Chris Sanders (thé Lilo & Stitch director and writer) his story and himself have been dropped from the movie and replaced by Chris Williams who has previously worked on Mulan and The Emperor's New Groove. He came up with a brand new story:
Quote from: "Jim Hill Media"Bolt [the dog] stars with Penny (a 12-year-old girl) in the hit television show, "American Dog." Which those familiar with this production have described as " ... Johnny Quest meets James Bond."
The gimmick of the "American Dog" TV show is that Bolt & Penny fight crime. With this heroic canine using his super powers (EX: A bark that's so loud it actually stuns whoever it's aimed at) to defeat the bad guys.
But Bolt ... He doesn't understand that this is all just pretend. He actually thinks that he's a super hero. More importantly, that Penny really is a little girl who loves him. Rather than some actress who's just been hired to play a part. And as for those super powers ... Bolt hasn't yet realized that all of those brick walls that he's been jumping through for all these years are just fakes that have been constructed by the studio's prop department.
So obviously Bolt lives in a fantasy world. As do so many others who call Hollywood home. But thanks to the extra special treatment that this celebrity canine always receives, he never once has had reason to question this existence. To wonder what life might be like outside of the studio's walls.
But all of that changes one night when Bolt's handler accidentally leaves the door open to this pampered pooch's cage. Bolt wanders out into the night ... And then (for reasons that are too hard to explain here) winds up getting sealed inside of this UPS / Fed Ex-type package that's being shipped overnight to New York City.
Bolt is finally able to bust out of that box once it arrives in NYC. Far from the world that he knows, this heroic canine now decides to use his super powers to get back home.
As you might expect, this deluded dog is going to need as much help as he can get in order to cross the continental United States and eventually make his way back to Hollywood. Which is why it's lucky that Bolt soon befriends Mr. Mittens (Who is actually a female cat who was mis-named by an inattentive owner) as well as Rhino. Who's this hamster who never leaves his plastic exercise ball. Who (not-so-co-incidentally) is a huge fan of "American Dog," having seen & then memorized virtually every episode of the series.
So this trio then bands together to help this TV star get back home to Hollywood. With Bolt (because he's still certain that he has super powers) continually attempting these incredibly dangerous stunts. Like jumping off a bridge onto a train that's moving at high speed.
As you might expect, Mr. Mittens & Rhino soon have their hands full. As they try to keep this crazy canine from accidentally killing himself. And then -- of course -- comes that awful moment toward the middle of the story. When Bolt suddenly realizes that he's not actually a super hero. More importantly, that "American Dog" was just some TV show ...
Source (//http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/02/13/toon-tuesday-how-disney-is-fixing-american-dog.aspx)
Will this be a drawn film?
A while since this topic was updated...
The film is now titled "Bolt" rather than American Dog, and Chris Sanders has unfortunately left the project and Disney altogether.
From Wikipedia:
QuoteMuch of the original graphic style of the movie was inspired by the work of Edward Hopper, and (as in Rapunzel) techniques such as non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) were to be used to give it a special visual appearance.
Bolt's previous plot told the story of a dog named Henry, a famous TV star, who one day finds himself stranded in the Nevada desert with a testy, one-eyed cat and an oversized, radioactive rabbit who are themselves searching for new homes, all the while believing he is still on television.
In 2006, after becoming Chief Creative Officer at Disney, John Lasseter along with other directors from Pixar and Disney viewed a couple of early cuts of American Dog. According to Lasseter, Chris Sanders was replaced because he resisted the changes that he and the other directors had suggested. A February, 2007 Jim Hill Media article presented several rumors about possible changes to the film: Henry's name has changed to Bolt. He has a girl with him on a show called 'American Dog'. He thinks his super-powers that he does on the show are real. He soon winds up in New York, meeting Mr. Mittens, actually a female cat and a hamster called Rhino who is always in his exercise wheel. The two try to keep Bolt from killing himself along the way. In the middle of the film, Bolt finds out that his powers are actually fake. The article also said that the film might be getting a new name, with Hollywood Dog a top contender.
On June 8, 2007, a CGI animated project titled Bolt was announced by Disney, amongst a roster of future films, to be released on November 26, 2008. Since American Dog was not mentioned and the name of the main character is also Bolt, it is assumed that the film has been retitled.
Voice cast * John Travolta
* Thomas Haden Church
* Woody Harrelson
* Bernie Mac
* Mario Cantone as Cat
* Bruce Greenwood
* Jennessa Rose as Ruthie
* Liv Hutchings as Sarah
Sounds like this film has gone through lots of changes since it started. From the last paragraph in that qoute it also sounds like its CGI. Hmm, that could be a bad thing, but I dunno, seems to have a good voice cast.
Just found this on Wikipeida
QuoteA teaser trailer will be attached with the film National Treasure: Book of Secrets on December 21, 2007.
SOURCE (//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_%282008_film%29url)
Look what i found:
//http://bp1.blogger.com/_-C_ejcKBFWo/R0VvAMM-pmI/AAAAAAAABdI/f3xg9axyGHg/s1600-h/Bolt+Teaser+Poster.jpg
Source: http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/ (http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/)
Very nice! About time we started to see something from this... :?
ehm... woohoo?
