Well, this definitely isn't the movie Chris Sanders was making in its original iteration as American Dog.
As feared, the main plot is very similar to the whole Buzz Lightyear thing.
That said, the hamster cracked me up. I may see it this fall.
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
The hamster did crack me up. However, I couldn't help but think, "Man, I'll bet Lasseter and his crew are mad enough to hire a hitman or something."
Very similar.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
Interesting.
Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
Looks good. It's really not -that- similar to Buzz Lightyear.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Saw the preview before Wall*E.
Looks pretty good, and the hamster had me laughing so hard I thought I was going to choke to death.
I have a relatively low threshold for funny.
Edit to add: Oh, and from the looks of it, if "Bolt" was an actual tv show with a dog that actually had those abilities...I'd probably watch it.
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
quote:It's really not -that- similar to Buzz Lightyear.
Replace 'talking dog' with 'talking action figure' and you've got Buzz Lightyear.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I'd say it's more similar to "Homeward Bound". Besides, the whole Buzz Lightyear thing was more of a side plot, not a whole movie.
Posted by Adam_S (Member # 9695) on :
my mind is blown by the pastiche of references.
Inspector Gadget (penny and a super-dog companion helping out her father/uncle fight nefarious evil-doers, this is actually more blatent than the Lion King borrowing from Kimba the white Lion)
Animaniacs - GoodPigeons! Rita cat!
Incredible Journey/Homeward Bound - find the 'lost' human that 'abandoned' you.
and of course Toy Story with the Buzz Lightyear effect.
the hamster cracked me up. "I have a ball!"
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
The only connection I see to Buzz Lightyear is that he's a non-character who thinks he IS the character.
I think the Homeward Bound connection is stronger than the BL connection.
And I totally missed the Animaniacs angle, nice one.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Don't think anyone's mentioned the voices, have they?
quote:Miley Ray Cyrus ... Penny (voice) John Travolta ... (voice) Malcolm McDowell ... (voice) Diedrich Bader ... (voice) Randy Savage ... (voice) James Lipton ... (voice)
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
Sheesh you hacks! It's Goodfeathers, not Goodpigeons!
Lyrhawn, it's not just that he's deluded. It's that he's deluded in thinking he's a world-saving superhero with super-powers.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
For some reason I didn't find the hamster to be that funny... maybe my humor bone is just turned off today.
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :