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Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

leeroy711 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:57:34 GMT

Smooth_J:

mercurial:

I just saw White Dog for the first time a couple weeks ago and sure enough, I will never look at a white german shepherd the same. The dog used in the film is honestly one of the scariest things I have seen and couldn't imagine being attacked by one.

I'm a bit late here, but I just saw that one too, and it scared the crap out of me. The scene where it walks out of the church covered in blood...sick.

This must have been the spout movie of the week 'cause I just watched it too. I was completely struck by the choice of images Fuller went with. There just seemed like there was a hell of a lot of scenes in this movie that you just didn't expect to see.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Smooth_J — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:50:29 GMT

mercurial:

I just saw White Dog for the first time a couple weeks ago and sure enough, I will never look at a white german shepherd the same. The dog used in the film is honestly one of the scariest things I have seen and couldn't imagine being attacked by one.

I'm a bit late here, but I just saw that one too, and it scared the crap out of me. The scene where it walks out of the church covered in blood...sick.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Risselada — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:49:52 GMT

I can't believe I forgot Umberto D. One of the saddest movies. A man's search to find a home for his dog before he commits suicide. Have you seen the ending??!

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Risselada — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:47:28 GMT

leeroy711:

What about the Reservoir Dogs......?........... Oh wait.

From IMDB:

The title for the film came to Quentin Tarantino via a patron at the now-famous Video Archives. While working there, Tarantino would often recommend little-known titles to customers, and when he suggested _Au revoir, les enfants (1987)_, the patron mockingly replied, "I don't want to see no reservoir dogs!"

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

mercurial — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:08:43 GMT

seely:

Dog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked?

Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer:

"First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow."

After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film:

"You have smoked yourself retarded."

Haha, I was hoping that someone would mention that film. Love that whole little montage of the dogs life.

On the more dramatic side of the spectrum is 25th Hour and Amores Perros with memorable moments involving dogfighting. Loved both of those films.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

leeroy711 — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:51:11 GMT

What about the Reservoir Dogs......?........... Oh wait.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

seely — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:16 GMT

Dog films, eh? I'm with Mercurial and more of a cat person myself, but I don't *mind* dogs. Borrowing from the stoned movie thread--what about Half Baked?

Jim Breuer gives his insight into the mind of their dog Killer:

"First of all to understand what happened to Killer, you gotta understand who Killer the dog was. Now Killer was born to a three-legged "female dog" of a mother. He was always ashamed of this, man. And then right after that he's adopted by this man, Tito Liebowitz he's a small time gun runner and a rotweiler fight promoter. So he puts killer into training. They see killer's good. He is damn good. But then he had the fight of his life. They pit him against his brother Nibbles. And killer said "no man that's my brother, I can't fight nibbles" but they made him fight anyway, and killer, he killed Nibbles. Killer said "that's it!" he called off all his fights, and he started doing crack, and he freaked out. Then in a rage, he collapsed, and his heart no longer beats. Wow."

After a pause Dave Chappelle delivers one of the funniest lines of the film:

"You have smoked yourself retarded."

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

seely — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:49:10 GMT

csprague:

Homeward Bound (the kid went to my college, he looks the same as he did at 10 years old.)

He went to my highschool, and looked the same in college he did in highschool too.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Risselada — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:58:42 GMT

Just a couple favorite dog moments the sprung to mind.

The dog in Yojimbo with a severed hand in it's mouth.

When Jack Black as a Biker kicks the dog off the bridge in Anchoman. "Now this is happening"

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Risselada — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:31:24 GMT

csprague:

Homeward Bound (the kid went to my college, he looks the same as he did at 10 years old.)

Yeah good ol' Kevin. He is quite a nice guy though.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

unclefestering — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:52:42 GMT

mercurial:

Has anyone seen Bolt? I've heard only good things about and should probably see it before it leaves theaters.

I have to say that I've never been fond of animated animals so I'm not going near Bolt.

For the dog movie that never fails to get me you have to go with Old Yeller. You would never get the movie made today at least not without a magical change at the end.

And despite it being so incredibly flawed and ineptly done I should hate it, I secretly do enjoy White Fang. If you see it without having read the book, you've made a HUGE mistake.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Dr_Gor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:08:39 GMT

mercurial:

As a cat person I've been told that I'm crazy, completely stupid, going to Hell, etc. It seems that the old saying that a dog is man's best friend reverberates strongly for a lot of people, so this week's theme is dedicated to that slobbering mess of fleas and fur: the dog.

CUJO ! And then there was the german shepard in Tales from the Crypt AND the german shepard in The Hills Have Eyes ... Gregory Peck had to shoot a pretty scary rabid dog in To Kill a Mockingbird ...

I know... I am sick...

< GOR >

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

mercurial — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:54:37 GMT

I just saw White Dog for the first time a couple weeks ago and sure enough, I will never look at a white german shepherd the same. The dog used in the film is honestly one of the scariest things I have seen and couldn't imagine being attacked by one.

Has anyone seen Bolt? I've heard only good things about and should probably see it before it leaves theaters.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

Tizzy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:10 GMT

mercurial:

I have a thing for Molly Shannon and went insane over Year of the Dog when it came out. Just a great bizarre comedy with the cutest dog in the world that almost made me forget that I don't really care for dogs.

I loved Year of the Dog too. But I am an animal lover, so it really affected me and left me very sad for a couple days after - I appreciated the comedy, but I also found it a little heartbreaking.

And just to add some more dog movies, how come they don't make Cop/Dog movies anymore, like Turner & Hooch and K-9? Oh yeah... never mind.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

mercurial — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:42:10 GMT

I have a thing for Molly Shannon and went insane over Year of the Dog when it came out. Just a great bizarre comedy with the cutest dog in the world that almost made me forget that I don't really care for dogs.

I think I'm the only person that saw Scooby-Doo and liked it so much that I bought the DVD when it came out. For some reason, it worked for me. Loved the cartoon as a kid and the live action with the CGI Scooby didn't bother me at all like most people.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

csprague — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:09:18 GMT

mercurial:

Was Best in Show disturbingly bad or a work of genius?

The only thing disturbing about that movie was how accurately they portrayed dog lovers. more specifically my parents. Dogs are just objects on which they play out their bizarre psychosis. Here are a few other dog favorites:

Where The Red Fern Grows (check out this version, Dave Matthews!)

The Call of the Wild

Old Yeller

Lassie

Homeward Bound (the kid went to my college, he looks the same as he did at 10 years old.)

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

I'll stop there even though I have a ton more.

Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

unclefestering — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:07:36 GMT

Well as I learned in A Boy and his Dog, you've got to put him in the best friend category, unless of course he gets really hungry.

Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

mercurial — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:14:36 GMT

As a cat person I've been told that I'm crazy, completely stupid, going to Hell, etc. It seems that the old saying that a dog is man's best friend reverberates strongly for a lot of people, so this week's theme is dedicated to that slobbering mess of fleas and fur: the dog.

Was it the dog that made Marley & Me such a hit?

Did you rent the latest Beethoven sequel? Somebody is watching them!

Did Benji make you cry like a baby?

Was Best in Show disturbingly bad or a work of genius?

It's a new year so let's get it started with a bang, or rather, a bark!