Hey. Now before I even start this article I want to say something. Any comment that goes in here that is offensive about my article will be taken out. My article is for my opinion. I am just speaking my words and you cannot go against them because well, they belong to me. If I don't like something I say, I won't say it. Simple as that. So, if I want to speak my mind in a orderly manner and make it as less offensive as I possibly can, I think you should do the same for my comments. If you wish to not say something nice, please, leave this article immediately and don't say anything at all. It will save your time. And it will save my time by not having to read a rude comment that was sent for no reason. Thank you. :)

Balto, as we all know is a wonderful and heart touching story. But, was making sequals going a little too far?

The first Balto was wonderful and told the Balto story like it was suposed to be told, and it was truthful about the real story about the real dog, Balto, who used to exist. That one got good reviews and was a hit and is known even today. But the sequals were made up. Not part of the truth. Which means we have stretched the truth. Which doesn't seem right to me. I love Balto, and I would never want his truth of his magnificent true story be stretched to where it is not true. And that is exactly what the people who made the sequals did. I know we can't get rid of them but it just seemed unfair to do and not right. And now we might be making a Balto 4? This isn't right to me....

We all have liked the sequals but if you really stop and think about it, maybe you will see what I am seeing and realize what these people have done. I understand if you are still against me. Just trying to speak my mind. Thank you.

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Rex and Soul, November 26, 2007 at 20: 50 Member

It all came down to money with the sequels. Universal was short on it and wanted more so thats how it started. I don't want to start a flame war here, but sequels are still nice to have, even if they aren't true which most of them are.

Aleu_wolfdog, November 26, 2007 at 22: 41 Member

You're absolutly right. Balto (1) was simply fantastic and an amzing movie. Balto 2 was pretty good, okay, but the first was still better, the third movie...honestly, I didn't like it. Bush planes, no Aniu, no wolf stuff, it didn't seem anything like the first two movies, it didn't relate to their plots at all, and that what I disliked most. The plot seemed boring to me and I found some of the characters annoying. Now this is my opinion, so everyone else if free to say what they wish.

Lena_Wolf, November 27, 2007 at 01: 23 Member

Thank you for all your comments. I really appreciate it. And Rex, you make a very good point. Sequals are nice to have and they make a lot of profit. I don't blame Universal for making them, I just don't like how they were made. Anyway, thanks!

kaltag is smart, November 27, 2007 at 01: 48 Member

I don't think yet ANOTHER sequel would be good for Balto. I agree there really shouldn't be another sequel, your artical make godd sense!

tala the whitewolf, November 27, 2007 at 12: 19 Member

yes they're taking it a little too far

Drawolf, November 27, 2007 at 14: 17 Member

Univarsal made sequels because they wanted the money, but they didn't got what they expect. (no doubt...) so they stopped making sequels, which, is a good dicision to me. butttttttt, Aren't we making Balto4 as a fanmovie? no... fanTRAILER? just a fanfiction, man. don't get stressed.

Canis Lupus, November 27, 2007 at 19: 26 Member

Whilst the original movie did stay quite true to the true story, it did stray from it quite a bit (the real Balto was not half wolf). I don't see what's so wrong with sequels though, because they're still good kids films. Just so you know, the original film actually did not get good reviews or success when it came. Great article though!

Lena_Wolf, November 27, 2007 at 22: 56 Member

Thank you again and Canis Lupus, if I do recall, you are semi true but Universal did get a lot of good reviews on Balto 1 because it was almost like a Disney movie. and Disney makes tons of movies like Balto. I'm not saying it is fully true but I do believe some people if I talked to them would believe Balto was made by Disney. and therefor Balto was watched by tons of childeren and has made it to be a classic tale of a dog. And classic movies is very much Disney like. Don't know if that makes much sense but yeah. Thanks anyway though!

DragonWings, November 29, 2007 at 00: 23 Member

Well, I'm saying that it okay if there's sequils. We all know it didn't really happen. Most people just like the sequils. That way, your not at an edge. No offebce, but that start in your post was mean. Your saying we can't put our opinion, we have to say your right. And trustt me, continue doin' that, and soon you might be banned. You don't want that. The sequils, I know, are not real. But they are just for fun. Every one enjoys them. With all the mony they made for B1, they made a sequil just for fun. The sequils arn't based on facts, yes, but they are made for enjoyment. So, don't bother them. If you want some facts, make your own fic on how you would make B2. And you have to remember, you can't delet a comment. Only the poster or a mod can delet them. And besides, the sequils are rated Pg and G. Think 3 year olds would injoy seeing Balto ans a living fur scelleton?

wolfen_043, November 30, 2007 at 22: 16 Member

Completely agreed. I think sequels were a dumb idea. If they just couldn't suppress the urge to make yet another balto sequel, they could have at least spent time on a decent story and art especially. Maybe I'm biased because I honestly can't stand sequels (unless they're for movies like Toy Story or Shrek where it's all just fun and there doesn't really have to be any story) mostly because they're almost always a level below the original. That might sound dumb because obviously, it's not the original, but if they can't make something just as good then why bother ruining the original story? Balto was smart and quirky with talented actors portraying their voices and a realistic story with no sing alongs unlike so many disney films which made it feel real and not a 'kid cartoon.' Aaaand i don't mean to sound so negative haha i just wish they'd left balto alone, it's my favorite animated film and when i watch the sequels just to see what they could possibly be about, i can't help cringe at the bad animation and just over all story line and dialogue. To me it's like someone having drawn a masterpiece, a beautiful piece of art, then some crummy doodle and stuck it in their gallery as part of a series. So yeah. I totally agree with you. haha I think they should have jst left it alone. In the end I try to forget about two and three

CyberTheWolf, December 01, 2007 at 06: 00 Member

I agree, but for different reasons, I need closure. Balto 4 in my opinion should have Balto *swallow* die. Giving the story closure.

