Bolt: Wasn't there a movie exactly like this a few years ago?

No, the OP is right.

Can’t recall the title…

For those who think they know the answer, look through this list.

And here’s a link that’s dog-specific.

Actually, Miley is a thousand year old alien bent on our destruction. Tell the world!

You’re probably thinking of Billy West. He complains about it a lot.

He’s cool with the big actors who really do provide a great character voice, like Tim Allen in Toy Story for example, but not so much when it’s Will Smith just being Will Smith the fish.

Or an action figure, and you’ve got Toy Story. It’s noteworthy that this was not the original storyline under the original director, who was fired after John Lasseter took over at Disney. Lasseter made this film a major project. Now it looks like Toy Story. Isn’t that interesting.

But the original story for Bolt was almost exactly like Cars. That was just a coincidence, because it was developed before Pixar merged with Disney, but it was unfortunate, and therefore an inevitable casualty.

“Getting lost and making new friends while trying to get back home” is a simple and common plot so it’s not a crime to reuse it. Now if Lightning McQueen or Bolt had hooked up with a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion - then I say it was plagiarism.

And yet they get Keanu to play Klaatu in the remake.
(In this version, it looks like he is bent on our destruction- not just to give a warning.)

The thing is this. Hollywood uses voice actors to allow dogs and other animals to ‘speak’ in American movies. They do this because dogs and cats naturally speak Spanish.

Agreed.

And when they do, they usually ask for fast food, which was a happy coincidence for Taco Bell about a decade ago.

I’m guessing the OP may be thinking of the direct to video sequel to the animated 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure.

If you remember the original 101 Dalmatians, the puppies were obsessed with the Thunderbolt TV show (which had the adorable Kanine Krunchies commercial). In the crappy sequel, one of the puppies meets the doggy star of the show, voiced by Barry Bostwick. Jason Alexander voices the corgi sidekick.