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Get Toy Story 1 & 2 on Blu-ray for $2 Each

Tommy — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:56:01 +0000

Have you picked up Toy Story and Toy Story 2 on Blu-ray yet? If so, you’re probably going to wish you hadn’t, because if you jump through some hoops you can score both for less than $7, plus get 2 free movie tickets good for Toy Story 3. How so? Read on.

This deal only applies at Toys R Us and it ends tomorrow, March 27th, 2010. If you miss this one, you can still get a pretty good deal elsewhere, but I’ll cover that in a bit.

The Details

Through tomorrow, TRU is selling the Blu-ray Combo packs for $16.99 each if you buy both. Using a thread on SlickDeals, I found that there are two coupons from Disney that are stackable that will save you $15 on each title.

First, paste these codes into your Disney Movie Rewards account to get the $10 off coupons.

Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition DVD: 786936294507
Toy Story 2 2-Disc Special Edition DVD: 786936294521

Next, go to Disney’s site and grab the $5 off coupons. Note, you have to install a Disney coupon printing software in order to print them, but it’s worth it.

Now march down to your local TRU, and watch the priceless expression on your cashier’s face when you walk out with two Blu-rays for under $7.

If you can’t make the TRU deadline, you should still be able to stack the two coupons at other retailers and still come out pretty cheap.

This worked for me today, so sound off in the comments if you have any other tips!

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Up and Monsters Inc. Blu-ray Review

Tommy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:01:09 +0000

Up and Monsters Inc. have been out on Blu-ray for a couple weeks now, and I’ve thankfully had time to enjoy them, but haven’t had much time to write about them. Now I’m on holiday and I thought I’d go ahead and post some thoughts on the releases, in case you still haven’t decided on them yet.

Up Blu-ray

I knew Up was going to look gorgeous in high-definition, but I had no idea it was going to look this good. I saw Up in the theater four or five times (nothing compared to some of our intrepid Pixar Fanboy Facebook/Twitter fans!), but I almost felt like I noticed details more when I watched it at home. One visual that stuck in my memory was the detail in Carl’s grass before he takes off in his house. The video quality of Up on Blu-ray is amazing, bottom line.

I don’t have the most impressive audio setup, so I won’t really comment on the audio mixes.

I can tell you, however, that the bonus features are great. We’ve often heard tell of the research trips Pixar directors and crew get to embark on when planning a new film, and we’ve even seen some glimpses of theme on previous DVDs, but with Up it’s the first time there is a dedicated featurette about one of these trips. There is a twenty-five minute or so featurette detailing Pete Docter & Co.’s trip to South America, and it is a treat. It made me appreciate the work they put in to the film so much more once I actually knew how close to reality they made the environments.

There is a handful of shorter featurettes that are a lot of fun as well, and there is the Disney/Pixar Blu-ray standard Cine-Explore feature, which is always great.

If you’re a Pixar Fanperson you definitely need to own Up on Blu-ray, even if you haven’t made the jump to high-def just yet. It comes with a DVD and a digital copy too, so you can cover all your bases in one purchase!

Monsters Inc. Blu-ray

Monsters Inc. has always been one of my favorite Pixar films. It’s what made me so excited about Up, and it’s probably the Pixar film that gets watched the most in my house. Naturally, I was pretty pumped up to finally pop the Blu-ray in, and as I’d hoped, it looks great.

I noticed a lot of details I had never seen before, and the characters and colors just pop off the screen. Unfortunately the bonus features are mainly the same as on the previous DVD, but they did add a nice filmmakers’ roundtable. It’s pretty much the same thing that was added to A Bug’s Life on Blu-ray, and it’s fun to watch, but it definitely made me long for more new bonus features in HD.

Still, the features from the old Monsters Inc. DVD are great (the chimp!), and are worth rewatching.

Again, a true Pixar Fanboy or Fangirl wouldn’t go without Monsters Inc. on Blu-ray, and it would make a great gift for the holidays too!

If you’ve picked Up or Monsters Inc. on Blu-ray, what did you think?

Pre-order Up and Monsters Inc. Blu-rays and Save

Tommy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:46:38 +0000

Well, I didn’t get review copies of Up and Monsters Inc. on Blu-ray, so my reviews will have to wait until next week. Thats not all bad though, because I just pre-ordered them on Amazon and found out that if you get both, you can save ten dollars!

Just add Up and Monsters Inc. to your cart and you’ll get $10 deducted off the total, which is a steal for two films as fine as these!

Stay tuned next week for my official reviews, I can’t wait!

Luxo Jr. Collectable Desk Lamp Set Detailed

Tommy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:37:31 +0000

Welcome new readers! Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and follow Pixar Fanboy on Twitter! We’ve got some big updates coming soon!

Here is a closer look at the Luxo Jr. Collectable Desk Lamp set that will be released on November 10th, along side the other editions of Up and Monsters, Inc. It includes a working Luxo Jr. lamp (with a base that will hold all of your Pixar Blu-rays), and the 4 disc Up Blu-ray.

It’s going to retail for $199, but I’m sure it will be less at big retailers. Which version of Up are you going to buy?

Monsters Inc. and Up Available for Pre-order

Tommy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:06:28 +0000

Pete Docter’s two classic films Monsters, Inc. and Up are going to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10th. They’ll be available as one disc DVD sets, or as 4 disc Blu-ray/DVD/digital copy sets. I will definitely be picking up the Blu-ray sets the day they come out. Even if you haven’t made the jump to high definition yet, I highly suggest going ahead and getting these. You’ll have the film on DVD and as a digital copy, but you’ll also have the Blu-ray for later use.

The Up Blu-ray set sounds amazing, containing both Partly Cloudy and the new Dug’s Special Mission shorts, as well as a whole lot of documentaries chronicling the making of the film, and the filmmakers’ journey to South America.

You can pre-order Up and Monsters, Inc. at Amazon.com now!