After viewing TREASURE BUDDIES, one thing is clear: you can only take so much cuteness. Disney really needs to let this franchise go. I think even kids don't find the pups that interesting anymore? Even the addition of Babi the monkey doesn't help much since his cuteness wears thin. I know--I'm just a grumpy old coot but still an avid movie fan who likes an entertaining family film. After all, we're the ones who buy them!I generally enjoy Richard Riehle and Edward Hermann, but their characters and dialogue are just poorly written. The dog voice characterizations are generic and uninspired and interchangeable. Adding CGI effects to the black demon cats is embarrassingly bad. Kids today are more cognizant of good effects thanks to Harry Potter and Captain Jack. The "buddies" may have seemed lucrative at the time but enough is enough. An animated run on Nickelodeon might be more practical.