Underdog [Blu-ray]

Buy This Item Underdog [Blu-ray] by Walt Disney Video  Available from Amazon  $23.95  on 8-28-2008     What happens when mad scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage) and a former police beagle Shoeshine (voiced by Jason Lee) are involved in a fiery lab accident? A dog with superpowers is born (soon to be dubbed Underdog) and Dr. Barsinister becomes a man obsessed with revenge and bent on genetically modifying the entire population of Capital City. An unwitting former policeman Dan (James Belushi) and his son Jack (Alex Neuberger) adopt Shoeshine in hopes of improving their strained relationship and what follows is a typical scene of home destruction by a young dog multiplied exponentially by the incredible strength, speed, and newly developed language skills of one super dog. While Jack and Shoeshine struggle with the conflict between Shoeshine's desire to be a regular dog and Jack's insistence that he use his newfound powers to help people, mayhem reigns in Capital City as Barsinister and his henchman Cad (Patrick Warburton--<I>Emperor's New Groove</I>) wreak havoc on the entire city and Jack's dad, schoolmate Molly (Taylor Momsen), and her dog Polly (voiced by Amy Adams--<I>Enchanted</I>) are all unwittingly dragged into the conflict. Underdog dedicates himself to good, quickly becoming revered as a superhero, but ultimately it will take the combined efforts and understanding of Underdog, Jack, Dan, Molly, and Polly to defeat Barsinister and save Capital City from destruction. Based on the original animated <I>Underdog</I> television series, this live action film is entertaining, if not great. Bonus features include deleted scenes with director introductions, bloopers, a 5-minute glimpse of the logistics of shooting animals and blending live action with animation, and the first <I>Underdog</I> cartoon "Safe Waif." (Ages 3 to 12) <I>--Tami Horiuchi</I> <p> NOTE: This DVD offers both full screen and wide screen formats, but defaults to full screen with the wide screen option accessible only through the audio option menu. Reader Reviews My wife and I are intelligent people. At least we like to think so. So when we read all the bad reviews of this movie around its release, we decided not to go see it. Mistake. This movie is fun, funny, and well-constructed. Sure, it's a dog movie, so there is some canine-related humor here, which seemed to send all the "film critics" off the deep end. Jason Lee has fun with this role and delivers all the best lines, spot-on perfectly. The plot is easy enough to follow and you can easilly skip the holes if you want to. They don't ruin the movie, but they are there. Again, "film critics" lost all track of the movie, seething over these small glitches. Oh, and there's an awesome remake of the Underdog theme song. Modern version. Enjoy it. :) I only regret not seeing this on the big screen. It's a darn funny movie and deserves better reviews.

Underdog [Blu-ray] Available from Amazon Price: $23.95 Updated on 8-28-2008.

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