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The Shaggy Dog (2006)

March. 10,2006
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4.4
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PG
| Comedy Family
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The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.

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Hellen
2006/03/10

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Glucedee
2006/03/11

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Plustown
2006/03/12

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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InformationRap
2006/03/13

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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gregeichelberger
2006/03/14

Review originally published on March 7, 2006:Here we go with another remake of a film that wasn't all that great to begin with (see "Yours, Mine & Ours" "The Fog," and "The Hills Have Eyes" as recent examples). Original was released in 1959 and starred Fred MacMurrary and Tommy Kirk, among others, and wasn't the high mark of Disney entertainment, although it was not that bad.Competently directed by Brian Robbins (TV series "One Tree Hill"), this new version features Tim Allen ("Christmas With The Kranks") as a Los Angeles district attorney, Dave Douglas, trying to climb the corporate ladder – while ignoring his lovely wife, Rebecca (Kristin Davis, "Shark Boy & Lava Girl," the TV series "Sex and the City"), and two annoyingly cute kids, Carly (Zena Grey, "In Good Company") and Josh (Spencer Breslin, "Cat in the Hat").Dave is prosecuting Carly's teacher, who is accused of firebombing a local chemical company because they experiment on animals (fun family plot, so far), but, in a zany mix-up, the lawyer is bitten by a 300-year-old Tibetan sheepdog (although some sources identify this breed as a bearded collie).This causes the special effects to go into high gear, as he grows a floppy tongue, super sensitive hearing and the ability to run on all fours before finally turning into a sheepdog (or bearded collie) himself.Thank goodness he communicates through inner dialogue, though, and not creepy animated animal mouth movements. His effort to relate his new form to his family is also rather amusing (as they think he has abandoned them), using a Scrabble game to spell out his dilemma and finding out his son would rather be in "Grease" than play football (hey, who wouldn't?).Meanwhile, (as a pup) he finds out that corporate hack, Dr. Kozak (Robert Downey, Jr.) is indeed using animals to develop a fountain of youth drug. The effects are lacking somewhat when we see the beasts (a ridiculous dog-frog and cobra-canine mutations, as well as rabbits, monkeys and rats that bark), which are as cheap and silly as those featured in one of the worst films of 2005, "A Sound Of Thunder."Kids will like this, and adults will not be too put off, either, but you'd probably be wiser to just rent or buy the original, for its better acting, more interesting storyline and absence of Tim Allen.

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starnix
2006/03/15

I actually just finished watching this movie, and was curious to see how it was rated. I am so surprised that its rated low. I had a really nice time watching it. Its funny, feel good, and I would recommend watching it with kids. I think people are taking this movie too seriously. Its a comedy about a guy turning into a dog. Its a family movie. Someone wrote something about product placement.....LMAO really? I mean unless that product is scrabble and wanting a dog, then sure. Give this movie a chance. I was having a movie watching night and gave it a try, and I certainly don't regret it. I feel happy, positive and nice after watching this. Its a little cheesy but come on guys...its Disney!

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Grissom66
2006/03/16

When an accident turns him into a dog, Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) must find a way to become human again, all while learning what it really means to be man?s?and his family?s?best friend.Ugh this movie was a complete and total castastrophe. The kids in the theatre found it funny but a lot of the teenagers and adults kept finding ways to avoid watching this movie. I managed to keep going to the athroom and listening to other people bad mouth this film. I believe i enjoyed Underdog better then this.My advice is if you like going to see movies avoid this movie. It has made false promises in the comericials and lured us to the theatre just to drop this bomb on us.The Shaggy Dog 3/10

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gsellars-1
2006/03/17

This is one of those comedies that one needs to watch without cynicism, sort of like 'The Money Pit'. For what it is, it is delightful. Clean, no bad language (that I remember), great and funny examples of Tim Allen's developing the characteristics of a dog while at the same time discovering his failures as a Dad.It seems to me that a great number of people that contribute to IMDb don't think a movie is good unless it has at least several of the following attributes: Attacks America, promotes immorality, violence, perverse values and is filled with profanity.I somehow missed the rude humor (that gave it a PG rating) in the movie and think it could have gotten a G rating. It's better than most Hollywood fare for one's family and something one wouldn't mind in one's library if one cares what kind of things one's children see and hear.This was to the original as the remake of 'Freaky Friday' was to its original -- a lot of fun that some will think is better.

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