21 Nov 2008 at 3:34pm Harmless as a puppy, "Bolt" comes bounding into theaters, stumbling over its big, goofy paws, wagging its fluffy tail and begging to play ball. It's sweet and eager to please but, sadly, nothing terribly special: Girl finds dog, girl loses dog, girl ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 11:53am Last weekend saw a single movie open in wide release, aimed at the action-loving crowd. This week brings two more films to the national stage, targeting different audiences. One film targets the teen and tween audience, leaning towards the females ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 11:45am "Bolt" begins with a noisy chase scene. Big bruisers who resemble refugees from the Clone Wars are after a young girl and her pooch. The motley crew comes at you in 3-D. Bam! Kabam! At this point you might wonder, "Are major ballistics really ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 11:10am Animated features intended for families come in two varieties: films with personality and a genuine sense of humor, and films in which characters stand around cracking jokes like they were doing stand-up in the Catskills. The former used to be the ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 7:49am Bolt suggests, maybe even proves, that there's life in Disney animation yet. After years of playing second fiddle to Pixar (which Disney bought in 2006) and DreamWorks , the Mouse House is finally living up to its legacy with this ode to a dog who ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 7:35am "Nothing you think is real is real.? Voiced by the alley cat Mittens (Susie Essman), this guide to life amounts to the primary conceit of Bolt . It?s at least partly clever. The titular dog (John Travolta) is a TV star who believes his own ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 7:06am Like so many Disney animated features across decades of nightmare-addled preteen moviegoing, "Bolt" is consumed with abandonment issues. I felt abandoned just watching it. It's a seriously withholding action comedy, stingy on the wit, charm, jokes ...
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