Air Bud World Pup is one of the many Air Bud franchise. This is the third Air Bud movie. The first, Air Bud, came out in 1997. In that film Buddy the dog was a Basketball star. In the second movie, Air Bud Special Receiver, Buddy was a Football hero. In this the third installment, Buddy is a world class Soccer champion.
The move revolves around the “budding” romantic relationship between Josh and Emma as well as the high school soccer team trying to beat the undefeated champions.
In this film we are introduced to the future “Buddies” from the Buddies franchise, who are Buddy and Molly’s children. The puppies are born in this film.
Unbeknown to Josh, Emma, Buddy and Molly some bumbling thieves have hatched a plan to kidnapped the puppies. Will they succeed in kidnapping the puppies forever? Will the high school soccer team win the championship? To find out the answers you’ll never to purchase or rent a copy of Air Bud World Pup.
Also included are some bonus features. One feature is the Buddies’ Sports Channel which features all the Buddies puppies. Together the puppies talk about their Dad (Buddy) and his amazing athletic career.
Another bonus feature is a behind the scenes look at the making of the movie. It also shows how the production company helped Buddy learn how to play Soccer.
Originally released in 2000, I think children today will enjoy it just as much as they did 10 years ago. Parents might find some of it a bit cheesy (especially the British accents and Emma’s ridiculously silly father, Geoffrey Putter), but all-in-all its a good family movie that young and old will enjoy. Besides, who can resist adorable puppies?
The Special Edition DVD that is released today, June 15, 2010, also comes with an Air Bud cinch sports bag. It’s very small. It would work fine for a youngest but for older kids it wouldn’t hold much except for maybe a water bottle and a snack.
I think the film is released at an idea time with the World Cup in full swing. If your child is really into soccer this is a great time to pick up a copy of the movie.
Air Bud World Pup is available on DVD where ever DVDs are sold.
*I received a sample copy of the movie free to do this review. There as no other compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.