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A Boy And His Dog, Directed By L. Q. Jones, 1975
I loved the hell out of this movie. Holden recommended it in passing years ago, but as usual I didn't heed his advice with any speed. I knew Video 21 had a VHS copy, but I don't have a VCR at my apartment, however the other day I went to go return some movies and thought to myself, "man I hope they have A Boy and His Dog on DVD." And bam, there it was on the shelf! Haven't seen it there since as long as I've been going there. I willed it into existence.
What a great, great movie. It certainly is my favorite post-apocolyptic story. It is a perfect blend of fantasy and destroyed reality. It's got every miniscule detail required for enjoyment completely nailed. It's the perfect length and the perfect laughs.
Blood, the dog, was turned into a better actor than half the child actor's I've ever seen. Seriously kids, get it together or dogs will take your place! The voice acting was great and Don Johnson was surprisingly very charming and gave a spot on performance. Reminded me alot of a young Matthew McConaughey.
The bleak portrayl of the future wastelands was as expected, but there is just something incredibly charming about little shanty towns set up in the middle of nowhere. Obviously it's anchronistic to say that it reminded me of my all time favorite computer game, Fallout (listen to the opening for Fallout 2, I love it and hits me with a wave of nostalgia any time I listen to it), but it did. And I have a huge emotional attachment to those god damn games, which just doubled my enjoyment of this film. They share the same great sense of humor and sense of innocence in the new world order after the bombs drop.
I actually don't feel like writing up much else because it wouldn't be productive. It'd be like interviewing a 7 year old as to why he likes the taste of candy. Or a crack addict why he smokes rocks.
Crack ain't gonna smoke itself, sheeeit.
4.5 out of 5
The One Sentence Review - A Boy and His Dog is an absolutely wonderful tale of a very special relationship between, well, a boy and his dog and is perfectly quirky and remarkably enjoyable for anyone with half a brain.
I loved the hell out of this movie. Holden recommended it in passing years ago, but as usual I didn't heed his advice with any speed. I knew Video 21 had a VHS copy, but I don't have a VCR at my apartment, however the other day I went to go return some movies and thought to myself, "man I hope they have A Boy and His Dog on DVD." And bam, there it was on the shelf! Haven't seen it there since as long as I've been going there. I willed it into existence.
What a great, great movie. It certainly is my favorite post-apocolyptic story. It is a perfect blend of fantasy and destroyed reality. It's got every miniscule detail required for enjoyment completely nailed. It's the perfect length and the perfect laughs.
Blood, the dog, was turned into a better actor than half the child actor's I've ever seen. Seriously kids, get it together or dogs will take your place! The voice acting was great and Don Johnson was surprisingly very charming and gave a spot on performance. Reminded me alot of a young Matthew McConaughey.
The bleak portrayl of the future wastelands was as expected, but there is just something incredibly charming about little shanty towns set up in the middle of nowhere. Obviously it's anchronistic to say that it reminded me of my all time favorite computer game, Fallout (listen to the opening for Fallout 2, I love it and hits me with a wave of nostalgia any time I listen to it), but it did. And I have a huge emotional attachment to those god damn games, which just doubled my enjoyment of this film. They share the same great sense of humor and sense of innocence in the new world order after the bombs drop.
I actually don't feel like writing up much else because it wouldn't be productive. It'd be like interviewing a 7 year old as to why he likes the taste of candy. Or a crack addict why he smokes rocks.
Crack ain't gonna smoke itself, sheeeit.
4.5 out of 5
The One Sentence Review - A Boy and His Dog is an absolutely wonderful tale of a very special relationship between, well, a boy and his dog and is perfectly quirky and remarkably enjoyable for anyone with half a brain.