User Reviews

I mostly love to watch movies for kids,but this one was so bad that I couldn't even stand to see the whole movie. I don't appreciate a lot of animals which talk,even more those who have the leading roles. The plot was thin with a lack of fantasy. Children's acting was fine, but sorcerer's was kinda bad. It has,though,something that simulated to the good Disney movies,but it wasn't enough. If you are an adult probably you won't enjoy it. My younger brother(11 years old) and sister(14 years old) got bored in about 15 minutes,too. It seems to me that this film is only suitable for children under 5 years old, because this scenario can't convince anybody else.

I didn't expect going into this movie thinking there would be a lot of scares, but boy oh boy was I surprised when I got jumpscared 20 times in 5 seconds, but that just told me I was in it for the long haul! The amount of profanities those rapscallions were speaking made sure I knew I was in for a treat. When Springtrap from five nights at candy's walked in and said "It's time to spring the trap!" I was in a state of pure nightmarish terror. The dogs acting was depressingly bad, and I must say, when the girl dog started giving birth on screen my litter of 2 month old babies started bawling at 8 decibels each and put all of their fluids into a bathtub! This movie is monstrous, do watch.

Mitch out.

-PS, One of the babies i own has the vegeta haircut from watching this movie.

I WAS going to be nice to this movie, since it just looked like your typical talking dog movie, and it didn't look all THAT stupid at first. But then it just goes right up the deep end into total GARBAGE.

The villain is an idiot, the hound's means and methods don't make any sense, the acting is terrible, the decent animation is sadly overlooked, the story is full of cliches and contrivances, and seriously, the Halloween hound is defeated by a FART!?

I don't care if this is a direct-to-DVD talking dog movie, I expected BETTER from you, DISNEY. I expected a LOT better.

That's it! It's not a promotion of Christianity, witchcraft, or anything other than a Disney pursuit of the almighty dollar! I normally ignore the comments of others on this site, but sheesh! I really hope some of these posters are kidding. This is a straight-to-DVD Disney time waster that only wishes to give parents something they can show their kids on a rainy afternoon or some such. Maybe if I were under six years old I would also find this too frightening to watch. But that's what they initially said would be the problem with Scooby Doo, and look how long that has endured. Spooky Buddies is not great cinema, or deep cinema. Take it for what it is.

The story deals with an evil warlock attempting to unleash the powers of the underworld on an unsuspecting small town. It looks like he lives in the same house as Jerry Dandridge in the original Fright Night. Probably the same set was used. Anyway, this warlock first attempts to unleash this attack back in 1937. He and his evil Saint Bernard helper need the souls of five dogs related by blood. They nearly succeed, but the townspeople show up in time to stop the ritual and one dog's soul is not taken. Fast-forward to present day, and a group of five new puppies and five kids find themselves in danger of suffering the same fate. Can the ghost of the dog whose soul escaped the underworld warn the new pups in time? Or will the warlock and his evil dog catch the puppies and unleash their reign of terror on the town? And most importantly of all... will Nicholas Cage sue the makers of the film for making the warlock look so much like him?? The film is fairly cute, and certainly harmless. It spends as much time with the local kids as it does with the dogs. Even some of the local adults get in on the fun. More than a few of the voice actors are recognizable, and I really wasn't sure Tim Conway was still alive before seeing this. The Saint Bernard from the underworld who helps the warlock is kind of scary-looking, but he's no Cujo. I wasn't sure why the owl character was needed, but kids might like him. The puppies from 1937 who are of course saved and brought back to life are all cute little beagles. The puppies from the present are golden retrievers, as they are supposedly descended from Air Bud or something. I'm not really up on this Disney franchise. All very cute little pups. The film boasts better than expected special f/x. Ignore the dire warnings of others when it comes to Spooky Buddies. Its not going to scar any kid for life religiously. Just a good way to kill an hour and a half. Or something you can have on the background while your family is carving a pumpkin. Considering what type of film it is, its probably worth about 7 of 10 stars.

The Hound.

