"Dolphin Tale", one of the bigger family film releases this year is coming home this Tuesday.  The film is based on a true story about a Dolphin named Winter, who needs a prosthetic tail (see what they did there?) after an accident involving a crab trap.  The dolphin's rehabilitation manages to impact thousands of people around the world, especially those who face their own physical challenges.  As a film, it's meant to be inspiring and is often heavy handed, but its hard to fault its intentions.  There is certainly better and worse stuff out there for families to sit around the TV and watch together.

The "Dolphin Tale" BluRay comes with a DVD and Digital Copy for streaming via the Ultraviolet service. The print pn the BluRay is clean and spotless, which to the films discredit shows off some of its lower budget CGI.  The BluRay has a surprisingly well mixed audio presentation with some pretty booming lows - The opening sequence where dolphins are seen playing and splashing is particularly noticeable for some really great sound.  In addition, all the special features are in HD and provide more insight into the true story of Winter and her story for survival.  It was interesting to learn that the fact that she survived at all is a miracle with how young she was and the trauma she went through as a young animal.  Be forewarned, the DVD's in the combo packs omit all special features and just contain the film itself, so those without BluRay players are missing out.