:(
It sounds very boring, a talking and flying dog.
Because there were already films like that, right?:
Cats and Dogs
Look Who's Talking Now (or something)
Shaggy Dog
So why more? :P
Quote from: "MSW"ehm... woohoo?
:(
It sounds very boring, a talking and flying dog.
Because there were already films like that, right?:
Cats and Dogs
Look Who's Talking Now (or something)
Shaggy Dog
So why more? :P
Yeah, hope they'll stop Princess movies too, we had enough of those too, right??? :wink: :wink:
Get my point? :wink:
Anyway, Bolt is not going to live action, it's a CGI production, written by Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch), but he left the company now.
Here he is.... Bolt!
(//http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/Images/moviestills/b/bolt/2.jpg)
Not bad. We'll have to see him in motion. The hamster and cat look great fun though.
Can't quite imagine the parks doing a character of this guy.
Looks good, the quality of their animation just keeps getting better and better :D
Here's a very interesting publicity information sheet for Bolt:
(//http://bp2.blogger.com/_-C_ejcKBFWo/R4ajoiokkSI/AAAAAAAABm4/EJV02n_uopU/s1600/boltdcp.jpg)
Source: Blue Sky Disney
The characters are looking much more refined there. They seem to suit 2D much more naturally.
It's interesting to see they've actually got very high hopes for this one. It's their big "holiday" picture. I can't help think that releasing it at the end of November against Bond and Harry Potter and all that is a bit suicidal, but oh well... lots of kids (and pets) will probably be getting Bolt merchandise for Christmas this year.
No doubt it'll cause some Rat/Nemo-style crisis of kids getting dogs for Christmas too.
Just did a little IMDb on Bolt... By the looks of things the cast list is taking a couple of random twists in my opinion... But there's no real telling of who is who with the exception that We Know John Travolta is Bolt and Miley Ray Cyrus is Penny... Yet a young penny has been cast in the form of My Friends Tigger and Pooh star Chloe Moretz, (Super Sleuth Darby)
More suprising for me however was the Appearence of WWE/WCW Superstar and several time Champion Randy Savage or for those who Remember him better 'Macho Man' Randy Savage... But I wasn't able to find...
* Thomas Haden Church
* Bernie Mac
* Mario Cantone
* Bruce Greenwood
* Jennessa Rose
* Liv Hutchings
UK release date as February 13th 2009... Is sort of disappointing.
A new poster, quite brave considering Disney really need an in-house hit:
(//http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/bolt.jpg)
Although me thinks the simple name "Miley Cyrus" up there will easily make this Disney's best performing in-house CGI work yet, if it can get a leg over the other Thanksgiving releases. Not that Chicken and Robinsons are that much competition.
Hey guys, check out Bolt's new trailer
http://www.empireonline.com/video/bolt/ (http://www.empireonline.com/video/bolt/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
I like the Cat and the Hamster :mrgreen:
Ooohooh! :D/ I guess it premiered with WALL-E in the states today.
I actually laughed out loud! The pigeons look like the break-out Edna Mode/Seagulls/Pip character here. Looks like a good slapstick comedy and without any Shrek-style pop culture or postmodernism.
The animation looks good, there's a lot of locations in there compared to WDAS' past films, though it's not all that colourful and it still seems to have that odd sheen or glow over everything like Meet the Robinsons had in its present day scenes. The early scenes of Bolt's TV show looked amazing. Hopefully people won't see the connection to Buzz Lightyear.
Much more promising than I expected. And it's in 3D!
Woop, that looks brilliant, I want to see it now!
I have to concur the hamster looks excellent, I think its going to get kids to want one too :P
That was AWESOME (love the little kid in The Incredibles and watching that trailer I had that kid like feeling)
Didn't recognize Penny's voice as that of Miley Cyrus.
But this looks like another good adventure of action and traditional Disney story of equilibrium, dis-equilibrium, denoument and new equilibrium! Hopefully it will succeed unlike the previous Disney CGI movies Chicken Little and The Wild.
Good news Bolt fans, the up-coming film's biggest competitor Harry Potter 6 has been pushed back from November 21st to July 17th. In light of the move, Disney has aken the opportunity to move Bolt's release date to the 21st November :)
:arrow: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48001 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48001%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Blue Sky Disney posted two interesting links to articles on Bolt:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48627 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=48627%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
http://latinoreview.com/news/inside-the ... -bolt-5381 (http://latinoreview.com/news/inside-the-disney-animation-studio-with-a-look-at-bolt-5381%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
I have just watched the trailer for Bolt again, and do you know what.... I cant waitto see this. The last few Disney CGI movies have left me cold, but t his actually looks like it can compete with Dreamworks and their modern day set movies, and is a huge step in the direction of Pixar.
Still dont see the need for CGI movies when Pixar is part of Disney, its like comparing Prince of Egypt with The Little Mermaid.....
That said, Repunzel is a differnet style of CGI, maybe thats where Disney should concentrate...
Quote from: "penfold12"I have just watched the trailer for Bolt again, and do you know what.... I cant waitto see this. The last few Disney CGI movies have left me cold, but t his actually looks like it can compete with Dreamworks and their modern day set movies, and is a huge step in the direction of Pixar.
