Steve Reviews: Underdog (A Dog's Courage)

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  • @SteveReviews
    @SteveReviews  3 года назад +379

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  • @mdccxcii6340
    @mdccxcii6340 3 года назад +2732

    "The good times don't last long, however; because of course they wouldn't." - Steve, spitting some harsh truth.

    • @Spyro757
      @Spyro757 3 года назад +19

      that does include the bad times as well

    • @McBean1331
      @McBean1331 3 года назад +4

      Indeed.

    • @Emu-
      @Emu- 3 года назад +6

      Hey, what can i say, Good times are subjective

    • @bluebunanimates6590
      @bluebunanimates6590 3 года назад +9

      Reminds me of what Deadpool said:
      "Life is like a TV channel. The good times are the ad breaks."
      Or something like that

    • @laitdejabot9890
      @laitdejabot9890 3 года назад

      Glad to see I live in the harsh truth as my goal is.

  • @McChicken03
    @McChicken03 3 года назад +1325

    This hits home HARD. Every dog I’ve had was a rescue, and one dog of mine had some major abandonment issues to the point where he would cry if I was even out of sight for a second. He passed away a year ago from cancer, but I’m happy I made his life better, even for only a few years.

    • @joseantonioevangelista2108
      @joseantonioevangelista2108 3 года назад +31

      Shut up bot

    • @vincenthawthorne9360
      @vincenthawthorne9360 3 года назад +21

      So to ask why are abandonment tricks a thing? Does it cost money to put a dog somewhere or not have family members or friends that can take them in? At the very least I want to understand the intention of abandonment and if maybe the owners can’t do something else if they can’t care for their dogs anymore.

    • @DragonbornCanid
      @DragonbornCanid 3 года назад +20

      @@vincenthawthorne9360 where i live at least, it does cost money to humanely dump your dog (speaking about shelters here), or any other pet for that matter. I can understand money issues might get in the way of that, BUT leaving a dog to literally die is never the answer. The money for gas to even drive that far would cover the cost for the shelter anyway!
      Selling your dog may also not always be an option, either because it feels wrong, or because your dog is chronically ill, or has severe behavioral issues. Again, abandoning is never the answer! Imo, people who dump their dog like that are vile human beings. I got my dog from the shelter as well, 9 years ago. Her former owners cut her ears off, and dumped her when she was about 8 months old. Tied her to a tree and left her to die.
      Shes had a few behavioral issues, as was to be expected, but by now most have phased out due to receiving lots of love and proper care! Adopt don't shop, people :)

    • @DragonbornCanid
      @DragonbornCanid 3 года назад +24

      just wanted to thank you real quick for adopting your pets and giving them a great home

    • @HiBuddyyyyyy
      @HiBuddyyyyyy 3 года назад +4

      I’m sorry for your loss. I don’t think anything I can say can make you feel better, but I’m sure he loved his time with you ♡

  • @thegamingkaiser2874
    @thegamingkaiser2874 3 года назад +2250

    I thought that the "Paradise" the dogs were heading for had a reason to be fenced off. For all we know it could have been an impact zone for Artillery training purposes... but no it was just an obstacle for the sake of having an obstacle.

    • @CherriWhitewing
      @CherriWhitewing 3 года назад +434

      With the fact that there is TWO fences it makes me think that it might be North Korea since this eerily looks like the double fence that makes most of the DMZ. It would explain why it’s so heavily guarded, no normal training zone would be guarded with soldiers armed with grenades. Which makes the movie even more tragic since the area surrounding the DMZ on the North Korean side is know to be a mine field….. yeah.

    • @brittanyward1290
      @brittanyward1290 3 года назад +118

      @@CherriWhitewing That was my first thought too, feels very "happy ending!!..... not"

    • @sarahgray430
      @sarahgray430 3 года назад +156

      It might be the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, which suggests that these dogs are escaping from South Korea (which is more urbanized) into North Korea.

    • @chaoticneutral7976
      @chaoticneutral7976 3 года назад +130

      It's not mentioned in the review but in the end credits it shows that there are mine fields in the forest but the German Shepherd and main dog manage to sniff them out

    • @timafterdark3759
      @timafterdark3759 3 года назад +90

      So Paradise is North Korea, um…. happy ending??

  • @GoldenEmotions
    @GoldenEmotions 3 года назад +372

    I love how the movie started rather dark and then became cheerful and goofy. Honestly, it feels so rewarding to smile and laugh at the end's silliness when the starting feelings were so sad.

