Who doesn\u2019t love dog movies? Me, that\u2019s who. OK, not all dog movies, but plenty are immediate thumbs down. \u201cDoes the dog die?\u201d is usually my first question. Humans in crisis in one form or another? Yeah, I feel a range of emotions. But the dog? Whhhy?! I\u2019m rarely in the mood for a hard, ugly and bitter cry. (Emphasis on the \u201cugly.\u201d)<\/p>\n
But enough about my high-gear anthropomorphism. What movies would dogs watch? Would their first question be \u201cDoes the human die?\u201d \u201cIs gratuitous treating involved?\u201d \u201cDoes anyone get neutered?\u201d \u201cWhat about the cat?\u201d<\/p>\n
Here is just a smattering of the dogcentric movies that are both paws up and paws down.<\/p>\n
1. Buddy Movie<\/h3>\n
American Bulldog Chance, Golden Retriever Shadow and worrywart cat Sassy weave a tale of ever-mounting anxiety for the humans who watch Homeward Bound<\/em>, but our pets probably look at it as an exciting \u201cWe can do it!\u201d good-time adventure shared among three friends.<\/p>\n Why can life be so pointlessly cruel? (Spoiler alert, and you will need this one.) Killing the dog given to him by his recently deceased wife? Dogs (and their humans!) watching everywhere want revenge. They want action. They want John Wick<\/em> to get those suckers and make them pay for what they did to that pup. No prisoners.<\/p>\n Dogs would probably like\u00a0A Dog\u2019s Purpose<\/em>, Marley & Me<\/em> and that ilk to our Steel Magnolias, Beaches or My Girl<\/em>. Unrelenting tearjerkers meant to purge the deepest of sorrows. The worst? Where the Red Fern Grows<\/em>, where Redbone Coonhound siblings Old Dan and Little Ann don\u2019t just die, one of them is mauled by a mountain lion and the other dies of something just as bad: a broken heart.<\/p>\n Unrequited love! Jealousy! Adventure! A gang of sewer-dwelling animals led by a psychotic rabbit! A sausage factory sequence! This movie has it all \u2014 and everyone lives! However, dogs who watch The Secret Life of Pets<\/em> probably share many laughs and feel-good moments while offering up dog-audience comments about the truthfulness of pet life akin to Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em>.<\/p>\n Other dog-favorite animation flicks of course include One Hundred and One Dalmatians<\/em>, where prima donna Cruella gets hers, Pongo and Perdita rescue their children and 84 other cuties and newly successful songwriter Roger buys a \u201cDalmatian plantation\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n Eugene Levy, Catherine O\u2019Hara and a handful of comedy\u2019s best, plus dogs?! Pass me the popcorn, stat! Best in Show<\/em> is a crackup of palpable tension, mounting excitement and fierce competition as hundreds prepare to throw down in one of the greatest events of their lives: the Mayflower Dog Show. What ensues? Nonstop hilarity.<\/p>\n I Am Legend<\/em> paints a horrific, heartwrenching picture:<\/p>\n Humans: \u201cOh no! Sam has been bitten by an infected zombie dog!\u201d<\/p>\n Dogs: \u201cOh no! Neville is in danger! Sam will rescue him!\u201d<\/p>\n Both: \u201cOh no! Sam was bitten and is succumbing to the zombie virus!\u201d<\/p>\n What comes next is a heartbreaking scene that both dog and human wish they could unsee and forget. Cujo isn\u2019t much better: Man\u2019s best friend turns into his worst enemy. No one wants to see that, either. Ever.<\/p>\n With a usually goofball star like Tom Hanks in Turner & Hooch<\/em>, a dog would think he\u2019s in for on-hisback-belly-exposed laughs aplenty, right? There\u2019s plenty of that throughout, but then \u2014 bam! \u2014 this dog-sacrifices-self-for-human genre flick kicks man and dog in the feels. We don\u2019t want a puppy that looks like Hooch! Well, we do, but we want Hooch, too! Dogs everywhere agree. Especially Dogues de Bordeaux.<\/p>\n Lassie Come Home, Old Yeller, White Fang<\/em> and Call of the Wild<\/em> are films for canine purists who love no-nonsense, classic tales of loyalty, the pull of the great outdoors, overcoming great obstacles and personal quests for identity. For serious dogs only. Like German Shepherds.<\/p>\n In Isle of Dogs<\/em>, when all canines of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage dump island, a young boy sets off alone in a miniature prop plane and flies across the river in search of his dog, Spots. With the assistance of a pack of newly found mongrel friends voiced by a near-perfect cast, he begins an epic journey that (spoiler alert!) ends in the happiest way possible. It\u2019s precious, minutely detailed and magnificently deadpan. The \u201cTreatometer,\u201d not to be confused with Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 \u201cTomatometer,\u201d gives it five stars!<\/p>\n The post Movies Your Dog Wants to Watch Now<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n The post Movies Your Dog Wants to Watch Now<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n Who doesn\u2019t love dog movies? Me, that\u2019s who. OK, not all dog movies, but plenty are immediate thumbs down. \u201cDoes the dog die?\u201d is usually my first question. Humans in crisis in one form or another? Yeah, I feel a range of emotions. But the dog? Whhhy?! I\u2019m rarely in the mood for a hard, ugly and bitter cry. (Emphasis on the \u201cugly.