James Plath reviews TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE Blu-ray Combo Pack (now available)

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An Adventure Beyond Pixie Hollow!

Let your imagination take flight in an enchanting new motion picture starring the world's most beloved fairy!

Tinker Bell journey far North of Never Land to patch things up with her friend Terence and restore a Pixie Dust Tree. This animated adventure follows Tinker Bell—the tiny pixie from PETER PAN—as she bands together with her fairy friends to create the famous "Fall Scepter," a magical and important task that will restore the world's supply of fairy dust and set things right in Pixie Hollow for another year.

TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE —
on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack (BD+DVD) »
(now available - released October 27)

Burbank, CA — In 2008 audiences around the globe re-discovered and fell in love with one of the world's most iconic characters, as Walt Disney Pictures launched the breathtaking origin story of a beloved character in the fantastic all-new animated adventure — Tinker Bell, the debut film in the exciting new "Disney Fairies" movie series. The delightful tale thrilled audiences of all ages, soaring to reach the year's number one spot as the biggest direct-to-DVD release of 2008!

Released on October 27, 2009, the enchanting pixie-dusted tale continues in an even more action-packed adventure, as Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure delightfully expands the world of fairies and takes Tink far beyond Pixie Hollow in an original full-length CG animated film that flies to Blu-ray ("Combo Pack" Blu-ray +DVD) and standard def DVD.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) also announced that the wondrous adventures will continue in a fifth installment beyond the previously announced four films with "Tinker Bell: Race Through the Seasons" (working title), which is currently in development by DisneyToons Studios and is directed by Bobs Gannaway.

In the original Tinker Bell, for the first time ever, fans heard Tink's voice, met her fabulous fairy friends, got a glimpse into the world of Pixie Hollow and learned about her true origins and the unexplainable, mystical wonders of nature. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is the highly anticipated second film in the continuing Disney Fairies Franchise and a captivating story that continues the overwhelmingly popular adventures through breathtaking animation, spectacular music and an all-star cast of voice talents.

In Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Tinker Bell's greatest adventure yet takes place in autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow's supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.

Along her journey Tink meets new friends, including Blaze, a cute and courageous firefly that helps Tinker Bell complete her mission. It's a long and dangerous journey, full of astonishing encounters, a few narrow escapes and a daring rescue by Tink's friend Terence. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is an exciting adventure and a once-in-a-blue-moon experience for the entire family.

The Disney Fairies is the latest franchise from The Walt Disney Company and has become one of the company's most successful franchises—driven on multiple platforms and across several business units of The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Consumer Products, Parks and Resorts, Disney Interactive Media Group, and Disney Channel. The Disney Fairies films are based on a series of books released beginning 2005 by Disney Publishing Worldwide, with more than 18+ million books sold to date.

The series includes 10 Chapter Book titles reaching The New York Times best-sellers list in the U.S., with many reaching international best-sellers list and Disney Fairies magazines selling 7.5 million copies in 28 countries. The Consumer Products line, encompassing a wide assortment of categories including apparel, toys, role play, stationery, personal care, home décor, and youth electronics, has been a huge success at retailers around the world, driving more than $850 million in global retail sales.

In addition, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has created an interactive meet and greet at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort with walkaround characters of Tinker Bell, Fawn, Iridessa, Rosetta, and Silvermist, producing a popular environment for park visitors to meet their favorite fairies.

The story of Tinker Bell comes to life in the spectacular production of Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy. Currently in the second year of its US tour, this Disney On Ice show reveals the mystical world of Pixie Hollow and the arrival of Tinker Bell, as well as three other classic Disney stories: Disney/Pixar's Cars, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid.

Disney Online recently introduced Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow (www.PixieHollow.com), an online destination where fans can experience the wonder and magic of Tinker Bell's world. In Pixie Hollow, guests can create their very own personalized Fairy and help bring about the change of seasons by making friends, playing games and embarking on quests. To date, more than 16 million Fairies have been created.

Slated for release the same day as Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure," Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure for Nintendo DS™ from Disney Interactive Studios follows last year's release of Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell for Nintendo DS. According to NPD data, "Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell" continuously ranked in the top five adventure genre DS games from October through December of 2008.

The new video game mirrors the upcoming movie's storyline and also lets players create and customize up to five of their own Fairies. The game also allows players to experience new levels of integration with the PixieHollow.com virtual world from Disney Online,including the ability to upload a Fairy avatar and various gatherables from the DS game to the virtual world.

