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Balto III: Wings of Change
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781417003495
Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417003499
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: February 01, 2005
Running Time: 79 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
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Editorial Review:
Sled dog Balto may have retired in this second sequel to Balto, but our hero's sense of compassion and keen intellect have not diminished with time. When a new flying machine makes an appearance in the small Alaskan towns of Nome and White Mountain, it looks as if Kodi (Balto's son who is now a sled dog in his own right); the rest of the dog team, and their human Mushers will shortly be stripped of their duties as mail carriers. Refusing to be dismissed without a fight, the dogs and their Mushers challenge pilot Duke to a race and call Balto out of retirement to lead the team. When bad weather causes unexpected problems for the plane, it's up to the wise and courageous Balto to save Duke from certain death. An amusing sub-plot features Boris, a snow goose who's afraid of heights, and Stella, a seductress goose who's bent on winning Boris's affection. Voice talent featured in this 79-minute, animated program includes Sean Astin, Jean Smart, Keith Carradine, Kathy Najimy, and David Paymer. (Ages 3 to 10) --Tami Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - not bad for a third movie
This story is not as spiritual as the second Balto movie. That may reassure some sensitive viewers: no Native American spiritual practices or beliefs are aired/promoted/conveyed. Kodiak, one of Balto's sons, is the center figure that sets the tone of the story when his sled team is challenged to outrace an air plane delivering mail. The goose is back, with a she-goose that is stereotypically Russian femme-fatale. He has problems because he is afraid to fly, and she wants to have a romantic flight...Balto ... Read More
Rating:  - Literally an insult to the original
The first Balto was great, and I am one of the people who happen to like the second - Wolf Quest. I don't care if 75% of Balto fans say differently, WQ was so much better.
Firstly, it was too 'humanised.' The humans were shoved right in your faces so you lose the feeling of Alaska being 'wild.' Secondly, unlike the original and Wolf Quest, the characters were too underdeveloped, and most of them are annoying. Especially those dog characters, which look like they come from Lady and the Tramp II. Kodi ... Read More
Rating: - Good
This DVD was much better than Balto 2. The animation is better and so is the story. But it still doesn't have the quality of the first Balto movie. Should the boys decide to make a Balto 4 they should go back to the animation of the first one and keep the story along the lines of the first and third movies.
Rating:  - Better than Wolf Quest? Puh-leeze!
I loved the first Balto film and the second - Wolf Quest. In fact, WQ was my favourite of the series. I am shocked about the way people treat WQ!
WOC (Wings of Change) has better animation than WQ, but the first sequel beat this one by miles.
WOC is not a bad movie (I LOVED that lady goose, so downright hillarious) but it lacked what made Balto so special in the first place - the element of wolves. In this film, he is referred to as a mere 'dog,' not the 'wolfdog' we fell in love ... Read More
Rating:  - Three times the bark
This is the third movie in the hit Balto triology. A word of warning this movie has some mildly intense cartoon action seqeunces in some parts of it that maybe to intense for young kids under the age of ten. In Balto III wings of change young half wolf dog is leding the sleed dogs again. This time it's in a thrilling race to decide who will diliver the mail to Noamo the sleed dogs or the airplane. Your father charaters such as Boris the goose Jenny and those two wacky polar bears are back in this epic movie. ... Read More
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