This movie is awful. However, for reasons unbeknown to me, my kid likes this movie.

*Spoiler* You have been warned.

To respond to a few of the reviews, in the context of the movie, it makes sense that the old guy would hide the book in the church, given that most people in previous generations went to church - even if they weren't 'believers'.

People are correct when they say that all viewers aren't Christian, but it is also correct to point out that a lot of Disney viewers are Christians and support the Disney brand because they tend to be family-friendly.

It's a delicate line movie makers walk to tell their stories. I'm not sure how you'd tell this particular story and exclude the church and the "good/evil" element. It would have lost a lot of its 'punch'.

Honestly, I thought this scene w/the old man and the kids in the church was the best part of the movie. Besides the end.

I do not recommend this movie for children who have not been desensitized to evil witchcraft. References to evil spirits, the underworld, and black magic abound. The Halloween Hound has yellow glowing eyes and *minor spoiler* breathes out black smoke that turns animals to stone. He also "eats" the puppies' "souls". This is necessary to *spoiler* "open a porthole" that will unleash evil spirits into our world and give the evil warlock Warwick (Harland Williams) control of the world.

There are, interestingly enough, two references to Christianity in the film. *Spoilers* One where the people are safe from evil in "the House of God" (a church), and another where reading words from the Bible thwarts evil. As a Christian, these references did not at all make up for the unnecessary exposure to evil and witchcraft. In my opinion, children DO NOT need this!

We are fans of the "Buddies" movies, but NOT this one. My 8 and 10 year old hated this movie. They were both awake most of the night because of it. If you do not like the first 5 minutes of this movie, turn it off! It doesn't get any better.

We wanted a movie from Cox on Demand. It was between space Jam, or this garbage. When Air Bud came out, it was a great movie about man's best friend, and playing basketball with him. It slowly regressed to a lame movie that only Justin Bieber- Disney XD liking brainwashed children can like. SPOILER AHEAD YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

the story consists of a hell-hound who tries to eat the souls of five sibling puppies, the puppies masters dress them up for Halloween, and big surprise, they can talk. Just like the previous movies. I don't deny that the hell-hound might scare little children, but from what I saw, they are expecting a horror of demonic proportions like Paranormal Activity, or anything Stephen king writes

The dog dies in this movie i wasnt expecting that and im verrrrrrrrrrrry upset that the dog died in this movie also spoiler alert the ghost was air bud the whole time.

The reviews weren't kidding. I freaking remember this movie when I was young and revisiting it again was my biggest mistake because I knew everything about the damn plot but I wanted to be on point about it! This movie is directly stealing a lot of material from mainly Hocus Pocus and Earnest Scared Stupid. I really hate the CGI puppy throughout half the film. It is so uncanny and it does not fit in with the live action. There is not much to say about this movie, I am serious! Like, you can easily point out the same scenarios that this movie is using on the two movies I just mentioned. The only thing I found hilarious about this film was Hoot the Owl turning to stone as he falls like one of those rubber creature toys you get at a dollar store and Budderball's fart counter attacking the demon hound's stony breath like Goku's Kaioken Kamehameha blasting down Vegeta's Galick Gun XDDDDDD.

Harland Williams is a treasure. His entire filmography is just one cinematic masterpiece after another. These days he mostly does voice work and kid's movies, but that's where the real money is anyway so it's a brilliant move by a master strategist.

Spooky Buddies is, in a word, terrifying. Five puppies are killed in the first five minutes. This is to let you know this isn't your daddy's Buddies movie. And don't @ me, I know they all come back at the end. That doesn't mean they weren't dead those 80 years.

While my love for Harland knows no bounds, the really stars here are the puppies. Across the board great performances. Rose Bud especially. The human actors could learn a trick or two from these puppies.

The masterful Robert Vince knows how to make a dog movie and it shows here. The set is his chess board and when Vince is firing on all cylinders each scene is perfectly paced, bringing everything to a slow boil until BOOM everything speeds towards genre bending conclusion.

Highly recommended.