    • @nicholastangeman6155
      @nicholastangeman6155 Год назад +14

      I totally agree as not all dog films need to just be super depressing and not be happy or have any positive parts. I’m glad this film didn’t stay dark and depressing like The Plague Dogs as The Plague Dogs broke me a lot that film was not only difficult to watch but painful to go through and the ending is a huge downer. I’m glad that Underdog while it did have some dark moments didn’t stay dark it got more happy and cheerful in some spots too especially the ending.

    • @DestinyHawkins-jj4ce
      @DestinyHawkins-jj4ce 3 месяца назад

      😂❤😢

    • @CrashhBandicoot
      @CrashhBandicoot 7 дней назад

      ​@nicholastangeman6155 OMG I LOVE PLAGUE DOGS

  • @Dragynn999
    @Dragynn999 3 года назад +532

    Your timing is impressive... I just adopted a german shepherd that has been abandoned by his owners a year ago, and I wasn't able to stop holding him close to me during the entire watchtime.
    Please people, be nice to your dogs.

    • @HiBuddyyyyyy
      @HiBuddyyyyyy 3 года назад +8

      I hope you and your doggo are doing well ♡

    • @monsecookies-u7x
      @monsecookies-u7x 3 года назад +8

      German shepherds are great. I got my mom one as soon as I started working since she’d always wanted one. They bonded so closely that when he went missing my mom just broke down. He had puppies and after finding good homes for the rest she kept the smallest one with a belly button hernia in his honor. We still look for him (we believe someone stole him) but it’s been years.

    • @DR3ADER1
      @DR3ADER1 3 года назад +4

      Not in Korea, they actually eat dogs on both sides of the DMZ. In South Korea, for example, they only recently closed down the last slaughterhouse in the country back in November 2018.

    • @Kingsombra21
      @Kingsombra21 2 года назад

      I wish people who abuse animals would be abused themselves to see how they like it

    • @wieldylattice3015
      @wieldylattice3015 Год назад

      420 likes, you earned it

  • @ghostspore3163
    @ghostspore3163 3 года назад +835

    I was salty they didn't bring Schnauzer bro back, he had the most personality out of all them and a nice design. It definitely wasn't as good as Leafie though, the way the shepherd's eyes looked and the way he fought bothered me a lot too. Totally broke the model when they could've just made him more badass than the other dogs.

    • @fourearwolf3315
      @fourearwolf3315 3 года назад +17

      I also agree it’s you. The way he moves is just very uncanny…

    • @irsa4313
      @irsa4313 3 года назад +22

      I was also super salty about the Schnauzer... You end up asuming he died even tho they never confirmed it

    • @sleepdeprivednoodle619
      @sleepdeprivednoodle619 3 года назад +1

      @@nunungshizumi5334 shut up

    • @dixonartaxes8544
      @dixonartaxes8544 3 года назад +1

      I agree

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 3 года назад +984

    When I seen the title Underdog I immediately thought of Sweet Polly Purebred. And I always liked the song in the intro of that cartoon.

    • @DoofusChungus
      @DoofusChungus 3 года назад +14

      @@nunungshizumi5334 wow, how incredible that these two obviously real people wanted to spread their love of a site they enjoy in the same comment section on the same comment thread. What a coincence...

    • @jasburger
      @jasburger 3 года назад +2

      @@nunungshizumi5334 Actually delete your channel

    • @2diefor
      @2diefor 3 года назад +7

      There's no need to fear, CGI dogs are here!

    • @JoeBLOWFHB
      @JoeBLOWFHB 3 года назад +1

      Dude the best version of the Underdog theme is done by "The Blanks" it can be found here on YT

    • @LegitMan335
      @LegitMan335 3 года назад

      There’s no need to fear, underdog is here

  • @jenk371
    @jenk371 3 года назад +513

    Not gonna lie, I thought the German shepherd was wearing glasses at first.
    Also, gotta recommend Redwall. It's a good series and whilst toned down for kids it's still really good

  • @cringedefender5264
    @cringedefender5264 3 года назад +315

    The ending feels very shoe horned in, like they wanted something for the kids

  • @serenitythesiren5031
    @serenitythesiren5031 3 года назад +1987

    Hi Steve!
    Movie review suggestion: Wolfwalkers.
    It's basically about the Ireland version of werewolves and has very beautiful animation.

    • @rimfire8217
      @rimfire8217 3 года назад +53

      I second that recommendation.

    • @nekonomicon2983
      @nekonomicon2983 3 года назад +35

      Oh yes I love that movie

    • @christansanchez8686
      @christansanchez8686 3 года назад +41

      Wolfwalkers is a fantastic film

    • @Akalim
      @Akalim 3 года назад +11

      IVE SEEN THAT!!

    • @nighthowl2419
      @nighthowl2419 3 года назад +14

      It's a beautiful animated film but its super underwhelming. The characters weren't that put well together either.

