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4.0étoiles sur 5
i liked it (3.5/5), Nov. 2 2008
sure,it may seem cheesy by todays' standards,but it's good clean fun
for the whole family,for the most part.really young children might be a
bit scared from a few scenes,but other than that,it's fun for
everyone.i chuckled quite a bit t some of the comedic bits,and i also
thought the story was interesting.it's not just about the Shaggy
Dog.there's another story in there as well.some of the facial
expressions and reactions may seem a bit hokey and overdone,but so
what.that was how they acted back then. if i recall correctly,this was
the first motion picture made by Disney.i wouldn't say the comedic
parts are laugh out loud,rolling in the aisles funny.,but they were
certainly amusing.you could do a lot worse with 102 minutes or so.my
vote for The Shaggy Dog: 3.5/5
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5.0étoiles sur 5
Disney's First Comedy, Nov. 20 2005
The Shaggy Dog is about young Wilby Daniels (Tommy Kirk), who's magically transformed into a dog by the spell of an enchanted ring. His father (Fred MacMurray) hates dogs. Jean Hagen (Singin' In The Rain, Panic In Year Zero) plays the mom, Tim Considine (The Private War of Major Benson) appears as Wilby's rival for the most popular girl in town, Annette Funicello (in her screen debut). In my opinion to some extent Kevin Corcoran steals the show as the little brother, who, learning Wilby has turned into a dog, decides he wants to keep him.Before this one, Disney's live-action features were westerns (Davy Crockett), adventures (Treasure Island, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea), and partially animated family dramas (So Dear To My Heart). The Shaggy Dog was their first comedy (The Invisible Boy was made a couple years earlier, but it was more a childrens sci-fi adventure than comedy), and it's success led to dozens of similar ones - often with some of the same cast - through the next couple decades. I give The Shaggy Dog 5 stars not for it's comedy, nor for the sci-fi / fantasy plot, but because it's tremendously nostalgic, especially to Disney fans or anyone who lived through the late 1950's and '60's with fond memories. Three of this film's stars were regulars on The Mickey Mouse Club: Annette Funicello, of course, and Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk played Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, in the Hardy Boys serials, and a couple scenes here evoke a nostalgic Harrdy Boy's feeling. Annette Funicello co-starred with Tommy Kirk in The Misadventures of Merlin Jones and The Monkey's Uncle. Kirk and Kevin Corcoran appeared together in Old Yeller a couple years before, and would again in The Swiss Family Robinson and Savage Sam, and with Fred MacMurray in Bon Voyage. Kirk also appeared with MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor and Son Of Flubber, and of course they each appeared in a number of later Disney films, Kevin Corcoran appearing in Pollyanna and starring in Tobey Tyler, for instance. Here they're all together in the first comedy, and that makes it a sentimental sort of milestone. The cast also includes Cecil Kellaway (Gunga Din, The Proud Rebel, etc.) and Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke) so young I didn't recognize him. Shortly before writing this I saw a trailer for a new version with Tim Allen. It appears that this time a grown man (Allen) will turn into a dog, and the plot is entirely different, so comparison is probably irrelevant.
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5.0étoiles sur 5
Good movie and great extras, Jui 14 2002
Wilby (Tommy Kirk) and his brother Moochie want a dog, but their father (Fred MacMurray) is allergic to dogs, so no luck. When a gorgeous girl moves in next door, Wilby and smooth operator Buzz (Tim Considine) vie for her attentions, but bigger problems arise when Wilby puts on a cursed ring and shape-shifts into a big sheepdog!
Shown in both original black and white and color (not too bad, actually), the movie is a very sweet trip down Memory Lane for former Mickey Mouse Clubbers like me who were madly in love with Tim Considine and wanted to be Annette (who plays sweet Allison). The plot about girl-crazy boys, a funny dog, and a threat to national security is big on laughs, thanks mainly to the considerable charm of all the actors, lead by MacMurray who is everyone's ideal dad. It's all squeaky-clean and adorable (and the 1959 clothes are a hoot).
The DVD extras with Kirk, Considine, Kevin Corcoran (Moochie) and Roberta Shore (the new girl next door) made it worth the price for me. Hearing their commentary and fond memories of making the movie and seeing them all grown-up was just great. Heartily recommended for those who remember this movie the first time around; it holds up pretty well and put a big smile on my face.
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