It’s Here! STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD!

We are big fans of STAR WARS here at Well Connected Mom.  STAR WARS offers a great blend of science fiction, amazing technology, and stories of bonding – between both humans and their Androids.  Kind of reminds me of today and the “bonding” we have with our Androids and Apples!

The Force Awakens on DVD!

Anyways, as a Walmart Mom, we were given early access to the STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD, which went on sale today!  When the STAR WARS: The Force Awakens movie was coming out, we bought our tickets early on Fandango.  We waited in line on opening night for 5+ hours.  Our friends and my family all had our matching STAR WARS shirts on.  We were ready!

And STAR WARS: The Force Awakens did not disappoint.  We all loved the movie, (see our review, here).  All Summer long we had been meeting together with our friends to catch our kids up with all of the STAR WARS movies, it has been a great family adventure with our good friends.

The Storyline

STAR WARS: The Force Awakens is the 7th episode of STAR WARS. Thirty years have passed since the events of The Return of the Jedi (1983) in this thrilling new space saga.  Star Wars:  The Force Awakens shows what has happened since the Rebel Alliance defeated the second Death Star.  Yet, all these years later, the First Order continues to wage war in the galaxy, with new antagonists Captain Phasma and Kly Ren at the helm.

Star Wars favorites, Lei, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2, and C-3PO are reunited along with a new cast of heroes including Poe Dameron (a starfighter pilot), Rey (an orphaned scavenger), Finn (former Stormtrooper), and BB-8 (a rolling droid).The Force was with us during our STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD viewing party!  

We got a few decorations (danglers & a cool tablecloth) from our local Walmart, Luke’s cool Lightsaber for some impromptu battles, pizza from Sam’s  Club, and some snacks…and we were ready!

We gathered up all of the pillows and blankets we had around the house and the kids cozied themselves on the floor while the adults nestled into our couches.  We had 6 kids and 6 adults watch STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD movie together.  

It is so much fun to watch the STAR WARS movie with friends – it’s great being in a crowd of good friends while watching a movie you’ve been excited about for months.  And unlike the movie theater…you can talk and make comments aloud…and even pause the movie for a bathroom break and snack run!

Of course, to warm up for the movie, we had to get a good light saber fight in!  Are you a STAR WARS fan?  Tweet out #ShowUsYourForce showing a picture of your Jedi’s!

Walmart has an incredible price on the STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD.  Right now, you can buy it at your local store for only $19.96!  That’s a $20 savings!  This is for the Blu-ray version.

And get this…it also includes the digital version!  Can you believe it?  This means you can watch the movie anytime, anywhere from your phone, SmartTV, tablet, your friends connected Blue-ray player, you name it!  What a great deal!

But wait, there’s even more!  Walmart is offering an exclusive package, bundled with two collectible Galactic Connexions Trading Discs with STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD.  $20 is a fantastic deal for all of this, don’t you think?  Right now, the STAR WARS: The Force Awakens on DVD is only available at your local store, so get one before they sell out!  Have fun!