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Firehouse Dog [2007]


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Amazon.co.uk Review

Adolescence is an emotionally stormy time for kids, but it's especially so for Shane (Josh Hutcherson), a teenager being raised by single firefighter father Connor (Bruce Greenwood). Add the recent death of Shane's fire-captain uncle (Connor's brother) in the line of duty and the pending closure of their neighbourhood "Dogpatch" fire station, and both Shane's propensity for skipping school and brooding in his room and his father's obsession with work seem easy to explain. When a mutt called Dewey, really a very spoiled superstar dog named Rexxx who's been presumed dead after a parachuting stunt went wrong, turns up in a burning building and is rescued by the Dogpatch crew, Connor puts Shane in charge of caring for the dog and finding its owner.

Shane and Dewey clash immediately and Shane is extremely resentful toward both the dog and his father. However, Dewey's special talents (like skateboarding and trampoline jumping), combined with his good fire-fighting instincts, soon win the admiration and affection of Shane and the entire Dogpatch crew. A series of mysterious fires really causes Shane and Connor to begin to communicate and reconnect, but those fires also threaten their very lives. At the same time, Dewey's former owner discovers Dewey's true identity and demands the return of his superstar companion. An engaging dog story that explores the difficulties of growing up and dealing with personal tragedy, Firehouse Dog is a fun family film that's rated PG due to some mildly crude humour, language, and action peril. --Tami Horiuchi

family fun
Review date: 2008-08-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

My 3 year old son has watched this film over and over and fails to tire of it, his 10 yr old sister and his mum and dad all enjoy it occasionally too!

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Great fun!
Review date: 2008-01-29 Rating: 10 out of 10

A 10 year old, a 34 year old and a 41 year old throughly enjoyed this film. Funny, feel good, original and very well done. Would recommend buying it.

A real croud pleaser!
Review date: 2007-11-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

My soon to be seven year old son and I went to see this yesterday and we both thoroughly enjoyed it! The room was just short of full with people of all ages. When I looked around everyone in the room was having the same reaction to each scene from laughter to the edge of the seat and everything in between.

The busy young star Josh Hucherson, who you'll recognise from Bridge to Terabithia and Zathura, stars along side some new and older faces that you may recognise from older films. His performance doesn't disappoint. He plays Sean, son and nephew to two of the senior members of Dogpatch, a struggling Firehouse and the house of Engine 55. When a flurry of fires happens in the area Sean's uncle is killed in the line of duty at one and Sean's father starts to suspect something sinister not realising how his son has been affected by the tragedy.

Meanwhile our supporting K9, the spoiled movie star dog Rexxx, is getting lost from the set of a movie he's staring in after a stunt goes wrong. After a narrow escape from the dog catcher he hides in a condemned building which catches fire. Rescued by Engine 55 our leads (no pun intended) are reluctantly thrown together. Cue friendship, heroism, some doggy mishaps that we've seen before in other doggy capers but who cares and some help from CGI and we have some very funny scenes!!

All in all solid performances, good if not entirely original script and story, but still a fantastic watch - most definitely one for the family friendly shelf and all ages will enjoy it. Mine's on pre-order. Enjoy!


**** MY 5 YEAR OLD RECOMMENDS IT ****
Review date: 2007-09-23 Rating: 8 out of 10

We went to see this at the cinema today and at the end my little girl turned to me and said "that is the best movie ever", which is from Cadence high praise indeed.

This is a kids/family movie. It is probably best suited for a 4 to 8 year old audience but within that target audience it hits all the right marks; silly, funny, sad and ultimately a very happy ending. Your kids will love it and I highly recommend as a Christmas stocking filler.

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Actor(s):
Josh Hutcherson
Dash Mihok
Steven Culp
Bruce Greenwood
Bree Turner

Creators:
Josh Hutcherson (Primary Contributor)
Bruce Greenwood (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036035873
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-19
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 107 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007
Language: English (Original Language)

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