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What the heck is this?!
Did anyone notice this besides me?
Started by Juuchan17 on 13 Sep 2004, 05:01 UTC · 22 preserved posts
74-108043194713 Sep 2004, 05:01 UTC
This is weird! I just noticed this on the summary of Wolf Quest on the back of the movie box.
It reads:
"A true American hero returns - in a breathtaking new quest as big as the wild, untamed North! This action-packed, feature-length sequel to the original Balto is a brilliantly animated adventure your whole family will want to share again and again!
Part husky and part wolf, Balto knows what it means to hear "the call of the wild." So when his headstrong young daughter Aleu discovers her own wolf heritage, Balto understands she must follow her heart. Now, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, Aleu will seek her own path, tangle with a renegade wolf pack leader and - with a little help from Dad - fulfill her own heroic destiny!"
Note what I put in italics. Movie summaries lie! In the movie, Balto didn't understand that until the end. During almost the entire movie, he was all worried and wanted to find her and bring her home. Would someone who understands want to try and find her?
I think not!
What do you guys think? Does it lie or tell the truth?
115-108568278513 Sep 2004, 07:04 UTC
Yes, it sounds as if someone wrote this without watching the film entirely. And the same for "Balto knows what it means to hear "the call of the wild."", that's not really the reason why Aleu left...
83-108302525613 Sep 2004, 13:21 UTC
Balto 2 isn't the first movie summary to give misleading information. The summary on Lady And The Tramp sayes Peg shares Their adventure. Lady only met Peg in the pound
74-108043194713 Sep 2004, 21:03 UTC
| Quote (steetboris @ Sep. 13 2004,3:04, am) |
| Yes, it sounds as if someone wrote this without watching the film entirely. And the same for "Balto knows what it means to hear "the call of the wild."", that's not really the reason why Aleu left... |
Yeah, we all know Aleu left to find her true place. Later on, she is on a quest to discover her destiny.
I wonder how much the summary writers get paid? I could take their job! Or maybe steetboris could . . . . .
Balto only "heard the call of the wild" a few times, but he only did that in the original. I guess the writer may have known a bit about the first movie. Maybe s/he didn't watch the entire first movie either.
Who knows?80-109198451814 Sep 2004, 23:03 UTC
If you ask me, that summary spoils too much of balto 2 =P
76-106254582315 Sep 2004, 02:26 UTC
| Quote (Policho @ Sep. 14 2004,7:03, pm) |
| If you ask me, that summary spoils too much of balto 2 =P |
Agreed =p..I would've figured this guy wasn't paying attention to the spoilerage in this summerization..XD and I absolutley agree about it being one huge spoiler for some people...119-109000093515 Sep 2004, 11:19 UTC
I think it spoiled too much too. And I think that that thing lied.
65-107815589715 Sep 2004, 12:32 UTC
Indeed.....but that is what people do. I am sure that the summaries I have read for B3 will be inaccurate to at least a certain point. *shrugs*
87-109505353216 Sep 2004, 00:27 UTC
Agreed. but it's not that bad he understood when they were near the sea and he said. "Then I'm comign with you..." There was still a big chunk of movie left when he said that right?
83-108302525616 Sep 2004, 04:26 UTC
| Quote (Wo)lf @ Sep. 15 2004,7:27, pm) |
| he said. "Then I'm comign with you..." There was still a big chunk of movie left when he said that right? |
Yes that is true after Balto said that the Movie started to become even more interesting74-108043194716 Sep 2004, 18:33 UTC
Yeah. I think that was around the part when Aleu was beginning to discover her true goal in life . . . .
It did get interesting afterwards, but Balto didn't seem to have much of a big role in that (except trying to avoid getting himself and his daughter in the clan's business).
Let's hope the Balto 3 summary on the back cover is much better than its previous sequel. It has a lot to live up to, since we're all excited about it (Will be more excited when a US release date is announced)!
I do feel like mentioning this: I thought the whole thing with the clan believing that Balto was to be their new leader was the dumbest thing in the movie (besides the whole thing with sucky character changes . . ). Thank goodness the summary didn't say that!
