Voyage!
Products subject to change based upon availability.
About Hotel Transylvania 3
In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.
Enjoy a family movie night watching Sony Pictures Animation's THE EMOJI MOVIE now available via Digital Download, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The move is rated PG for rude humor, primarily because the poop emoji is a primary character. Of course what kid doesn't love potty humor? I know my own kids think anything involving burps, farts, or poop is hilarious.
What would it be like if the inner workings of your smart phone were alive? This animated comedy transports you to the secret world that lies within apps people use everyday. You'll discover hidden within the messaging app for example is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live.
In Textopolis, each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene. He is an exuberant emoji who is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like other emojis, Gene attempts to break free of the phone to the "cloud" where he can try to be reprogrammed. He is joined on his journey by a notorious code breaker emoji named Jailbreak and his handy best friend Hi-5.
The trio set off on an app-venture to defeat the phone's firewall so they can enter the cloud to find the code that will fix Gene. But in trying to fix his problem, Gene's actions cause the phone to malfunction placing all its emojis in grave danger. Can these three friends save their world before it is deleted forever?!
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, A Geek Daddy has a fun activity pack to share with you. Let the kid in your life express themselves with the included coloring pages. Then have some fun carving a pumpkin for Halloween with the included stencils. Cut out the emoji designs, tape them to your pumpkin, and carve out the shapes to create your favorite emoji's face. Decorate your home for Halloween with jack-o-lanterns of Gene, Jailbreak, Hi-5 or Poop.
With its Halloween season release, THE EMOJI MOVIE also has a spook-tacular short film included with it, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: PUPPY. When Dennis asks for a puppy, Grandpa Drac can't say no. But the puppy Count Dracula brings home to Hotel Transylvania is monstrous!
In addition to HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: PUPPY, the home video edition of THE EMOJI MOVIE includes a number of extra bonus features to enjoy. Its "Good Vibrations Dance Along & Lyrics Video" lets you join in a dance party. Learn about the dance moves the characters do in the movie 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 with two "how to" videos. Go behind-the-scenes of a real-life coding school with the "Girls Who Code" featurette. Plus learn more about the mysterious history of one of the film's main characters by watching "Jailbreak Decoded: The Untold Story."
Blu-ray editions also include two extra bonus segments. Gimme a Hand! Guess the Emoji Game and Sweet App-etite! Making Your Own Candy Crush Inspired Saga Cake. Pick up a Blu-ray + Digital combo pack from Target to also receive an exclusive THE EMOJI MOVIE PopSocket for your mobile device. This PopSocket featuring Hi-5 can be used as a texting or photo grip, media stand for hands free viewing or can prop up your device for a video chat. Just stick it to the back of a mobile device and pop it up when needed.
THE EMOJI MOVIE, directed by Tony Leondis, has an all-star voice cast including T.J. Miller (How To Train Your Dragon) as Gene, 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, Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie) as 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 (Modern Family) as Flamenca, Rachael Ray (Rachael Ray) as Spam, Emmy Award Winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) as Devil, and Emmy Award Nominee Sir Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation) as Poop. Print up the emoji coloring pages and pop on the movie for a night of family fun. For more information, head over to theemoji-movie.com
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Halloween is such a great time of the year with all its spooky fun and treats. That fun doesn't have to be limited to October with the January 12, 2016 release of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 on Blu-ray and DVD. Show your Halloween spirit anytime of the year by enjoying a Hotel Transylvania 2 Family Movie Night.
My kids just adored Hotel Transylvania 2 when we saw it last year at the movie theater so my wife and I didn't hesitate picking up the film as soon as it was available to add to our family's home entertainment video library. With its cast of monsters that really are more silly and wacky than horrific and frightening making this a great family friendly comedy parents and kids can spend an evening howling in laughter at together. We always like to have a special snack that ties into a movie we will be watching so we made our favorite Halloween treat, caramel apples, for our Hotel Transylvania 2 Family Movie Night.
We drove over to our local Walmart to purchase Hotel Transylvania 2. Of course you need popcorn for any family movie night so we grabbed a six pack of Orville Redenbacher Movie Theater Popcorn. I always enjoy drinking an ice cold refreshing Coca-Cola and munching on M&M'S® Chocolate Candies so we stocked up on them as well during our visit to Walmart.
Walmart has a nice deal that if you purchase one of each of the four products I just mentioned together in one purchase between now and 2/2/16 you can get a $10 Vudu movie code by email.* To redeem just snap a picture of your receipt with a smart phone and visit uploadreceipt.com/movienight to submit your photo by 2/9/16. To make sure you are purchasing the right items to qualify you for the Vudu deal CLICK HERE for a list of products along with their UPC numbers that you can print out and take along with you on your shopping trip. For more details on this offer visit http://cbi.as/1fihg
*While supplies last. Limit 1 per person
As I mentioned, in addition to snacking on Orville Redenbacher Movie Theater Popcorn during our Hotel Transylvania 2 family movie night we made ourselves some caramel apples. They actually are pretty easy to make and here is a recipe so you can do it yourself too:
A Geek Daddy's Awesomely Scrumptious Caramel Apples
Ingredients:
4 apples;
1 package of caramel bits (11 oz);
2 Tbsp of water;
4 wooden popsicle sticks;
**Optional** Mars M&M'S® Chocolate Candies 3.4oz Theater Size Box
Directions:
Take the number of apples you want to candy and wash them. Then thoroughly dry them. For our demonstration we took two large Red Delicious apples for my wife and I to eat and made two caramel apples out of smaller Granny Smith ones for our kids.
Insert wooden popsicle stick into the stem end of each apple. Cover a plate with waxed paper. Spritz the wax paper with cooking spray to avoid the apples sticking to the plate when covered with caramel.
Place your caramel bits into a microwave safe bowl. Add two tablespoons of water. Place in microwave for 2 minutes on HIGH. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir until caramel bits are completely melted.
Alternatively, you can also place the caramel bits in a medium saucepan and use a stove instead. Add the two tablespoons of water and place the saucepan on a burner set at medium-low heat for 3 minutes. Stir the caramel bits constantly until they are completely melted.
Next before the caramel cools dip the apples into it. Use a spoon to evenly coat the apples and make sure their entire surface is covered with caramel. Allow excess caramel to drip off back into your bowl or saucepan. Handle with care as the caramel should be very hot.
To make your caramel apples extra special smash up some Mars Chocolate M&M'S® Chocolate Candies in a plastic sealable snack bag.
Spread the Mars M&M'S® Chocolate Candies on a plate and roll your apples while the caramel is hot across them. This will coat your Caramel Apple with a delicious crunchy covering.
Place the caramel covered apples on your wax paper covered plate(s). Refrigerate for at least one hour. Remove your caramel apples from your refrigerator 15 minutes before serving.
Voila! there you have it a tasty Halloween themed treat to enjoy during your Hotel Transylvania 2 Family Movie Night. Or as my kids would say mimicking me "Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah." We grabbed a pop up bowl of Orville Redenbacher Movie Theater Popcorn and our caramel apples to snack on while we enjoyed our show.
My wife and kids stuck with the plain caramel apples while I scarfed down the one coated with M&M'S® Chocolate Candies and drank a bottle of Coca-Cola. We had a very good time enjoying our snacks while watching Hotel Transylvania 2.
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