Watch My Dog Skip For Free

Best movie of this year hands down!

You won't be disappointed!

Why so much hype?

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I caught this on WGN and wound up watching it because out of 300+ channels on cable, there was nothing else worth watching. My first impression was formed by the syrupy background music that played almost continuously throughout the film. If it had lyrics, they would be, "Open up some Kleenex and just cry, cry, cry." I cried, all right, but for the wrong reasons. Any film that involves the use of animals inevitably includes harming said animals, and My Dog Skip was no exception. From the graphic hunting death of a deer to the verbal/physical abuse of the dog, this project could not have been pleasant for the title character, who out-acted all his human counterparts. Keep in mind the fact that movies are only fictional where people are concerned. Animals only experience it as real-life mistreatment that they cannot comprehend.The plot can be summarized in two words: Who cares? It's a coming-of-age tale about a boy named Willie and his terrier Skip in small-town 1940s Mississippi. Willie has growing pains. He has to contend with a stern father, the town bullies, his complete inability to play baseball, an inexplicable, mostly one-sided friendship with a WWII veteran who is painted as the town pariah, and a first love named Rivers, to whom we never find out what happens. Most of the characters are completely forgettable, and the narrative consists of loosely-pasted vignettes of a dreary childhood. I only saw this movie last night, and I don't remember much of anything except being surprised to learn that, in the c. 1945 South, white families could watch young black men playing baseball after dark. (Read Maya Angelou if you don't understand what I'm saying here.) A violent scene leaves the viewer feeling lousy, after which the story just peters out. We see Willie rowing his girlfriend on a pond--probably an allusion to his Rhodes scholarship, which requires athletic ability--and then he suddenly grows up and blows town, leaving the aging Skip all by himself. If the film's hypocritical concluding drivel doesn't make you want to throw up, then nothing ever can. Comparatively speaking, Old Yeller was more cherished than ol' Skip.I don't recommend this film to animal lovers of any age, particularly children, because they won't understand its conclusion. I'm not even sure that I do, if for no other reason than to wonder how in the hell a dimwit like Willie ever made it into Oxford.

A good movie conveys a message or a story with purpose and clarity, and hopefully entertains in the process; this film does none of those things. When it mercifully ended, I asked my wife, "What was this movie trying to say?" She replied, "I have absolutely no idea!" The "race problem" in the Southern US in the 40's lurked around the edges, but did not really affect the story, which is nominally a "coming of age" reminiscence. It does have a couple things going for it: a cute dog, a cloying kid, period props, and a 1940's era Flxible intercity bus, which probably would not have transported servicemen from the prominent railroad town of Yazoo City in 1942. This film feels phoney from the get-go; the emotions are contrived, and the plot line concerning the dog's injury and recovery is utterly predictable. Ultimately, I felt it was a total waste of 95 minutes (and seven million dollars). It sucks.

This ranks among the worst movies that I've ever had the misfortune of seeing. I thought the movie Fluke was alright and I loved Old Yeller, so it's not that I'm against animal movies as a rule; but the combination of six things meant that I could not enjoy this movie. a) The script was the worst I've ever endured. Does every line have to be cliché? I threw up five times. b) The acting job ranged from mediocre at best to laughable at worst. c) The many subplots were boring and never went anywhere in addition to having little to no meaning. d) The characters were annoying and unsympathetic (aside from the dog). e) The soundtrack was terrible and extremely repetitive, not to mention unoriginal. f) Overall this movie stole from all other animal movies in every way, shape, and form.The only thing about this movie that made me sad was that I wasted my time watching it, and that my stomach hurt from throwing up too much. Also, it would have been more entertaining if something actually happened. Movies that only have morals like "Everyone needs a friend" or "dogs are cool!!!" are bad, as a general rule.In conclusion only watch this movie if a) the only other choice is some other kind of torture, and even then, be careful, b) because you LOVE DOGS SO MUCH and you cry at all dog movies because you own a dog and it might die or you did have a dog and it died, etc., or c) because you are in need of a laugh and don't mind the side effect of throwing up. But in most cases, just don't waste your time and save your eyes, ears, and stomach.

My dog skip is not that old, but the feelings you get when you see this is older then your own live time, i mean the memory you begin to remember when seeing it. You remember what it was to be a child, what is was to be that small and fragile and lonely sometimes. But the most you remember is the losses and the gains that was taken with you in time. you learn things you missed, you remember things you haven't seen in many years, i have seen this movie so many times yet one tear or two always falls upon my face no matter what, and thats because i remember my childhood. This movie ain't for the people who cry at just anything because the tears will be falling more then you would imagine.The story of a boy and his dog, who teaches him how to grow old, well we all in some way will always could relate to that.I am sorry...But you gonna cry...