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jellyneckr 2012-05-25 02:37:39

Bad 'dogs' [spoilers]

While ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN was touching, funny, and enjoyable ALL DOGS GOTO HEAVEN 2 isn't any of those. The premise ridiculous premise is a hornfalls down from Heaven and Charlie and Itchy are sent down to Earth toretrieve it. Carface returns, but he is a sidekick this time. He's thesidekick to a villian that is so scary that he has no place to be in akiddie movie like this. It could have been a lot better.

xnoxreturnx 2012-05-24 12:37:23

So much better then the Original

Going through these posts I see that many have made mistakes when itcomes to the movie --- though these mistakes are understandable. Youhave to pay real attention to the movie.I love this movie and I've always loved it more then the Original (Iknow this is VERY rare) Let me tell you my reasons why.1. The songs are much better this time around. I love them all dearly.The ONLY song that I liked (and I barley like it) is the song thatCharlie and Annabelle sing when Charlie first gets into heaven. All theother songs are dull.2. The plot. The plot in the first movie was mostly about revenge...itwasn't nearly has good as the 2nd movie. It was nice to have Charliefall in love with someone and end up being alive.3. Many think that this movie makes it seem Heaven is 'boring' whichisn't true. The first Heaven was dull...there seemed to be nothing, butclouds and a area filled with clocks. In this movie you can do whateveryou want anytime you want. I think Charlie doesn't like heaven, becausehe feels as if he is missing something(I think when he dies later onhe'll be happier in heaven because at least he figured out what he wasmissing..which was love) 4. The cat is NOT the devil. How do I know this? At the end of themovie when Carface comes out from where he was hiding he asks where Redwas. Charlie then says his BOSS wanted him back (Or something likethat) If Red was the Devil...he wouldn't HAVE a boss. Nor would he getsucked back into hell (He was getting sucked up BEFORE Charlie blew thehorn...so it wasn't because of that) Overall it was a beautifulanimated film that I adored. There really isn't anything that I don'tlike.Don't get me wrong I love All Dogs Go To Heaven, but the 2nd one willALWAYS be my favorite.

TheLittleSongbird 2012-05-24 06:03:04

Not awful, but not great either!

I do like the original, despite one or two flaws. I did feel it was alittle too dark for children, but it was beautifully animated andmoving. This sequel is definitely inferior in comparison, but therewere a few redeeming merits. The animation is not very good, there werea number of colour changes and very flat backgrounds, and I felt thatthe animation on Red was a bit too frightening for children. The songswere very pleasant, especially I will always be with you, but notmemorable. Then again, neither were most of the songs in the original.I did like the singing voice of Charlie, provided by Jesse Conti, notso much Charlie Sheen speaking-it just wasn't Charlie. Also SheenaEaston was lovely as Sasha; if you want to know a little more abouther, she sang "A Dream Worth Keeping"(FernGully) and "Now and Forever"with Barry Manilow.(Pebble and the Penguin, which I like more than thisto be honest)I loved Mark Watters' incidental music too. I liked thecharacter David, but I found Anne Marie a lot more likable, I cannotwatch the end of the first film without getting teary-eyed. Likewisewith Carface, Vic Tayback was definitely better, but Ernest Borgninedid a very good job with the voicing I felt, but Carface lacked thecalculating manipulation that made him so memorable in the original.Bebe Neuwirth's Annabelle did little for me too, I preferred MelbaMoore's angelic interpretation. Now another flaw, and the main flaw,was the story. It was a good idea, with some neat subplots, but it wastold way too fast. The studio should have focused on accuracy anddetail rather than piling on rushed subplot and another. Now for themain villain Red, a bit too frightening for my liking, but I liked hissong, with the Spanish flamenco like rhythms. George Hearn did morethan adequately with the voicing,very menacing at times like in hissong, but I felt he was out of character. I wouldn't initiallyassociate Hearn with villainous roles. A more inspired choice wouldhave been Tim Curry, as long as they didn't make him do a phony accentthat they tend to burden him with. The script wasn't bad, but it didneed a lot more work, whereas Borgnine and Dom DeLuise provided thelaughs, Sheen and Easton were a little less convincing. In conclusion,a disappointing sequel to one of the more memorable Don Bluth movies,but it is not as bad as the Secret of NIMH sequel, which was so awful Ididn't know what to say. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Leah 2012-05-23 12:13:23