  • @syrusangi8743
    @syrusangi8743 3 года назад +731

    Again, I recommend 'The King Of Pigs'. It's a korean animation movie about two childhood friends who meet one night to revisit the school they went to as kids where they faced severe bullying and experienced a traumatic event that still haunts them in their adulthood.
    Fair Warning: Bullying, Abuse, Depression, Violence, Death and animal violence
    Edit: apologies if I come across like a spam bot. I just heavily recommend this movie as not much reviews of it out there.

    • @thisisbetterthanmyprevious6674
      @thisisbetterthanmyprevious6674 3 года назад +71

      Don’t worry, we can tell who the actual spam bots are ^

    • @BeartifulAri
      @BeartifulAri 3 года назад +58

      Oh no, I can tell your not. Your cool.
      actually, I find it kind of hilarious that you apologies for lookin like a bot, but then two bots start spamming everyone's comments.

    • @men_del12
      @men_del12 3 года назад +11

      @@BeartifulAri Ikr?

    • @TheRealNormanBates
      @TheRealNormanBates 3 года назад +3

      Didn’t Steve already review *King of Pigs?*

    • @tungsten-726
      @tungsten-726 3 года назад +3

      @@TheRealNormanBates yeah I thought so too?

  • @asleepyb0i400
    @asleepyb0i400 3 года назад +195

    I... don’t think that one dog went to a shelter. Considering that place looked a lot like a dog slaughterhouse, it isn’t out of the question to consider that the poor dog went to a puppy mill + slaughterhouse, where he was probably slaughtered and sold for meat.
    Also, I think a more bittersweet ending for the movie could have been Moongchi being adopted by one of the soldiers and having a new owner by the end of the film. It was clear he lived as a pet for a long time, up into adulthood, and wouldn’t have had the survival skills to do well as a stray dog in the wild. That being said, he would have been better off being adopted by a dog-loving soldier. It still probably wouldn’t have been the best life for a dog, living out on the frontier with a bunch of loud noises going off constantly, but he would have been fed and lived as comfortably as he could, just barely close to the wild where his friends left him, but just out of reach.

    • @noexcuses5524
      @noexcuses5524 2 года назад +5

      He didn’t went to a shelter but sold the dog for a dog fighting where people buys dog to make them fight into one another for gambling purposes

    • @boxtroll-chan5082
      @boxtroll-chan5082 2 года назад +4

      @@noexcuses5524 100% that dog would never be considered for dog fighting. Def Bosintang. During the time this movie was made, Korea was still consuming bosintang, gaejangguk, dangogiguk, gaejang, gujang, etc. Dog meat is still being consumed in South Korea even today but I believe they are looking to ban it (not because of cruelty reasons) as of a 9/27/2021 article (earliest I could find on the first page) but I also follow a lot of slaughterhouse rescue groups that go to countries that eats dogs and try to get them to places like America, UK, etc. to get them adopted so it's something I have been following for some time.

  • @commissarluke2898
    @commissarluke2898 3 года назад +812

    "That's the buddhist symbol, youtube please don't demonetize"
    *Proceeds to show the actual swastika.
    *video gets demonetized
    Surprised Steve Face

    • @Br1ttany1992
      @Br1ttany1992 3 года назад +90

      Ugh these bots are insane

    • @bone8352
      @bone8352 3 года назад +74

      @@Br1ttany1992I know! Literally on every comment! Help our boy Steve by reporting if you haven't already!

    • @rodrigocoockiemonster4460
      @rodrigocoockiemonster4460 3 года назад +9

      The swastika IS buddhist

    • @ifeeldead463
      @ifeeldead463 3 года назад +3

      @@Br1ttany1992 just report 'em. Maybe they'll go away

    • @stonefree7973
      @stonefree7973 3 года назад +4

      Report the bots!

  • @CherriWhitewing
    @CherriWhitewing 3 года назад +272

    So are we not gonna mention that the fence that the dogs cross at the end is more than likely the DMZ aka the border between North and South Korea? No? Ok then….

    • @JoeBLOWFHB
      @JoeBLOWFHB 3 года назад +4

      @@잘못된번호 If they are from the north they might be patrolling for their next meal.

    • @axel665
      @axel665 3 года назад +6

      So the dogs will be mostly dead if hungry north Korean find them

    • @nekosensei890
      @nekosensei890 3 года назад +9

      I was thinking the same thing! Heart warming dog film that has some unintentional? Propaganda

    • @CherriWhitewing
      @CherriWhitewing 3 года назад +36

      @@nekosensei890 idk if it's propaganda per se, but it is ironically tragic that their so called paradise might actually be just as dangerous, if not more, and they don't even know. That is if my theory is right, but it would fit the tragic tone of the studio's previous work.

