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Just not worth it.
I'm not a fan of any of these dog "Buddies" movies. Using stereotypical personalities for each of the dogs is the ultimate in laziness and one dimensionality of character. You'd think Disney could find writers with more imagination and depth than that.
In this particular movie they plant the seed of "Santa's not real, it's just Dad in a red suit" in the first scene with the puppies. COME ON! Do they really need to inject that into a movie that is undoubtedly going to be watched mostly by kids 6 and under? It's hard enough helping kids keep hold of their magical imaginations with all of the media they are exposed to already; a Disney G movie should not be making it more difficult.
Are the kids going to be scarred for life? No. But I don't like the characters nor the story.
Finally, the story and dog personality seems to have jumped around too much for my kids (3 and 6) to appreciate what was really going on. I think the only attraction for the kids is talking dogs no matter what is going on.
If you see this on the shelf, keep walking, playa.
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Made my kid cry!!
My 5 year old son was so upset by the dog being taken to the pound that he cried for at least 15 minutes and asked me to turn it off. Then he cried again. Too upsetting for sensitive kids. Also, it's just plain bad and parents shouldn't have to suffer through the indignity of watching dogs talk like playas.
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want to keep Santa? Beware
Not so very good. Other Buddy movies much better. So called "positive messages" include praying to Santa (offensive to most christian families.) Lots of talk about "true meaning of Christmas" but not sure what that was unless redeeming yourself by doing good things is considered the meaning of christmas. Psuedo-religious nature was offensive to those who actually practice religion. Also the very stark portrayal of fack Santa's and elves disturbing for younger kids and parents who are working to preserve the Santa Legend. Overall a dud. Sorry I wasted my money, more sorry i showed it too my kids.
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Protrays kids 'Praying' to Santa... weird.
Thought that it was inappropriate to show kids praying to Santa as if he were a God...
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Kidsploitation
This movie is squeaky clean and my kids (then 5 and 6) loved it. For us adults, though, it was grating and tacky to the extreme. There is not an un-cliché moment in the movie and the whole thing reeks of Disney's low-budget kidsploitation machine. On the bright side, the movie is one of those that is so bad, it's unintentionally funny. So, it has that going for it.
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There's got to be something better than this...
This movie is moronic and bad. A talking Christmas dog turns a statue of Buddha into a snowman; dogs talk like valley girls and gangstas; some characters don't believe in Santa and a mall Santa has his beard pulled off which could raise some unsettling questions for very young children. While my daughter seemed to enjoy it, I was uncomfortable letting her watch it.
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Fun movie and welcomed entertainment for the whole family!
A very good heart-warming story that is welcome entertainment for the whole family. I liked it better than other Buddy movies as it was more real and down to earth. Basically Puppy Paws acting out and trying to live a real life like other dogs. Nothing wrong with this story. A fun, cuddly, enjoyable story for an evening family movie that everyone will like.
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Kid viewers deserve holiday magic, not lazy cliches.
Don't waste your kid's time with this exceptionally poorly written and acted movie. The writers were clearly not even trying when the best they could come up with was a magic ICICLE that's a barometer of Christmas spirit in the world. They characters are flat cliches, the 'funny' lines aren't, and the puppy characters are pretty annoying. There's nothing offensive in terms of bad language, violence, product placement etc, but there's certainly no sense of wonder or holiday magic either. Just because the viewers are little doesn't mean they don't deserve quality.
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