All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman …
Synopsis
But not all dogs stay there!
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.
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I remembered enjoying this movie when I was a kid but after rewatching it on TV somewhat recently all I could think of was, "This is a kids movie!?"
Seriously think about it the main plot of this movie is that Charlie, the main character and awesomely awesome German Sheppard gets killed. How the hell is a dog getting killed and being the main action that drives the plot forward in any way kid friendly. Add to that the fact that since Charlie cheats his way back to the living when he does die again the second time around, because no one lives forever, he gets an express pass straight to hell for cheating his own death! What the hell…
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I don't remember this film being quite as crazy when i was little. From what I gather, they are in possible 1930s New Orleans except at one point Carface has a ray gun?!
You have to applaud a film that kills off its protagonist in a grusome way within ten minutes. And then makes him actually not that good of a dog for most of the film!
Also, there is a bit where Charlie gets dragged down to hell which is pretty scary.
Ann-Marie is so cutesy it makes my teeth hurt, but despite all of this I still love this film!
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Rewatched it. It was adorable. I cried.
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Animated, Childrens
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I remembered enjoying this movie when I was a kid but after rewatching it on TV somewhat recently all I could think of was, "This is a kids movie!?"
Seriously think about it the main plot of this movie is that Charlie, the main character and awesomely awesome German Sheppard gets killed. How the hell is a dog getting killed and being the main action that drives the plot forward in any way kid friendly. Add to that the fact that since Charlie cheats his way back to the living when he does die again the second time around, because no one lives forever, he gets an express pass straight to hell for cheating his own death! What the hell…
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I don't remember this film being quite as crazy when i was little. From what I gather, they are in possible 1930s New Orleans except at one point Carface has a ray gun?!
You have to applaud a film that kills off its protagonist in a grusome way within ten minutes. And then makes him actually not that good of a dog for most of the film!
Also, there is a bit where Charlie gets dragged down to hell which is pretty scary.
Ann-Marie is so cutesy it makes my teeth hurt, but despite all of this I still love this film!
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Don Bluth animation.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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a very good cartoon with a story, that has fun and heart :)
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I can't believe Gary Oldman was in this... I will never forgive him.