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Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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...

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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.

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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.

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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"