CAST includes:
The voice actors are largely the same as in the previous film. America Ferrera did not return to voice Fawn and was replaced by Angela Bartys.
* Mae Whitman as Tinker Bell
* Kristin Chenoweth as Rosetta
* Pamela Adlon as Vidia
* Lucy Liu as Silvermist
* Jesse McCartney as Terence
* Raven-Symone as Iridessa
* Anjelica Huston as Queen Clarion
* Grey DeLisle as Lyria, Viola, narrator
* John Di Maggio as the Minister of Autumn
* Jane Horrocks as Fairy Mary
* Jeff Bennett as Clank/Fairy Gary
* Rob Paulsen as Bobble
* Roger Craig Smith as Bolt, Stone
* Bob Bergen as Blaze, Bugs
* Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Flint
* Angela Bartys as Fawn
* Allison Roth as French Fairy
* Corey Burton as Frog

Both the Blu-ray and DVD have magical bonus features including animated "scenes you never saw," a guide to Pixie Hollow, and much more, offering viewers an extraordinary trip deep inside the enchanted world of Pixie Hollow.

Bonus Materials:
• Scenes You Never Saw – These fairy funny alternate scenes did not make it into the movie.
• Magical Guide to Pixie Hollow – Tinker Bell and Terence are your guides as you explore the autumn area of Pixie Hollow.
• Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Introductions – Play deleted scenes with optional intros by Director Klay Hall and Producer Sean Lurie.
• Pixie Hollow Comes To Florida – Discover how the filmmakers helped transform Epcot into Pixie Hollow.

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is directed by Klay Hall and produced by Sean Lurie. Suggested retail price: $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray Combo Pack (BD+DVD).

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—> Blu-ray Review by James Plath »
EXCERPT: The second volume in the new Disney fairy series, "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure," is really superior—mostly because it addresses some of the complaints I had about the first installment. While "Tinker Bell" was aimed at and appealed mostly to little girls, the hackneyed direct-to-video (and "catty" plot) was jettisoned in favor of a narrative and style (i.e., more humor and adventure) that holds greater appeal for boys in the family, and yes, adults. This time around, my daughter liked it just as much (an 8), my son didn't excuse himself to go to his room to fold his laundry, my wife pronounced the pacing crisp. And me? I was impressed that this time, Disney created a "world." From the magical opening sequence that shows fairies helping animals prepare for winter and ripening corn, you know you're in for some stunning animation. Beads of water roll down the threads of a spider web, a cricket cuckoo clock brings back memories of Gepetto's workshop, and the fairy wings themselves look like marvelous. Like "The Flintsones," there are sequences where the delight comes from just seeing the animators' take on an everyday activity sized down to a Pixie world, whether it's a Pixie dust factory or a little boat that Tink makes to deliver the dust. You can't help but smile and marvel at each sequence, and as a result, I'd give it a solid 7.

But let's face it, the whole idea of a movie based on fairies is going to appeal mostly to little girls. And the fact that Disney didn't just announce "Tinker Bell," but a five-title DVD/Blu-ray series, pretty much confirms that they wanted to tap into the fairy market that the Barbie franchise has been milking these past several years. It's almost as if someone at Disney woke up and said, "Hey, why do they have the market cornered on fairies? We have the most famous fairy of them all . . . Tinker Bell!"

In the animation department, Disney does a fantastic job once more. "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" is a visual delight, and the cartoonists' and animators attention to detail gives the stunning picture quality something to showcase other than the clarity and style itself. The animation is superb. We're not talking TV-quality drawing or animation. This is feature-quality work.

Certainly there's more humor this outing, and Tink has more personality because she's allowed flaws. Maybe people at Disney are reading the reviews and taking them to heart. Stranger things have happened. "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" is a better movie that the first "Tinker Bell," and the animated world of Pixie Hollow is so wonderful to look at that it's the kind of movie destined for repeat play. Disney princesses should be delighted with this installment. And it comes in a Blu-ray combo pack with DVD, so this title has "legs."

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Film Synopsis:
An Adventure Beyond Pixie Hollow!
Let your imagination take flight in an enchanting new motion picture starring the world's most beloved fairy!

Tinker Bell journey far North of Never Land to patch things up with her friend Terence and restore a Pixie Dust Tree. This animated adventure follows Tinker Bell—the tiny pixie from PETER PAN—as she bands together with her fairy friends to create the famous "Fall Scepter," a magical and important task that will restore the world's supply of fairy dust and set things right in Pixie Hollow for another year.

Tinker Bell's greatest adventure yet takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow's supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.

This year's Autumn Revelry promises to be something special. A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree — the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right. With some help from her friend Terence — and a charming, rascally firefly named Blaze — Tink braves an astonishing new world and discovers the greatest treasure of all.

TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE is a remarkable tale about the power of true friendship that your family will want to enjoy over and over again!

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