Top Dog (1995)

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Fantastic!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

This is the ultimate 90's action stereotype that is a must see. This movie ticks every box. It's a buddy cop movie, with a dog, Chuck Norris and freaking Nazis. This is the Holy Grail of 90's Cinema! For me this movie was so bad its good, which I think makes it a lot like Flash Gordon in that regard. I think you you want to sum up the essence of the 1990s action in one movie this would be it.

I want to spend as little time writing about this as the screenplay writer did on the movie. So, please bear with me for just a few seconds.What you'll find here: animal abuse in front of and behind the scenes, an adult action trying to disguise itself off as a kiddie/doggie movie, an incredibly unlikeable "hero," zero chemistry anywhere, poor excuses for cliché stealing, unintentionally hilarious baddies that didn't even make the Austin Powers cut and a dog that, after unbelievably saving a baby from a fire, gets a severe punishment.This was only viewed by me due to the assume How Did This Get Made? podcast that covered it. And even if you, too, listen to that, it's still not recommended. It's just an awful dud with no one on screen to root for, like or show any depth. Skip it. * * *Final thoughts: Incredibly, a Ron Swanson wrote this movie. Had the fictional Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec wrote this, I'd probably give it 10/10 stars. At least in that fantasy, it would've been made with heart.

(Plot) Reno's (The Dog) partner (Carmine Caridi) gets shot and killed when he decides to snoop around some terrorists. The duo is replaced by a moody cop who can't keep his house clean, and doesn't like company very much. Can Chuck get along with Reno to save everyone from the baddies?Lame jokes in the summary aside... This is it. The movie that officially knocked Chuck off of his throne; he was already beginning to show cracks with Hellbound, The Hit-man, and a couple others, but this is the one that did him in. Chuck should have known better to go the James Belushi route here. I dig Chuck for what he is, but he doesn't have the funny personality to pull this off. The movie looks and feels extremely cheap, even though it somehow managed to get a theatrical release. There isn't a whole lot of action to speak of, other than a few explosions here and there, and a rather lame shootout & chase scene at the end. It also has all the antics you would expect from this movie. The dog steals the show from under Chuck Norris, even though he's a rather unlikable little thing. The villains have no character to speak of, and are just there, so Chuck has someone to overcome. I love action movies, but this just reeked of laziness. Chuck Norris was always a bit of a risk when it came to his movies, but at least he made a few good ones. It feels like he's not even trying here. He puts on a phony tough guy act that I didn't buy for a minute, and effectively put the final nail in the coffin of his career. Final Thoughts: if you wanna see Chuck succumb his standards to James Belushi's K-9 series, then be my guest. Be prepared to wallow in misery for most of the duration, though. It's pretty awful stuff. This killed Norris's action movie career. He does some DTV films once in a while, and most recently had a glorified cameo in The Expendables II2/10

Chuck Norris is known for his moves, winning martial arts skills, and Texas Ranger. However, this is not something he will be remembered by and for good reason. This movie has to be the worst I have ever seen him in.Norris is a lone detective. However, he is chagrined to find out he has been assigned a dog for a partner. And somehow, that dog helps him fight off the Neo Nazis from blowing up three local religious leaders on Hitler's birthday.The Neo Nazis come off as just being idiots with guns and somehow Chuck Norris defeats them with his fist and not a gun. The story never explains itself as to why this group exists, why its operating along the US/Mexico border, and how does it not fight Norris with guns when they need to.This wasn't done very well. "D-"