\u201d)<\/p>\n But enough about my high-gear anthropomorphism. What movies would dogs watch? Would their first question be \u201cDoes the human die?\u201d \u201cIs gratuitous treating involved?\u201d \u201cDoes anyone get neutered?\u201d \u201cWhat about the cat?\u201d<\/p>\n Here is just a smattering of the dogcentric movies that are both paws up and paws down.<\/p>\n American Bulldog Chance, Golden Retriever Shadow and worrywart cat Sassy weave a tale of ever-mounting anxiety for the humans who watch Homeward Bound<\/em>, but our pets probably look at it as an exciting \u201cWe can do it!\u201d good-time adventure shared among three friends.<\/p>\n Why can life be so pointlessly cruel? (Spoiler alert, and you will need this one.) Killing the dog given to him by his recently deceased wife? Dogs (and their humans!) watching everywhere want revenge. They want action. They want John Wick<\/em> to get those suckers and make them pay for what they did to that pup. No prisoners.<\/p>\n Dogs would probably like\u00a0A Dog\u2019s Purpose<\/em>, Marley & Me<\/em> and that ilk to our Steel Magnolias, Beaches or My Girl<\/em>. Unrelenting tearjerkers meant to purge the deepest of sorrows. The worst? Where the Red Fern Grows<\/em>, where Redbone Coonhound siblings Old Dan and Little Ann don\u2019t just die, one of them is mauled by a mountain lion and the other dies of something just as bad: a broken heart.<\/p>\n Unrequited love! Jealousy! Adventure! A gang of sewer-dwelling animals led by a psychotic rabbit! A sausage factory sequence! This movie has it all \u2014 and everyone lives! However, dogs who watch The Secret Life of Pets<\/em> probably share many laughs and feel-good moments while offering up dog-audience comments about the truthfulness of pet life akin to Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em>.<\/p>\n Other dog-favorite animation flicks of course include One Hundred and One Dalmatians<\/em>, where prima donna Cruella gets hers, Pongo and Perdita rescue their children and 84 other cuties and newly successful songwriter Roger buys a \u201cDalmatian plantation\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n Eugene Levy, Catherine O\u2019Hara and a handful of comedy\u2019s best, plus dogs?! Pass me the popcorn, stat! Best in Show<\/em> is a crackup of palpable tension, mounting excitement and fierce competition as hundreds prepare to throw down in one of the greatest events of their lives: the Mayflower Dog Show. What ensues? Nonstop hilarity.<\/p>\n I Am Legend<\/em> paints a horrific, heartwrenching picture:<\/p>\n Humans: \u201cOh no! Sam has been bitten by an infected zombie dog!\u201d<\/p>\n Dogs: \u201cOh no! Neville is in danger! Sam will rescue him!\u201d<\/p>\n Both: \u201cOh no! Sam was bitten and is succumbing to the zombie virus!\u201d<\/p>\n What comes next is a heartbreaking scene that both dog and human wish they could unsee and forget. Cujo isn\u2019t much better: Man\u2019s best friend turns into his worst enemy. No one wants to see that, either. Ever.<\/p>\n With a usually goofball star like Tom Hanks in Turner & Hooch<\/em>, a dog would think he\u2019s in for on-hisback-belly-exposed laughs aplenty, right? There\u2019s plenty of that throughout, but then \u2014 bam! \u2014 this dog-sacrifices-self-for-human genre flick kicks man and dog in the feels. We don\u2019t want a puppy that looks like Hooch! Well, we do, but we want Hooch, too! Dogs everywhere agree. Especially Dogues de Bordeaux.<\/p>\n Lassie Come Home, Old Yeller, White Fang<\/em> and Call of the Wild<\/em> are films for canine purists who love no-nonsense, classic tales of loyalty, the pull of the great outdoors, overcoming great obstacles and personal quests for identity. For serious dogs only. Like German Shepherds.<\/p>\n In Isle of Dogs<\/em>, when all canines of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage dump island, a young boy sets off alone in a miniature prop plane and flies across the river in search of his dog, Spots. With the assistance of a pack of newly found mongrel friends voiced by a near-perfect cast, he begins an epic journey that (spoiler alert!) ends in the happiest way possible. It\u2019s precious, minutely detailed and magnificently deadpan. The \u201cTreatometer,\u201d not to be confused with Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 \u201cTomatometer,\u201d gives it five stars!<\/p>\n The post Movies Your Dog Wants to Watch Now<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. 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2. Revenge Flick<\/h3>\n
3. All the Feels<\/h3>\n
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4. Animated Spills, Chills, Romance!<\/h3>\n
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5. Mockumentary<\/h3>\n
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6. Horror<\/h3>\n
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7. Buddy Crime<\/h3>\n
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8. Vintage Drama<\/h3>\n
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9. Science Fiction\/Adventure<\/h3>\n
1. Buddy Movie<\/h3>\n
2. Revenge Flick<\/h3>\n
3. All the Feels<\/h3>\n
4. Animated Spills, Chills, Romance!<\/h3>\n
5. Mockumentary<\/h3>\n
6. Horror<\/h3>\n
7. Buddy Crime<\/h3>\n
8. Vintage Drama<\/h3>\n
9. Science Fiction\/Adventure<\/h3>\n