*post 170* 83-108302525617 Sep 2004, 02:54 UTC
| Quote (Juuchan17 @ Sep. 16 2004,1:33, pm) |
| (Will be more excited when a US release date is announced)! |
Same Here 
What was so odd about The Pack beliveing Balto was to be their new leader? Between Balto and Alue You would think Balto would be better suited to be a Leader74-108043194718 Sep 2004, 06:27 UTC
BUt don't forget, he doesn't know much about the "wolf" part of himself. Too bad he's not a goose supposedly flying south for the winter . . . . lol
Well, Aleu doesn't know much about her wolf side either, except that her dad was half-wolf and so is she. But at least she learned to accept her heritage in the end and earlier in life than her father did.
Maybe that's why I thought this was weird . . .
Who knows?
83-106196071619 Sep 2004, 02:53 UTC
| Quote (Juuchan17 @ Sep. 13 2004,1:01, am) |
| Movie summaries lie! |
Lie is such a strong word... 
Actually, I'd call a great deal of summaries inaccurate. I'm pretty sure who ever writes them, never really watches the product, nor do they have a great understanding of it. I've seen anime shows where the summary indicated the show was one way, when it turned out to be another. So, it's a problem plauging more than just Universal. So, I guess what's inside counts more than that cover.
And the bad part about when Wolf Quest got interesting was the fact that it was just about over. That gave the movie a feeling of being too short.87-109505353219 Sep 2004, 04:49 UTC
I dunno. I think that the running time for Wolf Quest was okay. For a sequel anyway. Cause you know alot of the time the sequel is shorter than the predessesor. Why this is I dunno but most of the time it is.
83-108302525619 Sep 2004, 06:13 UTC
| Quote (Silver Huskey @ Sep. 18 2004,9:53, pm) |
| the bad part about when Wolf Quest got interesting was the fact that it was just about over. That gave the movie a feeling of being too short. |
I also felt "Balto 2" was to short. However when I think that about a movie(like I did the first "Balto")it means I really liked it115-108568278519 Sep 2004, 07:27 UTC
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| I am sure that the summaries I have read for B3 will be inaccurate to at least a certain point. *shrugs* |
I do believe that the B3 summaries already spoiled as much as this B2 summary, even if you don't think so...
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| And the bad part about when Wolf Quest got interesting was the fact that it was just about over. That gave the movie a feeling of being too short. |
Yes, some parts were too long and they didn't focuse on the important things. Some things were useless (the spirits of the totem...)74-108043194719 Sep 2004, 08:04 UTC
I'm surprised . . . because I agree with you on the summaries for Balto 3. Yeah, I've read them all (and I'm not saying anything . . . 
) so I understand that one.
You have a good point there, Silver. Lots of anime and many other movie summaries seem to spoil the main plotline of a movie/ series. That sucks.
(Unless you already knew what was going to happen in the first place because of the "obvious facts"; almost like how people say that movie trailers can spoil a movie . . . . hmm . . . sounds familar . . . don't ya think?) 87-109505353219 Sep 2004, 09:17 UTC
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| Some things were useless (the spirits of the totem...) |
I know this may sound weird. But I think that it was quite nexxessary for the spririt of the totem parts of the movie. Without this the audience wouldn't have understood why animals simply dissapeared into thin air. What they meant or why they attacked balto in teh first place. Not to mention the fact that they are the coolest lookign scenes in the movie. The 3D water, lightning, Ice, and light effets were all pretty cool for such a low quatlity animation movie. I loved these scenes....80-109198451821 Sep 2004, 22:48 UTC
About the point that Silver said, I remember when they show Detective Connan in TV, the girl that summaries it told that I was a comedy... (and then in the series you saw dead people, blood an those things).=P
I trully agree with you Silver
83-108302525622 Sep 2004, 03:39 UTC
| Quote (Wo)lf @ Sep. 19 2004,4:17, am) |
| I think that it was quite nexxessary for the spririt of the totem parts of the movie. Without this the audience wouldn't have understood why animals simply dissapeared into thin air. What they meant or why they attacked balto in teh first place. |
Good Point The movie would've have had a major plot hole without Them 80-107376962124 Sep 2004, 18:42 UTC
Yeh, I must agree to that. The animals would seem incredibly random without.