Firehouse Dog (DVD)

I am skeptical of any film involving anthrophomorphic animals, but occasionally they CAN be good fun if they're earnest and smart. Firehouse Dog is NOT one of those times, and although it does have a few bright spots, it's just too daft and too crude to really hit its targets. Unlike similar films, it's got plenty of flatulence humour but it runs low on charm, meaning this is quite a soulless and jarringly crude outing that I can't imagine many children enjoying too much. The absurdly named Rexxx is a celebrity dog who formerly worked in films but one day when shooting a scene in an airplane, he falls out of the plane and winds up being rescued by a boy named ...  Read the complete review

Everyone loves Rexxx, the canine star of films like The Fast and the Furriest, and Jurassic Bark, he's Hollywood's golden dog (well actually he looks more like an Irish terrier). Trouble is he's depressed, he's in love with a Dalmatian who doesn't share his desires. He takes a little persuading to go and do his latest stunt as a skydiving spy dog, and as a result of his torn emotions the stunt doesn't go to plan. Rexxx ends up plummeting from the sky, but luckily a truck full of tomatoes breaks his fall, and Rexxx ends up wandering the streets. Here he comes into contact with Shane, a young boy whose mother left him and whose father is the chief of a rundown fire ...  Read the complete review

Directed by: Todd Holland Written by: Claire-Dee Lim & Mike Werb Genre: Action - Comedy - Family Country: USA/Canada Certification: PG Language: English Released: 19th November, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Josh Hutcherson (Shane Fahey) Bruce Greenwood (Connor Fahey) Arwen (Rexxx / Dewey the Dog) Frodo (Rexxx / Dewey the Dog) Rohan (Rexxx / Dewey the Dog) Stryder (Rexxx / Dewey the Dog) Bill Nunn (Joe Musto) Shane, a disturbed boy living alone with a fireman dad who is rarely at home, is still grieving over the death of his beloved uncle who was also a fireman (died in a ...  Read the complete review