DVD Review:
Hotel for Dogs released
for school holiday fun
EM-BARK on a funfilled family adventure with the heartwarming canine comedy Hotel for Dogs, unleashed on DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment from July 15 – just in time for the school holidays.
Starring Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew), Jake T. Austin (Wizards or Waverly Place), Don Cheadle (Traitor, Ocean’s 11), Lisa Kudrow (Friends) and Kevin Dillon (Entourage), the exciting and inspiring animal adventure shows just how far friendship and imagination can take you.
When two orphans find themselves in a foster home with a strict no pets policy, they set out to find a home for their canine companion Friday and end up creating a haven for all the strays in the city. Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother Bruce (Austin) fight to keep their 4-star Hotel for Dogs under wraps from the public but when the neighbours start to get suspicious it looks like the game is up.
Loaded with over 45 minutes of special features, the hilarious family comedy Hotel for Dogs DVD and Blu-ray presentations include the making of Hotel For Dogs, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, photo galleries and more, as well as commentary from director Thor Freudenthal, producer Ewan (Jack) Leslie and cast members Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin.
Filled with loveable dogs and ingenious kids, Hotel for Dogs has the kind of pedigree that the whole family can enjoy. The DVD is presented in either widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs or full-screen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles.
The Blu-ray disc is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby True HD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.
The Hotel for Dogs DVD and Blu-ray discs include the following special features in high definition as noted:
• Commentary by director Thor Freudenthal, producer Ewan (Jack) Leslie and stars Emma Roberts and Jake T. Austin
• A Home For Everyone: The Making of Hotel For Dogs (HD)
• That’s the Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Seen! (HD)
• K-9 Casting (HD)
• Bark on Cue! (HD)
• Howl-arious Deleted Scenes (HD)
• Photo Galleries
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)
Hotel for Dogs and SPCA partnership
A partnership with the SPCA will see that $1.00 from every Hotel for Dogs DVD purchased is donated to the SPCA to support their work finding forever homes for the many animals they receive year-round.
Paramount Home Entertainment product is distributed in New Zealand by Scene 1 Entertainment Ltd. For further information please contact Ashleigh Adair ashleigh.adair@sparkactivate.co.nz.
