All Dogs Go to Heaven

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Oaklee D I fell in love with this film more and more as it went along. It definitely pulled on my heart strings, it's an animated film of its time but is still so enjoyable 35 years later. I feel like it's an underrated movie as you never hear anyone talking about it but it is fantastic and I can't recommend it enough. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Audience Member 35 years old and Don Bluth was at the height of his success as an animator After the success of ‘An American Tail’ and ‘Land Before Time’ the creators decided to tackle some darker subject matter with talking canines featuring voice work from the late Burt Reynolds and the late Dom Deluise plus this derives from a quote by Robert Louis Stevenson Yes it’s still an animated children’s film but dealing with heavy stuff like death, redemption, damnation, and mortality Charlie Barkin is a dog and has his buddy, Itchy He’s a gambler living in the 1939 New Orleans but his partner Carface wants him out of the way He sets him up to be murdered and Charlie is sent to heaven Annabelle in charge shows him his biological clock has stopped but Charlie finds a way back to the land of the living He’s given a second chance and after meeting a young girl named Anne-Marie she wants to find a new family being that she’s an orphan Yet Charlie wants to rebuild his business The film still leaves an impression with great animation, heavy themes, likable characters, and a terrific performance by the late Judith Barsi The animators make this particular film stand out by subverting the concept of “good” mentality to get into heaven Charlie is a con artist with a heart of gold as he learns to actually love someone in return even though he’s inherently considered good overall, with this girl he can rectify a few things Maybe he has a true capacity to save others It’s kinda amazing how much they model this dog after the late actor and it would be interesting to have Charlie Sheen take over in the sequel which in my opinion left a much larger impression The friendship between Charlie and Itchy shows how streetsmart they are seeing how you can’t keep a good dog down The infamous big lipped alligator moment really sticks out given it shows up out of nowhere, has nothing to do with the plot, and no one ever mentions it again But the alligator himself is very flamboyant making it very funny The songs are very short and don’t serve too much of a purpose for the overall story and it’s a tad structurally odd It’s a real shame when the film first opened it suffered stiff competition with ‘Little Mermaid’ and the plot was deemed too complex, disheartening for children not to mention scarring a generation of them but thankfully managed to find a big following on VHS becoming one of the highest selling tapes of all time The success of this even lead to a sequel in the 1990s, a tv series, and even a Christmas special So even though Don Bluth excelled early in his career this movie is still a fine example of him telling a different story never explored telling children they can survive in the world Overall ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven’ succeeds by exploring the inherent bond between dog and humans and having the brass by taking a lot of ambitious risks to show the concepts of heaven and hell along with legitimate drama as well as a touching ending Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Jacob A This is one of the best and funniest from Don Bluth, and Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise very well nail it in playing Charlie and Itchy! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Justin S I've loved this film since I was a child. I still watch it from time to time. I have a son, now. We have 2 dogs, with one that just passed. It will be a bit before I can handle watching this again but I'm excited to share it with my son one day. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Audience Member My 3 dogs have me at gunpoint pls help **5 star** Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Aaron M Great movie! Grew up watching this Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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