Toon Talk: Secretariat Blu-Ray - Jan 26, 2011

Toon Talk: Secretariat Blu-Ray
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Secretariat was indeed a �super horse�, as he was known in the media at the time, and where the film never quite gets you to believing that, the Blu-ray bonus feature �Heart of a Champion� will. Using period footage of the real horse and recent interviews with those who were there, the 14-minute documentary distills the story of Secretariat down to the basics and, best of all, remains focused on the horse.

Other bonuses include �Choreographing the Races� (where it is revealed that five horses played Secretariat in the film), �A Director�s Inspiration: A Conversation with the Real Penny Chenery�, an Audio Commentary by Wallace, seven Deleted Scenes, a Music Video of the end title song �It�s Who You Are� (performed by AJ Michalka, who plays Penny�s daughter Kate in the film) and an interactive �Multi-Angle Simulation� of Secretariat�s victory at the Peakness, where you can relive the race from the points of view of a jockey, a reporter, a historian and a spectator.

Toon Talk Rating: C

Coming Soon:

  • You�ve never seen Shakespeare quite like this: witness garden gnomes in love in Gnomeo and Juliet (Touchstone Pictures, February 11).
  • Bambi makes its high def debut in a brand new Disney Diamond Edition Blu-ray (March 1).
  • Rapunzel lets down her hair in the animated hit Tangled, on Disney DVD and Blu-ray March 29.
  • Two Pixar classics, The Incredibles and Cars, also make their Disney Blu-ray debuts (April 12).
  • High School Musical�s resident diva breaks out on her own in Sharpay�s Fabulous Adventure (April 19, Disney DVD and Blu-ray).

Discuss It

-- Kirby C. Holt
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Kirby is a lifelong Disney fan and film buff. He is also an avid list maker and chronic ellipsis user ... In addition to his Toon Talk reviews, Kirby is the creator of Movie Dearest, a blog for movie fans.

Took Talk: Disney Film & Video Reviews by Kirby C. Holt is posted whenever there's something new to review.

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-- Posted January 26, 2011

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