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Puffy Treat
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The teaser.

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.

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Rakeesh
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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.

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MEC
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Interesting.

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Elmer's Glue
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Looks good.
It's really not -that- similar to Buzz Lightyear.

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Lyrhawn
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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.

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Rakeesh
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It's really not -that- similar to Buzz Lightyear.

Replace 'talking dog' with 'talking action figure' and you've got Buzz Lightyear.

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MEC
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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.

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Adam_S
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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!"

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Lyrhawn
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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.

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Nighthawk
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Don't think anyone's mentioned the voices, have they?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397892/

quote:
Miley Ray Cyrus ... Penny (voice)
John Travolta ... (voice)
Malcolm McDowell ... (voice)
Diedrich Bader ... (voice)
Randy Savage ... (voice)
James Lipton ... (voice)

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Rakeesh
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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.

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Alcon
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For some reason I didn't find the hamster to be that funny... maybe my humor bone is just turned off today.

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MEC
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I thought the exact same thing about the pigeons.

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