Beethoven's 3rd

Rating:
Summary: Terrible
Review: That's not to say that some very, very young children might not be entertained by this film. As a parent, I have sat through many children's movies that were less than spectacular but at least entertained me in a childish or childlike way. This was not one of them. The best acting in the movie was the dogs. I loved the first Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd. I've seen and enjoyed the live action versions of 101 and 102 Dalmatians. Loved Lion King and Shrek and all the classic animated Disney movies. But this is nothing like any of them. Judge Rheinhold is annoying in his role. The wife is a whinning pest. The boy is tolerable and the girl a bit better. The villains are moronic. Implausible plots are not the problem. Poorly executed and nonsensical things are and this film was filled with them. Love dogs (which I do) and want a nice dog story? Avoid this and get The Duke instead.

Rating:
Summary: "Full House" with a bigger dog
Review: There is only so much you can do with fifteen minutes of dog footage, and a two hour feature film is not a viable option. Granted it is difficult to make a movie for children when your main premise has been done before - and better - but the direction of this film was disastrous, apparently relying solely on a few moments of animal appeal as salvation. Still, indications are that young children do enjoy the film; young girls will identify with the daughter's plight to be heard, young boys will get a laugh out of the recurring poop and fart jokes, and some of both will cheer Beethoven when he gets to make his brief appearances. Adults, however, will only derive pleasure from the children in the audience.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Movie!!!
Review: Worst movie I've ever seen in my life. And I've seen Ishtar and Meet The Deedles TWICE. Judge Reinhold plays the hartwarming role of a [stupid] father who shrugs his shoulders at all of Beethoven's antics instead of actually doing things like, say, running after him when he's running away with his shoes or something [bad] like that. And Julia Sweeny of "It's Pat" days doesn't do much for me either. All in all, if you want entertainment better than Beethoven's 3rd, eating unsalted cashews until vomiting ensues is a great alternative.

Rating:
Summary: I wish my DVD version had a suicide feature....
Review: Worst movie I've ever seen in my life. And I've seen Ishtar and Meet The Deedles TWICE. Judge Reinhold plays the hartwarming role of a [stupid] father who shrugs his shoulders at all of Beethoven's antics instead of actually doing things like, say, running after him when he's running away with his shoes or something [bad] like that. And Julia Sweeny of "It's Pat" days doesn't do much for me either. All in all, if you want entertainment better than Beethoven's 3rd, eating unsalted cashews until vomiting ensues is a great alternative.