Snow Buddies – Abenteuer in Alaska (Video 2008)

Snow Buddies – Abenteuer in Alaska: Directed by Robert Vince. With Jim Belushi, Jimmy Bennett, Lothaire Bluteau, Jason Bryden. In this spin-off of the Air Bud franchise, five pups follow an ice cream transport truck to a plane and end up flying with the ice cream shipment to Alaska. There they find a pup friend and a boy who needs five dogs for a big race.

“Everyoneu0026#39;s favorite golden retriever puppies are back again.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is no masterpiece, and you shouldnu0026#39;t look for great acting, though Kris Kristofferson impressed, on the same day he and other country music legends performed at The Grammys. Charles Stevenson as the bumbling sheriff is also quite good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJohn Kapelos as the villain is the only human here who is genuinely a cartoon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe dogs are very intelligent. But itu0026#39;s more than a little obvious several dogs play each part. And some of the dogs donu0026#39;t look quite real. But a lot is demanded of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are a couple of u0026quot;only in Hollywoodu0026quot; moments where a kid proves he can accomplish a lot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOther than that, you pretty much know what to expect. But I canu0026#39;t say anything negative. If youu0026#39;re a kid, itu0026#39;s great. And thereu0026#39;s nothing offensive, except for some potty humor that apparently qualifies as G-rated these days, and some minor but necessary violence in a race with an evil villain.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you already enjoyed the Buddies series (and I did, even though I donu0026#39;t like dogs), youu0026#39;ll surely like it. If not, and especially if you donu0026#39;t care for kidsu0026#39; movies, well …”