    • @CherriWhitewing
      @CherriWhitewing 3 года назад +9

      @@잘못된번호 Oh I'm not saying it is! But there are areas that are on the North's side for sure. Tho from my understanding, North Korea has a ban on pet dogs for being "a decadent pastime of the bourgeoisie" or something along these lines and the food shortages there makes dog meat one of the few meat options people have. So if my reading of that fence as the DMZ is right, it still makes for a subtly tragic ending. :(

  • @CreatureCal
    @CreatureCal 3 года назад +133

    F in the chat for Steve Reviews for watching all these heart-wrenching dog films!

  • @chuck08113
    @chuck08113 3 года назад +25

    Man, got me crying. Just straight up abandoning your dogs is some messed up shit. It’s real cool they used the movie as a platform for the aid of animals. Love your reviews man, you bring forth so many films/movies/shows I’ve never heard of or were initially disinterested in. Thank you for sacrificing your sanity and joy to bring us these thoughtful and dark movies.

  • @FantasyAddict95
    @FantasyAddict95 3 года назад +43

    I'm not too surprised with how quickly the fire spread through the field, considering how fluffy the grass is. fluff catches INSANELY quickly. you can look up a video of a cotton factory catching on fire after some idiot was using a lighter to seal off seams or something.

  • @blrdnames
    @blrdnames 3 года назад +22

    Do Kyungsoo, the actor who voices the main character Moongchi, is also a singer and idol under t he stage name D.O., and is a member of the k-pop group EXO. He's a really strong vocalist, I recommend his solo tracks "It's Okay", "Rose" and "Si Fueras Mia" if anyone's interested in hearing. He was also in the 2018 film "Swing Kids" which is about a group of prisoners in a camp during the Korean war who put together a dance company, and he learned North Korean dialect and tap dancing for the role. He's a very talented person.

  • @BlackOpal888
    @BlackOpal888 3 года назад +188

    Another thing I feel like you forgot to mention is that it kinda goes backwards in it's morals in that, it makes abandoning the dogs come across as bad for about the first half of the movie and then says oh no they wanna be wild which I personally think is teaching the wrong message. some may say I'm being over dramatic when I say what I'm about to but I see it happen time and time again with kids and even adults is that they think they can just abandon an animal and it will magically survive and that there are no repercussions for what they've done. I love your videos keep up the great work💜💙❤

    • @goku-san
      @goku-san 3 года назад +45

      You're right that it gives off mixed messages. Since the first half starts off with the grim reality but then it turns into a happy ending there the dogs find paradise in the wild making it seem like abandoning animals the best thing for them. If the message was supposed to about how this is cruel, they completely undermined it with the second half of the movie.

    • @wailmutt
      @wailmutt 3 года назад +12

      I think its less about wild being good and more about acceptance and adaption, the wild was cruel to everyone and humans let them down so often but they were determined to make their conditions the best if they were stuck as wild dogs which is why they went to find the paradise, nowhere else was safe and none of them trusted humans enough to be readopted, excluding Alex (the English dub name for the little grump that got shaved)

    • @FeralSwift
      @FeralSwift 3 года назад +5

      To be fair, this is a Korean film and they are still learning how to be empathetic to animals.

    • @Lepurcinus
      @Lepurcinus 3 года назад +4

      Same, feral and stray dogs deserve to have a better life, that think they are like wolves or something

    • @motsumilioness
      @motsumilioness 2 года назад +3

      Dog's (not proper, what belongs to the dog?) Also video's (not proper either, what belongs to the video?) Please everyone... stop with the damned improper possessives... it should be dogs and videos.

  • @prestongarvey4396
    @prestongarvey4396 3 года назад +87

    I just realized at the ending, the soldiers' uniforms had the South Korean flag on them. And they were guarding a fenced area with two fences... I think the dogs might have gotten into North Korea

  • @citrushubnetwork1052
    @citrushubnetwork1052 3 года назад +168

    I just noticed that the deer the dogs hunted is a Tuft deer. You know. The endangered deer's with tusks? Anyone? No?

    • @melissalawson7803
      @melissalawson7803 3 года назад +47

      There's a family of deer called "Musk Deer" that have tusks. I think the dogs were hunting a Water Deer which is related to the Musk Deer.

    • @cheerycheesecake5523
      @cheerycheesecake5523 3 года назад +6

      I didn't until you mentioned it, there was also one at the campfire song part.

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 Год назад

      @@melissalawson7803 Yes even says in the subtitles they are after Water Deer.

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 13 дней назад

      No that was a water deer, which is also endangered, but is overpopulated in Korea due to the total extermination of all native apex land predators (save bears but they mostly eat plants)

  • @krispykreamn4702
    @krispykreamn4702 3 года назад +88

    Who else thinks Tao Tao: Story Of Panda would be perfect for Steve to review?