Not as good as the original

I think that this is a disappointing sequel. I miss a lot of the oldcharacters (King Gator, Anne Marie, etc.), and I don't like it due to thefact that not even half of the original voices are back to do thecharacters. A lot of personality was lost in Charlie, and the villain Red isnot even half as bad as Carface was in the first one. If you're a big ADGTHfan like I am, it's worth seeing just to see how the story is continued, butdon't count on it being 5 stars in your book.

David Nethery 2012-05-23 22:36:31

Direct to video sequels did not start until much later on

MovieAddict2007 wrote:"Part of the advantage of Don Bluth moving away from Disney is that hedidn't need to suffer their endless tirade of straight-to-video, poorlyanimated cash-in sequels." How so? When Don Bluth left Disney in 1979 the Disney Co. was notmaking direct-to-video sequels, so that could hardly have been one ofDon Bluth's reasons for leaving. The direct-to-video sequels (Return ofJafar) and the spin-off TV series like TailSpin (which used Disney'sJungle Book characters) didn't start until the Michael Eisner era. I'mnot a fan of the direct-to-video sequels from Disney or these thingslike All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 or the seemingly never-ending Land BeforeTime sequels but let's keep the history of these things straight.Disney didn't make sequels until long after Don Bluth had departed fromDisney.

mervclan 2012-05-23 02:29:40

This movie is good and I still love it

OK whats with all the bad reviews yes I am sick of all the bad reviewsabout this film on youtube and IMDb I thought this movie had a reallygood story and the plot made me feel happy why are you people sayingits a bad sequel to a very good movie I thought it was just as good asthe first one and I love the girl dog she is so pretty and the songsare really nice thats one thing I love the most the songs kept themovie in a good touch and by the way David wasn't a bad character Ikind of like him because I wasn't familiar with the first one and I sawthis one before the first one and I LOVE IT its a good sequel and Idon't care if some people are not going to agear with me its betterthen most sequels like crappy video sequels that did not make sense atall and by the way their is an old saying don't judge a book by itscover and that means don't judge this movie by its looks or why theactors are different I just love this movie and I disagree with any onewho hates it and I was so annoyed with all those bad reviews so I wentwatch the movie and calm down so their you have I went from angry tonice to calm and by way their is a girl at my school who does not likethe things me and my friends like so if she does not like this filmthen she should just get STUFT this movie is good I love the songs andthe animation and the soundtrack this is a really charming movie I love the song I will always be with you wahaaaaaaaaaaaa and love thegirl dog her name by the way is Sasha Tee Hee Heee their is nothingwrong I don't like about this film so if you want to agree with me thatits a good movie press yes but if you disagree then press no I give ita 10 out of 10 LOVE THIS MOVIE Thank you Charlie Sheen All Dogs 2 is another bettersequel.

2012-05-21 23:12:59

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 was just as good as the original

I liked the first All Dogs Go to Heaven movie, but the sequel was even better! Go Don Bluth! The characters, both old and new, were wonderful and the music was fantastic. I grew up watching both movies constantly and it is truly a beautiful work of art.

2012-05-21 12:10:37

Charlie Angel!

I love this sequel more than the first 'ADGTH' movie, because there are better animation (Including some CGI scenes of course), the songs are more dynamic, like my favorite 'I Will Always B With You, that always make me cry, but it has backdraws:Flo and the singing aligator from last movie was'nt in the sequel, and 'ADGTH 2' is sometime's too intense and dark for kids.

milly 2012-05-21 01:04:15

blahh

okay well, everyone always loves a sequel to one of their favorite movies cause its just dat great and is maybe possible for a sequel. but for this movie, it should of never had a sequel. its not really the best. its okay but i def. didnt watch it every week like i did with the first one. sometimesss originals should just be left as one movie.

