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Playing Dad is harder than it looks for two best friends who suddenly find themselves caring for seven-year-old twins in Old Dogs. Starring Academy Award® winner Robin Williams, (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Good Will Hunting, 1997) and John Travolta (Wild Hogs), Old Dogs is a fresh and funny Disney treat that Pete Hammond of Boxoffice Magazine calls “Hilarious! Fun for the whole family.” Kelly Preston (Jerry McGuire), Conner Rayburn (The Invention of Lying), Seth Green (Can’t Hardly Wait), Matt Dillon (There’s Something About Mary) and, in her screen debut, Ella Bleu Travolta (real life daughter of Travolta and Preston) deliver champion comic performances in a movie that combines unforgettable physical humor, off-the-wall escapades and heartfelt emotion.
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Old Dogs is quite a fun comedy to sit down and watch with the entire family. Both the writing and acting provide a wealthy amount of laugh out loud moments. Though the outcomes to the situations these old dogs get themselves into are quite predictable, viewers will still find themselves laughing as much, if not, more than they thought they would. This is quite a fantastic cast of characters though the cross-eyed element to Rita Wilson's character I could have done without. Though there are very few moments where in the films attempt to be funny, a laugh does not come. The material is good and as stated in the commentary, much was ad-libbed. It is so refreshing and entertaining to see how much fun actors have on screen with their characters and their cast mates in whatever environment they are in and this is the film that does that. What makes it even more special is the fact that "family film" is not to be taken lightly as John Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston and daughter, Emily Bleu Travolta are both prominent characters in the film. This is definitely a film worth buying on DVD for the whole family, that's for sure.
Bonus Features:
Bloopers - For such a funny movie, the blooper reel is awfully short at just 2 minutes and 26 seconds! The little bit of reel that is shown, viewers get to see the cast fumble over body coordination and their lines, Robin Williams being a funny man behind the scenes, Rita Wilson getting hurt during a scene, and more. This reel would be much more enjoyable if there were more moments shown. Still, it's nice to get a sneak into what comedic moments happened on set.
Deleted Scenes - "Body Checku" is more of an extended scene that fans will be happy was cut, and the same can be said for the deleted scene "Pate" and the Alternate End Tag, "Tables Turned" which Dax Shepard's character shares an interesting yet more dramatic than comedic revelation about himself.
Commentary - The commentary is conducted by director Walt Becker, producer Andrew Panay, and writers David Diamond and David Weissman. There is not an abundant amount of new information shared about the film as this commentary experience is really just listening to these 4 guys laugh at Travolta and Williams' fantastic performances in the film. Viewers will be filled in on interesting tid bits such as what scenes were shot in certain states and what the original role for Lori Loughlin was. For the most part though, it's like an unedited laugh track and a few insightful comments here and there. And at times, this makes certain scenes all the funnier! So if you enjoy commentaries, don't pass on this one.
The three-disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy) includes all of the above as well as:
* “Every Little Step” — A new music video performed by John Travolta and Ella Bleu Travolta
* “You’ve Been A Friend To Me” — A music video performed by Bryan Adams
* “Young Dogs Learn Old Tricks”
Old Dogs is available on Blu-ray & DVD today.
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