Blu-ray Movie Reviews

When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn, her new friend Will and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really about.

The true star of the show is the audio/video presentation. The AVC encode features fantastic detail, vibrant colors, and inky blacks. The DTS-MA 5.1 soundtrack is quite aggressive, especially in the surround speakers and has reference-quality imaging.

The supplements include a bonus DVD, an animated pop-up book, some deleted scenes, a music video, and a sing-along feature.

This one certainly caters to the younglings, specifically young girls. The "Buddies" franchise has given birth to a number of films and last year's Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws" was perhaps the worst yet. Thankfully this edition improves on the story (relatively speaking), but anyone without kids will undoubtedly skip it even with the stellar presentation.