MovieAddict2011 2012-05-20 04:22:04

Why did they have to ruin it?

Movies like these do not need sequels. Part of the advantage of DonBluth moving away from Disney is that he didn't need to suffer theirendless tirade of straight-to-video, poorly animated cash-in sequels.But apparently it was someone's brilliant idea to make a sequel to "AllDogs Go to Heaven," so we get this.Charlie Sheen replaces Burt and he's not really as good. Most of thefilm is just a poor excuse for a sequel and it isn't nearly as dark,different or entertaining as the original.I feel sorry for future generations who are going to have to sufferendless sequels like this without ever knowing what it was like to havea time when Hollywood didn't totally rely on successful films as acrutch to release banal crap.Please, no more sequels to kids films that don't need 'em.

rangermanlv 2012-05-19 08:37:23

Uniquely Bad Sequel to a Decent Movie

All Dogs go to Heaven was a quirky, funny movie; With good name talentwho'svoices lended an adult familiarity to a cartoon basicly for kids. It wasjust interesting enough to be likeable by adults aside from something goodfor the kids to watch.Unfortunately ADGTH2 is a valueless sequel trying to make a bit of cashrideing on the coattails of the first. Charlie Sheen is a passablereplacement for Burt Reynolds in this second movie and Sheena Easton'svoicein a few of the movies lovely but forgettable songs makes her a worthwhilepick as a co-star for this. Add Dom DeLuise from the first movie and you'dthink this would be a decent mix to make this sequel at least relativelydecent compared to the first one.Unfortunately even with the addition of other good voice actors such asBebeNeuwirth in the horrible role of Anabelle, this movie cannot be saved fromthe atrocious production values and animation skills (or lack thereof)present all over this movie. Horrible editing, syncronization of thevoices,and flat out spaces where characters mouths should be moving to dialougebutare not combine to make this movie look like a college interns animationproject instead of the decent sequel it could have been.All in all i'd say unless you were a very big fan of the first movie i'dgive this a very large PASS.

2012-05-18 21:04:26

Under-rated canine flick

I seem to be one of the few people who consider All Dogs 2 a considerable improvement over Don Bluth's original. True, the animation is not up to the lush (perhaps _over_ - lush_ quality of the original, but the story is more coherent, the songs are better, and I just generally find it more appealing and easier to watch. Some parents (particularly religiously inclined ones) may have qualms with the depiction of heaven (i.e. it's for Ned Flanders types, and is so boring it makes an earthly life look very appealing), with Irish setter Sasha's nightclub scene (seemingly modelled on Jessica Rabbit's number from 'Who Framed RR' (it's also a highlight of the film), and with a few moments of dialogue which are definately not aimed at kids, but blink and you've missed them (which would be a shame, because they're rather funny)I'm giving this one 4 stars, because I'm sick of seeing it dismissed as a poor follow up to the original. Do avoid the All Dogs Christmas Carol though; that one really is a bit of a dud.

rustedicons 2012-05-18 10:36:09

Not all that bad.

Of course it's nowhere near as good as the first, but it's not as badas some of the other sequels.The one thing that sticks out the most, which I think makes this moviedecent, is the music. The songs actually fit with the scene and theydon't throw off the movie, and that's a good thing in my book.Something Disney needs to work on with their DTV garbage.One other thing I'm glad they didn't do was mention and/or have AnneMarie. It wouldn't feel right, and if you know what happened to Judithyou might have an idea where I'm coming from. Plus David wasn't thatbad of a character.

