Bolt
Written By: Dan Fogelman & Chris Williams
Directed By: Byron Howard & Chris Williams
Featuring the voices of: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, and Mark Walton
BluRay Specs:
1080p High Definition 1.78:1
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (48kHz/24-bit)
Bonus Features: Super Rhino short, In Session With John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, "I Thought I Lost You" Music Video, Deleted Scenes, Bolts Be-Awesome Mission Game, Art Gallery, featurettes A New Breed of Directors: A Filmmakers' Journey, Act, Speak! The Voices of Bolt, as well as a behind the scenes featurette, Creating The World of Bolt. The 3-disc set also includes a digital copy and a DVD of the film.
Bolt is the story of a super powered dog on a hit sci-fi TV show (who doesn't know his powers are fake or that he is on a show) who ends up on a cross country journey trying to rescue his "person". On his journey home he discovers the truth about his life and picks up a couple of friends along the way.
How does Bolt stand in such a great year for animation? Click to read the full review!
In a year of Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda is there room for a Disney film that doesn't have a Pixar stamp on it? Absolutely. I think Pixar's new found influence on Disney animation is going to be extremely beneficial to fans of Disney and animation in general.
Bolt is a blast to watch. It's funny, action packed, extremely well acted, and absolutely stunning to look at. I've said it before but Disney really goes all out on their blurays and Bolt is another in a tradition of great releases to the format.
The movie is really funny and to be quite honest, 99% of the laughs belong to one character: Rhino. He is insanely funny in this and due credit must be given to Mark Walton for his brilliant voice work. He makes this hamster the star of the show, effectively stealing the film and solidifying the hamster trade for ever. That's not to say anyone else in the cast is bad because they're not. Everyone is fantastic it's just that Walton stands out so much with the best lines and a perfectly executed character.
The character design is very cool. Especially, the villain's cronies. I should mention that the first time Bolt came on screen as a puppy I wanted to rush to a pound and find a dog and by the time the film ended it was all I could do not to. Luckily it was 10 at night and all the pounds were shut tight.
The bluray is packed with special features (as if the supremely gorgeous sound and picture weren't enough.) We get deleted scenes, some features on the voice work, behind the scenes, a music video for the song "I Thought I Lost You" performed by John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. I'm not sure why this song was nominated for the Golden Globe. I liked the Jenny Lewis song Barking at the Moon way better. That is a beautiful song.
The set also includes a DVD copy of the movie and a third disc containing a digital copy as well making up disc 2 and 3 of the 3-disc set.
Overall, Bolt is a fantastic movie that the entire family can enjoy. The voice cast is flawless, the story is touching and exciting, not too mention funny, and is certainly something that any movie fan will enjoy. I would put this under the must see category. You'll fall in love with it easily.
Bolt will be available on bluray on March 22 and DVD on March 24.
