Disney Lite - thin and familiar but love that digital animation!
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11/29/08
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Bolt (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 112
Fresh: 94
Rotten:18
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus: Bolt is a pleasant animated comedy that overcomes the story's familiarity with strong visuals and likable characters.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Nov 21, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $1
Synopsis: For super-dog Bolt (voice of JOHN TRAVOLTA), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue�at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York... [More]
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Malcolm McDowell
Director: Chris Williams
Reviews for Bolt
This is the best action adventure movie for kids I've seen in a long, long time.
11/28/08
A frisky addition to that collection of man's best friend movies, with a generous portion of one-joke-fits-all humor to captivate kid and adult audiences alike.
11/27/08
Rhino (voiced maniacally by Mark Walton, a Disney story artist who grew up in Salt Lake City) walks away with the movie, or rather rolls away with it in his little hamster ball.
11/26/08
With the holiday season officially underway, "Bolt" is the perfect present for the whole family.
11/26/08
It's entertaining while it lasts but dissipates from memory the moment it's over.
11/26/08
Bolt is a good but not great film which should earn Walt Disney Animation a deserved hit even if it won't quite return them to the heights of their own creative and commercial heyday.
11/26/08
Easily the best Disney animated film since 2002's Lilo & Stitch... a return to core values for the studio.
11/26/08
The 3-D glasses are a pain and the film is too long, but the hamster and cat run away with the show.
11/25/08
Let's not underestimate the significance of a workmanlike Disney animation.
11/25/08
BOLT is an insignificant cartoon, but undeniably enjoyable. I was smiling through most of it and I imagine kids will too.
11/23/08
Disney's holiday tentpole is an engaging, solid effort. Its primary fault? Being released the same year as WALL%u2022E.
11/21/08
Bolt? More like Sparky. The movie is nowhere near as good as this year's best animated film, "Wall-E," but it does zip with energy, the story escalates nicely and, in the end, it's a good time.
11/21/08
The unappealing cross-country trip of a dog, a cat, and a hamster.
11/21/08
There's something both simple and sweet about Bolt, yet epic, that's entirely surprising.
11/21/08
...arguably the best non-Pixar [animated] film that Disney has released in some time... [A]t best, it's an amusing by-the-numbers effort.
11/21/08
Straight-ahead star power is provided by teeny-bop pop star Miley Cyrus as Penny and John Travolta who looks better as an animated dog than he did in drag in Hairspray.
11/21/08
That it falls short of Pixar's lofty heights doesn't mean the attempt isn't worthwhile; indeed, Bolt is the most entertaining and well-crafted Disney Animation movie in years.
11/21/08
Top Critic While it's not at the level of Pixar (and I ask you, what is?), Bolt is a solid animated film with plenty of action and plenty of heart.
11/21/08
Latest News for Bolt
November 30, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Four Christmases has a lot to be thankful for this weekend
Four Chritmases had a sensational Thanksgiving weekend in the number one spot. Bolt picked up the pace while the sun started to set on Twilight. More...
November 21, 2008:
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November 20, 2008:
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November 20, 2008:
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|---|---|---|
 26% |
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 84% |
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