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"Bolt" is Awesome
by JacobW (movies profile)
Nov 21, 2008
7
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7 people found this review helpful
For something that didn't come out of Pixar's minds, "Bolt" is a thrilling tale that reminds one vaguely of "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journy". With the excelent voices of John Travolta and teen sensation Miley Cyrus and the directing talent of John Lasseter, "Bolt" is a solid work of animation.
The story begins with Bolt on the set of the TV show "Bolt" (which he has no clue it's a show) where he witnesses Penny abducted in a cliffhanger. Confused and thinking Penny was kidnapped for real, Bolt chases around the studio and accidentally gets shipped to New York. There he meets a cat named Mittens, whom he believes to be in league with the Green Eyed Man (the shows antagonist). Mittens, playing along with what she thinks is a joke, realizes Bolt is from Hollywood. Bolt takes Mittens as his "prisoner" and, after arriving at a trailer park in Ohio, meet Rhino, a ball-bound hamster.
After a series of misadventures (including a hilarious scene at an animal shelter) in which Mittens teaches Bolt to be a real dog, Bolt and his companions reach Las Vegas, where Bolt, still bent on getting back to Penny, leaves Mittens, who seems to have grown a crush on Bolt, after an argument about staying in Vegas (who wouldn't want to stay in Vegas forever?)
Bolt reaches Penny in the studio, where Bolt has been replaced against Penny's wishes. After seeing the replacement Bolt and Penny rehearsing a scene, Bolt leaves, but turns around when the studio catches fire. Mittens and Rhino (who followed Bolt to LA) help Bolt get in to rescue Penny. Afterwords Bolt, Rhino, and Mittens have moved in with Penny and her mother. Penny fired her agent and quits the show.
In closing, "Bolt" is a nonstop adventure and will satisfy kids and adults. |
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