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turbopuns2
12/27/17 7:07:41 PM
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Just re-watched this on hulu last night. Hadn't seen it in over a decade. Here are my mental notes:

-it's a 90 minute movie about a basketball playing dog, and the first time the dog puts a basketball through a hoop is 45 minutes in

-the dog plays in exactly one basketball game. He checks in with 6 minutes left.

-the setup for the dog actually playing in an official game is this: half the team suddenly gets chicken pox, then a guy fouls out, so they only have 4 players

-before said game starts, the boy goes to the drunk clown's house to kidnap the dog in order to set it free. He gets the dog and takes him across a lake or something, and turns him loose in a field. The next time we see the dog, he randomly bursts into the gymnasium at the exact moment the player is fouling out, and the original owner is, inexplicably, chasing after him. How the hell did the owner track down the dog?

-when the dog shoots free throws, it's 78-82 with 20 seconds left. He makes them both. 80-82 with 20 seconds left. Then the ball moves down the court, and the next time we see the scoreboard it's like 61-65 with 4 minutes left or something. Then it goes back to normal. Just a silly mistake I noticed.

-Nobody considers the thought of the dog actually playing until the moment when he bursts onto the scene. Yet magically they already have four miniature basketball shoes that fit a dog ready to go on the bench?

I'm not trying to do a serious critique of the movie here. Just watched it when I was drunk and felt like reflecting on it. It's weird watching things like that and observing the differences between your perspective as a child compared to an adult. I actually thought the development of the family was done well, with the kid dealing with his father dying and the mother working two jobs doing the best she could.
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Grand Kirby
12/27/17 7:15:26 PM
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Could the dog talk in this one? Or was that just the sequels?
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Corrik
12/27/17 7:18:45 PM
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turbopuns2 posted...
Just re-watched this on hulu last night. Hadn't seen it in over a decade. Here are my mental notes:

-it's a 90 minute movie about a basketball playing dog, and the first time the dog puts a basketball through a hoop is 45 minutes in

-the dog plays in exactly one basketball game. He checks in with 6 minutes left.

-the setup for the dog actually playing in an official game is this: half the team suddenly gets chicken pox, then a guy fouls out, so they only have 4 players

-before said game starts, the boy goes to the drunk clown's house to kidnap the dog in order to set it free. He gets the dog and takes him across a lake or something, and turns him loose in a field. The next time we see the dog, he randomly bursts into the gymnasium at the exact moment the player is fouling out, and the original owner is, inexplicably, chasing after him. How the hell did the owner track down the dog?

-when the dog shoots free throws, it's 78-82 with 20 seconds left. He makes them both. 80-82 with 20 seconds left. Then the ball moves down the court, and the next time we see the scoreboard it's like 61-65 with 4 minutes left or something. Then it goes back to normal. Just a silly mistake I noticed.

-Nobody considers the thought of the dog actually playing until the moment when he bursts onto the scene. Yet magically they already have four miniature basketball shoes that fit a dog ready to go on the bench?

I'm not trying to do a serious critique of the movie here. Just watched it when I was drunk and felt like reflecting on it. It's weird watching things like that and observing the differences between your perspective as a child compared to an adult. I actually thought the development of the family was done well, with the kid dealing with his father dying and the mother working two jobs doing the best she could.

As far as errors as this sort. Friday Night Lights was on the other day. The movie. When Boobies gets injured and the team with Mike Wimchem or whatever is driving down the field there is like 50 seconds left. They complete what I think it 4 or 5 passes going down the field. Except. Every single pass they complete seems to be caught around the opponents 20 yard line over and over. So they drove down the field at the end of the game in the time left by throwing the spot down field to the same spot over and over. It was weird to me.
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turbopuns2
12/27/17 7:24:20 PM
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Corrik's comment also reminds me...80-82 in a middle school basketball game? Does that ever actually happen?
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Corrik
12/27/17 7:25:54 PM
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turbopuns2 posted...
Corrik's comment also reminds me...80-82 in a middle school basketball game? Does that ever actually happen?