I am very much looking to forward to it now, but I do wonder if we'll remember Bolt in 10 years' time like we do Tarzan, Mulan, etc. Come to think of it, Hercules was 10 years ago, whatever happened to that film?
Anyway, new poster time!
http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2008/ ... oster.html (http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2008/10/same-bolt-new-poster.html%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
The whole style of the poster, especially the backgrond design and colouring, reminds me of The Incredibles.
I really want to see this, that little hamster in the ball looks so cute
Quote from: "Anthony"I am very much looking to forward to it now, but I do wonder if we'll remember Bolt in 10 years' time like we do Tarzan, Mulan, etc. Come to think of it, Hercules was 10 years ago, whatever happened to that film?
Ah you see, horses for courses, I love Hercules, and remember it well. It was the last Disney animated feature for a while that used music to drive character development, along with the plot. In the same vein as the Beauty and the Beast and Mulan.
They lost that way after that, and Tarzan, while a strong animated movie, used the music as a soundtrack, sung by Phil Collins, rather than the character developement.
But, as you said, in 10 years time will Bolt be remembered? I doubt it will be viewed with the same love in 10 years, simply because of its contempory setting. Films set in "the current world" do not age as well as period or fantasy films.
In addition to that, the whole style of the film seems quite "of the moment", none of which lends itself to a long future. But, still excited to see it...
On the Apple trailer site, there is a new clip of Bolt, it's called "The Chase".
It looks really great.
Here's the link:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/bolt/ (http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/bolt/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
IGN have two new screenshots of Bolt;
(//http://www.imgdash.com/uploads/35cb9_bolt-20081029021054227_640w.jpg)
(//http://www.imgdash.com/uploads/f213d_bolt-20081029021056227_640w.jpg)
Source: IGN.com (//http://uk.media.movies.ign.com/media/039/039720/imgs_1.html)
Thanks for the screenshots breeno, the style of animation seems very different
from any animated movie i've ever seen before.
They also released a new song called "I thought i lost you", It's a duet between
Miley Cyrus and John Travolta. The music video is cute and the scenes they picked
are better than the ones we saw in the trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-WG2DcNfcA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-WG2DcNfcA%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Now... Like Many of Us here on the forum that have gone to the magical land of facebook... and Have fan pages... Among my many... I have WALT DISNEY BACKLOT...
here's the recent one for me regards to Bolt... Obviously released in the US for Thanksgiving...
But here's what WALT DISNEY BACKLOTS
QuoteSee BOLT In Theaters Tomorrow!
Yesterday at 17:45
Don't forget, you have a chance to see a special sneak preview of BOLT in theaters tomorrow. Visit the Disney Pictures Backlot fan page or the movie's official site to look up showtimes for special screenings near you.
You can also visit the Backlot fan page right now to see new film clips & featurettes of BOLT and the new trailer for Disney-Pixar's next comedy adventure, UP.
Now would that mean UP! is the trailer of choice before the Feature... Like HSM before WALL-E although I believe it should have been the trailer before WALL-E instead of HSM!
Quote from: "Captain Pan"Now would that mean UP! is the trailer of choice before the Feature... Like HSM before WALL-E although I believe it should have been the trailer before WALL-E instead of HSM!
I would have thought so, seeing as the trailer is already available to view on the internet, I'd imagine that Disney would be keen to show it before Bolt. :)
That screaming voice you hear is a producer of E!'s The Soup here in the States finding out that the voice of Myley Cyrus (of Hannah Montana fame) is in the movie as she screams "IT'S MYLEY!"
And she's still going out with a 20-year-old underwear model..."IT'S A FELONY!"
Just for another few days though...
I saw the movie last night. One of the best animated Disney movies in years.
It reminded me of old Disney classics like Lady and The Tramp and The Aristocats.
Thank god i saw this after seeing Madagascar 2 which is one of the
worst animated movies i've ever seen.
Quote from: "howtodeal"I saw the movie last night. One of the best animated Disney movies in years.
It reminded me of old Disney classics like Lady and The Tramp and The Aristocats.
Thank god i saw this after seeing Madagascar 2 which is one of the
worst animated movies i've ever seen.
Glad to hear you liked it :)
Thanks Bultin boy, you should see it too :wink:
BTW, the movie recieved 2 Golden Globes nominations for best Animated movie
and best song :D
Quote from: "howtodeal"Thank god i saw this after seeing Madagascar 2 which is one of the
worst animated movies i've ever seen.
Wooop! :mrgreen: Did you see Bolt in 3D?
Don't think this has been posted yet - Pixar's very first 3D film is now in US theatres... A new CarsToon called "Tokyo Mater", showing before Bolt. Now that's a clever way to extend its run, the kind of thing Disney used to do back in the 90s with the Toy Story 2 outtakes, etc. It's nice that they don't seem ashamed to market their own movies any more, isn't it? :)
Quote from: "howtodeal"Thanks Bultin boy, you should see it too :wink:
BTW, the movie recieved 2 Golden Globes nominations for best Animated movie
and best song :D
yeah... But Is Miley Cyrus' vocals better than Peter Gabriel's Down To Earth from WALL-E?
and is Bolt a Better Animated Movie than WALL-E?
cause I think WALL-E has the award for that Animation... and Best Song... Well We all saw how Enchanted got beat with 3 nominations in the same category at the Academy Awards of 2008!
