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 Where are the flies when you need them? Oct 26, 2009
Seriously? I am an open-minded person but one thing I can't stand is when people dumb products down for children. This ludicrous, melodramatic, poorly written (or translated) piece or christian propaganda is not worth your time or that of your child. Children deserve quality entertainment... and they understand it.
A colleague of mine bought this because we just couldn't believe the trailer wasn't a joke. We just had to see it. While some of the art is decent and poetic, most of it is mediocre, amateur-ish in quality and the animation is nothing spectacular. Oh, the tears were well done. And there are LOTS of tears. The characters also suffer from neurological damage, causing slurred speech, bad accents and a need to (slowly) repeat everything that is said to them. How can you not at least add filler or even have post-prod redo the mouthes? Oh right. Kiiiiiids arrrrre duuuuuuuuuuuuuumb. One good thing - the piano tunes are not that bad, for elevator music.
I can't believe some awesome shows are not even available on DVD and someone somewhere mass-produced THIS. If you must own this, kindly plan to recycle it. I mean - God probably had a plan for it.
(wow... suggested tags below contain the word "beastiality"...)
 The little poo that could... Sep 11, 2009
I just happened to catch this movie by chance and was pleasantly surprised with the message being portrayed by a little piece of poo. It's not gross or bawdy humor. I would recommend this for children who will enjoy watching the cute little poo try to figure out where he belongs and will learn that no matter who or what you are, you have a purpose.
Not as touching as my own Dog Poop story, but worth honorable mention... May 25, 2009
I remember a time when I found a piece of dog poop on the road who was also on a quest to discover his purpose, only this one was older, dried up, and had a beard. After a blade of grass shared a brief friendship with him, he was ruthlessly torn from any possible aspirations by an unsuspecting passerby, the meaning of his existence then reduced to nothing but a nuisance wedged in the tread of a shoe. As meloncholy as I was about the whole incident, my life was changed forever by the touching music that kept floating in from nowhere as his eyes continued to mysteriously produce tears of sadness in the moments of stillness and reflection.
It wasn't until this Doggy Poo story that I found solace in my loss.
(Gotta hand it to the Koreans. Anything that begins with an immobile baby dog poop clump being offended at a bird pecking it's forehead is immediately worth a five-star rating.)
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Unfortunately, "Doggy Poo" was a piece of... Feb 08, 2009
I consider myself fairly open-minded, and I've enjoyed alot of movies that others have said were strange. So, when I saw this on Netflix's Watch It Now service and read all the positive reviews there, I decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, I feel like this movie fails on so many levels.
First off, I felt like "Doggy Poo" was trying very hard to be deep and existential. However, it is far too overt; there is just no sublety (they repeat the whole "destiny/God's plan" thing waaay too many times). This really kills the effectiveness of the message. A good movie that wants to show the audience deep themes does it in a subtle way so that the message slowly sinks into the mind and really makes you think about it later. However, Doggy Poo just rams it down your throat. Not to mention, the Poo's constant crying about his "lack of purpose" really gets annoying.
Secondly, the whole premise of the movie gets very hard to swallow the longer you watch. I mean, a sentient piece of poo?!! I found it extremely difficult to suspend my disbelief and actually feel sorry for an inanimate lump of a dog's excrement. Maybe this made more sense in context of Korean culture? I don't know. I couldn't help thinking that the protagonist would be easier to relate to if it were something that was actually alive- perhaps an animal or even a bug would be more believable.
Well, putting that aside, my final complaint was the horrendous voice acting. I don't know if they were trying to match the mouth-flaps on the characters, or if they were purposely trying to sound retarded. I've heard some awful voice acting in my day, but this really takes the cake (by the way, I'm juding the English voice actors since that's what I watched).
On the positive side, the animation was unique and enjoyable (it's claymation/stop-motion). The makers did manage to make poo look cuter than I thought possible, which is quite a feat. The only other positive thing I can say about this is that I applaud the movie-makers for trying out an extremely unique idea. Unfortunately, it just doesn't succeed in Doggy Poo.
Overall, I was looking for something good to watch that was a bit off-beat, but this movie is not it. As for all the people on Netflix who said this was a great family film, I really can't think of anyone in any age range (maybe 0-1 year, since they really wouldn't know what was going on anyway) that would actually enjoy this movie. Children would find it too depressing, and adults would find it too stupid to watch. If you really want a good, clean family film, I would recommend Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" instead.
Dandelions are also good in soup. Feb 07, 2009
Some of the meaning may not be understood unless you are familiar with Korean culture. A Korean friend explained to me the dandelion is hardy and tough, it also symbolizes the conflicts Koreans have had with... their neighbors in Asia... over the centuries and how they have survived. In Korea, the dandelion is considered to be a flower, not a weed. The dandelion is also used as a symbol of Korea and its people. It's called a kkot, flower, and this mindalae kkot symbolizes loyalty. Plus it's edible--tastes great in kimchi and you can make wine out of it. Doggy Poo and the dandelion create a beautiful flower together in the end. I think the reason it is so popular in Korea is because its meaning is more completely understood.
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