The Shaggy Dog

Lots of energy with a pretty good cast has this new Disney release keeping kids on their toes. In fact, probably the best chase scene in a family flick I have ever seen. but most of all I love shaggy little dogs that turn into Tim Allen ... Full Review

However, the overall tone of this PG-rated film is cheerfully benign, without succumbing to blandness. Davis is severely underutilized as Dave's perpetually exasperated wife, as are costars Danny Glover, Jane Curtin, and Philip Baker Hall. ... Full Review

The Shaggy Dog feels like little more than a stale rehash with a promising cast whose talents haven't been tapped It's too bad, too, that this large cast of seasoned comedic actors doesn't have better material to work with. ... Full Review

The original Shaggy Dog was the very first live-action Disney comedy, and the humor has always been dependent on villains striking just the right chord. Robbins and Hoberman admit that they never know when they'd gone too corny or melodramatic, and thankfully those moments are few. ... Full Review

Yet Allen's acutely observed replications of doggie behaviors is startling. Seeing the barking rabbits do tai chi, or a cobra happily riding in a car with its head out the sunroof and its tongue flapping, is inspired visual silliness. ... Full Review

Walt Disney Home Entertainment presents The Shaggy Dog, the fresh, funny update of one of Disneys most beloved family comedy classics, on DVD August 1, 2006. ... Full Article

Tim Allen in 'The Shaggy Dog.'( Walt Disney Pictures) By Ellen Futterman ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 03/10/2006 First Santa Claus, now a shaggy dog.Maybe those "Home Improvement" residual checks aren't as lucrative as we all thought. ... Full Article

ETA members may take to The Shaggy Dog . Everyone else over the age of 10, however, will likely prefer a night of sniffing butts to this latest Tim Allen stinker, a lazy remake of Disney's 1959 kids' film that... ... Full Article

Old dogs can learn new tricks, as Disney's The Shaggy Dog proves. The Shaggy Dog is a reimagining of Disney's 1959 family comedy about a teenager who falls victim to an ancient curse that turns him into a dog at... ... Full Article

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Those looking for a smart, fresh and funny family comedy will be barking up the wrong tree with "The Shaggy Dog" (Disney). ... Full Article