No lol
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Corrik
12/27/17 7:26:17 PM
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I like how autocorrect changed boobie to boobies.
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turbopuns2
12/27/17 7:26:24 PM
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Grand Kirby posted...
Could the dog talk in this one? Or was that just the sequels?


He can talk in the sequels??

No, in this he starts as a dog that is part of this shitty drunk party clown's act. He catches balls and knocks balls through the clown's arms or whatever as a trick. Then the dog falls out of the clown's truck bed and gets found by the boy, our hero.
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MysteriousStan
12/27/17 7:28:08 PM
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So back when I was maybe 10 my younger brother was looking in the backyard at my grandma's and asked who were the dogs that were playing with my grandma's dog, Sasha. She was confused but there were in fact two extra dogs in the backyard that were clearly strays.

So she takes out some food for them. One of the dogs was having none of it and bolted pretty much as soon as my grandma came out. After some time the other dog eventually started eating the food. My grandma decided to keep him (She had recently had to put down her other dog Max as well). We told her that she should name him Buddy after the Buddy in Air Bud since that dog had been a retriever and a stray as well. And that's how Buddy came to live with my grandma.

He never quite broke his habit of running away but he always managed to find his way back on the times that he did get out. He was a bit of a wild one but he was a good dog and the one I remember most of my grandma's dogs (She has had 4 of them and is considering getting another one).
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Grand Kirby
12/27/17 7:30:31 PM
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turbopuns2 posted...
Grand Kirby posted...
Could the dog talk in this one? Or was that just the sequels?


He can talk in the sequels??

No, in this he starts as a dog that is part of this shitty drunk party clown's act. He catches balls and knocks balls through the clown's arms or whatever as a trick. Then the dog falls out of the clown's truck bed and gets found by the boy, our hero.

Good thing it was a clown and not a mime or else he wouldn't have learned to talk.
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DeepsPraw
12/27/17 7:31:45 PM
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Mega Mana
12/27/17 7:32:26 PM
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MysteriousStan posted...
So back when I was maybe 10 my younger brother was looking in the backyard at my grandma's and asked who were the dogs that were playing with my grandma's dog, Sasha. She was confused but there were in fact two extra dogs in the backyard that were clearly strays.

So she takes out some food for them. One of the dogs was having none of it and bolted pretty much as soon as my grandma came out. After some time the other dog eventually started eating the food. My grandma decided to keep him (She had recently had to put down her other dog Max as well). We told her that she should name him Buddy after the Buddy in Air Bud since that dog had been a retriever and a stray as well. And that's how Buddy came to live with my grandma.

He never quite broke his habit of running away but he always managed to find his way back on the times that he did get out. He was a bit of a wild one but he was a good dog and the one I remember most of my grandma's dogs (She has had 4 of them and is considering getting another one).


Don't have anything to add but a genuine cool story, bro.
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Turducken
12/27/17 7:33:32 PM
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turbopuns2 posted...
Grand Kirby posted...
Could the dog talk in this one? Or was that just the sequels?


He can talk in the sequels??

He has children who can talk and go into space and also meet Santa Claus I think? It gets pretty bonkos.
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turbopuns2
12/27/17 7:38:13 PM
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Turducken posted...
turbopuns2 posted...
Grand Kirby posted...
Could the dog talk in this one? Or was that just the sequels?


He can talk in the sequels??

He has children who can talk and go into space and also meet Santa Claus I think? It gets pretty bonkos.


LMAO. WHAT.
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Corrik
12/27/17 7:42:34 PM
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Super Buddies (2013) After acquiring rings that grant them superpowers, the Buddies must use them to stop a villain

I just want to let you all know that the air bud series Wikipedia reads like it was written by a golden retriever. Jesus.
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turbopuns2
12/27/17 8:13:29 PM
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Corrik posted...
Super Buddies (2013) After acquiring rings that grant them superpowers, the Buddies must use them to stop a villain


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Corrik
12/27/17 8:14:44 PM
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turbopuns2 posted...
Corrik posted...
Super Buddies (2013) After acquiring rings that grant them superpowers, the Buddies must use them to stop a villain