    • @tiiatanner7616
      @tiiatanner7616 3 года назад +4

      The uncut version and the ending still haunts me to this day. D:

    • @wolfofnightmare2629
      @wolfofnightmare2629 3 года назад +1

      Yup. That film would be perfect for his channel.

  • @nekilof-2363
    @nekilof-2363 3 года назад +132

    I'm going to keep recommending this (especially when you do canine based reviews) - it's not a movie, but an anime w/ 1 season : Wolf's Rain. I think it's right up your alley Steve & I hope someday you'll review it. Like GOT, no one is safe in Wolf's Rain.

    • @mzcyberbat
      @mzcyberbat 3 года назад +12

      I also recommend you find a dog anime with the word "weed" in the title.

    • @FieldmasterFox
      @FieldmasterFox 3 года назад +7

      @@mzcyberbat And Gin

    • @zephra1675
      @zephra1675 2 года назад +1

      Oh geez I’d almost forgotten about that thing, ending was low key crushing for me as a 12 year old lmao

    • @TrippingUnicorn
      @TrippingUnicorn 2 года назад +3

      Ginga Densetsu WEED-OO

    • @lordgoofinson
      @lordgoofinson Год назад

      YES

  • @Alondro77
    @Alondro77 3 года назад +263

    "This is a film about animals..."
    Me: "Oh that's ni-"
    "... from South Korea."
    Me: "Well, they're all dead."

    • @heracross3323
      @heracross3323 3 года назад +29

      *Leafie and Padak intensifies*

    • @DR3ADER1
      @DR3ADER1 3 года назад +1

      "The Koreans eat Dogs" - Jeremy Clarkson.

    • @bezoticallyyours83
      @bezoticallyyours83 2 года назад +2

      Yeah.

    • @Kingsombra21
      @Kingsombra21 2 года назад +3

      I was gonna laugh but it just got quickly dark

  • @emperorkraglint9792
    @emperorkraglint9792 3 года назад +11

    Our family adopted a dog that was left in a home for the previous owners to "take care of" when they moved out. They left a bag of food behind but the new owners were not told of the dog being left behind, and took their time to get there as they weren't pressed for time. They showed up to a malnourished dog on the cusp of death. Thank God they were skilled dog handlers and nursed him up. We adopted him and fed him and treated him like royalty

  • @abetheconservationist595
    @abetheconservationist595 3 года назад +73

    Please review an anime movie titled Enchanted Journey. It's like Watership Down, but with chipmunks.

    • @mzcyberbat
      @mzcyberbat 3 года назад +1

      Oh my gosh!!! I remember that one! Would love to watch it again.

  • @zvenafnazbalji7539
    @zvenafnazbalji7539 3 года назад +406

    South Korea: *"Want a sad animated movie about animals?"*
    Everyone: *"Nah not rea-"*
    South Korea: *"TOO BAD PREPARE YOUR TISSUES BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO CRY."*

    • @laitdejabot9890
      @laitdejabot9890 3 года назад +2

      Why would you cry more than humans being dying? It’s the same sh!t than any other movie but with dogs instead, your favorite animal you put in a st,upid hierarchy.
      I think south South Korea are smarter, they don’t seems to me so much unnecessarily sentimental for something absolutely stu,pid
      And don’t says “hoMAn bAD anIMa GuD” it’s not an argument it’s typically stu,pid

    • @zvenafnazbalji7539
      @zvenafnazbalji7539 3 года назад +6

      @@laitdejabot9890
      1: This was a joke.
      2: I also feel sad when human characters die in movies, games and shows.

    • @laitdejabot9890
      @laitdejabot9890 3 года назад

      @@zvenafnazbalji7539
      Very nice have a nice day then.

    • @squirlis1189
      @squirlis1189 Год назад

      padak and leafie: 👀

  • @sircatsmeow2886
    @sircatsmeow2886 3 года назад +26

    Don't get me wrong, I love your deep dives into unknown and dark films, but I'd love to see you review a film YOU love. Something that fills you with happiness and good times.

  • @BlackCrossCrusader
    @BlackCrossCrusader 3 года назад +60

    I remember subbing to you when you had less than ten thousand subscriptions, and you've delivered nothing but the most entertaining content since then. I have no doubt you'll reach a million subs Steve.

  • @marcuscarana9240
    @marcuscarana9240 Год назад +4

    When I was a kid, the scene of Tod being forcefully abandoned by the old lady broke my heart so bad. I watched it when I was 5 or 6 and then it took me my entire childhood to get over it. I could not accept the fact he never got to be reunited with her in the end and that he was "only a memory" to her from then on. I remember how I wrote in my diary how I was finally only able to get over it when I was 16. My young child heart could not go through the process of grief to acceptance. All for a cartoon character that didn't even exist in real life.

