This past week, the new movie based on a true story and book, We Bought a Zoo was released to DVD and Blu-Ray. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you should. My husband and I settled in to watch a movie that while it looked cute, we completely expected it to be over the top and cheesy in a way that many family friendly movies are. We were pleasantly surprised and spent the two hours laughing and ended the movie feeling the need for an adventure of our own.
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Benjamin Mee (Damon) is
a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as
a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children. Hoping that
a fresh start and
a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with
a unique bonus feature:
a zoo named the Rosemoor Animal Park, where dozens of animals reside under the care of head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Johansson) and her dedicated team. With no experience, limited time and
a shoestring budget, Mee sets out with the support of his family and the local community to reopen the
zoo. Now, Benjamin is no longer reporting an adventure story; he’s living it in his own backyard.
Featuring an incredible musical score composed by Jónsi of the band Sigur Rós, the
WE BOUGHT A ZOO Blu-ray is loaded with over 2½ hours of special features including 20 deleted and extended scenes,
a gag reel, four behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary with Director Cameron Crowe, star J.B. Smoove (
The Sitter, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Editor Mark Livolsi, and more. The film also features an English Family Friendly Audio Track that earned the Dove Seal of Approval.
And I give it my seal of approval as well. This is a great heartfelt film and one that I recommend to movie watchers of all ages.
I haven't seen the movie yet but I recommend the book, from the previews I can tell it's much different and was overall very fascinating. Can't wait to check out the movie though, I'm a sucker for Matt Damon as a dad, ha.
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