The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)

Don't watch this if you love dogs. The synopsis to this movie is misleading. You will not get through the first fifteen minutes without wondering when in the heck is anyone going to be NICE to a dog??? In one scene, they show a mother dog and puppy wandering aimlessly in the snow; the dogcatcher catches the mother and the little girl "rescues" the puppy. Later it is asked; " What happens to the mother?" " Oh we don't know; they take them and they just disappear." Plus they go on a semi high-speed chase trying to catch the little girl as she runs away with the puppy and you're hoping the whole time that the bad guy doesn't tip his vehicle over ( not, obviously, that we'd care if HE went over a cliff but that the mother dog was supposed to still be in the vehicle with him and is probably being slammed from side to side as they show this supposedly "mad-cap" styled chase. ) The "good" guy she goes and applies for a job from has his dogs tied up to short leashes outside in the snow. Basically, it is a whole town filled with small people who dislike dogs. That's entertainment? Nope. To be honest, I didn't watch the whole thing. The balance of the film could have been all of the dogs taking over the world and chaining up all the humans but it was too late for me. The somber and cruel theme throughout the set-up of the story ( the important first fifteen minutes ) was enough to make me stop watching.

The 12 Dogs Of Christmas will steal your heart, It stole my heart. I really loved this movie and I loved the way Jordan-Clare Green played 12 year old Emma O'Conner. She is a wonderful actress. 14 year old Emma Kragen wrote this story and I have to say she did a wonderful job.This is the kind of movies I love to watch, there is no bad words in the movie. Little Kids and the whole family will love this movie. I love the part where Emma tells a crook to give her the dog and he gives her a funny look and she gets mad and kicks him and gets the dog. I also love the part while the pageant is going on, where Emma asked the main crook what he done with the dogs after he let them out to mess up the pageant. It was funny the way he said I let them out for a little walkie, and Emma kicks him in the leg and takes his cat. Watching that whole pageant was great with the kids and dogs. There is a lot of funny stuff in The 12 Dogs Of Christmas that everyone will enjoy. I almost let The 12 Dogs Of Christmas pass me by, I had a wonderful feeling that it was going to be great, and my feelings was wright, I am so happy that I purchased the DVD to this movie and I know other people and kids will love it too. Don't let The 12 Dogs Of Christmas movie pass you by because if you do, you are going to be missing out on a wonderful, fun loving, holiday family movie that will steal, and warm your heart. This will be a holiday tradition for me to watch this movie every year at Christmas time. I love it.I want to thank everyone that was in on making The 12 Dogs Of Christmas possible. It has really touched my heart.

I'm old, and I don't mind admitting it. I remember when family movies were made by Disney, and they had story lines that kids and parents could watch together without embarrassment or fear, and which were just plain old simple entertainment. Somehow somewhere along the track Hollywood slipped off the rails and decided that little kids needed to hear naughty words, and parents wouldn't take their kids to a show if they couldn't see some at least some implied sex. WRONG!!! Kieth Merrill seems to have remembered. Here is a story where the bad guys are bad, but on a level that kids can cope with, and the good guys are good, but on a matching level. Folks like I know and live around. The protagonist boy and girl are nice kids, they don't kiss, they don't even get romantic. The school marm looks a bit like Lily Tomlin, and is just the right level of taught and nasty, and redeems herself at the end. The mayor is pompous and stuffy, and comes around in the end too.It is all wonderful fluff, with dogs that behave a lot of the time, and don't, just enough of the time, to make the film extra believable. The camera work and acting are outstanding. I have no hesitation in recommending this film to any family anywhere for watching together as a family. Please buy it and thumb your nose at the "experts" in Hollywood who just don't "get" it that nice clean family fun like this is worth making, and has a market.

Our family watched this film and we just enjoyed the film. It is a good film for dog lovers. At first when we picked up the film from the rental store there was only 3 copies. at first I thought that this was a sign that this is a bad film. But I was so surprised that there was not more copies available to the public. There are very few family movies out there for people to view. I think the principal from the school reminded me of a famous actor who played the telephone operator in a old comedy series. And also the Aunt played a good role. Our favorite person who played a very small role was the little girl in the end who sang the part about a poodle in a dog house. You will know what I mean if you watch the film.