Pan: But Bolt has a hamster in a ball!!!
"Are you Hungry?"
"STARVING!!!!"
:P
Anthony
No, i didn't see it in 3D :( but i think the opening scene will be great in 3D.
and about the new cars short, i always wonder why do they waste their time making
all those short movies :P It's better to spend the money and time on normal length movies :mrgreen:
Captain Pan
I don't think the movie will win any of these awards but it's always nice to be
considered one of the best :wink: Do you know that if the song won, Miley will actually
get the award because she "wrote" it :lol:
I'm actually seeing Bolt being advertised! That's quite surprising for a WDAS film.
In addition to Lasseter being on breakfast news last week as mentioned elsewhere, yesterday there was a clever series of ads through the local paper here (MEN) starting on the cover with a "missing" poster for Bolt. If you find him, you can win tickets to see the film. Inside, there's a 1/3-page ad about the film and competition (done by Cineworld), and then somewhere hidden later in the paper is just a small picture of Bolt. You text the page number in to be entered in the competition. All throughout they make the '3D' really clear. Nice job.
Great new Bolt fans in the UK, you may not need to be near an IMAX cinema to see the film in 3D! A number of Odeon cinemas are showing the film in 3D, and what's more is that it is relased a whole week earlier in 3D than it is in 2D! I'm not sure why but take a look for yourselves:
http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_inf ... 5/Bolt_3D/ (http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m100135/Bolt_3D/)
Anyone know why this is released a week earlier than the 2D? It's on advanced booking for Friday 6th February to the following Thursday, then 2D is released the day after. So is it only 3D for a week? Who knows, but the good news is that my local cinema, which I could actually walk to if I wanted, has it in 3D :mrgreen: Might have to go see that if I can... :wink:
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Great new Bolt fans in the UK, you may not need to be near an IMAX cinema to see the film in 3D!
I don't think it's in IMAX at all, like Chicken and Robinsons they're using Disney Digital 3D (//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Digital_3D) (also known as Real D). Check that link actually, it's quite interesting how it works. They should add a demo to the Art of Disney Animation post-show to show how that persistence of vision trickery has progressed...
Anyway, I presume the early 3D release is to push the 3D element and make it a bit more of an event, get some good word of mouth going so it rolls through half term week.
I'm really impressed from the Odeon sites how many cinemas obviously have at least 1 digital screen now.
I'm seeing Bolt ads everywhere and the 02 Vue cinema has a massive board ad for it (Disney seem to love advertising in this cinema). Also they have banners on the vue website letting peeps know they can book tickets to watch it in 3D. The film also appears in the cinema listings on the website. Tbh in the UK Vue are miles ahead with the 3D technology compared to Odeon. Lets put it this way, the 02 cinema had two screens showing my bloody valentine in 3D today continuously.
Just have to quote the local evening paper's review of Bolt here, for the funny :lol:
QuoteBOLT
Cert: PG, 103 mins
***
Pixar's first 3D film may not match the brilliance of Wall-E, but this tale of a dog who thinks he's a superhero is still superior family fare. Sure, the usual Pixar notes are hit (friendship is the most important thing), and the plot - as the dog realises he doesn't have special powers - is a steal from Toy Story, but what the hey. Good jokes, top animation, and the 3D's not bad either.
STUART McGURK
It's like a round of the current DizMania (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=107821#p107821)! :P
If anyone is interested there be an interview with Lasseter on the now cringe-worthy Blue Peter. You can watch it on the BBC iplayer till Wednesday
Linkage (//http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hd49c/Blue_Peter_03_02_2009)
I WANT THAT SHIRT Sorry for the Shouting! But I really do!
I feel so so SO Sorry for John Lasseter, how he tolerated those two who knows! Where's Gethin and Zoe when you really need them?
Nice Interview even though it was So Camp, Mr Lasseter Showed great control and patience with those two!
Nice to See John outlining this is a WALT DISNEY ANIMATION Production...
Nice Drawing for Mabel to even with the JL Signature!
Awesome!
That reminds me, I better send that (those) letters off to him too!
For those who don't want to sit through a lot of cringe-worthy Blue Peter mateiral, the interview starts at 5 minutes in.
I never realised just how bad Blue Peter is these days! Cringe-worthy indeed!
Went to see Bolt in 3D today. Have to say, it is really great. Fantastic characters, great voice talent, a huge improvement on recent Disney animation. Rhino the hamster, just classic.
The Cars short, Tokyo Mater, not so special though. It's ok, set in a neon lit Tokyo, so looses a lot of it's charm. Also the music is very "of the moment" and won't help make the short a long term classic.
Back to Bolt, and two things to say. I had a chuckle to myself, when bolt makes it back to Hollywood. He goes through a tunnel, the very same tunnel that is at the end of Hollywood Blv in the WDS Park. I know it's a real tunnel, but great to see it in a Disney movie, nice synergy.