  • @mewshaii6102
    @mewshaii6102 3 года назад +106

    It’s always the best thing when Steve uploads and ruins our childhood

  • @apaattinenperuna
    @apaattinenperuna 3 года назад +22

    I recommend an anime "Ginga Nagareboshi Gin" from 1986. It's about dogs killing bears and it has some brutal scenes.. oh, and heart-warming friendship between a puppy and a boy. 21 episodes so not very long.

    • @MillyKKitty
      @MillyKKitty Год назад

      Was about to comment that it's mostly popular and known in Finland until I read your name haha. Also nice to see a fellow Lackadaisy fan.

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 3 года назад +27

    I really didn't want to deal with any emotional trauma today yet here I am.

  • @moonbased7796
    @moonbased7796 3 года назад +32

    I honestly never seen this movie and didn’t know the people behind Leafy did another movie.
    I might give it a shot! 🤔

  • @Gingervitus126
    @Gingervitus126 3 года назад +38

    Ahhh Saturday afternoon Steve’s Review! Love it! Been a fan for quite a while! Keep it up!

  • @BertzTriscut
    @BertzTriscut 3 года назад +82

    Your critiques of the animation makes me think of Beastars. Studio Orange did a fantastic job blending 2d and 3d, human and animal musculature, the 3d models are just as expressive as 2d, etc.
    Maybe you can do a review for it? The final season should be coming out in a year or two.

  • @milktea6676
    @milktea6676 3 года назад +11

    Movies like these always makes me cry

  • @donthaveonern
    @donthaveonern 3 года назад +8

    If you want to watch a longer series, I recommend Silver Fang! It's an older anime about dogs going to war against bears who are terrorizing people.

  • @alexismyers6053
    @alexismyers6053 3 года назад +9

    This kind of reminds me of a book series I read called Survivors (by Erin Hunter). The basic gist of it is a former per turned stray helps a bunch of pets who were abandoned during an earthquake learn to survive as pack in the wild. They meet an actual wild pack and the story is about them learning to get along and survive in this “new world” they all find themselves in. It’s a good series (not as good as it’s sister series, Warriors, but still). The only real difference is the “fierce dog pups” plot and the canine version of the apocalypse.

    • @blueflare3848
      @blueflare3848 Год назад

      I used to love those books as a kid.

  • @cosmicbreath
    @cosmicbreath 3 года назад +52

    Steve: "humans don't deserve dogs."
    Me, a rescue enthusiast who has seen what humans have done to all sorts of animals: "Humans don't deserve ANYTHING."

    • @gamer62589
      @gamer62589 2 года назад +12

      It's not that they don't deserve anything. It's that they need to do better. Because a dog is a living being like the rest of them

    • @Kingsombra21
      @Kingsombra21 2 года назад

      It’s true we don’t I’m a dog lover myself and vegetarian and it breaks my soul to see how these animals get abused and tortured for their own pleasure I want people who abuse animals to be abused themselves to see how they like it

  • @this_user_does_not_exist2063
    @this_user_does_not_exist2063 3 года назад +71

    does anyone around here think steve should cover over the garden wall? :o

  • @bladethewolfartist7095
    @bladethewolfartist7095 3 года назад +18

    for some reason when I heard dogs searching for paradise my brain just went "lmao they doing a wolf's rain?" but yeah this movie is fun and different from what I expected in many ways but it was enjoyable if a little confusing by the sudden end of they made it hurray.
    Now I recommend watching ginga nagareboshi gin aka silver fang the shooting star gin. It starts off as though it will be a dog and his boy series but flips the switch to focusing on just the dogs partway through as they attempt to kill a bear the size of a mountain. The series still has an active fanbase despite how old it is and the manga is crazy with how it just keeps going highly recommend if you don't mind crying streams of tears over dogs being brutally killed.

  • @Nu_Gundam78
    @Nu_Gundam78 3 года назад +16

    To be fair about that fire, those plants look very similar to pampas grass, which is horrifically flammable in dry conditions and will absolutely spread into wildfires

  • @Grimmacetu
    @Grimmacetu 3 года назад +7

    I thought it was going to be something as heartbreaking as Plague Dogs. I don't know if I'm glad or disappointed...

  • @arcticfoxgaming1488
    @arcticfoxgaming1488 3 года назад +18

    The directors must've been real proud of Leafie to reference it multiple times into this film.
    I believe the final act should've been a fight with the dog catcher had the main character didn't Mary Sue the first time around. I think the character should've lost and barely escape with his life and realizing the dog catcher isn't going to be easy to take down. Only when he defeats him would the ending feel warranted.
    The movie is good, but it held back its potential. It had all the right materials to be an amazing movie just like Leafie, but didn't follow through and the result is above average decent film. It seems really disappointing that it's not Leafie levels of quality since they reference it a few times in this one.

