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The Story: By day, super dog Bolt thwarts villains and rescues Penny as star of his eponymously named television show. By night, however, he's an ordinary dog. Trouble is, no one's told Bolt his super powers are an invention of television producers, and when the brave pooch thinks Penny is in the clutches of the evil Dr. Calico, he escapes from his doggie trailer to save the day. Accidentally stranded in New York, Bolt and his companions -- an alley cat named Mittens and Rhino the exercise-ball enclosed hamster -- hitch back to Hollywood on a trip that teaches Bolt about friendship and the real meaning of super hero.

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Heads Up: Bolt (the made-up TV show within the movie) features a lot of stuff blowing up. It's all pretty cartoony and inoffensive, though the loud noises may lead to some ear covering. Two scenes seem to affect kids the most -- one in which Bolt is unceremoniously scooped up and put into a cage (a toddler near me burst into tears) and a climactic scene near the end in which Bolt and Penny are in danger and the two nearly give up. That last one is a heart tugger for everyone. The teenager next to me burst out in full-fledged sobs and my husband and I came close. There was not a dry eye in the house.

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