So we've made it to wednesday, this is potentially the slowest week of the year, fricking half term too so there are loads of kids about being dicks, cos thats what they do these days. I mean in my day you used to go over the park and play run outs or BMX to the arcade for a go on Double Dragon, not just hand around the "shopping mall" being a total cock end with about 40 of your really badly dressed mates. Or perhaps we did do that - who knows, no one plays double dragon anymore and thats what i blame the decline in society for!
Anyway on the half term theme here's a BROTHERTON REVIEW of new film BOLT 3D which sounds kinda cool even if its not available in 3D anymore, its got CUTE THINGS IN IT!!!!
Bolt 3D
The version I saw of Bolt was the 3D version I saw in London. The film's limited 3D run would have ended by the time you read this review. Shame for anyone unfortunate to miss out.
For the past decade and a half, Pixar have been preserving Disney's animation legacy by producing one classic after the other. But now, Disney studios have finally stepped up to create their first major animated film since Lilo & Stitch and their first foray into CGI animation as well. And while it may not be an instant classic like some of Pixar's tend to be, Bolt is still immense fun.
Bolt is the story of a dog (voiced by John Travolta) who is the star of a hit TV show where has a multitude of super powers and strengths to protect his secret agent child owner Penny, the twist being is that in order to get the best perfomance out of Bolt, the cast and crew make sure he genuinely believes its all real and that he is a superdog.
Its only when an episode ends on a cliffhanger with Penny kidnapped, Bolt escapes from the set on a search for her. An accident leaving him stranded in New York leads to Bolt teaming up with a street-wise alley cat and a hyperactive hamster to make it back to Hollywood.
Its hardly original material. In fact, Bolt is pretty much a re-hashed rendition of Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear in which he awakens from his delusion of grandeur and discovers his real worth among his kind. But aside from obvious comparisons and the overly simple storyline, Bolt has the energy and humour to keep both adults and kids entertained throughout and it succeeds in delivering genuinely enjoyable characters such as Rhino the TV-crazed hamster and quite possibly the most hilarious characterization of pigeons ever shown on screen. Bolt is guranteed entertainment.
Rating: 4 out of 5
