Shiloh

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Summary: ok flick if you've not read book first
Review: This is an entertaining movie IF you've never read the book. If you have read the book then this recreation will be a bit of a disappointment. It is definetly a relatively poor representation of a wonderful story. I use it to "prove" to my students that books are far better than their movie counterparts... to my delight my young students come to this same conclusion after watching without me actively trying to convince them of it. Don't get me wrong, it's an ok movie and worth watching, but without a doubt it's lacking.

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Summary: FINALLY a movie that addresses the issue of animal cruelty!
Review: This movie is well done. It shows kids that animals have feelings that need to be respected. However, be careful letting young or sensitive children view it. The part where the owner is abusing Shiloh upset our 4 year old so bad he wouldn't watch the rest of the movie with us!

Rating:
Summary: Good for older children, careful with young, sensitive kids!
Review: This movie is well done. It shows kids that animals have feelings that need to be respected. However, be careful letting young or sensitive children view it. The part where the owner is abusing Shiloh upset our 4 year old so bad he wouldn't watch the rest of the movie with us!

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Summary: Very good family movie. Loved it!!!!!!!!!
Review: This movie was great! It was such a good family movie. Everyone in the household will love it. It was heartwarming and really showed what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it.

Rating:
Summary: Very good but doesn't follow book
Review: We loved the movie very much...my 9 and 5 year old girls loved it, especially the ending. We didn't find it too scary at all.

However, both my 9 year old and I enjoyed the book far more...it gave such a deeper insight into Marty's heart, and into the world of a boy and his dog. We were both very affected by the book; it made an impression on us that the movie did not.

I especially did not like the addition of another child, a girl, into the story. It seemed Hollywood wanted to add a little childhood flirting to make the movie more sellable. That just served as a distraction from this fine story. There were many differences from the book, but this was the one that irked me.

It still was a very good movie with a heartwarming ending. If you haven't read the book, you'll like it even more cause you won't be comparing differences.

Rating:
Summary: Very good but doesn't follow book
Review: We loved the movie very much...my 9 and 5 year old girls loved it, especially the ending. We didn't find it too scary at all.

However, both my 9 year old and I enjoyed the book far more...it gave such a deeper insight into Marty's heart, and into the world of a boy and his dog. We were both very affected by the book; it made an impression on us that the movie did not.

I especially did not like the addition of another child, a girl, into the story. It seemed Hollywood wanted to add a little childhood flirting to make the movie more sellable. That just served as a distraction from this fine story. There were many differences from the book, but this was the one that irked me.

It still was a very good movie with a heartwarming ending. If you haven't read the book, you'll like it even more cause you won't be comparing differences.