GetPapa
Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Derrick Gibbons
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
cbunyea
Karate Dog changed my life. I must know what Karate Dog is up to now. I know he must be fighting crime, and kicking the crap out of bad guys somewhere. He is amazing. My favorite part was the dog party (not the one at the end). My second favorite part was Jon Voigt racing the dogs on the track. My third favorite part was Mr. Miagi's role as Karate Dog's sensei. My fourth favorite part was when Karate Dog was feeding lines to Detective Jackass when he was on his date with Jaime Pressley. My fifth favorite part was when Karate Dog and Jon Voigt were fighting on the roof, and Karate Dog KICKED HIS ASS!! My sixth favorite part was when Karate Dog was being interrogated by the Police, and remained silent!! HA HA! My seventh favorite part was when Karate Dog was driving the Detective's car and crashed it into a pond! My eighth favorite part was Jon Voigt drinking the neon juice and acting all young and vibrant. Funny stuff! My ninth favorite part was when the babies tried to steal the van from the day care center...oh wait. Thats from my SECOND FAVORITE MOVIE, SUPERBABIES: Baby Geniuses 2. See my review there, its great.My ninth favorite part from KARATE DOG, ha!, was EVERY time Chevy Chase said something funny. Which was always. My tenth favorite part was when they blew up all those computers by inserting a CD. And closely following that, actually, before that, I enjoyed Karate Dog going in there mission-impossible style to copy the CD in the first place.Need I say more? Come on folks. This is comedic genius. Every time it is on Showtime or HBO I watch it, eyes glued to the screen. And seriously, when is Karate Cat coming out?
sirnanners
To the person asking in another comment:the dog looks like a Briard. I love the dog. The dog is the reason to watch the movie. Who can resist watching his fuzzy ears wiggle, and the real dog tricks! The karate stuff with the computer generated dog was pretty fake looking and hokey. I thought Jon Voight, Chevy Chase, and the guy who played Fowler did good jobs. Some parts are worth watching more than once, such as when Fowler trips the dog catcher, and when the dog is lowered in the harness. It's nice to see a movie that doesn't have foul language,gore, or nudity in it. Just a nice family movie without a lot of blowing things up. Too bad this site doesn't list the real name of the dog, since he is the star of the movie.
Knewsense78
Where to begin with THE KARATE DOG, a terrible movie from beginning to end. What could of been a funny movie ends up being a snoozer. Or, is that a woofer? Anyway, everyone is wasted in this movie. Now, I know Simon Rex is no, well, he's not much of anything but he has been in better movies than this crap fest. Jaime Pressly, his love interest, must of graduated from C.A.C., CRAP ACTRESS COLLEGE, cause if she does have any acting talent of any kind she damn sure doesn't display it here. Watching her act is like pooping razor blades, pretty damn painful. No, I've never pooped razor blades but you know it would be painful. Hell, it would probably kill you. And what's up with Jon Voight? His performance as the bad guy is so over-the-top it is pathetic. I will admit, Cho-Cho is quite unique but even the Karate Dog can't hold this movie together. I did laugh in this movie. It wasn't at anything that was said or done though. It was at the damn CGI, so crappy it made my eyes sore. They say not to lay down with sleeping dogs cause you'll wake up with fleas and I'll never lay down to watch this movie again. Damn, something's biting me!!!
pepperwon
One of the best movies i have seen in a long time. It held suspense, it was funny and in a way sad when the dog got shot.It was family oriented, all could watch. It kept us on edge, and could not leave the movie. Karate dog was a great name for this movie, the way the dog moved was so real. It's talking was real, and the way he even mouthed the words. The detective work was unpredicted, and kept me wondering if they could do their job. The other animals made it more real. Animals make the movie, i believe, and it did my heart good to see a man in a muzzle as they put on dogs. it looked well on him, and the dog guard was even better.