In 2011 we experienced some of the best films of the past few years and now these great titles are set to be released on blu ray and DVD so you can re-watch and enjoy them from the comfort of your own home. However, with so many great new films to choose from you might not know which ones to choose, so to help you out here are some of our top picks for the best DVD releases of the year so far:
Hugo
Directed by Martin Scorcese, this film wowed viewers at the cinema and featured some amazing 3D graphics that kept people jumping in their seats. Though the DVD and blu ray release won’t include this 3D element you will be able to revel in the captivating storyline, which is set in 1930s Paris. The 12-year-old Hugo Cabret is an orphan and lives secretively in a train station, stealing food to survive and continuing the work his estranged alcoholic uncle set him with - to maintain the station's clocks. He's also working on his dead father's last project - an automaton - but he's missing one final part. The epic adventure to complete the automaton and reveal the hidden message left by his beloved father is one that will certainly pull on your heartstrings.
Directed by Martin Scorcese, this film wowed viewers at the cinema and featured some amazing 3D graphics that kept people jumping in their seats. Though the DVD and blu ray release won’t include this 3D element you will be able to revel in the captivating storyline, which is set in 1930s Paris. The 12-year-old Hugo Cabret is an orphan and lives secretively in a train station, stealing food to survive and continuing the work his estranged alcoholic uncle set him with - to maintain the station's clocks. He's also working on his dead father's last project - an automaton - but he's missing one final part. The epic adventure to complete the automaton and reveal the hidden message left by his beloved father is one that will certainly pull on your heartstrings.
The Help
Based on Kathryn Stockett’s captivating novel of the same name and set in the 1960s, this amazing film follows the lives of African American maids working for white families in southern USA. The civil rights movement is about to emerge, but people in Jackson, Mississippi are stuck in their ways. When young Skeeter Phelan returns from college (being one of the few white women that completed a degree) she wants to write something amazing and, with the help of her friends’ maids Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, writes a ground breaking collection of stories told from their point of view.
Based on Kathryn Stockett’s captivating novel of the same name and set in the 1960s, this amazing film follows the lives of African American maids working for white families in southern USA. The civil rights movement is about to emerge, but people in Jackson, Mississippi are stuck in their ways. When young Skeeter Phelan returns from college (being one of the few white women that completed a degree) she wants to write something amazing and, with the help of her friends’ maids Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, writes a ground breaking collection of stories told from their point of view.
Happy Feet 2
This film is the sequel to the adorable Happy Feet, which featured Elijah Wood as the tap-dancing penguin Mumble and Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman as his mother and father. In Happy Feet 2 the King of Tap now has his own family, but his son Erik isn’t a dancer. Mumble’s attempts to get him interested in tap dancing pushes Erik away though and soon Mumble has to compete with his son’s new role model â€" a flying penguin! Bigger problems start to emerge tho
This film is the sequel to the adorable Happy Feet, which featured Elijah Wood as the tap-dancing penguin Mumble and Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman as his mother and father. In Happy Feet 2 the King of Tap now has his own family, but his son Erik isn’t a dancer. Mumble’s attempts to get him interested in tap dancing pushes Erik away though and soon Mumble has to compete with his son’s new role model â€" a flying penguin! Bigger problems start to emerge tho
