OOGIELOVES- A Review/Giveaway of The Big Balloon Adventure

Don't you love going full circle?  I started off the month with my screening adventure of the OOGIELOVES movie (and yes, anytime I'm with La Princesa it's an adventure) and I'm finishing it with my review.

I took my grandchildren El Dr. and La Princesa along with their other grandmother y La Tata. Queee? JU SO FONII!!! I'm no dummy, you better believe I took reinforcements! El Dr. is six years old and loves the movies, La Princesa is 3 and has never been to one.  Oh yeah, you know I took reinforcements!  I sat with my grandson near the front while the other grandma was in charge of the girl, behind us, in the first row of the upper level. Whaaatt?? I was "working", besides, my mama didn't raise no dummy! So, it was 2 grownups taking care of La Princesa; enough for one toddler right?  So you would have thought... but this was no regular 3 year old and definitely no regular movie either!!

Didja see that?!?!?

Now mind you, my grandbabies don't read yet, but they sure got the butterflies and turtle part down fast!  Mariposas - fly, get out of your seats.  Turtles- slow down, sit down.  An interactive movie My Beautifuls- how "about time someone did this" is this? Children were laughing, jumping up and down, dancing- and so were the adults!  This is not a movie for stick in the muds or Uptight Ursulas, this is for the kids in all of us. Warning though- wish I would have had more cafe, 'cause Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure had me getting up and down more times than a Catholic misa, but of course that just got the kids to giggling more!!  Thankfully there were times to rest, at least for me and 6 yr old El Dr.; he did tend to be a bit bored during the slower songs and some of them were a tad long for my opinion, but as far as the 3 yr old La Princesa?  She was just starting to catch on to the movements- so for her it was great.

Actually, for La Princesa it was too great.  Now she'll think all movie theatres have this kind of movie and you're allowed to jump out of your seat and go to the screen to touch the characters.  Ok, Si, she really did do that- and she was la unica who did that, but the point is she had a blast and future expectations will be high.  Hopefully this will start a new trend of TRULY RATED G movies, interactive movies for 2 - 6 yr olds who enjoy a song and silly dance, especially if their grownups join in the fun.  So go have a good time, see some well known actors show some hidden talents, and let the theater and others know how much you enjoyed it.  If we're lucky the movie makers will see what a great idea this is, and I won't have to wait until La Princesa's a teen to take her to another movie.

; )

Babushka Besos a todos. Cuidensen.

P.S. In case I was too subtle (jehe) I'm giving this movie an emphatic ESO!!! Not only am I giving it an ESO!!! I'm having a giveaway.  Oh yeah.  Just comment about my review, what you thought of the pic if you've seen it, or who you would take if you haven't.  Anything related to OOGIELOVES is welcomed- just remember to keep it TRULY RATED G!  One of the comments will be picked the winner of:

Obviously I was given the above prize pac for this post, 

but the review (hopefully also obviously) was my own. 

Being Babushka is the Bomb- Screening OOgieloves w/the grandbabies y La Tata

Remember how in my Introduction I said that post was just a tease?  Bueno, I'm a gonna do it again!  This time though it isn't about Babushka. Really, De veras.   JU SO FONII!!!  Ok, si, I'm in it, but it's not about me- not directly anyway.

This post is about an event I went to yesterday, a screening of the Oogieloves movie coming out on August 29, 2012.  A screening with such attention to details, such pizazz, that I can't imagine any Hollywood screening being any better. As a matter of fact, not only was this a screening, it was also a press junket because the bloggers got to hear from the producers and writer of the film while the children were being entertained at "Camp Oogie" with crafts. Viste?  Now tell me a Hollywood screening has to do that!

Creator Viselman & Producer Wood

These two had a very entertaining story about their 15 year collaboration and at times seemed like a comedy team.    From conception to aspiration, they shared their vision of programming for kids.    I found them to be very "real" and appreciated their truthful tale.  As Ken Viselman said of children's shows, they could "be positive and make money."  

BB's hopes to emulate this very sentiment.

  ; )

They're trying to bring entertainment to the young

 without ever forgetting what it is to be young. 

Wanna sing? Do it.  

Wanna dance? Go ahead.  

It doesn't matter what you look like, all it matters is that you're enjoying yourself.  

Vamanos gente, doesn't that sound like BB's motto too?  

Ok, esta bien, I said this wouldn't be about BB, so let's bring on the real tease.

 

Que crees?

Unfortunately I can't review the movie until its release- thus the "tease" label, 

but I can certainly critique the event!

Performing BB's "hide the mouth" schtick

BB w/new Fonii Friend, Hostess Multi Tasker Extraordinare Jeanne Muchnick.

 Lela, La Princesa, El Dr., BB y La Tata

BB's artistic rendition of the day.



The gains of the event- 

Family-  La Tata's electric skooter
Food- Unlimited Popcorn & spectacular breakfast buffet
Friends- Made a new one. Jeanne's business card.
Finances- $50 American Express card

FANTASTICO!!

Any of these alone would have been beautiful, 

the combination of all of them make being Babushka, The Bomb.  

Gracias to all of you for making it possible.

Babushka Besos a todos.  Cuidensen.

P.S.  My required FTC disclaimer. Por supuesto and obviously, I was compensated for this post via the above screening, the yummies, and the AE card but the opinions are mine and shared by La Tata who said, "If you're ever offered to do another event like this one- AGARRALO!"