Santa Buddies - The Legend of Santa
Paws
If this review was
written by my four year old and seven year old, it would read “Funny,”
“Exciting,” and “One of the best holiday movies ever!” But since it’s not,
I must say it was pretty bad. Once again, the kids LOVED it, but I just
found myself saying, “Why am I sitting here watching this?”
Since our first
introduction to Air Bud in 1997, Disney has come back to this
buddies saga again and again, so it obviously works for them. And in
Santa Buddies – the Legend of Santa Paws, they’re back again with these
adorable little puppies (and they REALLY are cute) finding adventure
that this time stretches from the North Pole to way beyond. The story
begins when Santa (played by George Wendt) and his trusty dog Santa Paws
(voiced by Tom Bosley) are concerned about the Christmas Icicle melting.
The Christmas Icicle brings the magic of Christmas to people and without it,
they know that no one will ever appreciate the real meaning of Christmas
again.
When asked to help
spread the word of the importance of true Christmas, Santa Paw’s son – Puppy
Paws (voiced by 11 year old Zachary Gordon) doesn’t want the job and heads
off to try to be a normal dog. After catching a ride to Washington State,
he meets up with other buddies - Budderball, B-Dawg, Rosebud, Buddha and
Mudbud who help teach him some important lessons along the way.
Puppy Paws’ journey
takes him through numerous adventures including a trip to the pound after
getting captured by the creepy local dogcatcher – Stan Crudge, played by
Christopher Lloyd. Through it all, Puppy Paws is really shocked to see that
no one believes in Christmas or Santa anymore and along with the other dogs
and some friends, has to work together to restore the spirit of Christmas to
the town.
With all it’s
silliness, the movie does have a great message about what the Christmas
holiday is really about and how everyone can make a difference in this
world. And as I said earlier, kids love it and as soon as the end credits
rolled in our house, my kids said, “Let’s watch it AGAIN!”
Released on DVD and
BluRay, the extras include a Sing A Long to Christmas Carols with the
Buddies and a music video of “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.”
Debbie Wagner
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All rights reserved. Posted: December 16, 2009.
