The Adventures of Milo and Otis [VHS]

The Adventures of Milo and Otis [VHS]
by Masanori Hata

The Adventures of Milo and Otis [VHS]

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Actor: Dudley Moore, Ky?ko Koizumi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Shigeru Tsuyuki
Director: Masanori Hata
Cinematographer: Hideo Fujii
Cinematographer: Shinji Tomita
Writer: Masanori Hata
Editor: Chizuko Osada
Editor: Peter H. Verity
Editor: Walt Mulconery
Producer: Haruo Shikanai
Producer: Hisashi Hieda
Producer: Masaru Kakutani
Producer: Satoru Ogata
Writer: Mark Saltzman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Live, NTSC
Running Time: 76 minutes
Release Date: 1999-08-31
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

VHS Movie Reviews of The Adventures of Milo and Otis [VHS]

Movie Review: It IS Cruel !
Summary: 1 Stars

I bought this movie for my little one because I loved it as a child. However upon watching it again as an adult I can totally tell that it is cruel to animals.I then did some research and sure enough its very controversial.

They do a number of cruel things to the creatures in here.
I began to notice something was wrong when they sent the cat down river in a box,which includes it going over a falls(with a real cat in the box !!).
That cat is unhappy and frightened,you can tell by the tone of his meows,and its a real cat w/a real voice ....

When will we stop enjoying being "entertained" by the idea of animals in pain? The cruelty
handed out to animals in this film,all for our entertainment reminds me of the movie King Cong,another movie where we sit and enjoy being entertained for an hour or so by viewing an animal that is unhappy.

Movie Review: Animal cruelty ??!!
Summary: 1 Stars

Watch the movie and then please tell me that these animals weren't abused...
If you are an "animal lover " then do not promote buying this film.

Movie Review: Animal cruelty
Summary: 1 Stars

I can't understand how anyone would support or write a glowing review about a movie in which animals were certain injured and/or killed during filming. Atrocious. Go with Homeward Bound instead -- do not buy this film.

Movie Review: Animal Cruelty at it's WORST
Summary: 1 Stars

There are rumors about this movie saying 20 cats were killed and a cat's paw was broken to make it limp in a scene. I don't know if those rumors are true or not. What I DO know is that animals were tortured to make this movie.

1. In order for Otis to rescue Milo from a bear, the film makers put the little dog and a bear cub together and filmed whatever would happen. The cub seemed to want to play with the dog. It would take it's large paws and swat at it, knocking the dog around like it was a stuffed animal. Keep in mind, even though it was a bear cub, it could break the dog's back like it was a twig. The bear may not have been mean, but the whole scene was an accident waiting to happen. It is incredibly irresponsible to put a little dog in this situation. And the dog was NOT enjoying it. If you watch his body language, he was scared to death and fighting for his life.

2. A cat is put in a box and sent down a river. If you watch the movie, there are several moments when the box looks like it will come to shore and the cat would be able to jump out. But that's when they cut the tape and push the cat back out so that it can plummet down a waterfall. In the footage they show, the cat survived. But...that's in the footage that made it in the movie. I would hate to see the outtakes.

3. They put the cat in a tree with a snake. Maybe the snake wasn't poisonous. Maybe the snake wouldn't bite the cat. But the cat clearly did not know this and it was scared to death. I do not agree that any animal should be put in a state of fear for the sake of making a movie. If an animal is used for a movie, any "acting" it does should be something the animal enjoys doing.

4. They throw the cat down a deep hole.

5. They throw the cat off a cliff into water below near large rocks with big waves crashed on them. First of all, anybody that throws a cat off anything should be arrested and locked away. There is absolutely NO excuse for this. Second, the person that threw the cat into the water could easily have missed and the cat could have landed on the rocks. Third, even after the cat survives the fall, it panics and tries to climb back up the cliff, only to fall back into the water and have a giant wave crash onto it, slamming it into the rocks. This is ALL ON FILM! It is NOT a rumor. They even narrated for it! After the cat falls again the narrator goes "Oops! Try try again!" in a cute way as if this cruel display was in any way cute.

6. They put the cat in a tree and send the bear cub up after it. Very similar to the scene with the snake. The cat is scared to death.

There's also a scene where they stick the cat in a smokestack. The cat pokes his head out and he's practically blinded by the smoke and ash. I can only imagine what went into his lungs.

I really can't believe all the positive reviews for this movie. I can only hope that the defenders of this trash do not have pets.

Movie Review: EXCELENTE PRODUCTO
Summary: 5 Stars

Excelente producto. El envio llego en el tiempo estimado y con muy buen empaque. Una pelicula muy entretenida.

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Summary of The Adventures of Milo and Otis [VHS]

Japanese filmmaker Masanori Hata made this above-average family film about a dog and a cat--friends with a tendency to make mischief--who go on an unanticipated adventure when one is rushed downriver and the other follows. Hata, who took four years to complete the work, relies on purely cinematic storytelling techniques (these animals don't have human voices on the soundtrack), making the film an international favorite. Dudley Moore narrates, but the film works because Hata's filmmaking fundamentals are so good. Kids love this, but adults can easily appreciate and enjoy it, too. --Tom Keogh

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