Top Ten DVD Releases for Children

Sometimes it is simply impossible to take the kids out to see a movie, so waiting for the DVD to come out is the only option. This article features ten kids and family DVDs that will be released in the next few weeks.

1. Up

Up is an animated movie created by Disney*Pixar and features the voices of Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer and Bob Peterson. The movie is about a 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure by tying balloons to his home. He discovers too late that he has a stow away, 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. On their journey they encounter strange, exotic and surprising characters. It will be released on November 10^th 2009. Up is currently the number one selling DVD on Amazon with kids and family due to its originality and all around fun.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/up

2. Monsters vs. Aliens

Monsters vs. Aliens is another popular kids DVD. The movie features the voices of Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett and Paul Rudd. This is a fun children's movie about a woman, Susan Murphy, who grows to 49 feet 11 inches tall after being hit by a meteor. She is then captured by the military and placed in a compound with other "monsters." When alien robots land on Earth the monsters are called on for help. Monsters vs. Aliens will be released on September 29^th 2009.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/monsters-vs-aliens

3. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the third installment in the Ice Age series which also includes Ice Age and Ice Age: Meltdown. The movie features the voices of Ray Romano and John Leguizamo. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs continues the adventures of Manny, Ellie, Sid and Diego. With Manny and Ellie expecting a baby mammoth, Sid and Diego feel left out. Diego goes out to find his edge and Sid adopts three large eggs that no one knows what lurks underneath. The eggs turn out to be dinosaur eggs and when the mother comes back for them the adventure begins. This children's DVD will be released on October 27^th 2009.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/ice-age-3

4. Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie is a spin off from the series on the Disney channel by the same name. The movie stars Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles and Lucus Till. Forgetting who she was Miley's father Robbie tricks her to going to her grandmother's house in Crowley Corners, Tennessee. Miley at first is resentful and poses resistances but eventually like all good kids movies she comes to a reconnection with her family. She also faces a tough choice to either continue living two separate lives or choosing one. Hannah Montana: The Movie is already out on DVD.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/hannah-montana-movie

4. The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz is releasing a 70^th anniversary edition on September 29^th 2009 and this classic should be in any children's library of DVDs. Originally aired in 1939, The Wizard of Oz stars Judy Garland, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton. The movie is about a girl, Dorothy and her dog Toto who get transported to the city of Oz where she must follow the yellow brick road to find the wizard and her way back home. On her way to the wizard she meets several new friends on the way, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/the-wizard-of-oz

5. Coraline

Coraline is an animated film by Universal Studios and it features the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. Coraline is based off a book by one of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman. It is about Coraline, a teenager who has just moved to an old house in the middle of nowhere with her writer parents and she is bored. However things become interesting when Coraline finds an old door hidden behind an armoire and papered over with wallpaper. Her mother unlocks it and finds a wall of bricks. Later when Coraline goes back the bricks are gone and she discovers a strange pathway to another world where everything is just what she wishes for. It was released recently and a must have kids DVD.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/coraline

6. Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins is another installment of the classic children's television series Scooby-Doo. I loved this show as a kid which makes this one easy to recommend. The movie was released on the 15^th of September and stars the voices of Frank Welker, Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Kate Melton and Nick Palatas. The movie is about when the four friends, Thelma, Daphne, Fred and Shaggy and Scooby-Doo first met. The kids are suspended from school after being accused of a spooky practical joke. To exonerate themselves they have to solve the mystery.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.amazon.com/Scooby-Doo-Mystery-Begins-Frank-Welker/dp/B0027CT65E/ref=pd_nr_d_21?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

7. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure will be released on October 27^th 2009. It is an animated film by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and is a spin off of the classic movie Peter Pan. The movie is about Tinker Bell and her job of creating a new autumn scepter to house a moonstone that will renew the Pixie Dust tree. She ends up on a crazy adventure on an island in the far north of Never Land after the scepter breaks and the way to fix it is on that island.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.amazon.com/Tinker-Bell-Lost-Treasure-Whitman/dp/B0024NSFYY/ref=pd_nr_d_23?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

8. Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost stars the very funny and always entertaining Will Ferrell and also co-starring Anna Friel. This is a very entertaining movie based of a Television series of the same name. It is about a has-been scientist who takes a wrong turn into the land of the lost with his assistant and a survivalist. They have no weapons, limited skills and questionable brains as they try to survive the world of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures of the wild. This children's DVD hits stores on October 13^th 2009.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/land-of-the-lost

9. Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra is a computer animated movie by Lionsgate. This movie made my list because I realized there was a serious lack of science fiction adventure and as a kid I loved these types of movies. Battle for Terra is voiced by David Cross, James Garner, Danny Glover, Mark Hamil and Ron Perlman. It is about how the peaceful inhabitants of the beautiful planet Terra are attacked from the last surviving members of humanity floating in an old spaceship; setting the stage for an all-out war between the two species for control of the planet.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.traileraddict.com/tags/battle-for-terra

10. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is an animated film about two of the most popular comic book heroes and most recognizable. It features the voices of Jerry O'Connell and Clancy Brown. The movie is about Lex Luthor, the President, using a meteor made of kryptonite on a collision course with earth to blame the man of steel for our impending doom. Superman and Batman now find themselves Public Enemies and the pair must work together to save the day. The DVD will be released on September 29^th.

You can view the trailer here: http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Batman-Public-Enemies-Blu-ray/dp/B0027FG29Y/ref=pd_nr_d_28?ie=UTF8&s=dvd.