Product Details

• Actors: Liliana Mumy, Skyler Gisondo, Field Cate, Ty Panitz, Josh Flitter
• Directors: Robert Vince
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (DTS-HD High Res Audio), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: French, Spanish, English
• Dubbed: English, Spanish
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 20, 2011
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B004YHRZM6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,535 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Spooky Buddies (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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The Buddies puppies are back for another adventure, and this time the talking bundles of golden fur find themselves right in the middle of a Halloween scare that started way back in 1937. Fernfield legend tells of an evil warlock, Warwick, who entered into a pact with the menacing Halloween Hound to open a portal between realities and allow the spirits of the netherworld to escape and take over the world. Time ran out before the Halloween Hound could steal the souls of five dogs of the same blood in order to open the portal. But conditions are just right in the present for Warwick the Warlock and the Halloween Hound to return and complete their mission. The Buddies stumble into the middle of Warwick's plan and suddenly find themselves the town's only hope, along with a puppy ghost from the past named Pip, their new clairvoyant friend Zelda, and a young boy grown old. Young audiences find these cute talking puppies quite appealing, but the whole premise of ghosts and dark spirits from the underworld is potentially quite frightening to some. Additionally, some viewers may be surprised by the film's portrayal of the church as a safe sanctuary from dark spirits and the Bible as a powerful weapon to be brandished in the face of evil. While this fifth Buddies movie is just as cute as and no less believable than the previous films, the writers have chosen to treat the puppies more as one cohesive group rather than as individuals with distinct personalities, and the plot is certainly much scarier than in earlier films. What hasn't changed is the message that teamwork and confidence triumphs over evil. Bonus features include a tour of Rosebud's house, a "Monster Mash" music video featuring the cast of Shake It Up, and a sneak peak of Treasure Buddies. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them far across town to a mysterious mansion where something very spooky is going on. With the help of some unexpected new friends including a friendly ghost this exciting adventure is howling-good Buddy fun.
In a race against a no good hound, the Buddies and their new friends, Pip, Zelda, Rodney, and Skip, must stop Warwick the Warlock and save the world from his dastardly deeds.
Overflowing with action, humor, and a bag full of bonus features, Spooky Buddies is a Spooktacular adventure that treats you to a celebration of friendship and teamwork your whole family will enjoy.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Hocus Pocus Revisited September 26, 2011

By Patty Kaye TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is the first Buddies movie I have watched, so I can't compare it to the others. The first thing I have to say is that the puppies are adorable, the kids are charming, and the set is colorful. The second thing is that (at the risk of sounding picky) this movie is basically a remake of the Disney movie Hocus Pocus with a few minor changes, different actors, and of course adding the puppies. Hocus Pocus has always been one of my very favorite holiday movies, but I am genuinely shocked that Disney produced this Buddies movie with basically the EXACT same story line. Were they short on writers or short on creativity? If you have seen Hocus Pocus, you will be amazed at the similarities.

The story opens in a big old house in the past, just 75 years ago vs. 300 years, and sets up the whole story for present day Halloween in a small town. Instead of three witches who are brought back to life by a candle, it's a warlock brought back to life by a mirror. Instead of sucking the life out of children, the warlock needs the souls of 5 puppies (not as scary as it sounds). People are turned into little talking animals, just like Hocus Pocus, and the warlock wanders the streets filled with trick-or-treaters searching for his stolen spell book (sound familiar). All of the town's clueless parents are at the town Halloween dance and don't believe the children when they come looking for help. Seriously, I think they must have used the same script and just replaced the teenaged children with this younger group (more akin to the Goonies clan) and the Buddies. The children seem to be the main characters is this movie, with the Buddies as an aside. I really expected this movie to be more centered around the puppies.

Okay, now that I have complained enough about the fact that Disney took a major shortcut by copying Hocus Pocus, I have to say I am at least glad that they copied a GOOD movie and that it was their OWN movie that they copied, not somebody elses. I also have to wonder if it's possible that they did this intentionally because the story from Hocus Pocus was so successful and felt that it was worth redoing for a slightly younger set. Guess I can't blame them for that. Don't get me wrong, this movie can't compare to Hocus Pocus which had an all-star cast and was overflowing with humor. Spooky Buddies is obviously intended to give us an opportunity to watch some adorable little puppies in cute costumes outwit the bad guys with the help of some equally adorable kids. They were successful in doing just that. The opening of the movie is the scariest if you are concerned about your little ones, but the rest of the story lightens up and of course has a happy ending.

So why did I buy this movie? I have grandchildren who have several of the other movies and loved them and were eager to see this one as well. I like to have movies for all the holidays on hand for sleepovers, so I bought this one for Halloween. They haven't seen it yet, but I'm pretty sure they will enjoy it for a number of reasons. First, the children in the movie are their age and that is always a big plus when it comes to whether or not they can connect with the characters. Second, the movie is just scary enough to make it fun (after all, it is Halloween) but not scary enough to give them nightmares. It may be a little spooky for really small children. And third, everyone loves adorable puppies. I will try to do a follow up with "reviews" from my grandchildren after they see it.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Way too SCARY for G and kids under 8!!! October 1, 2011

By trish

Format:DVD

The first 5 minutes of this movie had my 7 year old in tears. It was way too scary and while we watched for 5 more minutes to actually see the buddies and see if she may like it... she was too freaked out and didn't want to watch them anymore. Do NOT get this movie if your kids get a little scared at spooky things - it will not be enjoyable for them at all!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Scary for kids under 5 October 1, 2011

By Fitmom12

Format:Blu-ray

I really can only rate this movie based on the first ten minutes. It took only 10 minutes to scare my 5 year olds before we turned it off. I'm very surprise that this movie is rated G!!!