Bolt--Thumbs Down

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I thought Bolt stunk.

So I went to see the movie Bolt at the student union. I was very unimpressed with the flow of the movie. I think this movie would have been better if it was summed up into a shorter film. Perhaps 30 or 40 minutes. (There is something to be said about short films.)

Bolt is a story about a dog who believes he is a super dog, fighting against the evil of the man with the green eye, who tries to steal his Penny. Bolt's reality, at first, is that he is in fact a super dog who loves playing a superhuman role with his Penny. Because Bolt was born into the star role of being a superhero, he believes this is his reality.

Then, Bolt loses his Penny and befriends a cat and a hamster. That cat is the antagonist who doesn't appreciate Bolt having captured her so she can help him find his Penny. The hamster is envious of Bolt and would do anything for Bolt, especially when it comes to finding his Penny. The hamster, having been a big fan of Bolt's t.v. show, remains envious of him throughout the movie as the three of them venture about rather aimlessly, dragging out a long plot. I felt the plot was the whole problem of the movie. It was rather simple. And though the graphics were profound, I felt myself wanting to exit the theater after about 30 minutes into the movie. But I endured the predictability of the movie until the bitter end.

Of course, like almost every superhero story, the dog reunites with his Penny when he finally returns to Hollywood to find his Penny with another dog on the set of Bolt--the movie. So, predictably, this hurts his feelings as he begins to wonder off from the scene. Then the antagonist cat convinces him that he should be re-united with his Penny. And so Bolt rescues his Penny from a burning building even though he realizes he does not have super powers.

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The story finally ends with Bolt, the hamster, his Penny and the cat all living outside of the Hollywood limelight in which Bolt was once a mere spectacle of entertainment.

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I can't write with any honesty that I enjoyed this movie. So I'd recommend Bolt for audiences of 12 and under. I score Bolt a 2 of 5 on the Beneficial Movie Rating System.


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[1]http://www.behavioradvisor.com/holdNoseThumbsDown.gif
[2]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwdqZV2cEHd9vibjSVeFkngTmFBn01K_vnb7CASd29baY88dA1pULYpG7EiHcBhXIdlhmTa1rnSCd4Gn9dWy6RDH6qz1FfvpFsyXsJozCbxUzqi3T7lrjdcLd-DCD7b60XDNdwuI1U_mw/s400/bolt.jpg
[3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKsRdD8j2yE