The Shaggy Dog

2006 "It's going to be a ruff day."
4.4| 1h38m| PG| en
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The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.

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Alicia I love this movie so much
Steineded How sad is this?
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
coolcat01 This film is just terrible. What a joke this film is!?
mike48128 Impossible premise and several plot loopholes. The biggest being the fact that the human lab "Minions" are never told outright that Lawyer Daniels (Tim Allen) transforms into a Bearded Collie. A shaggy dog but not technically a sheepdog. Also, animals have to be quarantined to "test-out" as rabies free without being brain-biopsied or "put down". Tim turns into a dog after being bitten by a 300-year-old Tibetan dog? Where's Lon Cheney Jr. when ya' need him? Instead of a snarly werewolf, a friendly weredog? Also, who retrieves his clothes and how many wallets and I.D. did he lose? Ignoring all this, a rather silly and funny "Tim Allen Vehicle" with only a few tasteless "dog-sniffing and bathroom" jokes. It plays like a fantasy so don't take it too seriously, but the use of a "Taser" several times is disturbing, as are the mutant lab animals. "Cole" the dog is terrific. Borrows the "A&C Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" premise whereby Lou Costello bits the policemen and they all turn into "Hydes". Inside joke: The "evil" doctor (Robert Downey Jr.) is named "Kozak" which is a car cleaning cloth! Vaguely suggested by "The Shaggy D.A". Kids who have never seen the original Disney film(s) will enjoy it more than us "old" critics.
Paul Magne Haakonsen This 2006 re-make of the Classic 1959 "The Shaggy Dog" is an adequate re-make in my opinion, although I do have more fond memories of the older version. That being said, then this 2006 version starring Tim Allen is still an entertaining and fun movie for the entire family.The story needs very little introduction, so I will make it brief and to the point. "The Shaggy Dog" is about Dave Douglas, a busy lawyer, who is bitten by a sheep dog and finds himself changing between dog and human shape.This is not really one of the best Tim Allen movies in terms of comedy aspects and laughs. So on that account, you might be a bit disappointed if you watch the movie hoping to find something hilarious. This is a family movie spiced up with some comedy elements. I sat down with the Family to watch "The Shaggy Dog", so we got our money's worth here.They did manage to draft some nice names for the movie, which did add a good deal of enjoyment to the movie. The movie did benefit well from having Tim Allen in the lead, of course. But also Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Jane Curtin and Robert Downey Jr. did add something good to the movie, despite not having all that big roles individually.One thing that didn't really go well with me was the lack of visuals in the scenes where Dave Douglas changed from man to dog, and vice versa. It would have been a nice detail to the movie if we had actually seen the transition on the screen. And because this was lacking from the movie, it sort of dragged the overall enjoyment down a notch."The Shaggy Dog" is a fun enough movie for the family, especially if you have children watching too. However, this 2006 version is not as good as the original movie in my opinion.All in all, an adequate movie, although it wasn't outstanding. As such I am rating it six out of ten stars.
starnix I actually just finished watching this movie, and was curious to see how it was rated. I am so surprised that its rated low. I had a really nice time watching it. Its funny, feel good, and I would recommend watching it with kids. I think people are taking this movie too seriously. Its a comedy about a guy turning into a dog. Its a family movie. Someone wrote something about product placement.....LMAO really? I mean unless that product is scrabble and wanting a dog, then sure. Give this movie a chance. I was having a movie watching night and gave it a try, and I certainly don't regret it. I feel happy, positive and nice after watching this. Its a little cheesy but come on guys...its Disney!