Reviews for All Dogs Go To Heaven

Don Bluth is not a very well known director in my opinion. But a lot of the stuff he comes with is good (except every Land Before Time after the first one). All Dogs go to Heaven is one of the best childrens movies i have ever seen, possibley up there with Robin Hood, and Peter Pan. The animation is great, but what really does it for me is the story. For a childrens movie, it contains death, manipulation, possible child abuse, contract killing, not to mention the fact the main characters drink to the point of complete drunkenness, and gamble almost continuously throughout the movie, but there is nothing in it i would be uncomfortable letting my children watch, if i had any. Lets just say, older children (over the age of 10) will enjoy it more, and will understand more of the story and wittisims. I watched it as a child, and liked it alot. Then i watched it about two months ago, and loved it. A classic film. Bluth at his best, and i have to think that it would have done better at the box office if it hadn't been released the same week as Little Mermaid. The movie is set in New Orleans about 1930. Charlie B. Barkin, the german shepherd whom the story circles, has just broken out of jail. After being double crossed by his pit bull partner (Charlie gets run over by a car), he is taken to heaven. He comes back to earth, and immeadiatly seeks to exact revenge on his former partner. He befriends an orphined (did i spell that right?) girl who has the ability to talk to animals. With the promise of finding her a family, Charley and his friend Itchy, make money off of the girl by betting and winning on horses and other forms of gambling. I won't spoil the movie for you, but lets just say that despite all his efforts Charlie is killed yet again, and is taken back to heaven after a tearful good-bye to the the little girl. The story is heartwarming at the end, but avoids being sickeningly sweet, as too many Disney films have been. Im ashamed to say it, but the damn thing nearly brought a tear my eye at the end. This is a wonderful movie, and if you havent' seen it yet, RENT IT OR BUY IT TODAY!!! But be prepared for a story that isn't all cheery colors and goofy songs. it is a hardlined film that shows a side of childrens films we dont' see much of.

Two words: Sasha LeFleur. She's the only reason i like this movie. Nothing else. I mean, when the dogs were howling over Sasha singing "Count Me Out", i joined in. Because she's so heavenly. Of course, this is better than Don Bluth's crummy animation. But before i had this cartoon fetish, i feared seeing the movie just because the previews gave away a scene in the police station fiasco. I feared because of this, David would go to juvenile hall. I hate movies where the police arrest the good guys on account they've been framed. But because of my stupidity, i met Sasha after the "All Dogs go to Heaven" series got cancelled. Of course, despite Red imprisoning David in an Alcatraz cell, that doesn't count. Because it's OK if the bad guys jail the good guys in a good cell. But not when the bad guys entice the good police to jail the good guys in a good cell. But enough of that. What i liked was when Sasha was singing "I Will Always Be With You" with Charlie doing a Luther Vandross-esque voice in the duet. I also liked seeing Sasha and Charlie kiss. (I mean at the end of the movie. Not when Charlie "used up his miracle." That was just plain impolite.) What i didn't like? Every heavenly dog (Especially Annabelle) getting sucked into Alcatraz so Red can make their lives a living hell. Well, there you have it. My review for "All Dogs go to Heaven 2." I'll be reviewing "An All Dogs Christmas Carol" next week.