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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 84% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Bolt marks Disney's long awaited re-emergence as a top-dog in the world of animation."   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke 4/5 "Its hero may lack any real super bark but this comic cartoon comes with a sharply ironic bite."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel 4/5 "(Bolt is) slick, sophisticated, incredibly well scripted, and sprinkled with enough ani-magic fairy dust to keep both the adults and the wee ones totally sated."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B "The lack of screenwriting imagination is offset by the inherent charm of the picture, resulting in a pleasing arrangement of CG-animated action set-pieces and slapstick comedy to push Bolt beyond the repetitive family film norm."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 6/10 "Bolt's faith in his fiction is slightly pathetic, but it's not unrelated to the ways that children (as well as pets) are regularly conditioned."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4/5 "'Bolt' is consistently entertaining because its characters are so endearing."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger A- "A digital hamster takes on Pixar's industry domination - and kicks butt."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 3/4 "...a fairly winning animated endeavor."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "A warm and even perceptive family film, not always original but undeniably sweet-natured."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B "The story is shamelessly derivative, but you won't mind much because it's so gentle and warm-hearted."   Film.com   Eric D. Snider B- "No classic but not a dog in spite of being about one."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "The unappealing cross-country trip of a dog, a cat, and a hamster."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 4/5 "Your pre-tweens and tweens will love Bolt, though; the good news is that there's an excellent chance you'll like it, too."   Redbox   James Rocchi 7/10 "What Bolt lacks in originality it makes up for in execution."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2/5 "Molonoti me ton Lasseter kapoy pano ap' tin paragogi, na tis dinei aroma Pixar, i prototypia tis tainias tis Disney eksantleitai se merika oraia panarismata kai haritomenes gonies tainias drasis sti skinothesia, i asfaleia tis sto problepsimo senario omos"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3.5/5 "While it's not at the level of Pixar (and I ask you, what is?), Bolt is a solid animated film with plenty of action and plenty of heart."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B ""Bolt's" basic story is nothing too original, but its underpinnings and flourishes are smart and inventive."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[A]s sensitive and spirited as [it is] gorgeous to look at..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/4 "There really isn't anything terribly fresh nor distinctive here."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina B "In its best moments, it gently shows us how Bolt's discoveries parallel those of a child in learning self-reliance."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2.5/4 "Bolt is perfectly amiable but rarely brisk, with neither its premise nor its execution quite inspired enough to elicit more than faint admiration."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "90 minutes of empty-headed family entertainment of the type that you have seen a hundred times before and while it is better than many films of its ilk, it never quite comes into its own as a worthwhile experience in its own right."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "This lively animated adventure keeps us entertained even if the story and characters aren't particularly well-developed"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "This is the best animated feature of 2008."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "I saw this in a theater full of squirmy, restless little kids but, when the film started to roll, everyone (even the parents) quieted down and gave the great story and brilliant CGI their full attention."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Focused, fun and action-packed, Disney's Bolt proves that it doesn't need the Pixar banner to make an excellent CG animated film."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 3.5/5 "boasts much of the humor, character development, story layering, and unmistakable heart Pixar has brought to the animation genre"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell "Eclipsed by the dynamic duoe Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda, Bolt is the other great computer-animated film of 2008."   Cinefantastique   Steve Biodrowski 7/10 "Like 'Homeward Bound' and 'Incredible Journey,' it teaches tiny tots that - with friendship and love - you don't need superpowers to be a hero."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 7/10 "Easily the best Disney animated film since 2002's Lilo & Stitch... a return to core values for the studio."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2.5/4 "Let's not underestimate the significance of a workmanlike Disney animation."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 84% Fresh Page   1