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Good Boy!
2003
Ten year-old dog walker Owen (Liam Aiken) takes a trip to the pound and picks out an adorable, pensive mutt he decides to call "Hubble." What Liam doesn't know is that Hubble has just arrived from Sirius (The Dog Star) for the purpose of checking up on the canine colonisation that began thousands of years ago. A trip to Hubble'.. Read more
| Starring | Liam Aiken, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, Matthew Broderick |
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| Director | John Hoffman |
| Genres | Family |
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Good Boy!
Ten year-old dog walker Owen (Liam Aiken) takes a trip to the pound and picks out an adorable, pensive mutt he decides to call "Hubble." What Liam doesn't know is that Hubble has just arrived from Sirius (The Dog Star) for the purpose of checking up on the canine colonisation that began thousands of years ago. A trip to Hubble's crashed spacecraft allows Liam to hear his new pal's voice (Matthew Broderick), along with those of the five dogs he routinely walks: robust Boxer Wilson (Donald Faison), jittery Italian Greyhound Nelly (Brittany Murphy), flatulent Burmese Mountain Dog Shep (Carl Reiner), and high-maintenance Poodle Barbara Ann (Delta Burke). Hubble is greatly troubled to discover that his kind have become pets on Earth, a fact that he is rather nervous to have to report to his leader, the Greater Dane (voiced by Vanessa Redgrave)--who will be arriving on Earth very shortly to check up on the colonisation.
A family film that provides ample amusement for dog lovers of any age, GOOD BOY is as close as anyone will get to hearing man's best friend talk. The illusion was skillfully created by the reliable Jim Henson Creature Shop, and young Aiken's performance makes the illusion all the more believable. The vocal talents of Broderick, Murphy, Faison, Reiner, and Burke give distinct personalities to their characters, with each getting their own moment to shine.
| Starring | Liam Aiken, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, Matthew Broderick |
|---|---|
| Director | John Hoffman |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Mar 2004 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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It may lack the imagination usually associated with the Jim Henson production studio, but this dogs from outer space caper is affable enough. Pitching its laughs squarely at younger kids, with all the flatulence jokes and general slapstick that entails, the story centres on lonely 12-year-old Liam Aiken, who is shocked to discover his new pooch, Hubble (voiced by Matthew Broderick), is actually an alien scout from the Dog Star, Sirius. What follows is a predictable lesson in friendship and loyalty, as the shaggy hound enlists the boy's help to lick the neighbourhood dogs into shape before the arrival of Sirius's leader, the Greater Dane (voiced by Vanessa Redgrave). Though the talking-pet scenario has been done many times before, and more successfully, there's still amusement to be had watching the canine stars perform their tricks. Unfortunately, such simplistic shenanigans can't carry an entire film, particularly when the comedy is ultimately buried by weak human actors and an avalanche of overplayed sentimentality.
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Charmless movie aimed at small children who, like Hollywood studio executives, find jokes about bodily functions excruciatingly funny.
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11 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Good Boy
Good film for the kids, adults will love it, keeps the kids quiet and lets you laugh like mad, up there with cats and dogs, who says dogs don't come from space? not me.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Cheesy, Far Fetched & Forgettable
If you can buy into dogs with no opposable digits building sophisticated electronic equipment, including advanced spacecraft and hence them being more intellectual than humans then you might enjoy this, but for me it was all a bit one step too far.
I found the emotional aspect of it rather obvious and one dimensional and the humour was generally poor.
Fun trying to figure out who the voices of each of the dogs are though. If you can guess half of them your friends/partner will be impressed. -
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