Who knew this average dog could be such a superhero.

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2008)

When I first heard about this movie I wondered how they were going to pull off the fact that Bolt believed he was an actual superhero and I must say it was very convincing. I loved every minute of this movie, it had me laughing from beginning to end.
I warmed up to Bolt from the beginning, not to mention Penny, I truly believed her dog was more that a superhero, but a best friend 'man's best friend'. I also warmed up to Mittens the cat and Rhino the 'crazed fan- sidekick and friend' of Bolt.
I noticed that among the animals you were able to hear them speaking and when it came to actual people, the animals went back to their original tongues. It made me wonder whether or not animals have their own tongue that only they understand and we only hear 'roofs and meows', but the writing was well executed, even the little details made a big difference.
The storyline was believable and well-done.
I loved how the pigeons pledged war on the cat, I really believed Mittens was like the Mob-cat boss in their town. It was cool to see Bolt soften her a bit. Still at one point I thought they were going to give Bolt and Mittens a love story-Cat dog, I admired their love-hate relationship though.
"I have a sponge" Blot's weakness, classic.
The pigeons Mittens easily bullied certainly got their revenge. I loved that. Everything remained in character, like when the dog began sniffing Bolt's butt. I understood, Bolt wasn't really exposed to that kind of behavior, but that dog was just too funny.
"I'm sorry do you want to sniff mine first" Some things were a bit far fetched, like Bolt not ever bleeding in his lifetime, until he actually ventured out into the wild. Somethings weren't explained, like Bolt's ability to move in lightening speed and jump over the helicopter, without a scratch. Still that didn't take away from the amazing delivery of this movie which only made you sit-back and enjoy every bit. I loved how they explained his super strength and Bolt's naivety about his superpowers 'The dog has to believe it'. The laser eyes were also well-explained and very humorous.
Rhino was also a catch, what's a story if you don't have that one thing that is your supporting hand,in this case 'paw' and Rhino was it for Bolt. Rhino didn't come off cheesy at all, his owner was the typical stay at home grandma who tuned into every show including the commercials, of course the hamster would turn out an obsessed television fan. Bolt, what a way to give animals hope.
My favorite scene was the pigeons that acted like even more crazed fans when Bolt was in Hollywood.
They even offered advice for the series.
"Wait for it.. wait for it... Aliens" Then again who better to watch television all day but a bunch of pigeons flying by the local television sets, on your window.
I hope they make more Like this one, I really enjoyed it.