Bolt

Bolt Review



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Jolie
Chicago, IL

I "bolted" on Turkey Day: Should have been cooking, but NO!

4 star rating

watching with kids, dislike boring kid stories, mom of 2, busy mom
Pros

    Good morals, a lot of fun, very, very funny (and cute)


NOV
27
2008
I have hosted Thanksgiving for the last 10 years and each year, I work the day before (all day) and then head home,put on my chef and decorators hat and get to work. I typically stay up all night long and slave the entire day of Thanksgiving. But this year, I let loose! I chose my theme (herbs!), prepared my meals and set my table the entire night before. I even planted a Thanking tree for the kids in the middle of my dining room.... where we painted leaves and put our thankful wishes on the tree. I was set-- and early!

I wanted to have a little fun Thanksgiving Day. How boring for my kids to slave away in the kitchen with me all day!

... So, we woke up this morning and off we went to the movie theater for the matinee of BOLT.  At first I thought I was going to be disapppointed. The premise of the movie seemed a little silly to me. But, BOLT was really cute. 

BOLT is a little complicated for kids less than 5 from a storyline perspective. My son (4.5) did not quite get the movie within the movie concept. But, the animation, characters (Rhino the hampster was really funny and Mittens the kitten was quite saucy) made the movie entertaining even if you didnt get the entire storyline.

As a dog lover, I was easily amused by the movie and found myself laughing out loud with my kids. BOLT is definitely worth a watch- it is a cute action movie, family bonding story and kids movie all in one. Dont pass on taking your kids for a fun day out. BOLT is really cute. Perfect for a bad weather day and escaping when you know you really should be cooking for your 20 Thanksgiving guests!

Last edited on Nov 28, 2008



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dovey wrote on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:21AM

we were thinking of buying this, but weren't sure it would be worth it. Thanks for this helpful review!

alanelpn wrote on Jan 1, 2009 at 1:19PM

Thanks for the post we ended up seeing Desperaux with the mouse yesterday as BOLT was no longer playing my 5 yr old daughter was seriously disappointed and NOW SO AM I!

jasyjen wrote on Dec 10, 2008 at 3:19PM

This looked so cute! Thanks for the great review!

Reviewer11 wrote on Dec 9, 2008 at 9:03AM

Awesome review! :D

Yeah, it's funny when one is a kid, we don't get the storylines but we remember certain parts of a movie.

Jolie wrote on Dec 1, 2008 at 9:12AM

In response to BusyBee4's comment from Nov 30, 2008 at 8:08AM:

Yah, my kids are 3 and 4.5. They do really like the prep, but not all the prep it takes for cooking for 20 people. They have the patience to do a couple of dishes. Yesterday we hung up our Xmas tree and they were able to focus on that for nearly 1.5 hours. Impressive!

BusyBee4 wrote on Nov 30, 2008 at 8:08AM

I'm surprised the prep for Thanksgiving seems boring to the kids. Mine look forward to preparing their own dishes each year.
I had thought Bolt would be a no go for me but your review sounds interesting - think I'll check it out. Thanks!

kitalazzette77 wrote on Nov 28, 2008 at 10:06PM

Thanks for the tip! I wish I would have seen your review before Wed! I worked until midnight went shopping for dinner ingredients and cooked all morning until about 4am! I spent majority of Thanksgiving day with a migraine. That will never happen again!

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