Gerard Butler (300) delivers a blazing performance as Sam Childers, the impassioned biker and ex-criminal turned crusader in MACHINE GUN PREACHER from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. From Golden Globe® nominated director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball),MACHINE GUN PREACHER is the moving true-life story of discovery and redemption as Sam Childers takes up the fights for the children of East Africa and their freedom from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

An Official Selection at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and featuring the Grammy® and Golden Globe® nominated song “The Keeper” by Chris Cornell, MACHINE GUN PREACHER is complete with special features and commentary on the must-own Blu-ray and DVD June 5th.


MACHINE GUN PREACHER is the inspirational true story of Childers (Butler), a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in East Africa. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease, and enslavement, Machine Gun Preacher is written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Mirror Mirror) and also stars Michelle Monaghan (Source Code), Golden Globe® winner Kathy Baker (Cold Mountain, Picket Fences), Madeline Carroll (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Academy Award® nominated Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), and Souleymane Sy Savane (Damages). Producing is Forster, along with Relativity’s Robbie Brenner, Safady Entertainment’s Gary Safady and Craig Chapman, and GG Filmz’s Deborah Giarratana.
Originally, I thought this would be a fantastic movie for my husband, since he loves action movies.  When I decided to sit there and watch it with him, I got so much into the movie that I kept shooshing my husband when he tried to talk (haha); I actually enjoyed the movie as did my husband.  It's full of action and you get to see first hand how tragic and heart breaking things really are over there in East Africa.  This movie is based on the true story of Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army.  I had been aware of Kony just not as much until I watched this movie;  Machine Gun Preacher is movie we should ALL watch!

TAKE GEORGE CLOONEY HOME
IN ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILMS: THE DESCENDANTS
Experience the Heartbreak and Humor When the 
Academy Award® and Golden Globe® Winner 
Comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD March 13

From director Alexander Payne creator of the Oscar® winningSideways comes one of the Best Pictures of the year, THE DESCENDANTS, featuring a stunning cast including Best Actor nominee George Clooney (Ides of March) and Shailene Woodley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) in her Golden Globe nominated and Independent Spirit Award winning role. Take home this wonderfully warm and witty film and go behind the scenes of THE DESCENDANTS with all-new exclusive content on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack and DVD March 13 from Fox Searchlight and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Based on the best-selling novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
Nominated for five Academy Awards® and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, THE DESCENDANTS is a must-have on Blu-ray and DVD. The release is packed with must-see deleted scenes, behind the scenes extras and exclusive featurettes to bring you even further into the story. Pre-book date is February 15.


THE DESCENDANTS Blu-ray Features:
Deleted Scenes with introductions by the director
Everybody Loves George
Working with Alexander
The Real Descendants
Hawaiian Style
Casting
Working with Water
Music Videos:
“Will I Ever See You Again”
"Postcards from Paradise"
"Honolulu’s Whisper"
Waiting for the Light
The World Parade – Hawaii (Silent Film)
A Conversation with George Clooney and Alexander Payne
Digital Copy of the Film


THE DESCENDANTS DVD Features:
Everybody Loves George
Working with Alexander
Hawaiian Style


THE DESCENDANTS BLU-RAY: (Catalog # 2275217)
Street Date: March 13, 2012
Pre-book Date: February 15, 2012
Screen Format: 16:9 (2.40:1)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD-MA
French 5.1 DD
Spanish 5.1 DD
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
U.S. Rating: R
Total Run Time: 04:01:30
Closed Captioned: Yes


THE DESCENDANTS DVD: (Catalog # 2275218)
Street Date: March 13, 2012
Pre-book Date: February 15, 2012
Screen Format: 16:9 (2.40:1)
Audio: English 5.1 DD
French 2.0 Surround DD
Spanish 2.0 Surround DD
Subtitles: English and Spanish
U.S. Rating: R
Total Run Time: 02:42:28
Closed Captioned: Yes



MY REVIEW

This movie was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time!  I don't really watch a lot of tv, and when I do it's the Disney channel, so I can honestly say that I didn't even see this movie advertised (gasp, I know!). The Descendants, for me, was a tear jerker. There were some really funny scenes throughout the move and there is also some foul language but, for me, I did't mind that at all.  As you watch the movie, your heart goes out to the dad (George Clooney).  I always tend to put myself in the character's shoes and by doing so, with this movie, I become a little emotional.

Overall, this is the perfect 'movie night' movie; sensitive folks, like myself, will need a tissue or two.  My hubby really like it too and I've already watched it twice and I've had the DVD for less than a week :)

This DVD is a must buy!


*Disclaimer: I was given the mentioned products to facilitate this review. I was not paid monetarily for this review and all opinions are 100% my own.