RJ 2012-05-17 23:11:03

Burt Reynolds shoulda voiced Charlie

seriously, where was he? Sure I liked the movie, sure I loved the characters. even though I liked the song: "It's too heavenly here" The voices just don't go with our Loveable German Sheperd, Charlie B. Barkin. and Annabelle's voice was a quivering, drama-like voice which was annoying. Carface's voice wasn't all that good either. There's another character I fell in love with, and that's Sasha La Fleur. She's sexy. Thankfully, ONE person survived to voice our favorite Dachsund, Itchy!

2012-05-17 01:32:21

"All Dogs Go To Heaven" was never meant to have a sequel.

This was not a good movie. For one simple reason: "All Dogs Go To Heaven" was never meant to have a sequel. How could it? (Spoilers for the first movie ahead.) Charlie B. Barkin died in the first movie. He went to Heaven. Itchy stayed with Anne-Marie. That's how the movie ended, how it was meant to end. Charlie was not meant to suddenly decide he felt bored in Heaven (how could anyone be _bored_ in Heaven?) and come back to Earth. He already _had_ a second chance to come back to Earth and redeem himself. In the first movie. That's that. And Charlie in the sequel was not the Charlie we all know and love from the first movie. First of all, Charlie Sheen did a find job and all, but I'm sorry; Burt Reynolds _is_ Charlie B. Barkin. That's all there is to it. But it's more than that. Charlie did not really act like he did in the first movie. Completely different character. But I think the biggest problem I have with this sequel is that it is _such_ a cheap movie in comparison to the original. The original was about love and redemption and honor and loyalty and friendship. About letting some cynicism of the world go and letting hope come back into your life. That effect was lost in the sequel. The sequel was a cartoon; the original was an animated classic _movie_. This was one of my Dad's favorite movies, and when he passed away nearly a year ago, the original was heart-warming to watch. It helped me to believe in hope ("You know, good-byes aren't forever."). In my heart, at least, I know that Charlie is still in Heaven, and Anne-Marie (and Itchy) will see him again one day! Don't waste your time with this sequel . . .see the original classic. _That_ movie will warm your heart.

