Air
Bud: Golden Receiver
was the begining of the buddies for
Disney. It was the follow-up movie
to Air Bud. As with most things, it
wasn’t as good as the original but
it was good enough.
The story
follows Josh Framm and his dog Buddy
again. This time, Josh’s mom starts
dating again and Josh is in the
awkward situation that lots of kids
have been through, especially when
she finds a serious boyfriend in
Patrick Sullivan. Josh doesn’t like
the new boyfriend and then the
jealousy and teenage drama begin. Of
course that’s the underlying ‘human’
story behind Air Bud: Golden
Receiver. The real story has to do
with Bud. When Tom decides he needs
to get away from his mom dating he
joins the football team. Bud follows
Tom around everywhere and it’s soon
learned that he’s pretty good at
football too. He plays, the team
wins, everyone is happy at the end
because Bud brought them all
together.
That’s
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
in a nutshell.
The movie is
good enough. It took the characters
in Air Bud and developed them and
managed to tell a decent story.
The
best part of the movie though was
the fact that Robert Costanzo was in
the movie as Coach Fanelli. He made
the movie. If you’ve seen
City Slickers in
the last four years you know
Costanzo as the other dad at career
day with Billy Crystal. He didn’t do
any cursing in this movie, but he
always had a sandwich in his hand
and he brought a little comedy to a
movie that was otherwise very dry.
This DVD’s
special features are actually what
this release is all about. The
Buddies provide a commentary like
play by play that the little ones will like.
That play by play and a dog whistle
make this release a little obnoxious
for parents but a lot of fun for the
kids and that’s where it’s at.
Air Bud : Golden Receiver
couldn’t have been very
much better than it was in the first
place, but the addition of a couple
of key bonus features make this 10th
Anniversary Edition very watchable.
The kids will love this one, just
like all of the other Buddy movies
and that’s what it’s about.
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