Potential animal harm alert.
It's certainly not for those of us who love dogs...
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I'm no fan of dogs but I don't like seeing animals hurt. Except things like ticks or mosquitos, because f@@@ those thing.
Well, hopefully the director didn't allow his own dog to be hurt making a movie.
Otherwise, I agree on your assessment of ticks and skeeters. Especially skeeters, since I have to deal with those little vampires far more often. May they all burn in the deepest pit of Hell.
I don't think the dog got hurt but did get scared.
I'm just against seeing dogs in bad situations PERIOD.
This is... interesting.
For years, I've been seeking out stories - mostly novels - told from a nonhuman point of view. And I mean REAL animals, behaving as animals do; I don't mean anthropomorphic animals communicating with each other in complex sentences. That last part narrows my search down considerably; there aren't many stories seen from the perspective of animals that don't talk. And in my search, so far, I feel that the two best movies that fit those criteria are Benji (from 1974) and its first sequel, For the Love of Benji (from 1977).
When I watched that first movie, I felt that Linda's appearance at the Chapman home seemed to make no sense. Was Linda connected - by some friendship, or history, or something - to the Chapman family? Did she somehow concoct some story - that the Chapmans believed - to persuade them to let her into their home? The movie didn't explain this. Yet - I later reflected - in a way, that's a GOOD thing. We're seeing this from the point of view of a dog, who wouldn't understand humans' affairs.
And now we're getting a HORROR story from an animal's perspective. I've never heard of such a thing before. I'm not a fan of horror movies (although in recent years, I've taken an interest in some of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies, and some "zombie apocalypse" movies). But I'm told that horror movies generally make no sense. And if THIS movie makes no sense, maybe in a way that's a GOOD thing, if we're to see this from the point of view of a dog.
I hardly ever watch a movie in the theater. (In the last 20 years I saw four movies in the theater, once each.) But I look forward to watching this on DVD one day.
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This is... interesting.
For years, I've been seeking out stories - mostly novels - told from a nonhuman point of view. And I mean REAL animals, behaving as animals do; I don't mean anthropomorphic animals communicating with each other in complex sentences. That last part narrows my search down considerably; there aren't many stories seen from the perspective of animals that don't talk. And in my search, so far, I feel that the two best movies that fit those criteria are Benji (from 1974) and its first sequel, For the Love of Benji (from 1977).
When I watched that first movie, I felt that Linda's appearance at the Chapman home seemed to make no sense. Was Linda connected - by some friendship, or history, or something - to the Chapman family? Did she somehow concoct some story - that the Chapmans believed - to persuade them to let her into their home? The movie didn't explain this. Yet - I later reflected - in a way, that's a GOOD thing. We're seeing this from the point of view of a dog, who wouldn't understand humans' affairs.
And now we're getting a HORROR story from an animal's perspective. I've never heard of such a thing before. I'm not a fan of horror movies (although in recent years, I've taken an interest in some of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies, and some "zombie apocalypse" movies). But I'm told that horror movies generally make no sense. And if THIS movie makes no sense, maybe in a way that's a GOOD thing, if we're to see this from the point of view of a dog.
I hardly ever watch a movie in the theater. (In the last 20 years I saw four movies in the theater, once each.) But I look forward to watching this on DVD one day.
It seems like they're playing up on the idea that animals can see things we can't. At least, that's the impression I got from the trailer. And the dog is trying to warn his owner, and protect him from things he cannot see. So, yes. Interesting.
I doubt I'll see it in a theater. Although it's tempting, because it'll be an October release. I will most likely rent it when it drops to streaming.
Also:
Indy, the Dog From Horror Movie ‘Good Boy,’ Asks Oscars to Consider Animal Actors: ‘Throw Us a Bone’
"We ask that you stop lifting your leg on the contribution of myself and the many great animal actors whose work continues to go unrecognized."
I laughed out loud at this.
In all seriousness, I remember feeling - while watching For the Love of Benji - that Benji did some great acting, far better than many of the humans in that movie did.
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Indy is Good Boy
If you see in theatres, stay for a special short after the credits.
CHOMPS is a pretty deep cut.
On the gaming side, Hecking Good Doggos would be a good system to use.