This is the first Buddies movie I have watched, so I can't compare it to the others. The first thing I have to say is that the puppies are adorable, the kids are charming, and the set is colorful. The second thing is that (at the risk of sounding picky) this movie is basically a remake of the Disney movie Hocus Pocus with a few minor changes, different actors, and of course adding the puppies. Hocus Pocus has always been one of my very favorite holiday movies, but I am genuinely shocked that Disney produced this Buddies movie with basically the EXACT same story line. Were they short on writers or short on creativity? If you have seen Hocus Pocus, you will be amazed at the similarities. The story opens in a big old house in the past, just 75 years ago vs. 300 years, and sets up the whole story for present day Halloween in a small town. Instead of three witches who are brought back to life by a candle, it's a warlock brought back to life by a mirror. Instead of sucking the life out of children, the warlock needs the souls of 5 puppies (not as scary as it sounds). People are turned into little talking animals, just like Hocus Pocus, and the warlock wanders the streets filled with trick-or-treaters searching for his stolen spell book (sound familiar). All of the town's clueless parents are at the town Halloween dance and don't believe the children when they come looking for help. Seriously, I think they must have used the same script and just replaced the teenaged children with this younger group (more akin to the Goonies clan) and the Buddies. The children seem to be the main characters is this movie, with the Buddies as an aside. I really expected this movie to be more centered around the puppies. Okay, now that I have complained enough about the fact that Disney took a major shortcut by copying Hocus Pocus, I have to say I am at least glad that they copied a GOOD movie and that it was their OWN movie that they copied, not somebody elses. I also have to wonder if it's possible that they did this intentionally because the story from Hocus Pocus was so successful and felt that it was worth redoing for a slightly younger set. Guess I can't blame them for that. Don't get me wrong, this movie can't compare to Hocus Pocus which had an all-star cast and was overflowing with humor. Spooky Buddies is obviously intended to give us an opportunity to watch some adorable little puppies in cute costumes outwit the bad guys with the help of some equally adorable kids. They were successful in doing just that. The opening of the movie is the scariest if you are concerned about your little ones, but the rest of the story lightens up and of course has a happy ending. So why did I buy this movie? I have 10-year-old grandchildren who have several of the other movies and loved them and were eager to see this one as well. I like to have movies for all the holidays on hand for sleepovers, so I bought this one for Halloween. They haven't seen it yet, but I'm pretty sure they will enjoy it for a number of reasons. First, the children in the movie are their age and that is always a big plus when it comes to whether or not they can connect with the characters. Second, the movie is just scary enough to make it fun (after all, it is Halloween) but not scary enough to give them nightmares. It may be a little spooky for really small children. And third, everyone loves adorable puppies. I will try to do a follow up with "reviews" from my grandchildren after they see it. Spooky Buddies (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
We have all the movies in the series and this was the least favorite. Our 4 year old was scared by several scenes. We pre-ordered this months ago in Blu Ray. I wish we had waited and just rented it.
Hi. Just picked up this movie today. The cardboard sleeve has a 3-D overlay that has the dog in the middle at the top changing into a "Spooky" dog, really neat. There is also mention of the next movie "Treasure Buddies" coming out.A fun movie for the whole family.
My two year old twins loVe buddy and marly the puppy years. But lost interest in mins on this movie. Thankfully that was the case because I was about to turn it off. Too scary for small kids and hardly saw the puppies.
The first 5 minutes of this movie had my 7 year old in tears. It was way too scary and while we watched for 5 more minutes to actually see the buddies and see if she may like it... she was too freaked out and didn't want to watch them anymore. Do NOT get this movie if your kids get a little scared at spooky things - it will not be enjoyable for them at all! - Pixar - Blu-ray - Ttdgtt534323423 - Halloween Movie'
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