  • @DindellaTheDefender
    @DindellaTheDefender 3 года назад +9

    The scenes where the main character is fighting genuinely feel like references to Ginga Densetsu Weed to me…

  • @Cheddarcheesebiscuit1
    @Cheddarcheesebiscuit1 2 месяца назад

    The backgrounds of this movie are so beautiful! And they know that too, they show off their backgrounds every second they get.

  • @StuffKeiFound
    @StuffKeiFound 3 года назад +18

    Here's some information regarding the 2D / 3D mix for you!
    I was very excited about this movie when it was announced, so I was checking for updates daily, which led me to a lot of news on it at the time!
    Originally Underdog was supposed to be entirely 2D with only minor 3D shots (Like Leafie had in crowded scenes, scenes from a distance, etc) It was also originally a collaboration between China and Korea. China had agreed to fund another movie from this studio due to the success of Leafie there. Both movies were made with the same process - 3D models with 2D art rotoscoped over it. In late 2017 however, China pulled their funding after seeing the movie's progress (Stated on a Korean news report). So at this point, the studio was not quite sure what to do with Underdog.
    A successful cr*wd fund was implemented in Korea so that the movie could at least be finished to a presentable state - Refining the 3D reference models into a finished looking movie rather than let it go to waste. This is why you see some random 2D shots here and there - The easiest shots to complete were done before the funding drop. Shots of humans, the puppy scene, things animators are used to drawing without the reference of 3D models. The "Easy bits"...
    It's a huge shame. I do think that this movie would have been so much more gorgeous with completely finalized 2D. The funding being pulled was another likely factor of why the ending may have felt rushed. If you glance at my page you can see the state of the movie in 2017 - At that point it was very uncertain if the movie would be released at all. I'm grateful we have this movie in the world, but it was such a missed opportunity to be something amazing. They were really aiming for Pixar standards with this one before the production difficulties. :(

    • @thirdbrother4018
      @thirdbrother4018 2 года назад

      If Chinese were financing this movie I am actually not surprised at all seeing such a strong DMZ reference at the end of the film.

  • @incineroar9933
    @incineroar9933 3 года назад +11

    I'd like to imagine that the stray dog who got caught was just adopted/purchased instead of being used for breeding because he was neutered and a pretty popular breed.

  • @Mr.Pallanza
    @Mr.Pallanza 3 года назад +13

    Holy....what? Saberspark and Steve uploading just within an hour of each other? Christmas is quite early this year. Time for beer and some chips.

  • @DR3ADER1
    @DR3ADER1 3 года назад +5

    10:02 That's actually very realistic, bushfires can spread very quickly if left unattended.

  • @bambieyedd
    @bambieyedd 2 года назад +4

    I thought the clapping bear was a cut away from some other movie until I saw him still clapping 😂

  • @Oniqueen
    @Oniqueen 3 года назад +17

    Having the goofy ending was probably because the director got in trouble for his sad ending in Leafie.

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 2 года назад

      For me it was sad because I noticed they went into the D.M.Z. they are in a cold war zone.

    • @Zoulstorm
      @Zoulstorm Год назад +1

      @@gasmaskman1354 The DMZ is basically a wildlife preserve as no humans are allowed inside so it's actually good

  • @almacattleya
    @almacattleya 3 года назад +24

    Please review A Silent Voice. It's a heartbreaking anime

  • @irlaaaaa
    @irlaaaaa 3 года назад +2

    One thing that marked me about this movie is how it was heavily sold to kpop fans, as the voice of Moongchi is Do Kyungsoo, a kpop singer form the group EXO (and to kdrama fans too, as Bami voice actress is Park Sodam, btw she is in parasite, she is kijung/jessica!), I remember that as soon the movie came out a lot of Kyungsoo and EXO fans watched the movie, many of them watched more than 2 times too! They would share about how DO work in the movie was amazing and other fans would be interested on the movie too, so for this really short time Underdog was quite popular between kpop fans

  • @DragonbornCanid
    @DragonbornCanid 3 года назад +7

    i haven't watched the movie yet, (but i have a feeling i will very soon), but my personal take on the goofy ending is that THAT is what it would take for dogs in their situation to find happiness in today's age. The scenes are very real for sure, dogs get dumped, overbred, kept in horrible, disgusting places and often may never see a good life. Those things happen daily, in all parts of the world. For dogs in those situations to survive on their own... miracles would have to happen.
    I don't know if that was the intention with the ending, but that's just how i see it
    nice review Steve! Will definitely give it a watch sometime

