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Reaganfan

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There's no need to fear when Reaganfan is here! I thought it was a good movie. I've always love watching Underdog as a kid. This movie had a good Storyline and a good cast. I like the Specail effect and alot of action in the film. I give it 4...
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There's no need to fear when Reaganfan is here! I thought it was a good movie. I've always love watching Underdog as a kid. This movie had a good Storyline and a good cast. I like the Specail effect and alot of action in the film. I give it 4 stars. Hope they make another Underdog movie.

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Posted mar 22, 2008 3:26 am pt

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It was corny. It had superhero jokes. It is about a superhero dog, so I expected that? But there are great moments, such as his attempts at creating the catch phrase, "there is no need to fear..."

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Posted mar 4, 2008 3:48 am pt

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Underdog an idea from an old cartoon classic comes to real life. After a problem in the lad Shoeshine gets powers that turns him into a super hero. Along the way he takes out the bad guys. But the main person looking for Shoeshine is an evil...
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Underdog an idea from an old cartoon classic comes to real life. After a problem in the lad Shoeshine gets powers that turns him into a super hero. Along the way he takes out the bad guys. But the main person looking for Shoeshine is an evil midget with a dopey partner trying to catch Shoeshine and remove his powers.

The movie is good, funny and entertaining Jason Lee does excellent voice work for Shoeshine which fits in perfectly. Which also makes you think i wish my dog was like that. But a total let is that it only lasts for about 1 hour and 15 minutes and thats without the credits

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Posted feb 12, 2008 1:38 am pt

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you got to be kidding me

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Posted dec 14, 2007 12:41 am pt

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A Great Movie! I was looking foward to this movie. I have never seen the actual cartoon for it but from the trailer it looked pretty good. I give it two thumbs up. A really sweet story. It might not be realistic but I think it would be really...
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A Great Movie! I was looking foward to this movie. I have never seen the actual cartoon for it but from the trailer it looked pretty good. I give it two thumbs up. A really sweet story. It might not be realistic but I think it would be really great if that was the case hehe.

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Posted nov 30, 2007 9:55 pm pt

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This movie was a lot funnier than I thought it would be. It is great for the whole family, not just kids. It is not realistic, but it is very well done and funny.

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Posted oct 1, 2007 9:18 am pt

WIGGS2000

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it took me back in time to the days when the cartoon used to come on tv on saturday mornings. it was different and ingenius, but i still liked what the did with it.

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Posted sep 12, 2007 4:45 am pt

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A great take off of an old cartoon, Underdog had me laughing from beginning to end.

Underdog is a unique superhero, with the fact that instead of it being a human its a dog that wears the cape.

The story is really good,...
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A great take off of an old cartoon, Underdog had me laughing from beginning to end.

Underdog is a unique superhero, with the fact that instead of it being a human its a dog that wears the cape.

The story is really good, the acting is great, I like the fact that shoeshine (Underdog) had problems learning to use his powers at first, but got the hang of them after awhile.

The comedy in this movie is some of the best I've seen, all of the characters had their comedic moments, though shoeshine and Barsinister's henchman seem to be the main comedic ones in the movie.

The cartoon was before my time but I've heard so much about it and really wanted to see this movie after seeing the previews for it and I'm glad I did, I can't remember laughing so hard at a movie before this one.

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Posted aug 14, 2007 12:50 am pt

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It actually wasn't a bad movie. Especially for a dog that flys..but one thing for sure, it was definatley better than Firehouse Dog.

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Posted aug 8, 2007 10:07 am pt

Truth777

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good movie

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Posted aug 6, 2007 2:40 am pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  67
  This digitized update, with Jason Lee as a huskier, more generic Underdog, mostly drops the doggerel, but the endearing airborne-beagle effects help to offset the formula twists.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  63
  If you're expecting anything resembling the beloved cartoon, you'll enjoy the title sequence and nothing else. If, however, you set your expectations just low enough, or are an easily satisfied 8-year-old, you might have a bit of fun.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  63
  Made for viewers old enough to appreciate a talking pooch but too young to read or write about it.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  60
  The movie isn't nearly as bad as you would expect when the studio holds its only press screening the night before a national opening.

  by Kirk Honeycutt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  50
  Falls somewhere between stale retread and half-hearted parody of superhero-movie formulas.

  by Justin Chang | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  40
  Even the promising team of Peter Dinklage's mad scientist Simon Barsinister and Patrick Warburton's henchman Cad turns out to be a bust.

  by Jim Ridley | Read Full Review »
• [+] Empire
  
  40
  Despite the talent on show, there's little to distinguish this from any other bland family comedy.

  by Anna Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  40
  The elements of the film don't quite mesh: The villains are cartoony, but Du Chau aims for soggy family drama in his father-son story.

  by Marrit Ingman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
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  The TV show was mildly subversive, with humor that children and adults could enjoy on different levels, but the movie strives for a blander, family-oriented middle ground.

  by Joshua Katzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
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  Regardless, what probably made the show so tolerable and popular was the fact that each episode was under a half an hour long. This movie is about 84 minutes long and gets tiresome after the first 20 minutes or so.

  by Michael Ferraro | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
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  For adults -- even adults with fond memories of the TV series -- this is one bizarre mess.

  by Glenn Kenny | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
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  The bite and bark of Underdog are both pretty awful, but little kids might take this pooch for a walk.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
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  Underdog! Rest assured, there is no superhero cliche left unchewed; they even manage to slide in a "Lady and the Tramp" homage while they're at it.

  by Janice Page | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  Underdog may have been originally created to sell cereal for General Mills, but this latest incarnation couldn't sell Frisbees at a dog park.

  by Jeannette Catsoulis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
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  Director Frederik Du Chau's big-screen Underdog has all of the cartoons' crudeness and none of their charm. It's the celluloid equivalent of sugar cereal: cheap, empty and headache-inducing.

  by Sam Adams | Read Full Review »