Bolt
by Tommy
Bolt, which, as well as being one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen, comes with probably the best movie soundtrack of any film, animated or otherwise, I’ve ever had the pleasure to indulge in.
Bolt is a dog who believes himself to be a superhero. In reality, he’s the star of a hit TV show, but thinks it’s real life. Voiced by John Travolta, he’s cute, lovable and appeals to both adults and their soon-to-be-adults alike. Miley Cyrus (of Hannah Montana infamy) lends her Tennessee drawl to his owner, Penny. You can’t tell who she is until her duet with Travolta at the end, but that’s totally within reaching-for-the-remote-to-turn-the-TV-off time.
The film concerns itself with Bolt’s struggle to find his owner, Penny, who was kidnapped as part of the TV show, which Bolt thinks is real. He begins the long and arduous journey across the USA to find his beloved, aided by a cat named Mittens (that’s fine..) and a hamster named Rhino (wait, what?) who even has his own iPhone app (that link will open the iTunes App Store, mind you).
Quite funny, and if the film doesn’t tickle your fancy, do check out the soundtrack.
I’m telling you, though. Anything Pixar touches turns to gold, starting way back with Toy Story, continuing with Monster’s Inc and Finding Nemo, culminating in Ratatouille in 2007, WALL-E and Bolt last year.
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