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Air Bud - World Pup

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Disney is proud to present the second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular family favorite, AIR BUD! Buddy masters two new starring roles ... soccer player and father. AIR BUD: WORLD PUP is loaded with laughs and cool soccer action as Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats Brandi Chastain, Briana Scurry, and Tisha Venturini, meanwhile keeping a protective eye over his adorable new family of soccer-playing puppies!

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Actors:	Kevin Zegers, Dale Midkiff, David Glyn-Jones, Caitlin Wachs, Chilton Crane
Director:	Bill Bannerman
Format:	Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language:	English
Number of Discs:	1
Studio:	Walt Disney Video
Run Time:	83 minutes
DVD Release Date:	December 12, 2000
Average Customer Rating:	based on 24 reviews

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Fun for the whole family and for the third film, "Air Bud: World Pup" will definitely entertain the young ones! Jun 16, 2010
With the original "Air Bud" film doing well in the box office (the $3 million film made $24 million), "Air Bud" has produced a total of five films from 1997-2003 with each film focusing on a different sport that Josh Framm and his talented dog Dub would participate in.

The current "Air Bud" films now exist with his five children known as "The Buddies" in which a total of four films have been made since 2006.

With the popularity of "The Buddies" video releases and the current 2010 FIFA World Cup now just starting, the third "Air Bud" film titled "Air Bud: World Pup" features Josh and Budd now taking on soccer and also is the first appearance of "The Buddies".

Thee years after "Air Bud" has surprised people in the town with his ability to play basketball and football, Josh Framm is now a 15-year-old, his mother Jackie (played by Chilton Crane) has married the local vet Patrick (played by Dale Midkiff) and his younger sister Andrea (played by Caitlin Wachs) is growing older and now playing soccer.

But if there is one major difference with Josh this year, it's the fact that he is 15-years-old and he finds himself attracted to girls. But one girl captures his attention and it happens to his sister's soccer coach and new, fellow high school student Emma Putter who just moved to the US along with her father from England.

And it's not just Josh who is smitten... Even his dog Bud has found a female golden retriever that he has fallen for.

Immediately smitten by Emma, Josh finds out that his best friend Tom also likes Emma and somehow, both end up watching Emma join the boy's soccer team. With the soccer team in need of three more players, Tom and Josh ended up joining the team and the third, who best than Josh's talented dog, Bud.

But the Timberwolves soccer team is not exactly the best and Coach Montoya (played by Miguel Sandoval) knows he has his work cut out for him and that this team needs some major practice.

Meanwhile, two thieves have their eyes sent on stealing a golden retriever owned by a wealthy owner and each night, while riding in a "Dog Catcher" vehicle, the two wait for their opportunity to steal the female retriever.

But every night, Bud has left his home and has found a way to get closer to this female retriever. Suspicious of Bud's nightly gallivanting, young Andrea and her friend have a plan, to follow Bud and find out what he is doing each night.

It is revealed that the female golden retriever that Bud has fallen for is owned by Emma, the girl that Josh is head over heels for.

Will Josh ever find a way to get Emma to notice him? And what about Budd and his new female friend?

"Air Bud: World Pup Special Edition" features Josh and Bud as they learn how to play soccer and also features members of the 1999US Olympics Women's Soccer team.

VIDEO & AUDIO:

"Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition" is featured in widescreen (1:85:1) - enhanced for 16×9 televisions. For a 2000 film, the picture quality is good and doesn't looked aged in anyway. Since the film is shot outdoors for most of the film, there is a good amount of detail and lighting during those scenes.

As for audio, audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound with a Spanish language track. For the most part, "Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition" is a center and front channel driven film. Dialogue is clear and understandable as well as the film's music soundtrack.

