It’s Movie Night! The movie for tonight is Red Dog.
My mom got many books to read in her kindle app but haven’t had a chance to read them, Red Dog is one of them. It is her first time to watch a dog movie version before reading the book.
It is also our first time to review a dog related movie.
Red Dog is a movie based on the book by Louis de Bernieres, who was inspired to write a story about this fascinating dog after visiting the statue that locals had build in the town of Dampier, Western Australia. Red Dog was featured in Melbourne International Film Festival.
Directed by Kriv Stenders
The main casts are
Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Noah Taylor, and Keisha Castle-Hughes
Star of the Movie is a two-year-old red cloud kelpie called Koko, an Australian breed of sheepdog
Warning:
Red Dog is a story about a dog’s loyalty and devotion.
It is a based on a true story of a real dog.
A movie that will definitely make you cry.
The movie is set in the Pilbara, the red earth country of Western Australia where mining is the main industry. It captures the lives of male dominated place mostly immigrants back in 1970’s.
The cinematography is appropriate on the time setting. It depends on how you look at it but we see it as a gorgeous setting. It represents the natural beauty against the appearance of a very industrial mining environment. Wonderful Australian landscape is also shown on the movie.
The movie is told in a flashback as Red Dog Koko lies sick in the back room of a remote pub in Western Australia, as local gathers and narrates Red Dog story.
The movie can be summarized in two parts and in two sentences.
Part one
How Red Dog brought together the mining community.
Part two
Red Dog chooses John, a truck driver, to be his master and who shared an amazing bond that no one else quite had.
Red Dog is part drama and part comedy which make the movie enjoyable to watch and enhance re-telling the legend of the Red Dog.
I Golden Recommend for you to watch the movie. 4 Golden PAWS! Be prepared to cry.
A movie that will bring out family and friends conversation.
Red dog was named Best Film at the first ever Australian Academy of Cinema
and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
On Red Dog’s movie trailer a familiar quote was used
“Sometimes you don’t choose your dog. Sometimes your dog chooses you”
So TRUE …
Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR
We love Red Dog!
XXXOOO Daisy, bella & Roxy
This sounds like a must. I will send MOM out to get the movie and I will start popping the popcorn. Thanks Sugar for the review.
Blessings,
Goose
I’d like to see it – I wonder if it is on Netflix?
Sam
Thanks for the reminder! Our mom bought this movie when it first came out. We are going to ask her to have our own movie night!
We’re not much for movies but that might be one to look for at the library. Thanks for the review!
Oh, that is a very good review Sugar. Ma will see if she can stream it this weekend! Though, she does hate movies that make her cry…. she’s such ‘a guy’ about things like that! BOL
Kisses,
Ruby
We watched that last Christmas cause Mums got the dvd, and she had leaky eyes by the end but loved it just the same
Hey Sugar, Jet here.
Great review, thank you. You had us with Koko. As you may know, my Golden Sister Koko received the Heart Dog award from Mom. 🙂
I don’t know if I can get My Vickie to watch it. She is all fine about watching humans blow themselves up and all but if she has to watch an animal show that might be sad, she gets all upset inside before she even watches it.
Your reveiw was so good though, I think she might be talked into watching it.
I’ll letyou know
Thanks for the review.
Bert
I’ve never heard of this movie I might have to try and find it or at least read the book. Sometimes though I have a hard time reading or watching things like that b/c it makes me all weepy though. Thanks for the recommend!
Thanks for this wonderful review. I hope you have a lot of snacks and tons of pop corn for your movie-night ;o)
HI Sugar…This film sounded so good that JG put it on hold at the library already…we’re #7 in line fur it…If you liked this one we’d recommend “Hachiko” with Richard Gere…it’s one of our favorites…and also “Greyfriar’s Bobby”, another good one *snoogles*
I keep thinking we saw it, but it’s well worth seeing again!
Thanks for the review, the Red Dog movie sounds like I might need some tissues nearby. Have a great movie night!
Sugar thank you for this excellent review. It is on mom’ book and movie list. She loves books about animals. Have you read Thunder dog…?
Hugs
Msdi your BFFF
Oh Sugar, Sounds like a great movie…but I probably won’t read the book or watch the movie. I still can’t watch ‘The Incredible Journey’ without a box of tissues….and I KNOW it has a happy ending! I get misty-eyed just thinking about ‘Black Beauty’!!! Have a great weekend!
Howdy Sugar, We love Red Dog too. It made mum cry but it also made her laugh. Thanks for a grreat review. No worries, and love, Stella and Rory
I’ll have to ask the peeps to check it out.
We’re all anxious about what kind of question you’re going to ask us 🙂
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Great movie review, Sugar!
I’ll forward that information on to my mom!
Enjoy your weekend!
Stewey
We saw Red Dog from Red Box!!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
How cool, sounds wonderful
Snuggles,
Benny & Lily
Sounds like a wonderful movie! I would probably cry. lol
Hugs to you Sugar!
I haven’t seen it, will have a check it out!
So true Sugar I chose my peeps. Have a super Sunday.
Best wishes Molly
Have not seen this one…will be going to check it out! Thanks, Sugar!