#review + Holiday Gift Guide: “SANTA PAWS 2: THE SANTA PUPS”

A new litter of adorable talking pups arrives in time for the holidays!

From the Creators of the Disney Buddies Franchise Comes the All-New Heartwarming and Hilarious Movie Starring the Most Adorable Talking Pups on the Planet!

The New Litter Arrives This Holiday Season on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and HD Digital on November 20, 2012

Burbank, Calif. — From the creators of the #1 live-action, direct-to-video Disney Buddies franchise, comes “SANTA PAWS 2: THE SANTA PUPS,” an all-new heartwarming and hilarious adventure starring a brand new litter of the most adorable talking Great Pyrenees pups! Premiering on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital on November 20, 2012, “SANTA PAWS 2: THE SANTA PUPS” is the perfect film for the entire family to enjoy this coming Holiday Season!
The film will be available for purchase at retail stores nationwide as a 2-Disc Blu-rayTM Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) for the suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S., a 1-Disc DVD for the suggested retail price of $29.99 U.S., and via High Definition Digital for the suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S..

About the Film:
The North Pole has a new litter of playful pups! However, when the frisky foursome—Hope, Jingle, Charity and Noble—practically destroy Santa’s Workshop with their mischievous gamboling, they realize the best way to prove that they’re responsible enough to become Santa’s Helpers is to show how well they can spread the Christmas spirit all by themselves. With help from a magic crystal, they start granting everyone’s wishes. But their good intentions backfire when one unhappy boy asks that Christmas go away forever! With his wish impetuously fulfilled, and the joyous spirit quickly disappearing from the planet, Mrs. Claus and the pups have to find a way to reverse the spell—or risk losing Christmas forever.

About The Pups:
This cute litter consists of three female pups and one male pup. HOPE is the daring tomboy who wears a backwards red cap and rarely looks before she leaps. JINGLE is the diva with a bell on her collar who loves to sing, but can’t carry a tune. CHARITY is the girliest and most self-centered of the pups, with a mistletoe barrette, who has yet to learn the meaning of her name. And NOBLE is the mischievous only brother and self-appointed leader who is distinguished by a cheeky black spot around his eye.

About the Cast & Filmmakers:
“SANTA PUPS” stars Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels), Danny Woodburn (Mirror, Mirror; The Search for Santa Paws), Pat Finn (Spooky Buddies), Kaitlyn Maher (Treasure Buddies, The Search for Santa Paws), Josh Feldman (The Closer), George Newbern (The Father of the Bride), Obba Babatunde (Broadway version of Dream Girls) as human characters.
The pups are voiced by Marlowe Peyton (Applebaum) as Jingle, Tatiana Gudegast (Spooky Buddies) as Hope, Aidan Gemme (Treasure Buddies) as Noble, and G. Hannelius (Treasure Buddies, The Search for Santa Paws) as Charity. And additional canines are voiced by Tom Everett Scott (Air Bud) as the voice of Santa Paws, Bonnie Somerville (The Ugly Truth) as Mrs. Paws, Richard Kind (Santa Buddies) as Eddy, the head elf dog, Trevor Wright (Air Buddies) as Baxter the scruffy mutt and Josh Flitter (Santa Buddies, The Search for Santa Paws) as Brutis, an unlikely friend for the Pups.
The film is directed by Robert Vince, written and produced by Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts, original music is by Brahm Wenger (The Search for Santa Paws, Treasure Buddies), Animal Coordinator is Mark Forbes (We Bought a Zoo, Treasure Buddies) and the choreographer is Mark Swanhart (Cirque du Soleil, Celine Dion in Las Vegas).

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About The Popular Disney Buddies Franchise:

Since the 1997 big-screen debut of the sports-minded Golden Retriever star “Buddy,” audiences loved the high-stakes antics in the “AIR BUD” movie series with its fantastic sports-themed adventures including basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and even America’s national pastime – baseball!

Check out adorable images of the pups from the movie:

A quintet of adorable talking puppies followed the “Bud” movies in 2006, with the highly- anticipated launch of the BUDDIES series with “AIR BUDDIES” – and so the puppy craze began! “SNOW BUDDIES” released in 2008, “SPACE BUDDIES” in 2009, “SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS” in 2009, “THE SEARCH FOR SANTA PAWS” in 2010, “SPOOKY BUDDIES” in 2011 and “TREASURE BUDDIES” in 2012.

For the past four years in a row, these films have remained as the #1 best-selling, live- action direct-to-video movies in the family category.

 OUR REVIEW!

Devonny is new to the whole Santa Paws thing, but Giana has watched (and owns!) every movie they've made as of yet! Needless to say, she was ecstatic to get this in the mail! Literally to the point of jumping up and down shrieking  It's like Christmas everyday here sometimes, so it can be hard to excited for new things. I think that says a lot about this series of movies that she was that excited about it. These dogs are so adorable, it's hard to not want to rush out and buy one. The story is Disney sweet, as to be expected and full of holiday cheer! If your family has yet to watch Santa Paws movies, you are missing out! You can also click the picture below to find a few recipes and printable activities. The BluRay's picture and sound is pristine and crisp and I love the navigation menu is extra sparkly and you can tell how much work Disney puts into their BluRays!!!
The best role was the Mrs Claus role and she (in my humble opinion) fits the bill to a T! She's actually how I have always imagined Mrs Claus to behave and look like!
The best part(s) of the movie though is when Jingle sings!! They are the cutest songs, and Devonny (my 2 year old) would get up and start spinning and twirling and it was really sweet!Giana was on the edge of her seat when they stole the crystal collar!
I love that this movie will one day be a Christmas Classic (like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman  and will something our kids kids will see and be played on TV every year. I will be able to say (at my old age!) I remember when that first came out! We got it in the mail, and my grand-kids will say: "Whats Mail?" No I'm just kidding, anyway.. go buy this movie now on Amazon: $16.99 w FREE Super Save Shipping for REG Disc This title will be released on November 20, 2012.
PS - Cheryl Ladd is awesome in the movie, remember her from Lisa & Grace Kelly?

Check out a few sneak peeks clips from the movie here:  Santa paws 2

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