I'm not so sure about the 3D however. As cgi movies evolve, they naturally lift off the screen in detail. Wearing awkward 3D glasses, while the novelty is ok for the first five minutes, after a while I realized that the picture was duller due to the grey shade of the glasses, and they also make the detail dissapear. This is kind of a shame considering the ammount of detail I saw in the trailers when I watched them in HD on the jet. The fur looked great in HD. In 3D, this detail is lost. And the glasses are just annoying. To be honest, five of us went and all five said we would scarifice the 3D element for detail, colour and not wearing annoying glasses!
But go see the film, it's great
I went to see Bolt in 3D today.....it's beyond Awesome - it's...Bey-Awsome!!! :mrgreen:
Gotta love Rhino :wink:
I thought that the 3D was fantastic, as was the story line, and even the Mater short at the beginning. You guys really have to go and see this film :)
I can't wait to see this film, kinda sucks though as I have a broken ankle and can't really get around easily so even the cinema is kind of a big hastle at the moment, worried I wont get to see it before it ends it's run in UK cinema's but Fingers crossed!
I think Bolt is so cute and after seeing the Pictures from the French premier in the Disney Villiage I am just hoping they may use the 'real life' characters for a meet and greet in the WDS!! [-o<
Saw it today and loved it! it definatly reeks of Lasseter, which is a good thing! a fantastic thing!
Did anyone spot A14? as the flight gate? is this a pixar reference?? ;) and also "Thats how you blew it with Nemo" ;) it made us giggle :P are they the Jo Bros??
I don't know what cinema Penfold12 saw this film in but in our cinema the colours were vivid and vibrant, the details were as clear, if not clearer than on a normal cinema screen, the grass for example was brilliant. It was just as good, and as clear as on the 3d adverts. It was simply fantastic.
Also this is the second disney 3D movie I have seen at Odeon and I don't mind the 3D glasses, they are much better than the yellow ones you get at HISTA, and after 5 mins I totally forgot I was wearing them, the normal ones hurt my eyes.
I saw it a Cineworld cinema in Birmingham. I think I was being a little harsh in my first post, it just.... Hard to explain, just sitting there with the glasses on, I was concious I was wearing them all the time. Kept making me feel there was something between me eyes and the screen. I know that sounds daft, it's hard to explain. Listen, it is great, the 3D element. I kinda wish, as mad as you would look, that the lenses were bigger, so you couldn't see out of the corner of your eye, out of the way of the lenses and that soul make you not realise that you were wearing tinted glasses. Does that ramble make any sense??
I would have seen this today... had there not instead been a private screening of it in the only 3D cinema in the area I happened to be in. On the positive side, I got to see the Blue Peter dogs.
Yeah, that's not really much of a positive side, is it?
Saw the film today in 3D. It's excellent, a 5 star film!
I have to disagree about the Mater short, I thought it was terrible.
The 3D element, well, this is like the 5th film I have seen at the cinema in 3D and I wasn't that impressed. The old version of the glasses were much better, massive Burton-esque glasses. I also thought there was more of a grey tint with these new ones. Also with the fact they now keep the glasses themselves means they are now getting miserably smudgy and dirty, this really destroys the 3D effect. I may even write a letter to the cinema. The old ones you took out of an unopened plastic bag thing meant they couldn't be destroyed before you used them. Argh!
No, I agree about the Mater short. Poor story line, worse music and the fact it is set in a neon drenched Tokyo takes away any of the charm of the original film.
Quote from: "peep"Saw the film today in 3D. It's excellent, a 5 star film!
I have to disagree about the Mater short, I thought it was terrible.
The 3D element, well, this is like the 5th film I have seen at the cinema in 3D and I wasn't that impressed. The old version of the glasses were much better, massive Burton-esque glasses. I also thought there was more of a grey tint with these new ones. Also with the fact they now keep the glasses themselves means they are now getting miserably smudgy and dirty, this really destroys the 3D effect. I may even write a letter to the cinema. The old ones you took out of an unopened plastic bag thing meant they couldn't be destroyed before you used them. Argh!
Hmmm... at our cinema, they gave us the ones from the plastic packs that you can keep, perhaps it varys from cinema to cinema then :-k
Quote from: "peep"Saw the film today in 3D. It's excellent, a 5 star film!
I have to disagree about the Mater short, I thought it was terrible.
The 3D element, well, this is like the 5th film I have seen at the cinema in 3D and I wasn't that impressed. The old version of the glasses were much better, massive Burton-esque glasses. I also thought there was more of a grey tint with these new ones. Also with the fact they now keep the glasses themselves means they are now getting miserably smudgy and dirty, this really destroys the 3D effect. I may even write a letter to the cinema. The old ones you took out of an unopened plastic bag thing meant they couldn't be destroyed before you used them. Argh!
Ah I at Cineworld Middlesbrough, got the cool Nightmare Before Christmas 3d glasses, in an un-opened bag, no smudges, just clear 3d glasses :wink: . I thought the 3d was good, but not really amazing, though I have not ever been that astounded by 3d, mostly found nightmare the best in 3d.
Bolt is a really great film, clever, nice, simple storyline, nice to see disney not overdoing storylines and the film was just great. Though as much as I found the cars short funny, it was not really that good. Well worth my rather cheap, free entry, ah how I love cineworld unlimited tickets :) .
Hi Disney! Where've ya been?! Welcome back!
