Man's Best Friend | | Cast : | Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen | | Director : | John Lafia | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | November 19, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | Dog Day Afternoon | Content
 | A reporter stuck doing filler stories wants to break into real news. She gets a tip about animal abuse from an insider at a local corporation. She sneaks in and finds outrageous animal testing going on. One animal is a large dog that she decides to take with her. The viewer knows that this is no ordinary dog but the reporter does not see it.
Max, the dog, is actually a genetic blend of several animals thus giving it abilities beyond that of normal dogs. Max is also very intelligent. Max seems to take a real liking to the reporter and follows her direction while also following his darker purposes. The corporation's head, a scientist, is trying to get Max back as he believes Max will degenerate into a fearsome killing machine.
Whether Max is good, bad, or just very good at survival should be left for the viewer to discover. Ally Sheedy as the reporter and Lance Henricksen as the corporate head both give good performances. the plot develops very nicely and never seems to bog down in the middle the way so many do. A good horror/monster/nature-goes-wild flick. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 16, 2004 | | Summary | Terrible | Content
| This movie was a complete letdown. They tried to cross Cujo with The Terminator. Interesting concept, but the script completely lacks any real oomph. Awful film. Lance Henriksen deserved better. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2004 | | Summary | Great Sci-Fi | Content
| I first saw this movie when it premeired on TBS-Atlanta. I am a sucker for all kinds of working dogs. And the docter was right when he referred to "Max" as a "stand-alone unit". TM's DO NOT TAKE ORDERS. They were bred to react to threats with their own minds and don't take counsel from their owners. The best I can describe it is as a Sci-Fi modern day "Old Yeller". A great dog who, through no fault of his own must be killed. And yet he lives on, in the litter of pups he sired by Heidi. But the movie does point out A LOT of irresponsible ownership too.
-Stealing the dog in the first place.
-Leaving a dog unsuprvised outside.
-Allowing children to take a LARGE (180 lb) dog out when you know next to nothing about him or his personality. (Afterall, he came out of a lab and obviously did not get socialized with children).
-Not consulting your live-in significant other when acquiring a dog. It's good entertainment. And that is all it is. Entertainment. Anyone looking beyond that is going to be disappointed. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 29, 2004 | | Summary | Maybe I shouldn't be this jaded... | Content
| Sometimes I think my own cynicism is bad for me. I tend to judge a movie solely on it's promotional material. Sure, that's what it's there for, but still, sometimes I wonder if maybe I'm keeping myself from some really enjoyable movies because off my gut instinct. But all I have to do to assuage those pangs of doubt is to close my eyes and think back to when I was taken, against my will, to go see Man's Best Friend. "No," I said, "That movie will be horrible." And I was right. Oh boy was I right. Lucky me! So jaded I shall remain. Gut instinct prevails. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2003 | | Summary | tisk tisk tisk | Content
| I am truly shocked that there are people out there that thought this movie good, and for saying it could be a reality? I mean the plot of this movie is sooooooooo pathetic it was almost enjoyable to watch. But the dog jumping the police cars, and climbing trees, swallowing a cat whole, and turning colors so well that it became invisible, were pathetic. this movie would be enjoyable to those who like really bad horror/sci-fi films. I would only recommend it to watch so you could see how stupid it is. |
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