2012-05-16 18:40:24

A RESPECTABLE SEQUEL 8 OUT OF 10

I might be going out on a limb, but I will say that I actually really enjoyed this sequel to the original Don Bluth classic. Now don't get me wrong, it is inferior to the original, but it's not bad like some people make it out to be. This is a very surprising review for me; not only am I giving a positive review to a kid's film, but I'm also writing a positive review for a sequel to a kid's film. I, like many of you have seen a large number of horrid sequels to these classic animated films (Atlantis - Milo's Return is still the worst sequel I've ever seen). However, this film is being unfairly criticized, and some people have had the audacity to ask the question; "Which is worse, this or The Secret of NIMH 2 - Timmy to the Rescue?" Now, I have seen Secret of Nimh 2, and it was a ghastly-bad film (But I intend to buy it and watch it again for a future review), and many decried it as an insult to the original classic, which it was. Don Bluth had nothing to do with sequel, but the team behind it created a perfectly serviceable and fun film, that is certainly worth a look.WHAT IT'S ABOUT: We start off in Heaven with a ceremony for most-improved angels, which of course Charlie Barkin doesn't get. Shortly after the ceremony, his old friend Itchy dies and makes his way into heaven. Before I go on, I was baffled with the timeline of this film. The first was set in 1939, while this one is set in the 90's, and Charlie died in the first one but Itchy didn't. If he died in 1939, then how did Itchy not die until the 90's? Were they reincarnated at some point that we failed to notice? Anyway, despite the gaping plot hole, let's move on. So after the awards ceremony, Carface (The dog mobster villain from the first film who somehow ended up in heaven) steals Gabriel's horn and drops down to Earth in San Francisco, where he drops it in mid-air and loses it. So Charlie and Itchy are sent down to San Francisco to retrieve the horn and Charlie sees it as a chance to have fun again, but they can't because they're ghosts, so Charlie can't drink and he can't talk to Sasha (The female dog he falls in love with) at the bar they're at. So they accidentally meet up with Carface at a bar and he takes them to Red (Who is the main villain in the film) where he fixes them with mysterious red collars which allows them to be in a physical form. So Charlie and Itchy go back to the bar where Sasha is, and their introduction isn't exactly the greatest, but they still decide to follow her home, where they meet David, a runaway boy/magician. Together, the group must find Gabriel's horn in time, otherwise Red will steal it and use it for evil purposes, and the group is taken on one crazy adventure.MUSIC: This film had pretty good music, and musical scenes in the film were generally good and rather catchy (Most sequels to animated films turn into torturous musicals, but this was clearly the exception). Not all the musical scenes were great, but I thought they were more well-written musicals than the first film's.ACTION: While this film is more action-packed than its predecessor, it pales in comparison to the first one because the storyline certainly isn't on par with the first one and doesn't make you feel for the characters emotionally like the first film. However, this film manages to overcome most of its shortcomings through a fun sense of humor and crazy action. The best thing about this film was that I was never bored (Though I was certainly never bored of the first film at all) and was constantly entertained throughout. If you're adult whose not too stuck up, you'll have fun with this as well as the kids will. This area excels despite story and emotional shortcomings.ACTING: I really liked these actors. They weren't quite on par with the actors in the first film (Minus Dom DeLuise who reprises his role as Itchy in this film and he's still just as good). However, I would have to say I liked Charlie Sheen better as Charlie (But Burt Reynolds was still good in the first film). But Sheena Easton as Sasha was somewhat iffy and I wasn't entirely fond of her performance, nor Ernest Borgnine's performance as Carface (The original actor for him in the first film was so much better). But, the rest of the actors are pretty good, especially considering this is a sequel. For the most part, this area is very good, but it does need a few areas to be fixed.OVERALL: If you loved the first film, and you don't set your standards too high, then you'll like All Dogs Go To Heaven 2. It was solid and very good, and should have no problem entertaining kids or adults. However, this sequel is more tame than its predecessor, and the story wasn't as remarkable as the first film's mafia/revenge/redemption/friendship storyline. This film's only moral teaching is of friendship, and while it still works, it wasn't as effective as the redemption/friendship morals of the first film. I was satisfied with this sequel, and I'm willing to defend it because it is not a bad sequel.THE GOOD: Good acting, good music, plenty of crazy action moments, and solid moral teachings of friendship.THE BAD: The storyline has plot holes, two actors aren't very good, and the story isn't as remarkable.

2012-05-16 03:13:34

kids movies

Cute little cartoon. Kids that are crazy over dogs will like this little movie, my granddaughter loves it.

2012-05-15 09:13:30

Dogs have 2 lifes...

What would we do without sequels? There are good sequels (3/10) and then there are bad sequels (7/10). So does All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 deserve a growl or a happy bark? Hmm...The film itself gives the viewer nice looking animation, songs and introduces new characters. Okay so that's fine. The animation however is not as catchy (or dark) as it was in All Dogs Go To Heaven 1 and therefore the characters look a bit different. The first film had songs integrated in it and so does this one. Although in the original film had doggies singing the songs too I find the singing dogs in All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 to be a little corny. The songs are nice however. New characters are fine too and Charlie Sheen's voice fits Charlie okay. Since I love the first film I also like this one very much. If you liked the first film then go ahead and get this one. All Dogs deserve a second chance you know =)

2012-05-08 16:30:23

To all those who think number one is the best...

Your wrong.Dead wrong! I saw this before number 1 and i still stick with what i said, "Number to is the second best" because i think that An All Dogs Christmas Carol is the best only because it is the most recent i have bought.(Jan 3rd,2006)So if you disagree, oh well.LOLStanford-911

mfjordan 2012-05-08 10:48:02

Kids movie that's not for kids

This movie is very scary with scenes where the Devil uses Gabriels horntoopen Heaven and pull the good angel-dogs out and imprision them onAlkatraz.The devil sings and dances to a few songs about the joys of being bad,andat one point, eats a live rat.We got this movie free with a pizza. You get what you payfor.