Disney has released the trailer for Bolt. Does anyone else find it ironic that an Elvis Presley song is used in the trailer for a movie in which Lilo & Stitch director Chris Sanders was removed as director? I talked about the controversy behind this project last week, if you haven’t had a chance, check it out here.
I’ll admit that because of the backstory, it’s hard for me to be accept Disney’s reworking of Sander’s original designs. But aside from the groan inducing trick opening, the movie doest look all that bad. Sure, the characters and situations don’t look nearly as interesting or as original as Sander’s designs, but it also doesn’t look as generic as past Disney efforts. Plus releasing the film in 3D at least guarantees a fun theatrical experience. Could it be the John Lasseter effect? I’d be interested to hear the opinions of readers who didn’t feel an attachment to Sander’s American Dog concept art. What do you think?
For super-dog Bolt (voiced by John Travolta), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue – at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet – a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions – a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voiced by Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino – Bolt discovers he doesn’t need superpowers to be a hero. Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”) brings her vocal talents to the role of Penny, Bolt’s human co-star on the television series.
Watch the trailer in High Definition on Yahoo. Bolt will hit theaters on November 26th, 2008 in Disney Digital 3-D™
June 27th, 2008 at 2:39 am
That looks very funny for kids.
The hamster is gonig to be the best characther in this film.
June 27th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Groan, indeed.
I can smell the McDonalds toys and horrible videogames from here.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:05 am
The trailer before WALL-E were Bolt, The Pink Panther 2, The Perfect Game and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. As if WALL-E needed any help in looking good.
June 27th, 2008 at 4:27 am
The latest Indiana Jones movie featured the classic multi-million selling Elvis Presley version of “Hound Dog”. It did very well at the box office.
“A little Less Conversation” by Elvis in “Bolt” is not exactly nuts considering Elvis is back in vogue, as if he ever wasn’t! :-)
June 27th, 2008 at 4:38 am
judging from this - Bolt sacrifices cool for sacharine (in both design and concept). Shiny.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Aw, come on guys this looks totally fun! LoL
It’s typical Disney family fun, so yeah, I understand the complaints.
The trailer made me giggle, so I’ll give it a ago with the kid.
The pigeons reminded of the Goodfeathers from Anamaniacs.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:08 am
This is going to be great for the kiddies.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Love that hamster, man.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I think a better casting decision would be to go with tim allen and tom hanks. Also, the title Bolt doesn’t resonate with audiences well so Disney should rename it Toy Story…
June 27th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Ugh, this just looks terrible.
June 27th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
No sir, I don’t like it.
It’s just the animation style- it’s the same as movies like Bee Movie.
I miss American Dog.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I trust John Lasseter. The man knows what he’s doing. Chris Sanders is an ass for leaving Disney because of his ego.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
It’s okay, it made me laugh.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Well, it definitely won’t be the Chris Sanders film that was originally planned, but the characters look cute and endearing to say the least. I love the pigeons. Reminds me of the Animaniac’s gangster pigeons — now that’s a feature length film I’d like to see developed :)
June 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
While I do like the look of the Chris Sanders film better, this doesn’t look half as bad as I thought it would. John Travolta’s voice goes surprisingly well with the dog, he doesn’t do that bad of a job. As for the other characters (the cat and the hamster), they don’t seem all that endearing to me, but certainly better than the annoying pig, the revolting-looking duck, and the fish from Chicken Little. The main thing that is bugging me about this is Miley Cyrus’s voice (especially hearing her say “Daddy”), but at least her character doesn’t look like her.
This movie may be okay. When it comes to animated films, I usually do turn to the reviews to help myself decide if a film is worth seeing. I’m seeing Wall-E today, and I’m positive I’ll love it. When it comes to Pixar, critics are right on spot. Bolt, however, will need to garner an 80 percent or higher on Rotten Tomatoes for me to see it in theaters. It’s not that I rely on critics for opinions, its just that when it comes to animated films, I tend to agree with the majority.
June 28th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Love the hamster :)
June 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I think it looks fantastic. Looking forward to taking my young troop with me to see it!
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:10 pm
You hungry? No…starving!!!!
LOL…. looks cute