Treasure Buddies [HD]

When did Santa Claus become Indiana Jones????
In all fairness, I am torn about this entire review. I agree with everyone that the Buddies direct to dvd franchise is strained and borderline pathetic. And I was ready to completely dislike the movie before even watching it. But to my chagrin by the third time my six year old played the disc, I found myself chuckling at some of the lines and antics.

Yes, the CGI is bad. The "Middle Eastern accents" are bad. The humor is bad and at times completely unnecessary (when Cammy and Butter Ball discuss regurgitation... YUCK! While a fact of life, was this important enough to put in the movie?!?!). And the premise of the movie? ... you guessed it, bad. For anyone put off by the supernatural storyline in Spooky Buddies, Treasure Buddies is no different as there is a curse involved and an evil cat bent on taking over the world (think Warner Brother's "Cats & Dogs" movies). Yes there are scary scenes because of whole storyline, but the amount of 'fright' really depends on your...

Indiana Bones
My daughter (5) and I (43) had a great time watching this movie. It had some fun new characters (a cheeky little monkey and a friendly camel) to complement the five lovable Buddies and our fairly high expectations (we have seen all the Buddies movies) were more than satisfied. The humor and adventure were handled in an appropriate manner for a G rated movie and had some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. The middle-eastern setting was an exciting and interesting departure for the pups and held our interest to the final frame. While the actors involved will never be receiving Academy Awards for their performances, the movie showcased positive values in a way that kids can relate to. I am certain that it will be receiving a considerable amount of repeat viewings in our house.

Scary for Little Ones
My children anxiously awaited the arrival of this movie in the mail. However, we were quite disappointed as we watched it tonight. My youngest daughter kept saying that the voice of one of the buddies is different than in the other movies. My youngest son kept saying, "I'm scared". At the end of the movie, they all three said they were too scared to go to bed and asked to please watch something else for a few minutes to get their minds off of this movie.

Please understand, this movie is not SO TERRIBLY SCARY. There are some creepy scenes, especially with the naked cat, the snake, the bugs, the naked cat...oh did I already mention the naked cat? I think one problem is that my children enjoy the Air Bud and Buddies movies because they make them laugh (as silly as they may be). This movie does not make children laugh and it almost put mom and dad to sleep!

There is also an element of family bonding, love, and loyalty in the Air Bud movies that is missing in...

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