12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue

2012

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

Drama

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55%

1,000+ Ratings

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During the holidays, a woman (Danielle Chuchran) organizes a fundraiser to save an orphanage for puppies.

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'12 Dogs of Christmas 2: The Great Puppy Rescue' is on a similar level as the preceding production, though I hold more issues with this one. Sequels are always less watchable when the cast changes, as it does here. It's an alright film, though has a real lack of dogs in it given the title/plot. A few of the characters were also pretty pointless. A follow-up wasn't necessary, especially given the seven year gap between the two.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Depression era movie where girls get away with mini skirts, blacks sport afro's and are fully integrated into small town America, and the Christmas play includes LED lights and a plastic children's indoor slide. What's not to like?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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The story is cute but I am pretty sure they didn't rap in the 30s lol. And what's with the letter man's jackets, 50s style dancing, and 80s style cheerleader uniforms? Great story but I struggled to pinpoint what era I was in!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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You're no better than another stray dog. A young girl is sent to live with her aunt when her mother passes away and his father needs to get on his feet before being ready to take care of her. Unfortunately for the girl, the town her aunt lives in is nationally known for being dog free. The girl tries to use dogs to loosen the town up and teach the locals the spirit of Christmas. "Just because I saved your hide doesn't mean I won't let the dogs eat you." Kieth Merrill, director of Windwalker, Three Warriors, Legacy, 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue, and Harry's War, delivers The 12 Dogs of Christmas. The storyline for this is fairly solid for about 60% of the movie than turns cheesy and predictable. I did like the characters and feel of the movie based on the settings. The cast delivers very mediocre performances and includes Jordan-Claire Green, Tom Kemp, Susan Wood, Adam Hicks, and John Billingsley. "Go wait for him someplace else." We grabbed this off Netflix this holiday season since my daughter loves dog movies. This was just okay for her as the story/plot was a little complex for my five year old and really didn't showcase that many dogs consistently throughout the film. The movie was better than I expected for 50-60% of the film then becomes mediocre. Overall, I wouldn't go to out of my way to see this. "I'll come get you before Christmas." Grade: D+/C-

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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The dogs were fine , story oke , Christmas ? The Christmas-play was awfull .

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Bland acting and an overly happy go lucky storyline makes this family firmly film one that only avid dog lovers will enjoy and even many of those will be snoozing while the film drags along.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Kieth Merrill

Director

Sean Patrick Flanery

Finneas James

D.B. Sweeney

Burchess

Danielle C. Ryan

Emma

Darren Ewing

Coach

Alisha Mullally

Miranda

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Sandie Angulo Chen

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Sentimental Depression-era Christmas story is fine for kids.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 4, 2011

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Synopsis

During the holidays, a woman (Danielle Chuchran) organizes a fundraiser to save an orphanage for puppies.

Director: Kieth Merrill
Screenwriter: Kieth Merrill
Production Co: 12 Dogs II, Kragen / Merrill Family Films
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|An Accident)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2012
Runtime: 1h 42m

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