Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Majid-Hamid i couldn't say more...this is a good horror movie actually,but i wonder why this movie is only given a 4.6 stars out of 10, why?? actually it deserves more than 6! Come on...this is a B movie, what more we can aspect?? The acting is quite good, especially Lance Henriksen. He is the only reason why i bought this movie. Ally Sheedy is not that good... but i think she's still OK in this movie. Not bad after all. The best part of this movie is The scene where the dog swallowed that little kitten. It looks very scary and funny a little bit. I really love this movie! So, i guess i'm the only one who's giving this a 10 out of 10 stars isn't it?? People might wonder why i give this 10 right?? I'll tell you why.. i'm just giving this movie a chance..cause this movie deserves higher rating than 4.6, maybe 6 and above to me. People are voting high ratings for the matrix and batman the dark night which i think was very very bad and stupid! Man's Best Friend is far much much more better than those! Give this movie a chance..plizzz....10/10**

Scarecrow-88 From the "killer canine cannon" comes this mediocre horror outing, Man's Best Friend, regarding a genetically enhanced mutt with DNA of many dangerous animals injected into it making the dog particularly lethal towards those that tick it off. A journalist looking for her big break, is invited by a nervous employee at a scientific institute run by Dr. Jarret(Lance Henriksen)to peek inside the corrupt practices regarding the horrifying mistreatment on animal test subjects. This employee is attacked and killed by the powerful and unpredictable canine, Max 3000, who has been supplied a drug suppressing it's violent tendencies, but thanks in part to snooping kind-hearted journalist, Lori Tanner(Ally Sheedy, just adorable in the movie), it is released from the institute and Jarret is unable to coerce it back into the cage. Hopping into Lori's vehicle, Max will soon infiltrate her life, their bond keeping her temporarily alive as it poses a threat to suburbia and everything within it. Lori's beau, Perry(Fredric Lehne)doesn't find Max very comforting, particularly due to the canine's jealousy of anyone coming between dog and owner. Meanwhile, a very worried Jarret, who knows that the drug he administered to the dog will only last for a certain amount of time, confides reluctantly with police detectives in finding Max before it loses control and becomes completely volatile towards everyone/everything in it's path.I imagine writer/director John Lafia had a field day coming up with ideas regarding Max and the damage he could inflict on people and animals. It actually climbs a tree after a cat and eats it. It can actually adapt to it's environment and blend in like a chameleon, doing so and frightening a couple of goofy dog-catchers away. After being sprayed in the eyes with pepper spray, Max actually hunts down and bites into the ankle and throat of a postal worker who had delivered mail to a home. A sadistic mechanic(..played by the surprisingly imposing William Sanderson, who rarely acts so cruel)assaults Max with a shovel across the head, even taking to it's face with a lit blow torch, before the canine clamps down ferociously onto his crotch! Max pisses acid into the face of a victim it doesn't like, and pretty much sexually molests a collie who attempts futilely to escape from the canine. Even an insulting parrot(..actually taught such naughty, inflammatory words by a neighborhood kid)makes the wrong gesture towards Max, getting eaten! I think Lafia, though, establishes right away that Max is a product of man's own engineering..it would in all likelihood be a very hospitable and loving pooch if Jarret hadn't injected the DNA of a rattlesnake and tiger into it. And, we are privy to what Jarret does to his animal test subjects with the footage recorded by Lori and her camerawoman, Annie(Trula M Marcus), so Max is a victim of unhealthy scientific experimentation. Henriksen, as Jarret, is often presented as desperate and scared, sweating and always urgent because he know what kind of killing machine has been released on the city. His whole career and well-being is centered on Max's protection and capture. Like many films of this nature in the 90's, punches are pulled(..we don't even get to see how Max killed a despicable thief who attempts to mug Lori's purse), with the scenes where Max attacks animals and humans not that gory as the camera immediately pulls away as it bites down or inflicts harm. This kind of film would probably be rated PG-13 and transition easily to cable television. Certainly maintains the Hollywood polish, often featuring cute comic scenes concerning Max's behavior within a normal suburban environment(..and it's reactions towards people and situations) where it doesn't truly belong.

bassett_latoya When I first saw the previews to this movie, I didn't expect anything like this. I mean I definitely realized that it would be something like Cujo, certainly a killer mad dog film for the nineties. However, I didn't know that this movie was about a highly advanced dog with the DNA of wild animals spliced into its blood and genetics. Because of this interesting concept in his breeding, Max, a gargantuan Tibetan Mastiff(in place of a possessed Rottweiler or a Saint Bernard with rabies) soon falls vulnerable to his bloodthirsty and wild instincts of the wild creatures mixed within him. Without the special tranquilizers to keep him level, Max fragments mentally and emotionally and becomes susceptible and suffers a psychotic transformation from charming pet to killer mad "mutt". If Cujo seemed too grim for your taste, you may just want to check out this movie. Different from Cujo, there is plenty of humor, not to mention an original and imaginative plot, and newly done special effects. Though the effects for Cujo aren't bad for its time in cinema. I like the part where Max is howling as he makes love to the neighbor's collie, Heidi. There are gory and graphic scenes, however. One being the scientist's guts discovered in a big trash roll around dumpster at the beginning of the movie. That aside, viewers will over all enjoy this whimsical horror/thriller. I give it a 9 out of ten!

dtucker86 I remember there was a huge advertising blitz when this film his theaters in the fall of 1993. They tried to make it out like it was the most terrifying American horror movie since The Exorcist. I saw an edited version on tv and rented the video last night. Its an enjoyable film, but it really isn't scary at all! In fact its unintentionally funny in many places, especially with the dumb cops trying to find this killer dog. The two kids in this film are really cute, especially the one who teaches the parrot to curse. Lance Henricksen is a fine character actor (he was the villian in Johnny Handsome and a wonderful Abraham Lincoln in The Day Lincoln Was Shot), he plays a stereotypical "mad scientist" and does a wonderfully hammy job. Ally Sheedy is no Katherine Hepburn, but I think she is a much better actress then given credit for. She was unfairly stereotyped as a "Brat Packer". She gives a good performance in this film as an airhead reporter who breaks out this killer dog. My favorite scene is the one where the dog chases that cat and swallows it whole, I love the expression on the kid's faces! There is also a funny scene where the dog sees an attractive female dog and-well watch the film and see. What makes this a better film is the fact the director does not use a lot of gory special effects, I wish a lot of these slasher film makers would take heed. A lot of the PETA crowd will probably be offended by this film, but its a nice way to waste 90 minutes. By the way, I knew before I even saw this film that they would HAVE to include a scene involving a very unlucky mail carrier and they do.