Reviews by BAMF

My only real excuses to watch this are Maisie Williams and the fact that this is on Netflix Instant. The plot though does sound somewhat interesting. This is Carol Morley's fifth movie, but the first one I've heard of. This opening song is already giving me a creepy vibe and it's not even a disturbing song. You can just tell it's an eerie atmosphere. So is there a bit of romance going on amongst them or are they just those really close kind of friends? I guess they are trying to make sure we know our characters well. Not much has happened besides establishing our main characters, setting, and a few conflicts. It hasn't even covered main conflict yet. It looks like it's beginning. Hmm that's an interesting turn of events. The music is different and interesting. What the hell is going on? Hmm I wonder if it's all just a scam. I mean the acting is good, but whenever someone is going to faint it just gets all corny. Yeah I swear some of them are horrible at fainting. Okay what they are doing now isn't fainting at least in a normal sense of the term. I can't really tell exactly what is going on as honestly it's pretty nonsensical. Oh my that was um disturbing to say the least. Really that's how it ends? What a waste of good talent! This had potential to be good, but nope. There is no explanation whatsoever about what is going on so you are left to make your own decision. I mean there are ideas. It just was executed pretty weakly so it just made it all so lackluster. The story with Lydia's family was the better part of this. It could have been all about that and it would have been way better. Don't waste your time with this one.

I have to admit I am impressed that Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts managed to stick around until the end. They have been involved in all the Buddies films and some of the main series as well. Some old actors rejoin as well as new ones. Jay Brazeau returns once again to the series. I can't believe they got Colin Hanks for this one. Dude this kid is rich, but he acts like an average kid. You probably wouldn't even know he is rich unless you have been following the series. The adults try way to hard to be cool here and somehow the kids are totally cool with it. That montage was kind of cute. However that Pig Latin joke is so lame. No normal family would ever be amused by that. That's some weird looking CGI. They just randomly decide to be superheros lol. At least the powers make sense for the dogs. See that's what I'm saying people are way to calm to his behavior. Okay that manure part is just nasty. Wow a monkey named Monk-E is pathetic and very lazy. Oh gosh more ridiculous accents. Okay does he is seriously driving his car around in his pajamas and needs a flashlight to see someone when it's quite obvious? Well at least they did something right by having that character despise country music. Oh good lord these puns! Superheroes always need training montages. The way this alien is I swear he is like the one from Men in Black. The ending was a bit corny as expected. I have finally reached the end of the road. It was a very rocky one with very little joy. I mean the series has it's moments and its pros. Sadly those are outnumbered by its many cons. I mean I don't think they can go further than this. I mean when you go from a smart dog who can play sports to talking puppies who fight aliens after getting superpowers what else is there to do. Do yourself a favor and just skip this series. It's really not worth the time and effort trust me.

I'm finally at the second to last film of the series. Everyone behind the scenes is of course the same. People are recast as usual. There are even some who returned from old films and the like. Richard Riehle and Lochlyn Munro return to the series for their second time. The camel I feel is going to frustrate me. I am happy there will be a Capuchin again though. Of course he moved to Fernfield. Wow they managed to connect the Buds as grandpups. Cleocatra really guys? It's pretty obvious that he is the villain. I think "Fo Shizzle" is no longer a "cool" term in 2012. Stop trying to be hip guys you are definitely not. Wow that was a bit racist I believe. Oh God the dogs are eating C4! Yeah I don't think that is an appropriate term. A camel named Cammy how creative. When a dog is exhausted it shows. So yeah if you are going to make the noise shouldn't they have the face to match. The sets here are so fake you can tell that the budget probably has gone down quite a bit. I swear that was some horrible and unnecessary CGI smoke right there. That Cleopatra is gorgeous. A fire-breathing cobra!? How did he know they are called the Buddies? Yes because every dog happens to know what quicksand is. That's actually kind of dark if you think about it. Okay that's actually pretty dang funny. Mason Cook is horrible here. The older actors do a decent job with the crap they are given. I did like Ryan Stiles as the Cobra and I always adore monkeys. It's a bit ridiculous and corny. It didn't keep my attention very well either. I kept finding myself occupied with other things. It did have it's moments that I liked. Now off to finish this series once and for all.

Need I say anything about the writer and director? I mean they are going to be around for all of these. At least this is a topic I can get by. I mean I love horror. Sometimes Disney gets it right and makes it enjoyable. Hopefully this is one of those times. Frank C. Turner has made his return to the series as well it seems. Oh will you look at this a look into the past. Well witchcraft and ghosts makes sense. Is he really using his staff like a witch's broom? That ghost pup is definitely looking like Casper. Yeah that deputy is super clumsy. Also I seriously doubt police are allowed to do that especially for kids. Hip Hop bunny outfits lol. The Halloween Hound is way cooler than the dumb warlock. Hell yeah the Monster Mash! That song never gets old. A Capuchin yay! I like that the kids actually have more to do with the story this time instead of just introductory characters for the puppies. This actually gives that Hocus Pocus feel although not nearly as fun as that. Is he really eating eyeballs? That's kind of intense for kids don't you think? It wasn't really all that interesting to be honest. Harland Williams kind of brought it down whenever he was on the screen. The evil dog was probably the best part of it all. Not what I was hoping from my favorite genre even if it's a kid movie. It had it's moments though just not enough to make this enjoyable.

