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Isle of Dogs (2018)
"It's smart and
different and sometimes deliberately odd... and really funny."
- Richard Roeper
Director: Wes
Anderson, Rated PG-13
  Starring:
(the voice talents of:) Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward
Norton, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Kunichi Nomura,
Akira Takayama, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Akira Ito,
Scarlett Johansson, Liev Schreiber, F. Murray Abraham, Tilda
Swinton, Yoko Ono, Harvey Keitel, Ken Watanabe
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"If we don't drown,
I'm gonna strangle you myself. I don't care how many exploding
teeth you try to spit out at me. Do you have any idea what that
little pilot just went through to try to rescue you? How dare
you?" – Chief to Spots
Why watch this? It's
an delightful animated film about dogs... and they talk!
Plot Summary:
In a dystopian future Japan, a corrupt mayor uses a sudden
outbreak of canine flu to banish the entire city's dog
population to a remote, garbage-filled wasteland called Trash
Island. The story follows a determined twelve-year-old boy named
Atari who hijacks a miniature airplane and flies to the island
to locate his beloved bodyguard dog, Spots. Upon crash-landing,
he teams up with a colorful pack of exiled alpha dogs who assist
him on an epic journey to find his pet, while a larger political
conspiracy unfolds back on the mainland.
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Dad's Preview:
I found my way to Wes Anderson with the film
Moonrise Kingdom (2012). There is a playful
innocence deep with this director, and I can't wait to
explore his whole filmography. This dystopian sci-fi
comedy is about a world where dogs (unfairly) have been
cast out of society, banished to a trash island. One boy
embarks on an adventure to find his missing dog, Spots.
The stop-motion animation is incredibly done and
endlessly creative. The film's laughs lie within the
subtle winks and head-turns to the camera by our
intrepid canines, who decide to help the lad. Setting
the tale in future Japan was an excellent choice, where
we learn a lot about that country's history, mannerisms
and traditions. This is a true gem and, aside from a
couple of adult language outbursts, ideal for the entire
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20th Century Fox
Animation, Indian Paintbrush,
American Empirical Pics, Studio Babelsberg, Scott Rudin
Prod., 3 Mill Studios; Fox Searchlight Pictures
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