The weather forecast is for hunger this week, with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Sony Pictures, $30.99 DVD; $40.99 Blu-ray combo pack; $45.99 3D Blu-ray combo pack).
Cloudy 2 earned positive reviews and earned $258 million worldwide on its theatrical release. The film saw the original cast return for another tale of Flint Lockwood’s food-making machine going out of control. It was directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn and written by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Erica Rivinoja.
Also out this week is Lego: Legends of Chima — Season 1, Part 1 (Warner Bros., $19.97), compiling the hit TV series. Also, Butch Hartman’s series Danny Phantom gets the boxed set treatment with the release of Danny Phantom: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory, $29.93), including all 52 episodes.
And Tiny Toons fans will definitely want to get their mitts on Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain: The Complete Series (Warner Bros., $19.98).
A pair of direct-to-video animated features looks to capitalize on the popularity of Disney’s hit Frozen: The Princess Twins of Legendale (Lionsgate, $14.98) and Snow Queen (ANconnect, $20.99).
And for the anime fan, this week sees the release of Blue Submarine No. 6: Complete Collection (ADA, $29.95), Nura Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital Set 1 (VIZ Media, $44.82 DVD, $54.97 Blu-ray) and Remnants (Osiris Entertainment, $16.98).
