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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The Shaggy Dog is a decent remake of the 1960's original with Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr and a solid supporting cast. It's an enjoyable popcorn film aimed at kids but with plenty of jokes and physical humor adults can enjoy. It deserves a 7.5 or an 8 but I gave it a 10 because of the rash of low ratings by people who have it in for Tim Allen or films for children.The IMDb rating is a shame and is not the first time that a decent film has terrible ratings (see, for example, The Wild Thornberrys Movie) because of its unrestricted rating system (compare, for example, the rating on Amazon). IMDb needs to review its rating system and come up with something better than unrestricted rating which allows groups of Internet users to sabotage the ratings of good films.

So Disneys' go to guy Allen is back in his Santa Clause mode, but this time he turns into a dog.He plays an assistant DA, who is trying to lock up some gut because he is accusing a huge corporation of testing on animals.And obviously he ignores his family and breaks promises.Hilarity ensues when he is bitten by a dog, and it's DNA passes through his bloodstream and the inevitable happens.If you've seen any Allen film made by Disney in the last twenty years, you've seen this. But strangely enough, this film is quite disturbing in scenes that are supposed to be laugh out loud funny.Seeing a warped Allen chase a cat, shake after having a shower, sleeping on a bed in a weird way, or sniffing and growling, were supposed to be the key hilarity factor in this.But it isn't. In fact, it's downright freaky in a way that just cannot be described. Allen looks like he's made a big mistake signing on to this, and the rest of the cast look bewildered, apart from Downey Jr. who looks like he is just off his face.The effects are poor, and for a film that's aimed at youngsters, anything featuring the bad guy inject a man so he will be paralysed for months, and Allen being nude four times, has to raise alarm bells.And the surfing dog is stuff of nightmares.A Disney horror, in more ways than one...

i have to disagree with the current rating of 3.9 this film has.i thought it was very entertaining.it was fast paced,funny,and touching.and it also had two very good morals,one to do with the importance of family,and the other one,i wont give away here,but i will say it is sometime of great relevance and importance on a much larger scale.Tim Allen was actually funny in this movie.Robert Downey Jr. also has some funny moments.there is a bit of rude humour,but nothing i would say is overly offensive.Kristen Davis was good,but she didn't get to show her comedic side.,and i felt she was under used.anyway.anyway,i laughed a lot during this movie,which i did not expect at all.i had very low expectations going in ,so i was very pleasantly surprised.call me crazy,but i give The Shaggy Dog an 8/10

This update will not withstand the tests of time, however, it is above average and on par with other Disney updates like the Parent Trap, Flubber, Freaky Friday, My Favorite Martian, and the list goes on and on. Though none of these updates/remakes are masterpieces, they do adequately modernize their respective originals, as does this one.The trained animals are great, and the CGI ones are as realistic as any I've seen, even WITH the mutations. This, of course, isn't as charming as the original, but we were a more innocent society then, and let's face it, Tim Allen is no Fred MacMurray.As a direct reflection of our society, this update bears a little scrutiny and forgiveness.It rates a 6.8/10 from...the Fiend :.