CROODS A NEW AGE

Thank you to Universal Pictures for sending us a 4K Ultra HD disc of THE CROODS: A NEW AGE for us to enjoy this weekend for a family movie night. This dad blogger appreciates being one of the limited families to have the chance to participate in the trial run of DreamWorks Animation's Camp Croods virtual field trips and to receive The Croods: A New Age to view before it is officially released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. You can add The Croods: A New Age to your home entertainment video library beginning February 23, 2021.

Grug, Eep, Guy and the rest of the Croods clan return in an all new feature film presentation where they face off against the more evolved Bettermans. This fun, entertaining movie is one that is guaranteed to get repeat viewing because it is a flick that the whole family will enjoy watching together. The Croods: A New Age is rated PG for peril, action and rude humor.

In The Croods: A New Age the first prehistoric family is ready for another adventure. The Croods have survived fanged beasts, natural disasters, and even young love ... but now they must face their biggest challenge yet: another family! In search of a new home, the Croods discover a walled-in paradise created by the sophisticated Betterman family (emphasis on the "better"). 

As they try to co-exist, the differences between the two families escalate into a full-blown feud. When a new threat arises though both families are confronted with a harsh reality. Work together or go extinct!

The Croods are brought to life through the artistic talents at DreamWorks Animation and a vocal cast that includes Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Emma Stone (La La Land), Nicolas Cage (National Treasure), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones). The movie was directed by Joel Crawford and has a run time of one hour and thirty-five minutes. The Croods: A New Age is being distributed on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

The Croods: A New Age also includes bonus features on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD such as:

DEAR DIARY: THE WORLD'S FIRST PRANKS-- an exclusive original short film has Eep reveal how a comical accident led her and Dawn to discover the joys of tricking their families in "the world's first pranks."

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: LITTLE RED BRONANA BREAD -- in another exclusive original short, join the Croods as they settle down for a very prehistoric family movie night experience. With shadowy figures around every corner, Eep must keep Gran and her delicious Bronana Bread safe from punch monkeys.

TO: GERARD -- this DreamWorks animated short features an elderly man brightening the day of a little girl through magic.

The Croods: A New Age can be purchases on 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD from Best Buy. Purchase the movie using a Geek Daddy affiliate link and this dad blogger will receive a small commission at no additional expense to you. Your support of ageekdaddy.com is appreciated!

CAMP CROODS VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

While it may not be an ideal time due to the pandemic to visit Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits or Washington DC's Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is hosting some free virtual field trips to these spots to tie in with the release of The Croods: A New Age on Digital, DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K discs. Your family can join in these Camp Croods events taking place at the La Brea Tar Pits on Thursday, February 11, 2021 (6pm - 7:30 ET) / Saturday, February 13 (1:00pm - 2:30 ET) and at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, February  23, 2021 from 6pm - 7 ET). 

There is no charge to participate in these Camp Croods events but advance reservations are required. Participants will have the chance to learn about fossils and prehistoric times from a real life paleontologist plus learn how to draw characters from The Croods with a demonstration by a DreamWorks Animation illustrator who worked on the movie. Combining history and Hollywood together these Camp Croods events are a fun time that is both entertaining and educational. 

This dad blogger had the chance to participate in an exclusive trial run of a Camp Croods session with my son before the free public forums go online and we were geeked to participate. This advance preview included a conversation with the film's director Joel Crawford where he shared some trivia about the time period when the movie takes place and the creatures that live in it. There are a lot of odd critters in The Croods: A New Age and he shared with us some of these zany creature mashups while highlighting a few of his favorites.

The La Brea Tar Pits are temporarily closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in California, but we had the chance to learn a bit about the facility during our Camp Croods experience. Plus we were able to participate in a live question and answer session with one of the paleontologists who works there. She shared with us how they've found hundreds of thousands of fossils excavating these tar pits ranging from the remains of minuscule insects to the gigantic skeletons of elephant-like mastodons at the La Brea Tar Pits.

We also had a drawing lesson from one of the animators for The Croods: A New Age. She showed us step by step how to draw the saber toothed pet of the Croods, Grug. Not only is my son a fan of The Croods movies but art is his favorite class at school so he really enjoyed this demonstration. 

How well do you think you could do hand sketching Grug? Have your family try it out yourselves by participating in one of the free Camp Croods virtual experiences. In addition to the paleontologist talks and drawing demonstrations there are a few more fun aspects to Camp Croods that I will let you be surprised by. Don't miss out in these excellent La Brea Tar Pits and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History that you can enjoy without having to leave the comfort of your own house.

CLICK HERE to rsvp for one of the Camp Croods sessions at the La Brea Tar Pits.

CLICK HERE to rsvp for the Camp Croods session at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

The Croods: A New Age is available to add to your home entertainment video library now on Digital and on February 23, 2021 on 4K disc, Blu-ray and DVD.

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