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Balto II - Wolf Quest | 
 enlarge | Director: Phil Weinstein
Actors: Maurice Lamarche, Jodi Benson, Lacey Chabert, David Carradine, Mark Hamill
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 14406
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD21102D
ISBN: 078324892X
UPC: 025192110221
EAN: 9780783248929
ASIN: B00005TSMM
Theatrical Release Date: February 19, 2002
Release Date: February 19, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Balto and his daughter aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: David Carradine Maurice Lamarche Run time: 75 minutes Rating: G Director: Phil Weinstein
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As if becoming a new father isn't enough, Balto the half-wolf is puzzled by a recurring nightmare involving a treacherous journey, some threatening characters, and plenty of unanswered questions. Chalk it up to parenthood: nightmare turns into reality when the last of his litter, whom no human will adopt, learns the devastating truth about her mixed heritage and embarks on a dangerous Wolf Quest, with papa Balto hot on her trail. The result is 75 minutes of engrossing action, beautifully integrated songs, well-timed humor, polished animation, and a refreshing tendency to surprise rather than shock. As thoughtfully composed as the original Balto (based on the true story of a heroic Alaskan sled dog), this made-for-video sequel promises to be a deeply satisfying selection for families with 3- to 8-year-olds. --Liane Thomas
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 Good Movie December 8, 2008
A. Culp
I think this movie was quite good despite all the negative reviews. I don't understand what some people were expecting from this sequel. I understand the first movie was based on a heroic canid but how closely did you want the sequel to follow that dogs life? Balto sits around and then dies...that would be a great movie right? That would be accuracy for you. This movie fosters respect for the earth and the creatures in it. I'm Catholic and I can't understand why other Christians would have a problem with their children learning to respect God's creations. I'll admit the animation had its problems and the songs could be a little hit or miss but overall this was a great movie with a good story and good morals. Oh and one last note, the parents who complained about Balto's daughter's attitude should really have finished the movie to see how the young girl grew
My 3 yr old loves it; I like it too April 6, 2008
Mother Brown
We like Balto 2 a lot -- even without having seen Balto 1. Our local library only has Balto 2. But we have watched it probably about 8 times by now, and it holds her attention every time. I find it a lot less annoying than most kids animated movies (such as most Disney). It does have some pretty scary scenes, which young kids will definitely need some kind of adult guidance to work through -- for instance, a bear with red eyes suddenly appears and attacks Alue; and there are some fierce wolves, both spirit wolves and real wolves. You need to judge whether your child is ready for the idea that the world can be scary. I don't think it's more scary than, say, Malificent in Sleeping Beauty, and actually I think it's less scary than Snow White, which I haven't yet let my daughter watch; or Dumbo, which I hate. The scariness of "Balto 2" is about the wild, the idea that there might be monsters or demons out there, which could also be within us; it's not about the even scarier idea that even those we love and trust, like the mother, could be bad; the stepmother theme; or that the mother could be killed or taken away, as in Babar. And it's not misogynistic. And it's not as loud as most Disney, and not so dependent on cutesy characters (there's an annoying goose, but he has a relatively, blessedly, small part). But it does have some scary scenes all the same; this isn't a movie to leave a young child to watch for the first time alone. But my daughter seems to have found it very sustaining for her imagination; she's always talking about the spirit animals coming to life, and about how to escape from a spirit bear. I like the fact that it has a semi-cheesy but kind of appealing native American philosophy, about the one-ness of nature and finding your own true identity. The theme of a child trying to find her own self is one that matters to all children, and in fact all people. I also like that, unlike in Disney princess movies, it's not a rescue plot: it's about the daughter, with her father's help, finding her own path, not about a prince/fairy godmother coming to the rescue of a passive heroine. The songs are kind of cheesy, but we both enjoy them. My daughter likes the fact that it is all dogs and wolves and animals, not people; it's a good movie for animal-loving kids. Actually I like that too. Nicely drawn, good voices; all in all, great kids movie. Now I am going to buy Balto 1.
Not as good as the first March 31, 2008
A. Brown (St Louis, MO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Same Balto- different voices. I dislike it when they change the actors who give life to the characters. Oh well... This struck me as a production done on a lower budget with the story line. This episode has longer than necessary drama scenes of Balto's dreams of who he is and it struck me as odd that the relational development with his daughter was introduced and exited abruptly toward the last 1/4 or the movie. It was good but did not measure up to the first one.
 Stopped watching... October 10, 2007
C. Straub (New England, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I rented this movie from the video store after my 4 year old son saw the original Balto movie and we enjoyed it. But this movie was awful. Balto kept having frightening, creepy dreams throughout the movie (my son doesn't scare easily, but he was scared), Aleu (Balto's daughter) was awful to her parents, but the spiritism/animism was too much and we just turned it off. I won't let this kind of trash influence my child's beliefs.
NOT recommended.
Beautiful January 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Balto II is even more underrated than the first film. Many people say that the first and third films are the best and this one is trash but I disagree, Wolf Quest is the best of the series. The music is beautiful and doesn't detract from the plot whatsoever. The animation is not that great (but you shouldn't judge it JUST by the animation). Unlike the first film, CGI is used and the effect? Stunning, simply stunning, and I mean it in a good way.
As for the story itself? It's about Balto's daughter Aleu, who looks more lupine than her brothers and sisters. Shocked by this, she (like most teens) blames it on her father and runs away, in a quest to find herself. It involves a Kodiac bear, three wolverines, a cunning fox and a pack of wolves.
In this film, the idea of spirit guides and such comes from the beliefs of the Haida, a tribe of Native Americans who lived (and still do) along the coast of Canada and Alaska. I've seen some Christian shoppers crtisise this film about it. That is really offensive to the few remaining Haida, and they ought to be ashamed of themselves.
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