DVD
REVIEW: SHORTS

11/22/09

OVERVIEW: From the
creators of "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" Arriving on
Blu-ray and DVD this November 24th from Warner Home Video,
is the fun action adventure Shorts directed by Robert Rodriguez.
The DVD includes the widescreen and the full versions of the
film.
On November 24, Shorts will also be available ON DEMAND through Digital Cable,
Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles and it
can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon
Video On Demand.
SYNOPSIS: “Shorts” is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that’s sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends…until a mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes everything. The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black’s BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes-gone-wrong have left the neighborhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers…and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner. But it’s not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts. Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want.
DVD: The DVD
includes the widescreen and full screen versions of
the film. The picture is complemented with a 5.1 Dolby
Digital audio in English, French and Spanish. In terms of special
features the DVD includes a couple. The first one is
"Ten Minute Film School: Short Shorts". This
featurette is a little behind the scenes of the making of the
film. The second featurette is " Ten Minutes Cooking
School: Chocolate Chip Volcano Cookies" in which the
Rodriguez family teaches kids how to make cookies.
VIDEO:
Standard [4:3 Transfer]
Widescreen [16:9 Transfer]
AUDIO:
English Spanish and Francais 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English Spanish French
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
Ten Minute Film School:
Short Shorts. A short behind the scenes featurette
Ten Minutes Cooking
School: Chocolate Chip Volcano Cookies The Rodriguez
family teaches kids how to make cookies.
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