And now back to the main Buddies series. It's the same writing/directing duo once again. Santa has been recast three times now. Some characters have returned from old installments. The casting is a bit jumbled around like usual for these films. Anyways let's get this show on the road. So there is only one Santa pup in this one. You would think having the same writer and director every movie would mean they could be more consistent with things. Yeah that sounds a lot like Scrooge. Christopher Lloyd as the villain is definitely a step up for the series though. I like this version of the naughty list. It seems even though this is called Santa Buddies it feels more of Puppy Paws story. The CGI here is pretty bad and gives an icky feeling. Does Christmas mean that the movie has to have music? Is that how he opens doors? That was an interesting montage. Do they really put that out for Christmas in Mexico? The ending was alright. It's pretty corny. At least they didn't do the pulling the paw gag again this time. Just a slightly below average watch if you ask me.

It looks like Philip Fracassi is the only new person behind the screen as one of the writers. So many people are replaced here while some old faces from previous installments return. Even some of the actors from the previous return to play different characters and others the same. Is it right to have a sex symbol playing Mrs. Claus? She is much more attractive than the previous one lol. Santa Clause is already pretty lame. Hey look it's a musical again. She can't tell those dogs are there? They aren't really hiding. That is definitely an interesting twist to the story. Some wishes should definitely be avoided. Yeah no that's not how Ice Cream works at all! Okay that prison part was pretty hilarious and I actually liked the song. At least that kid reacted the way I did about that truck. Ah they got Jay Brazeau to return once again. It wasn't as nonsensical as the past films despite of course being about talking animals. Thank God there was not really a villain either. This is actually my second favorite of this entire franchise. The acting is fine. The characters are pretty likable. Not bad not bad at all.

This is a spin-off prequel to Santa Buddies so I went ahead and chose to watch this one first. Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts aren't going anywhere which you don't see too often. It looks like this one might be a bit of a musical. There is a bit of a Grinch and Annie vibe going on here. Oh gosh that dog is being offensive to little people smh. How convenient that he chooses the name Bud. Yeah this really feels like Annie meets the Grinch with aspects of the Air Buddies series. It's very weird. How the heck did they manage to adopt and change their names during the Christmas time. The time frame doesn't justify it. This was pretty predictable, but very cute. It's much better than the previous installment I watched. The songs are okay. The acting was decent for the most part. It did pull at my heartstrings a little bit. For a one time watch it's good. It's more for the kiddos though.

Of course they go to space. I mean every series eventually ends up in space. This will be the first to not include any of the original characters. It's all the same writers and director from the previous film. There aren't that many good actors this time around. So this is already going downhill and I haven't even started it. It stopped raining pretty quickly. He seems a bit rich to be going to a public school. A kid that is into baseball now being into science seems odd. I guess the puppies never learn about the paw. Are they going to keep that going in every film? These puns are so cringeworthy! Wow they almost got someone killed there. For scientists these guys aren't very bright. How did these dogs get helmets on? Seriously they need to stop with all the space puns! These kids seem a bit younger than the previous actors. That jerk has crossed the line. I'm guessing that's supposed to be the Queen. Yeah this is probably the worst one yet. It's really groan worthy. I just couldn't get into it. Space never mixes very well. Leprechaun in Space is just one other example. I did like Jason X though to be honest. Anyways it's even worse when they put dogs into the situation.

There are way too many movies in this series I swear. Robert Vince continues in the directors chair. Anna McRoberts stays on as the writer as well. Phil Hanley adds some comedy to the script here. Once again this series seems to pull some old faces and puts them into completely different roles. Also it looks as if Noah is suffering the same fate as his brother and sister as his actor is replaced once again. Richard Karn and Cynthia Stevenson both reprise their roles once again. So it seems that we are drifting away from the Framms. Oh Siberian Huskies are freaking beautiful! Shouldn't they realize about paw by now? Aww there is a picture of Sheriff Bob! Well looks like this one still deals a little bit with sports albeit a much different one. I would have been curious to see how they dealt with hockey. Oh really who would have guessed a foreign villain. At least it's within the sport this time around instead of some ridiculous dognapper story. It wasn't memorable or anything, but it wasn't all that bad. Some of the voice overs were kind of cool. The villain was probably one of the least over the top the series has had in awhile so that's good. There was a lot of the ridiculousness, but most of it was fairly tolerable.

Now begins the talking animal sequels. Also the end of the sports aspects. I am confused about something which hopefully this explains. Are they disregarding the 4th and 5th movies or something? This seems like it's supposed to be before that. Or are these another batch of pups. I guess it really doesn't matter all that much. Robert Vince returns to the directors chair in this sequel. Anna McRoberts once again returns as the co-writer. Phil Hanley joins the writing for his first of the sequels. Richard Karn reprises Patrick here, but for some reason his last name is Framm which is odd. Cynthia Stevenson actually reprises her role once again as well. This will be Patrick Cranshaw's third and final appearance as Sheriff Bob. They managed to get some good cast members for some of the voices though. Yeah it's looking like they are retouching the story a bit. Don Knotts is cool and all, but the voice in my opinion doesn't really match too well. At least these dogs have interesting personalities. They symbolized right there that all the movies happened though. At least the house is the same again. Holmes Osborne's character is a bit over the top. He kind of feels like he belongs in an Austin Powers movie or something. Patrick has really let himself go since his first appearance lol. Haha drunken puppy. That was a cute ending. It's cool that they gave an in memory of Patrick Cranshaw and Don Knotts. So it's not good, but it's not as bad as the previous. This series is like a roller coaster of entertainment. Michael Clarke Duncan is my favorite thing about this whole thing. I didn't like that they reinvented some of the story though. Good for kids I suppose.