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"Is This Air
Buddies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Or 6?" |
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Directed by Robert Vince
- Written by Robert
Vince, Anna McRoberts
Starring Abigail Breslin,
Spencer Breslin, Don
Knotts, Richard Karn
Distributed by Walt
Disney Co. -
2006 - 80mins - Rated PG |
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Richard Propes'
Review
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Call the ASPCA...no puppy should be made to be in this film! |
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Just when we were
starting to think that Abigail Breslin could do no wrong, she had to
go and make a movie with her brother, Spencer Breslin.
Abigail, darling, we love you. You're a tremendous actress with two
solid performances this year. You've got amazing potential.
Do NOT. I repeat. Do NOT appear in Spencer Breslin films. This will
not help your career. It will not give you respect. It will not, under
any circumstances, bring you acclaim. Don't get me wrong, I like
Spencer. He's adorable in his own special way. He definitely does well
in certain roles. However, up to this point Spencer has made nothing
but fluff...pure and simple.
You, on the other hand, have chosen a different path. This year,
especially, with "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Ultimate Gift," your
star has begun to shine.
Don't make another crappy film like "Air Buddies" again.
Okay, now that I have that out of my system we can continue. "Air
Buddies," the hard to believe 6th film in the "Air Buddy" series of
films is a dreadful, unnecessary, unentertaining and downright moronic
attempt to squeeze a few more dollars out of families who go to every
kid's movie made regardless of the quality. It supposedly marks the
new generation of "Air Buddies," a collection of five golden
retrievers, voiced by the likes of Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin,
Dominic Scott Kay, Spencer Fox and Tyler Gisondo with additional voice
work from the likes of Don Knotts (sadly, Knotts died shortly after
completing his work here), Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Everett Scott,
Wallace Shawn and Molly Shannon.
The film also includes live action performances from Richard Karn
("Home Improvement")and Cynthia Stevenson.
The storyline this time centers around five puppies who spring into
action when their parents are dognapped. This time, we get talking
dogs mixed in with the live action. The dogs in question, in turn,
learn lessons about independence, family, togetherness and teamwork.
As Disney celebrates the 10th anniversary of this low-budget cinematic
goldmine, it almost goes without question that this film, budgeted at
$9 million, will again recoup its modest by today's standards budget.
This is unfortunate. There's nothing original, fresh or appealing in
this film and even small children left the film's world premiere
during the Heartland Film Festival saying "That was the worst one."
I'm not kidding, folks. I started counting...AT LEAST five children
said that exact sentence.
That's never a good sign. Fortunately, the puppies themselves were on
hand to distract the children from the fact that they were seeing a
very subpar film.
The cast tries, and again the Breslin's do manage to stand out a touch
in trying to bring some life to the proceedings. They simply don't
succeed. A corpse is a corpse. There's no bringing it back to life.
Written and directed by Robert Vince, who has been involved with the
film series from the first film, "Air Buddies" is likely headed for a
quick exit from theatres thanks to the recent onslaught of family
films and, as a result, families becoming more discerning about their
movie dollars. Much like the other "Air Bud" films, however, it's
likely to have a long shelf life at on DVD.
Sadly enough, I had to rush to another screening following "Air
Buddies" and couldn't stay for the credits. I wanted to see if it
carried the "American Humane Association" label. The way I see it any
puppy forced to appear in "Air Buddies" has definitely been abused.
Save a puppy. Don't see "Air Buddies." |
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