Dewey Lone Fighter, December 04, 2007 at 22: 42 Member

balto didnt save everyone on his own he did have help and thats why im kinda mad because at the end they only congraduate balto even though the others helped too Balto 2 was ok and Balto 3 wasnt that great and they kept adding new characters just stick to your main story and add only a few characters and they forgot to use some of the important characters like Rosie were was she in 2 and 3? well thats my conclusion... for now

Wolf 'Fang' Princess, December 05, 2007 at 14: 59 Fan News editor

Here, here! Maybe Balto 4 would be really, really bad!

Lena_Wolf, December 08, 2007 at 02: 06 Member

Thank so much for all your comments. And what a awesome reply from wolfen_043. Thanks so much. And I agree with you on the characters Dewey Lone Fighter.

Dariuswolf, December 11, 2007 at 23: 43 Member

I think its true, but having sequels is still a very good thing.

SGA, January 05, 2008 at 18: 08 Member

If they did make another sequel, perhaps it could be about Balto being bought and going on tour, like it tells us in the documentary with the original's DVD. For a start, Balto couldn't have pups anyway, like another article points out, so the two sequels are completely made up. As for WQ, it depends on your opinion on 'shamanism'.

wolf_girl_772, March 25, 2008 at 10: 59 Member

Hmmm, this makes sense. The sequels are nice to have but it would have been nice if they put some more of Balto's real story. A B4 would be great, but that's just me because I've always LOVED wolves and huskies. But I think they probably would want to make it with better animators than they did the OTHER two sequels, don't you think? Anyway, good article!

Masterwolf_Balto_Jenna, March 28, 2008 at 11: 02 Member

yes, i agree with you wolf_girl_772, but i think that if they make Balto 4 with great animation, and they start winning lots of money, they would do more and more sequels and balto would become another LBT (i've always loved wolves and huskies too by the way)

Iditarod, April 02, 2008 at 20: 29 Member

Yeah, having another sequel would be like The Land Before Time. They're nice and all, but by the time we get to The Land Before Time: One Million, they're a little off track

jerseycaptain, June 11, 2008 at 08: 20 Member

Actually, the first movie stretched the truth of the serum run a great deal. The only things which are accurate in that first movie are: 1. It is winter (it was actually January 27 to February 2) 2. There was a blizzard in the latter half of the run 3. Nome was struck by a diphtheria epidemic 4. Balto lead a team during what was actually a RELAY 5. The emergency was announced by telegraph 6. The serum (or a small, initial quantity of it) was sent north to Nenana by rail, and then picked up and carried east to Nome (but by twenty dog teams, not just one) ----Conversely, there are a plethora of INaccuracies, including: 1. Balto as a brown-gray wolf dog (he was a black Siberian husky with white socks and bib, and white markings around the tip of his muzzle) 2. Balto siring puppies (in real life, he was neutered as a puppy, and could not have sired any puppies) 3. Balto did not heroically go out searching for a lost team led by a dog named Steele (who was a work of utter fiction)...he was placed in the lead of a team by his human musher 4. These characters, from the first movie are fictional: Steele, Nikki, Kaltag, Doc, Morse, Jenna, Boris, Muk, Luk, Dixie, Sylvie, Rosy (and her parents), the white wolf, and the musher of Steele's team 5. The serum was carried in a "packet", wrapped in a fur skin, which contained small ampules. It was not transported in a wooden box containing large bottles. 6. The musher of Balto's team was actually a 21-year old Norwegian named Gunnar Kaasen, not a middle-aged bearded guy who raced his team. 7. Balto's boat is fictional (there is a old wooden tugboat sitting out at the Fort Davis Roadhouse southeast of the real town of Nome, approximately at the same distance from the modern town as Balto's boat was from the cartoon Nome. However, this boat - the "Wendy K" did not exist in 1925, the year of the serum run, and it is pointed in the opposite direction...away from town). 8. None of the incidents shown in the cartoon movie, which the team has to deal with on the run up from, or back to, Nome really happened. However, other harrowing adventures did. I liked the sequels. Balto 3 much more than Balto 2. And actually, while Balto 3 is a work of fiction, the ideas and concepts presented there are quite historically accurate. The bush plane, and its threat to dog sledding as a means of carrying mail are very plausible. Though there is no way a real dog sled team would have beat a real bush plane in a race (though they would not have been able to fly one in the winter. Those biplanes had open cockpits and water-cooled engines, which made them utterly unreliable in winter. Until the technology advanced in the later 1920s and early 30s, mail was still carried at times by dog sled teams).

Balto676, July 18, 2008 at 12: 56 Member

Your right

baltomusher, September 23, 2008 at 01: 17 Member

im balto 4 they should have balto be sold to a circis. that is what happend, but, i'm just throwing it there. good artical

poke, November 26, 2008 at 00: 06 Member

Right on! Actually, there shouldn't be a sequel for ANY movie that isn't based on a book. Otherwise they just wanted to make some profit on a stupid little movie that a two year old could come up with a plot line.

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