It's like someone remembered to design
characters for this film, and to actually
animate them! It's actually
memorable and likeable and easy to get sucked into, with some very funny moments as had been said from Rhino, and also the Hollywood pigeons (I rated them more than New York's :wink: ).
I've got to admit, after the cute introduction and
awesome opening title, the first 20mins or so until he [POSSIBLE SPOILERS!] left New York dragged a bit... it didn't feel very special. It felt like a rather dull Lady & the Tramp meets both Toy Story and Toy Story 2. It was too much of a drop-off after the action opening, but maybe that was the point... to get us in his mindset? Hmm.. But anyway, around about the time they left the city and arrived at the RV camp, it became really great.
One thing that surprised me was the quality of the animation on the humans, particularly the director and the assistant guy. Pixar have been going far more stylised lately, but these appeared much more natural and... believable. They moved properly, but still with personality. The portrayals of the TV execs is brilliantly horrible... especially that ending. And the songs during and after the film were actually
good!
So all-round, I loved it too! Finally, one of the clever things was how you keep seeing the "Bolt" TV show billboards during the film... Then on my way home just now, I saw a
real poster for the film, looking just like those, and in my absurd Disney fan's mind, it felt a little bit like it was all
real... 8)
Tokyo Mater wasn't as bad as I expected after reading here earlier, but it's probably best kept as a loud afternoon TV cartoon to shift more merchandise rather than up on the big screen. Though all those shiny cars and swooping camera shots looked pretty damn cool in 3D, so I can see why they chose it.
Quote from: "Patrick"Though as much as I found the cars short funny, it was not really that good. Well worth my rather cheap, free entry, ah how I love cineworld unlimited tickets :) .
I wish Odeon did those, the two Cineworlds near me aren't very good. Though I did get to keep the glasses in the Disney Digital 3D bag too, it cost £5 for a student ticket (up from £4.40 last month) with a premium of £2 for that extra dimension!
Now I see why 3D is going to be so popular with the studios this year...
Saw Bolt in 3D today. Loved it :D. A really good story with a great lead character and the animation is brilliant. Also really liked the score by John Powell.
OK I saw it in 2D....
But it was like Rhino says was so completly awesome... it was better than awesome it was Bey-Awesome!
Characters were enchanting, the voice acting and overall story and way in which it was carried out was perfect. Soundtrack appropriate, although if one of Disney/Pixar's more well known composers had done it,there would have been a bigger spark, and more award nominations!
This is the first clear sign of a Disney revival, and a solid nail in Circle 7 Cheep-quel coffin!
Did anyone notice something thats been "Missing" over recent years return to Bolt's opening?
Tokyo Mater: Ok... That was a nice warm up for big feature... Nothing overly spectacular like Presto was before WALL-E or Lifted before Ratatouille, here's hoping Partly Cloudy before Up will be better. Otherwise: Story was fun, quirky, entertaining and great! Graphics were as usual Great! The new designs of Mater and Lightning were unique and I await the release of the models! Those who were expecting something more from the Short, and how it should have been more like the usual Disney Classic Shorts, obviously haven't watched the ones that have been features on Disney Cinemagic, and forget how Disney is now two award winning Animation Studios and the More Successful Studio for the Past 10 years, and noted for their spectacular shorts isn't Walt Disney Animation Studios its Pixar!
I finally got to see this last night, and managed to catch it in 3D. Mini-reviews ahoy!
Trailers:
Coraline: I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE. I admit, I wanted to see it before seeing this trailer in 3D, but the 3D makes me want to see it more.
Up: Same old trailer we're used to, but apparently in 3D. I'll get onto the "apparently" later.
Monsters vs Aliens: As Dreamworks Animation's first original thought since Shrek 1, you gotta give them credit. Looked like a decent movie.
Some Jonas Brothers thing: Yeah, I wasn't paying attention to that.
Tokyo Mater: I agree with what everyone was saying, even though Tokyo should be bright with all the lights, it really seems toned down. If I had to put my finger on a point when that really peaks, it's when "new Mater" comes out. The other big thing I noticed about both Tokyo Mater and Up is that the 3D is almost unnoticable. Compared to, say, the other father's hands reaching out in the Coraline trailer, or that one 3D effect right at the end of Bolt, they both just seemed very flat. I'll probably go to see Up in 2D, just because the 3D looked unimpressive. It seems that while being kings of the computer animated movie, Pixar haven't gotten the hang of using 3D to its potential, unlike Walt Disney Animation.
Bolt itself:
Better than I was expecting, given Disney's recent output. I saw a poster for it today that had a critic's quote on it, something like "Disney are back on form"* and I totally agree. I'm no movie critic, I tend to rate films as either I like them or I don't, and Bolt gets my "I like it" verdict. Some of the sequences (anything in-show, the RV park, the animal shelter) were great, and the 3D was impressive too. It makes me wonder if it's a different experience seeing it in 2D; there weren't many obvious "3D tricks" effects, but it was still such a vivid 3D picture that I think it would lack something in 2D.
*btw, am I the only one who thinks this is a silly thing to put on your own poster? It's Disney admitting that their recent output's been less than great.
Im so excited to see Bolt now, but which is the best cinema to go to?. I have a Vue, Odeon and Cineworld within 30 minutes from me. Our vue doesnt have 3D though so that cinemas out, but which is best to watch it in Odeon (Im sure they recently installed the 3D projecters into this cinema just for when Bolt comes out!) or cineworld ?
