So, i recently watched the Paw Patrol movie.
Based upon the long running TV show, it tells the story of a 10 year old Canadian orphan, Ryder, who i can only gather received a pretty big life insurance policy or had some serious benefactors out there, running a multi-billion dollar rescue operation involving six talking dogs, a massive semi and a skyscraper tower.
So, instead of the usual shenanigans in Adventure Bay, the movie takes us to Adventure City, which despite me watching about a million episodes of the TV, i have never heard this place mentioned. But somehow, the former mayor of Foggy Bottom and someone who has never been prosecuted despite committing many crimes over the years including car theft and kidnapping, Mayor Humdinger, has somehow won the mayoral election unopposed in Adventure City, and of course,e you know he's going to fuck up enough for Ryder and his team of mighty pups to relocate to save the day. Somehow a new Paw Patrol rescue tower has been built in i'm guessing a few days in Adventure City, funded apparently by merchandise sales.
There are some more serious moments, including an exploration of Chase's back story from when he was rescued as an abandoned pup in Adventure City by Ryder, and how he overcomes his fears of the big city. And we are introduced to a streetwise, but annoying AF mongrel named Liberty, who weasels her way into the gang. At least we din't have to put up with that annoying and stupid Mayor Goodway or Daring Fucking Danny X.
Anyway, i'm going to give it a 6.5/10. My 3 year old seemed to love it, but what the hell would he know?