Alpha
and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure
(2013/Lionsgate Blu-ray w/DVD)
Picture:
B & C+ Sound: B & B- Extras: A Film: A-
Kate,
Humphrey and their three wolf cubs are back in Richard Rich's Alpha
& Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure
(2013) getting ready for their first winter holiday together.
Everything was going well until some strays came into their territory
and their youngest, Runt, was kidnapped by a rival clan. Kate,
Humphrey, the cubs, the clan and a few unexpected friends must now
all work together to save their youngest member from danger and bring
him home for the holidays.
Kate
is an Alpha female wolf, Humphrey is an Omega male wolf. After
breaking all the rules of an Alpha should not mate with an Omega
there are well on their way starting a new family. And when a fallen
rival clan steals one of their own to lure them out to a trap, Kate
and Humphrey must do the impossible once more, with the help of their
cubs, weather they want it or not. Like father and mother like pup,
it is a family adventure, a family-friendly movie good for all ages,
cute little wolf and bear cubs movie. It breaks the rules of jungle,
where it isn't always the survival of the strongest or fittest, but
the theme is rather family comes first. It uses the various packs of
wolves as different tier classes, the idea of how an alpha wolf have
more rights than a lesser wolf, and how the main characters prove
them wrong.
A
sequel unless you don't consider holiday totally so, it more than
holds its own and should go over well with fans of the original. The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image transfer on the Blu-ray
is a little soft at times, but that is the style of the production,
so the
anamorphically enhanced DVD is also going to soft, but much softer n
this case. The DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless mix is
well-recorded and has a nice soundfield throughout on the Blu-ray,
something that the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 on the DVD holds together
somewhat, bit cannot match. Extras
include Ultraviolet Copy for PC, PC portable and iTunes oriented
devices, while the discs themselves add making of the film,
personality test: Are you an Alpha or Omega?, wolf fun facts, and
sneak preview of Alpha and Omega Adventures.
For
more on the original release, try this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/10651/Alpha+&+Omega+(2010/Lionsgate+Blu-ray+w/DV
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Ricky Chiang
