{"id":3855,"date":"2009-05-26T06:25:18","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2009-05-26T06:25:18","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T22:25:18","slug":"bolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/05\/26\/bolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blog-bolt\" Bolt<\/em><\/a> (2008)<\/em>. I didn\u2019t catch Bolt when it was here on the big screens late last year. The trailer seemed pretty blah \u2013 something about an actor dog who genuinely believed he had super powers, a psychotic hamster, and a very thin-looking cat.<\/p>\n

My interest in it only came about because there was a demo-LCD TV at the Challenger outlet at Hougang Mall screening snippets of the animated picture, and it seemed interesting \u2013 sort of. That\u2019s when I looked up the show again on IMDB and was surprised to see a 7.5 \/ 10 rating for it. A show with that rating can\u2019t be all that bad.<\/p>\n

So, the show got rented over the weekend. And surprise surprise \u2013 it was a pretty OK picture. Nothing especially memorable, but a pleasant way to spend 90 minutes on a Saturday evening. Ling coo-ed and squealed at the film\u2019s beginning scene when Bolt is a cute puppy picked up in a shop by Penny, to whom he develops a loyal and loving relationship towards.<\/p>\n

The psycho hamster, Rhino, is still there, and is a critter who genuinely believes Bolt possesses those powers of the super dog he portrays on-screen. He got some of the best lines in the show and reminds me a little of Po the Panda<\/a> and his hero worship. The third animal to round off the trio is Mittens, an alley-cat who can\u2019t believe her luck in getting involved with a delusional dog, has some heart-warming scenes late in the film when she teaches Bolt all the things he should have learnt as man\u2019s best friend.<\/p>\n

The voice work was OK, with a special nod to Susie Essman and Miley Cyrus who did the voices for Mittens and Penny respectively. The pair of men are OK, though I thought it would had served better if Rhino\u2019s psycho turn was a little less sedate. Story is straight-forward from start to finish with no surprises.<\/p>\n

What was really striking too was the paint-work liked imagery in the background scenes, especially of the mid-west as the three take a road trip from New York to Hollywood.<\/p>\n

On balance; not reaching the greatness of Ratatouille<\/em><\/a> or Kungfu Panda<\/em><\/a> but still worth at least a rental.:)<\/p>\n

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Bolt (2008). I didn\u2019t catch Bolt when it was here on the big screens late last year. The trailer seemed pretty blah \u2013 something about an actor dog who genuinely believed he had super powers, a psychotic hamster, and a<\/p>\n

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