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DVD : College Road TripIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Michael Landes, Martin Lawrence, Adam Le Fevre, Donny Osmond, Arnetia Walker directed by: Roger Kumble  List Price: $29.99 Amazon.com's Price: $17.99 You Save: $12.00 (40%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD EAN: 0786936764451 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 15, 2008 Running Time: 83 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: March 07, 2008 Sales Rank: 841 MPN: 05736000 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Choosing a college and striking out on one's own is an exciting time that requires a big adjustment by both child and parent, but few parents will have as much difficulty relinquishing control over their daughter's life as Chicago police chief James Porter (Martin Lawrence). The ultimate in loving but overprotective fathers, James wants his daughter Melanie (Raven-Symoné) to attend nearby Northwestern College, so when she's waitlisted and called for an interview at Georgetown in Washington, D.C., James gets more than a little nervous. Squashing her plans for a road trip to D.C. with her girlfriends, James insists on a father-daughter expedition which he envisions being full of reminiscing, heart-to-heart conversations, and a healthy dose of persuasive promotion of Northwestern. The car trip definitely doesn't turn out as planned--instead it’s a trip rife with strained silences and festering conflict in which the police vehicle rolls down a wooded embankment, Melanie's little brother (Eshaya Draper) and pet pig stow away in the back of the truck, and the Porters inexplicably keep running into a syrupy sweet father (Donny Osmond) and college-bound-daughter (Molly Ephraim) whose close relationship, clean-cut enthusiasm, and willingness to befriend and help the Porters is downright unsettling. Absurdly funny scenes include the family pig crashing and demolishing a fancy outdoor wedding; James' party-loving mother (Arnetia Walker) scrambling to live up to her son's uptight image of her as a fragile, elderly woman; James breaking into a local sorority house and hiding under a bed in hopes of protecting Melanie's innocence, and James' and Melanie's unexpected skydive into Washington, D.C., in order to keep Melanie's interview appointment at Georgetown. In the end, James and Melanie both mature as a result of their road trip and are finally able to forge an emotionally healthy relationship with one another. (Ages 8 and older) --Tami Horiuchi Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Family MovieThe film may be formulaic and somewhat predictable, but I would hope that people watching it are looking for a lighthearted, enjoyable family movie vs. "Clockwork Orange". Sometimes you need to relax, enjoy a movie and be entertained. The relationship between a father and his overachieving daughter who is getting ready to depart for college hit on everything we went through with our older daughter (who is now headed to law school). Our 7 year old laughed through most of the movie ... Read More Rating: - Going to buy it...Just watched this with the family and loved it! Maybe because I can identify with the over-protective parent who didn't want their baby going off to college far away. Yes indeed, where does the time go? Martin Lawrence carries the movie with his humorous lines and gags. It's touching, funny, and you just might cry towards the end too. Donny Osmond and actress daughter deliver a lot of laughs too for their zaniness. Loved the ending! Rating:  - Tell the driver that you're goin' to a Double Dutch Affair"But I have to be sure When I walk out that door Oh how I want to be free" (Lyrics by Queen) "I won't let you down So please don't give me up Because I would really, really love to stick around" (Lyrics by George Michael) Short Attention Span Summary (SASS): 1. Formulaic story about a possessive father, and a daughter who wants to break free and go to a college of her own choosing 2. Martin Lawrence ... Read More Rating: - WHERE does the TIME really go?What a great movie this was. If this movie wasn't made by Disney I bet a lot more adults would actually admit that they liked this movie. Martin Lawrence is a wonderful actor, infact everyone did a great job in this film and I think they deserve more credit for how well they performed. To be honest I don't really see why any child under 13 would want to watch this movie, especially without their parents. It seems like this movie would be directed more to adults relating to this same problem ... Read More Rating: - Classic Disney Fun!Disney has always had a unique way of entertaining while teaching life lessons in their films, and College Road Trip is no exception to that rule! Disney's College Road Trip tells the story of a battle for independence between a loving but protective father and his teenage daughter. Disney Channel favorite, Raven-Symone (TV's "That's So Raven," "Cheetah Girls"), stars as Melanie Porter, an overachieving high school student with her heart set on attending Washington D.C.'s Georgetown University. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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