Subtitles are in English SDH and Spanish.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

"Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition" comes with the following special features:

* All-New: The Buddies Sports Channel: Soccer Edition - (5:15) Join Rosebud in the broadcasting booth as she and the rest of the Buddies, B-Dawg, Mudbud, Buddha and Budderball, review the instant replay on the amazing soccer career of their dad, Air Bud. Using on-camera footage and voiceover, the Buddies check out highlights from AIR BUD WORLD PUP
* Making Of Air Bud World Pup Production Featurette (from the original release) - (5:04) Featuring Bud actually playing soccer and also featuring interviews with the director, cast and the athletes from the 1999 US Olympics Women's Soccer team.

EXTRAS:

"Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition" comes with a cardboard case and also comes with Exclusive In-Pack "Air Bud" Sport Cinch Bag - a cool collectible sports bag, branded with the AIR BUD logo, to carry the fun from the family room to the playing field.

JUDGMENT CALL:

With the popularity of the buddies films and the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP now happening, it's great to see a special edition "Air Bud: World Pup" come out. Where the first film focuses on a child who lost his father and bonds with his new dog, this second film focuses on Josh getting used to his mother dating a new man. This time around, it's about Josh having an interest in a girl and Bud mixing it up with a female lab. Less focus on the parents and moreso on Josh and his younger sister Andrea.

If you watched the previous "Air Bud" films, you know what to expect from "Air Bud: Wolrd Pup" but this time the sport is soccer. If anything, one of the problems that the film has faced is the inconsistency of the talent playing the mother, the step-father, the sister. But fortunately, the main character Kevin Zegers (for those of you are familiar with his latest role as Damian Daalgard on the CW's "Gossip Girl") still plays the character of Josh Fram and that his buddy Tom (played by Shayn Solberg) also is back.

Because the character of Josh Framm was growing older, the writers would need a way to keep the film fresh for the younger viewers and for "Air Bud: World Pup", the writers chose to utilize Josh's younger sister Andrea much more. In this film, there is a focus on Andrea's friendship with Tammy as the two spy on what Bud is doing during the night and by the introduction of Andrea, this easily sets up her character for the next two "Air Bud" films.

"AIR BUD" is a fun film for the whole family. Parents do not have to worry about their children being scared. The bad guys are just a bunch of goof balls and unlike the two previous films, these thieves are nothing like "Home Alone", nor do they seem threatening.

Although, some parents may have a problem when they see Andrea Framm and her friend leaving home during the night to follow Bud's whereabouts and of course, parents may want to explain to their children that it's something they shouldn't do. Also, parents may want to teach their kids to call "911 and that children should never chase after thieves. Granted, it works for the storyline but of course, these are two scenes in which parents may have a problem with.

The DVD comes with the buddies special feature which is nothing much but just an added feature for your children who love the buddies. There is also a production featurette with interviews with the cast and crew and also, for those who watch and think "yeah, right... no way a dog can play soccer" (which is what I was thinking while watching the film), this featurette shows Bud the Dog actually playing soccer, hitting the balls off his head and so forth. So, that surprised me. And also, you get this nifty blue and yellow Air Bud sports cinch bag that comes with the special edition DVD release.

But the film is safe for children and of course, there are unrealistic moments that parents may roll their eyes to but for the most part, this film is for the children, and as I watched this along with my seven-year-old, he enjoyed the film a lot.

Overall, "Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition" is another fun, family film. If your child/children has enjoyed the last "Air Bud" films, enjoys any of the "Buddies" films or has an interest in soccer, it's definitely worth picking up "Air Bud: World Pup - Special Edition".

excellent product, service,delivery Aug 31, 2009
THis was well packaged, quickest delivery that I have ever had. The product (dvd) was excellent quality.

a great dog movie Sep 03, 2008
i just love the air bud movie they are great family movies i would recommend these to the everyone out there

great one Mar 24, 2006
i bought this dvd for my grandson, and he loves watching it because he loves basketball. He is only 4 yrs old and has almost worn the movie out

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Boring I have this to say!!! Feb 22, 2006
This is not really the best movie. I've seen it but then I stopped watching it forever and ever. I'm not really into soccer movies. I liked the first, the second and the Air Bud movies much better. Don't buy it at any source... VHS or DVD.