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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Commentaries, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, English, Spanish Subtitled
Two best friends get exactly what they fish for in Aquamarine, a laugh-out-loud hilarious comedy about friendship! Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton and pop sensation JoJo star in an adventure that's "the sweetest treat since Princess Diaries!" (Yahoo! Movies)It's the end of summer and Claire (Roberts) and Hailey (JoJo) have a major problem. In just five days, Hailey's family is moving halfway around the world! These girls need a major miracle, and they get one in the form of Aquamarine, a beautiful mermaid who washes ashore in a late summer storm. Sweet but clueless to the ways of romance, she offers to grant the girls one wish if they help her find the boy of her dreams. But when they attempt to reel in the cute local lifeguard, the result is something none of them expect and they discover that sometimes what you wish for isn't what you really want after all!System Requirements:Running Time: 103 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE
"Two fins up." Newsday
"Irresistible." People Magazine
"A treat to watch." The New York Times
Editor's Note
Based on the book by Alice Hoffman (PRACTICAL MAGIC), the refreshingly innocent AQUAMARINE follows two 13-year-old best friends through the last days of summer. Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) are inseparable, sharing everything including a crush on lifeguard hottie Raymond (Jake McDorman). But their days of carefree giggling will soon come to an end if they can't find a way to stop Hailey's imminent move to Australia. Unexpectedly coming to their rescue is Aquamarine (Sara Paxton), a mermaid who appears one day at the beach-club that Claire's grandparents own. Emerging from the pool with long blonde hair, eyeliner, and sass, the mermaid possesses everything Claire and Hailey lack--confidence, big breasts, and nail polish that changes color with her mood. If the girls can get Aquamarine (whose fin transforms into long legs on land) used to life among humans and help her find true love, they may get their wish granted for Hailey to stay. Putting their personal feelings towards Raymond aside, the girls attempt to set him up with the mermaid despite interference by a villainous girl who wants Raymond for herself.When the girls aren't on the beach, they're shopping or having sleepovers in bedrooms covered with the marks of teen girlhood: pink bedspreads, pictures of celebrities, and an endless supply of teen magazines. The film's funniest moments come from the characters' attempts to not only master the magazine's many absurd prescribed techniques for getting boys' attention, but also from their having to teach a mermaid to do the same. While the film doesn't exactly argue with the messages spouted by publications like CosmoGirl, it brings them into question by highlighting just how centrally they factor into shaping the "tween" generation. It also suggests true friendship may be more valuable than perfect looks or popularity.
| Features | Scene Specific Cast Commentary | | Director and Producer Commentary | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurettes Including Auditions | | Includes both Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations | | Subtitles: English, Spanish
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 10/14/2008 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2234713 | | UPC: 00024543247135 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/1.33:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"[A] sweet comedy for the crowd that has outgrown THE LITTLE MERMAID..." 04/11/2006 p.E23USA Today
"[A] likable tale of friendship and charming performances." 03/03/2006 p.6E Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Cute, charming....It's essentially SPLASH for 13-year-olds." 06/01/2006 p.42 Sight and Sound
"It strives, with some success, to be both whimsical and hip. It is aimed squarely at little girls, who may thrill to its fascination..." 07/01/2006 48 Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
Aquamarine is another movie where an event of earth-shaking astonishment takes place, and is safely contained within a sitcom plot. In this case, a mermaid comes ashore at a Florida beach resort, makes friends with two 13-year-old girls, and dates a cute lifeguard. - Roger Ebert
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