We saw it at our local Odeon, and there was nothing wrong with it at all. But do make sure that you see it in 3D if you can, you probably won't be able to do so when it's on DVD and Blu-Ray so make the most of it whilst you can :wink: 8)
Seen it this morning, Miley was really great that you didn't even know she was even in the film, The Cars Toon was good but think Pixar cancelled out Snot Rod from the DRHs at the start.
Bolt was a very cute character which makes me feel getting a dog myself. (Not going to happen with my parents)
Rhino is the most funniest cartoon character I've seen for a long while and the New York & Hollywood pigeons was funny too "Don't blow it like you did with Nemo!".
I think I'm going to start loving Bolt instead of Cars.
My local cinema still hasn't got it in even though it was released last friday! I have phoned them a few times and I have been told they will know tomorrow whether or not it will be in on Friday...gurrr!! :evil:
Is there any sad moments in Bolt? I really break down when animals die or something even if it's pretend lol!!
Quote from: "Aveen2008"My local cinema still hasn't got it in even though it was released last friday! I have phoned them a few times and I have been told they will know tomorrow whether or not it will be in on Friday...gurrr!! :evil:
Same here. Did all the copies of Bolt that were heading to N. Ireland cinemas get destoryed on the journey or something? :P
Although my local cinema has always been rubbish, we never get decent films. Yeah we get really big films like Dark Knight, LOTR etc but films that look good we never get. We aren't getting Bolt, we aren't getting Notourious, we didn't get The Terminal, we didn't get Beowolf in 3-D, we didn't get journey to the center of the earth at all, we didn't get S*x and the City (not that i would want to see it ;) ) and many, many more we didn't get :evil:
But i'm going off topic, this is the Bolt topic, not the "I hate my local cinema" topic :P
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Is there any sad moments in Bolt? I really break down when animals die or something even if it's pretend lol!!
You'll have to wait and see :wink: But no there aren't really :wink:
The Bolt: T4 Movie Special can be watched online here (probably UK only):
http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless ... ie-special (http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=bolt-t4-movie-special)
These are always pretty good 30min specials when it's Disney.
WARNING: May contain Alexa Chung. :P
Luckily, the Alexa Chung segments are completely skippable. She doesn't conduct any of the actual interviews... or say anything important... at all.
In completely unrelated news, I can't be the only one who wants Dr Calico merchandise. Right?
Saw this the other weel, i enjoyed it a lot more then i thought i would. Great film.
WHOHOEE Disney can still deliver top animation without Pixar :D (ahum..ok ok...)
I loved the colours, the humor and the character. Great flick!! 8)
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I still haven't seen Bolt!! My Local Cinema Never got it in!! And since I can't drive I didn't want to ask my parents to drive me to Belfast or somewhere to see it! Also I am recovering from surgery on a broken ankle for that hasnt helped but I now have official hatred for my local cinema!! How could they do this to me!! :cry: :cry:
We have seen Bolt a few weeks ago and we really enjoyed the movie. Unfortunately our cinema didn't show the movie in 3D that day. In my opinion the best Disney Animation (without Pixar) movie for years. Although I really liked Chicken Little and Meet the Robinsons, Bolt was much better.
That's the right direction for WDAS. John Lasseter is the best thing that could happen to WDAS.
hey ya,
i have seen bolt on the weekend, a little late but i like this movie...
it´s the best movie after chicken little and robinsons. but in my opinion
i would open the old animation studios and go back to hand drawn movies
like lion king, brother bear, hecules ect. these are fantastic movies...
i think they could make a great one about the egyptian pharao Ramses II or
the gods from the old egypt like in hecules..
its sad that every movie will get made on computer...
The good news is that Disney Animation's next movie, The Princess and the Frog (//http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780521/), will return to 2D animation. Hoorah!
ETA: Thread link here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1650).
Bolt will be released on BluRay and DVD March 22 in the USA.
Yayy I finally seen Bolt today, i made a point of getting my parents to take me to Belfast to see it (my stupid local cinema which is in a city didn't bother to get it in!!) I thought it was brilliant!! :D Really funny, great graphics and Bolt is so cute!
Can't wait till it comes to DVD!
Quote from: "Aveen2008"My stupid local cinema which is in a city didn't bother to get it in!!)
Your local cinema wants shutting down :!: How dare they :!: What sort of cinema is that.. :x :x :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
Anyway that's my ranting over with. :mrgreen: Well Aveen I'm really pleased you liked it, as I know I do and I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD either.. :D
I really love the track by 'Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon' towards the end, I cannot seem to get it out of my head, neither can Jen.. :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Javey74"Quote from: "Aveen2008"My stupid local cinema which is in a city didn't bother to get it in!!)
