Cast overview: | |||
Sean Astin | ... | Kodi (voice) | |
Jodi Benson | ... | Jenna (voice) | |
Keith Carradine | ... | Duke (voice) | |
Bill Fagerbakke | ... | Ralph / Mr. Conner (voice) | |
Charles Fleischer | ... | Boris / White Mountain Postmaster (voice) | |
Charity James | ... | Dusty (voice) | |
Maurice LaMarche | ... | Balto / Moose 1 / Moose 2 (voice) | |
Kathy Najimy | ... | Dipsy (voice) | |
David Paymer | ... | Mel (voice) | |
Kevin Schon | ... | Muc / Luc / Simpson (voice) | |
Jean Smart | ... | Stella (voice) | |
Carl Weathers | ... | Kirby (voice) |
The mail in the north used to be delivered by dogsled, but the success of airplane delivery leaves Balto and the other sled dogs feeling neglected. However, when a delivery plane crashes on a mountain side, the sled dogs get the opportunity to show their worth. This story also prominently features Balto's son, Kodi, who was among the puppy litter that we met in Balto II: Wolf Quest. Written by Karakul
I loved the first Balto movie, it wasn't a flawless film, but it had a good story, good animation, good voice acting, and a heart to it. I hated Balto 2: Wolf Quest, it had a contrived story, sub-par animation, OK voice acting at best, and was obviously just a cash grab. Now we have Balto 3: The Wings of Change, is it any good? Kinda.
First off the story is much better, no weird spiritual stuff, just a race against a bush plane, and a rescue. Also there is a subplot of Boris falling in love, but he can't fly, the subplots OK, but the movie probably could have done a better job with it. The voice actings better, Balto sounds more like he did in the first. The animation, well, it's still sub-par 2-D and awful CGI. Also there are more songs in this film, but it isn't just howling, and the songs, are actually, not that bad. There not Disney quality songs, but they were pretty descent.
Balto 3 isn't perfect, but it's far better than the second in the series, so if you want to, give it a shot, it may surprise you.