Warner Home Video just released
The Cat In The Hat Deluxe Edition DVD & BluRay on August 7, 2012. This is fully re-mastered and comes with two bonus Dr. Suess Classics.
About:
There’s
never a dull moment when the delightfully mischievous Cat in the Hat
drops in for a visit. Get set for laughs and good times with one of Dr. Seuss’s most beloved characters when Warner Home Video (WHV) brings the original animated TV special Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
to DVD & Blu-ray™ on August 7, 2012 in a fully re-mastered deluxe
edition set. The classic special will be sold in a standard DVD and
Blu-ray™. The Blu-ray™ will include the standard DVD edition of the film for initial ship orders only. The Blu-ray™ will retail for $24.98 SRP and the standard DVD will retail for $19.97 SRP.
While
their mother is out on a shopping errand, Dick and Sally are stuck
indoors on a dull, rainy day, with nothing to do. Their dreary
afternoon, however takes an unexpected turn when they’re paid a visit by
a charismatic, six-foot tall, hat-wearing cat, who invites himself in
to search for his misplaced “moss-covered, three-handled family
gredunza.”
Employing
the “Calculatus Eliminatus” method, the children help the Cat in the
Hat look for his missing keepsake but in the process, leave the house in
a mess. Mr. Krinkelbein, the family’s wise pet goldfish, who in effort
to look out for the kids’ best interest, protests the Cat in the Hat’s
shenanigans and orders him to leave. The Cat in the Hat however,
preoccupied with finding his missing “gredunza,” enlists the help of his
best friends, Thing One and Thing Two, to help with the search but the
pair only manage to bring the house into further disarray.
Unfazed
by the chaos that’s slowly unfolding around them, Dick and Sally are
captivated by the Cat in the Hat and his madcap, whimsical ways. They
pass the afternoon in sheer delight, singing happy songs and engaging in
playful mayhem with their uninvited guest. Even the cynical Mr.
Krinkelbein is won over by the Cat’s infectious charm. Everyone is
having way too much fun to notice the house is a complete mess! That’s
until Dick and Sally hear their mother coming home. How in the world
will they clean up the enormous mess before she walks through the front
door?
The deluxe edition of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat includes two additional Dr. Seuss classics Daisy-Head Mayzie and The Hoober-Bloob Highway.
“Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
is one of Dr. Seuss’s best-known literary works and we’re delighted to
bring this timeless classic to consumers in a beautiful, newly
remastered edition,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family &
Animation Marketing and Partner Brands. She added, “Both kids and
adults will be captivated by its whimsical story line, clever dialogue,
memorable songs and eye-catching animation. Consumers won’t want to miss
out on owning this gorgeous new edition of this dearly loved, family
film.”
Our thoughts:
The kids found this DVD to be very funny. It was the hit of movie night. I really liked that it was the classic Cat in the Hat I remembered as a kid. I love the whimsical way the cat speaks and the kids cracked up with Thing 1 and Thing 2's antics.