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The Adventures of Milo & Otis Actors: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Kyôko Koizumi, Dudley Moore Director: Masanori Hata Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Running Time: 76 minutes Studio: Columbia/Tristar Studios Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03 Buy from Amazon |
 "Milo and Otis - The Best Movie EVER!"Milo and Otis is a great movie! Although only one voice narrarates the tale, it is a very funny movie! I recommend it to everyone of all ages for when they are in a sad mood! It will make you feel better in a minute!  "Big hit with MY 2 year old!"Milo & Otis is a charming, if juvenile (it's supposed to be) movie about a long journey, and curious encounters undertaken by two friends - a cat and a dog. The scenery and cinemetography are wonderful - even spellbinding, but nowhere in the credits does it say where it is filmed. If it's Japan, then Japan has a wonderfully northwestern European look to it. The "river" looks so cool and refreshing that I often wondered how refreshing a drink from it might be. Beautiful scenery aside, it's obvious to the adults that most of it is contrived. There really aren't any farms anymore that have "all the animals." And let's face it, a sea turtle just doesn't "stop by" to let a dog ride on it's back. But again, in the child's perpective, it's wonderfully casual. For the adults, Duddly Moore's narration is a bit annoying sometimes, but it is, after all, directed at kids. My two year old insists on watching it at least twice a day (for now - past obsessions include Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life), so I suppose it worked as planned, and I've sat through it at least four or five times myself. One other reviewer mentioned the possible animal abuse. The film credits do indeed say that the animals were closely supervised, but that didn't stop them from being their own, unwitting "stunt men." I don't think anything amounted to animal abuse, and I certainly don't think any died. Although they pushed the limits by throwing a cat off a small cliff into the sea! It wasn't harmed, and the cat swam to shore and shook it off pretty easily. Still... Parents will see the bittersweet nature of the ending. Sure, Milo & Otis go home. But they never "go home." Who can? By the end of the movie, their happy childhood is spent, so even getting back to the farm will not restore them to their first innocence. But this is all happily lost on the young child who sees only the magical journey and many strange encounters of Milo & Otis; two friends - a cat and a dog. "Cute film, annoying narration"Milo and Otis might be annoying for there not being any talking, besides the narrator who speaks throughout the entire film (!), but it's still fun to watch. I have to give them credit for the narration, instead of having the animals ACTUALLY talking (like in other films). It adds more to the realism, and seems more like a story being told. But anyway, it's fun to see the animals go their ways and make friends. Overall, it's a delightful movie and a cool DVD. "Absolutely wonderful"I saw this movie several times throughout my childhood, and I still have warm regards for "The Adventures of Milo & Otis." I got my first pug at age 5, and then it was quite exciting for me to see a film with a pug as the hero. I was in the hospital for an operation when I was 13. After the surgery, I woke up in the middle of the night and the nurse asked me if I'd like to watch a video. I scanned the list and sure enough, there was "Milo & Otis." I may have fallen back asleep towards the end, but it was a very comforting film to watch. It reminded me of home and my three little pugs waiting there for me. "The Adventures of Milo & Otis" is a cute, well-done, wonderful movie. A great family film that even adults will enjoy. :) "Excellent!!"It is not every day that the children have nice heart-warming movies that teach them loyalty and friendship. My 7 yr old loves this movie, as does my 2 yr old. (Animals seem to attract all ages of children, even though the little guy doesn't understand the story yet). This definitely ranks way above Pokemon! |