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The buddies series is a spin off series and not in the main line airbud. Airbud series is all about him playing sports. Basketball football baseball soccer and volleyball
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HaRRicH
12/29/17 9:29:51 AM
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Tagging for more sweet Air Bud coverage.
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SaveEstelle
12/29/17 11:19:34 AM
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Air Bud: Grindhouse is my favorite entry. There's something satisfying about seeing our beloved golden retriever taking a chainsaw to all his worries. It was really sweet when the feds almost caught Air Bud but his original owner, Mr. Clown, came and sacrificed himself so Air Bud could escape ;_;
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EndOfDiscOne
12/29/17 11:27:30 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Bud_(series)

The Santa Paws series is a spin-off of the Air Buddies series


What the fuck, since when?

Edit: oh I guess the Santa Paws movies are unrelated to the books?
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SaveEstelle
12/29/17 11:28:44 AM
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The ABCU (Air Bud Cinematic Universe) is p. deep, brehs
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charmander6000
12/29/17 11:45:09 AM
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turbopuns2 posted...
-Nobody considers the thought of the dog actually playing until the moment when he bursts onto the scene. Yet magically they already have four miniature basketball shoes that fit a dog ready to go on the bench?


Wasn't Buddy used for the half-time show? I'm not sure if he wore shoes back then, but it wouldn't be a stretch to think someone made it for him.
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LeonhartFour
12/29/17 12:13:06 PM
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turbopuns2
12/29/17 12:43:17 PM
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charmander6000 posted...
turbopuns2 posted...
-Nobody considers the thought of the dog actually playing until the moment when he bursts onto the scene. Yet magically they already have four miniature basketball shoes that fit a dog ready to go on the bench?


Wasn't Buddy used for the half-time show? I'm not sure if he wore shoes back then, but it wouldn't be a stretch to think someone made it for him.


He was, for a different game earlier in the season. I guess he had shoes for the halftime show. They wouldn't have been expecting him for the game he actually plays in, but I guess it would make sense that the shoes would be at the gym somewhere.
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KujikawaRising
12/29/17 12:57:12 PM
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I remember this movie.

I also know that watching things like this again as an adult makes me realize how good kids have it. I overthink everything now. I miss the simple times...
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CaptainOfCrush
12/29/17 1:12:35 PM
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Great opening post haha, though I actually remember this movie being pretty good.
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Jakyl25
12/29/17 9:02:50 PM
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In the sequels, the animals can talk to EACH OTHER. They dont speak to humans.

Oh and in Super Buddies they can talk to the aliens

I have a niece and nephew <_<
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Jakyl25
12/29/17 9:10:53 PM
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Also the Buddies are a great example of the Smurfette Principle

All 5 have defining characteristics

One loves to eat and gets one big fart in every movie. Dont pull his paw!

One is hip and uses street lingo. See its funny because he calls dogs dawg not actually meaning canine.

One is a Buddhist and is big on enlightenment. Get it? BUDdhist?

One is rowdy and loves to get dirty. I think they were running low on ideas at this point.

And one is...a girl. Her whole defining characteristic is that shes female.
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JonThePenguin
12/29/17 11:58:49 PM
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Jakyl25 posted...
I have a niece and nephew <_<

I have my own kids and have never seen any of those movies. >_>
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Jakyl25
12/30/17 1:32:13 AM
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Maybe you dont use Netflix as babysitting easy mode like I do!

They like cute animal movies. They also watch the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movies. These are better than those!
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turbopuns2
12/30/17 11:07:37 AM
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Yeah I had no idea what can of worms I was opening with this.
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bryans7
12/30/17 11:10:42 AM
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For me and babysitting my nephew years ago, it was White Chicks. Think I saw that movie 50 times in a week.

It was a dark period.
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turbopuns2
01/01/18 10:57:51 PM
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Bump
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SaveEstelle
01/01/18 10:59:04 PM
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it's been more than a minute
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turbopuns2
01/01/18 11:01:44 PM
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sue me
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SaveEstelle
01/01/18 11:03:37 PM
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I don't know how
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SaveEstelle
01/02/18 5:51:51 PM
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Bump
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