Your local cinema wants shutting down :!: How dare they :!: What sort of cinema is that.. :x :x :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
Anyway that's my ranting over with. :mrgreen: Well Aveen I'm really pleased you liked it, as I know I do and I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD either.. :D
I really love the track by 'Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon' towards the end, I cannot seem to get it out of my head, neither can Jen.. :mrgreen:
Its so good buying soundtracks just for one track. :D and then Falling in love with the others... For example... I bought it for Cyrus/Travolta's little ditty that made up the credits, and fell head over heels for the Scooter Chase, Bolt Transforms and Sing-a-long Rhino
Barking at the moon is a great track, however on the soundtrack with the Scooter Chase and Bolt Transforms in the mix, it kind of gets left in the background when listened to I find... But then... I'm one who whilst watching "Total Wipeout" on BBC1 earlier paid more attention to the PotC theme in the background of the show rather than the actual action!
No date has been released for the DVD/Blu Ray release date Yet!... but with an Average of 16 weeks between Opening Weekend and Monday Mornings in Tesco before Uni... We could be looking at an August release. (And maybe the perfect gift for Wendybird1 for her birthday)
Quote from: "Javey74"Quote from: "Aveen2008"My stupid local cinema which is in a city didn't bother to get it in!!)
Your local cinema wants shutting down :!: How dare they :!: What sort of cinema is that.. :x :x :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
Anyway that's my ranting over with. :mrgreen: Well Aveen I'm really pleased you liked it, as I know I do and I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD either.. :D
I really love the track by 'Jenny Lewis - Barking at the Moon' towards the end, I cannot seem to get it out of my head, neither can Jen.. :mrgreen:
Aw its really brilliant, I managed to find myself a Bolt poster in Asda Living too so I was well chuffed hehe!! :D/
I will have to start hunting down the songs from the soundtrack! :)
Bolt is just too cute, i love the whole begging for food part where Mittens tells him to tilt his head and drop his ears and stuff, so cute! the pigeons are hilarious too!!
I agree javey, my stupid cinema should be closed down!! :!:
Play.com have just emailed me to say...
Bolt Pre-Orders are now online
Release according to Play is...
15/06/2009
That'll be all...
Wait.... Blu Ray Pre Orders off Play come with a Free Soft Toy Rhino
Now That's Bey-Awesome
I fell in love with a HUGE bolt plush that I found on disneyshopping.com, the shipping would be hellish though so I'm going to try my hand at patience and wait and see if the Bolt plush makes his way over to the UK.
Quote from: "15MagicalYears"I fell in love with a HUGE bolt plush that I found on disneyshopping.com, the shipping would be hellish though so I'm going to try my hand at patience and wait and see if the Bolt plush makes his way over to the UK.
I did the exact same thing, you can get it on ebay but the postage is pretty much just as bad there!!! :(
My Bolt blu-ray and free Rhino toy has been despatched! :D/
No, I don't know which I'm more excited about.
Quote from: "Anthony"My Bolt blu-ray and free Rhino toy has been despatched! :D/
No, I don't know which I'm more excited about.
Woo! :P
Did you buy just the Blu Ray, or the Blu Ray/DVD set? Or can you only buy the combo? :)
I'm not sure to be honest! It's this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bolt-Free-Rhino ... 0026L7DIS/ (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bolt-Free-Rhino-Soft-Blu-ray/dp/B0026L7DIS/)
The cover art says "Blu-Ray + DVD", but it looks like they've just used a US or temporary cover. The Blu-Ray/DVD is listed separately. I don't really want the DVD anyway. :)
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Quote from: "Anthony"My Bolt blu-ray and free Rhino toy has been despatched! :D/
No, I don't know which I'm more excited about.
Woo! :P
Did you buy just the Blu Ray, or the Blu Ray/DVD set? Or can you only buy the combo? :)
Well the EU version standard has the DVD with it, becoming a standard thing till Blu is becoming more of the standard medium, at least here HSM3, Pinnochio, Sleeping Beauty and Bolt are only avaliable on Blu-Ray/DVD, and so is it in the US i think.
in germany the Blu Ray of Bolt will be released next week, already preordered it months ago and can't wait :D
I can't believe it is already on DVD and Blu-ray. When I get some moneys I will be getting it on blu-ray :D
Total Film has just posted a neat little piece on the making of the film too.Click here (//http://www.totalfilm.com/features/exclusive-how-disney-made-bolt)
Where is my Blu Ray/DVD combi pack of Bolt ??? I was actually standing at the front door this morning cause I spyed the postman at the top of the street. He came right up to my front door...... and posted a bunch of junk mail. Argh !!!!!!!! Better arrive tomorrow or I'll have to superbark him. :twisted:
P.S. Have 100's of toy Rhino's in work, and they look rubbish and not really that soft either
Woo-Hoo !!!!! Its arrived. As I was coming home this morning after the school run, I passed the postman at the bottom of our street. When I got home......no mail. But one minute later there was a knock at the door. It was the postman. He had seen me, turned the van around and camr back with a large cardboard box. Failed to realise that Rhino wouldnt fit through the letterbox.
Looks good on DVD, but fantastic on Blu-Ray.
We now have a new game in our household.... How high can Rhino bounce. For anyone else who got the free (horrible looking) Rhino plushy, give it a go. He's surprisingly bouncy :stitch_bounce:
i got the uk version with the rhino plush too. He really looks funny :D
Quote from: "Luigi"i got the uk version with the rhino plush too. He really looks funny :D
I paid £6 for that Rhino plush in the Disney store lol!! :oops: gurrr I can't believe they are giving it away free lol!