Tuesday 19 September 2017

Giveaway #647 : Win 2 x My Life As A Courgette on dvd - closed - winners Amy Bondoc, Graham Ross


This week sees the release on DVD and Blu-Ray of a film that should have won an award for having the craziest name, as well as being nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award : My Life As A Courgette !

Behind the strange title is a stop-motion animation about a 9-year-old boy called Icare, whose nickname is Courgette, that is by turns cute and poignant but always quirky. After his far-from-perfect mother's death, in lugubrious circumstances, he is taken to a foster home to live with other kids his own age by a friendly police officer. Although he has trouble finding his place at first, Courgette quickly meets new friends, and, with their help, he learns to love and trust those around him, all the while finding a new family of his own.

Brought to life through unforgettable characters and beautiful animation, this is the perfect film for audiences both young and old. It reminded us of a cross between Tracy Beaker (for the story) and Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas (for the animation). It deals with some sad and serious issues, including child neglect and abuse, but manages to stay upbeat and positive, showing that people can cope with whatever life throws at them and find their way to a happy ending, however miserable their start in life.



If your kids have outgrown Disney and want something with a grittier edge, this is the perfect family movie that will have everyone enthralled, whatever their age.

The DVD incudes the original French version with English subtitles, as well as a dubbed version, and various bonus featurettes.

  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Thunderbird Releasing
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Sept. 2017
  • Run Time: 65 minutes



I have two copies of the DVD to give away to lucky Madhouse Madhouse Family Reviews readers. Fill in your entries via the Rafflecopter widget below.

UK only. Closing date : 4/10/17

T & C's : Entries close at midnight on the closing date. Winners will be selected with a random number generator and announced on facebook and in the giveaway post subject line. Please note, you will be contacted by email and/or twitter and if I haven't heard from you after 28 days, I'll have to pick another winner. Prizes will be sent out by the companies or their PR directly to winners. Madhouse Family Reviews cannot be held responsible for any prizes that go astray !

81 comments:

  1. Wind River at the cinema last weekend

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  2. Home alone

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  3. Spiderman Homecoming

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  4. Alien covenant while adulting, Trolls with the kids!

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  5. Last film I saw at the cinema was The Baby Boss.

    Rachel Craig

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  6. Yurusarezaru mono (Unforgiven), a Japanese remake of the Clint Eastwood film. It was pretty good.

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  7. The Latest Spiderman movie the Homecoming

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  8. The Imitation Game - the film about Alan Turing

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  9. It was Hot Fuzz - I love that film

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  10. Alvin and the Chipmunks - my daughter is watching it on repeat just now!

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  11. We went to see the Emoji movie but regret it now ;)

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  12. We watched our favourite oldie again which is Groundhog Day.

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  13. The emoji movie with my daughter

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  14. Was American Assassin

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  15. Watched the latest Thomas the Tank Engine film at the cinema, and off to see Victoria and Abdul this week to erase the memory

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  16. My husband made me watch Robocop (the original) for the umpteenth time last night!!

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  17. The last film we watched as a family was "Pirates of the Caribbean", we working our way through the films released so far

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  18. Claire Elizabeth Noke26 September 2017 at 22:59

    Despicable Me 3 ..... again. LOL

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  19. Despicable Me 3 - Or as my youngest said 'the nakey man!' because in the advert he is naked bar some pink gum.

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  20. The last film I watched was Viceroy's House.

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  21. My daughter and I went to see IT today! really good

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  22. The light between oceans. Such a wonderful movie. Had me in tears.

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  23. Gone in 60 seconds, love that film

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  24. IT - scared the daylights out of me years ago - remake managed to do it as well!

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  25. Mrs. Perigrine Home for peculiar children

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  26. Trolls, for the 100th time this week!!

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  27. Bridget Jones' Baby - was v amusing! (@PeanutHog)

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  28. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. I fell asleep!

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  29. The original Ghostbuster with grandson

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  30. I sat and watched 50 shades of black last night , havent laughed so much in a long long time

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  31. IT, finally convinced Sarah to come see it.

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  32. Ruth Liddle-Howden4 October 2017 at 13:24

    Secret Life of Pets

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  33. Pirates was the last film i watched.

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  34. The Cure of Robert The Doll - horror film apparently. Was a right load of old tosh. Nothing happened apart from a load of talking and not enough "horror" or even "action".

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