Spooky Buddies

Release Date: September 20, 2011

Watch Date: October 18, 2024

“Disney’s irresistible talking puppies are heading far across town to a mysterious mansion where something very unusual is going on. With the help of some unexpected new friends, including a friendly ghost, this spooktacular adventure is howling-good Buddy fun. In a race against a no-good hound, the Buddies and their new friends—Pip, Zelda, Rodney and Skip—must stop Warwick the Warlock and save the world from his dastardly deeds. Overflowing with action and humor, Spooky Buddies treats you to a celebration of friendship and teamwork your whole family will enjoy.”

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   So last night our daughter wouldn’t go to sleep, but we really wanted to watch a movie for the marathon. So here we are.

   Spooky Buddies

   This is a bad film. It couldn’t even keep our toddlers interest for the entire film, and it is meant for someone around her age. And, being our child, she also really likes watching films.

   The dogs lips moving is…disturbing. And I couldn’t tell you any of the names of the dogs besides B-Dawg and Budderball. And I only know those spellings because I looked them up.

   And can I just say, I know this is a goofy kids movie, but just giving a small child police evidence and stating, we’ll need this back, is not a great move Deputy Dan, or whatever your name was.

   It feels like no one really properly reacted to the evil magician, warlock, guy who flew out of their town hall on a broom after changing their only member of the police force into a monkey. He doesn’t even seem all that bothered when he wakes up. Are we just not going to discuss that magic is apparently real? And also the netherworld?

   The ‘Halloween Hound’ is also an awful name, and an awful character. I keep thinking it should be the Howling Hound, and maybe it is, but that somehow feels like too much effort for this film to have put into itself. I do think the dog was really pretty though.

   Bob did not expect anyone to be bested by the power of farts, but our daughter thought it was very accurate to her experience of living with him.

   All in all, as something to chuck on for a three-year-old who won’t go to sleep, it’s not the worse thing in the world. For anyone else? I would probably just skip right on past this one.