  • @KT-zx1hu
    @KT-zx1hu 3 года назад +5

    Dogs looking for paradise? Reminds me of Wolf's Rain

  • @gmodfanatic1
    @gmodfanatic1 3 года назад +5

    I am definitely conflicted as well, while it is very nice to have the happy ending the means of getting there turned very cartoonist and goofy really taking away from their previous struggles.
    I honestly thought it was going to end badly for everyone involved, another ending I thought up while typing this was after the gate shut the stray dogs would stay inside the fence but moongchi would be forced to retreat and take up the role of a guide of sorts, finding other strays and bringing them through the dangers he had survived to this paradise making the English title even more fitting, but that's just me :p

  • @janeduncan1505
    @janeduncan1505 3 года назад +3

    Watching this made me instantly remember an old manga about a puppy I read called Deep Love Pao. I was crying before the second chapter

    • @ghostspore3163
      @ghostspore3163 3 года назад

      I read that a while back, that story was pretty fucked, I don't even remember if the dog got a happy ending. I don't think he did though

  • @the_dino_is_mad
    @the_dino_is_mad 3 года назад +20

    I recommend checking out Once Upon a Forest, it gets pretty dark at times

    • @lootownica
      @lootownica 3 года назад +1

      I googled that, and omg, it's the film i watched as a kid, and i couldn't find it anywhere, because only thing i remembered was a name "michelle". What a luck :D

    • @mincrafthighshow6502
      @mincrafthighshow6502 3 года назад

      I agree I love that movie

    • @mincrafthighshow6502
      @mincrafthighshow6502 3 года назад +1

      My favourite part about the film are the songs

    • @AnimationBliss
      @AnimationBliss 3 года назад +2

      I used to watch that movie all the time when I was little! Such an emotional film.

    • @TheSlipperyNUwUdle
      @TheSlipperyNUwUdle 3 года назад

      That movie lives rent free in my head. Genuinely upsetting

  • @RainbowdashLT
    @RainbowdashLT 3 года назад +1

    "don't demotize me" shows an actual svastika
    but depressing as the beggining is, it is the every day reality for many abandoned dogs, at least the ending is happy, even though many dogs don't get that

  • @Diwasho
    @Diwasho 3 года назад +24

    "Is that a JOJO reference?" - I sleep
    "Is that a LEAFY reference?" - REAL SHIT

  • @GrandCorsair
    @GrandCorsair 2 года назад +2

    I really want a plush of the two adorable chihuahuas. I can't get over how cute they are.

  • @maxturbo45
    @maxturbo45 2 года назад +2

    3:10 favorite movie of all time...
    would ask my Nana to put it on EVERY time we went over to her house...

  • @BeauTheSetter
    @BeauTheSetter 3 года назад +6

    Been waiting for someone to make a review from this movie. And you did it justice and I can 100% agree with your criticisms! Great video once again Steve! 👍🏻

  • @AnimationBliss
    @AnimationBliss 3 года назад +4

    Awesome review as always Steve! This seems like a more light version of Plague Dogs, since most of the cast actually survived here.

  • @jazzp454
    @jazzp454 2 года назад +1

    as a dog owner , god darn it - i cant cry because of a movie review

  • @AnimationBliss
    @AnimationBliss 3 года назад +4

    So, I got a *LONG* list of movies you should definitely review (and most of them are *DARK AND WEIRD!:*
    * Cat Soup
    * James and the Giant Peach
    * Peter and the Wolf (2006 version)
    * Once Upon a Forest
    * Alice (Jan Svankmajer)
    * Pingu's Dream (Banned Pingu Episode)
    * Wolfwalkers
    * The Fantastic Adventures of Unico and Unico in the Island of Magic (From the creators of Ringing Bell)
    * Nausicca Valley of the Wind
    * Fire and Ice (Directed by Ralph Bakshi)
    * Fantastic Planet
    * Samson and Sally

  • @NorthWolf97
    @NorthWolf97 3 года назад +49

    Know what? I don't care about the bullshit ways they managed it. The fact that it's a happy ending is very much worth it!

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 2 года назад

      No it's not there in the D.M.Z. and the Noth Koreans got to theme so no.

  • @Blazdragon34
    @Blazdragon34 2 года назад +3

    At first I thought the dog eating deer poop scene was poisoned dog food where I was kind of expecting another death.

  • @Greytick
    @Greytick 3 года назад +7

    hey have you ever seen the movie once upon a forest? it’s a movie i think you’d enjoy doing a video on as it has to do with man construction with forest animals, where they gas them, they have to cross roads, all sorts of scary danger. and yes there is death in it… i watched it as a kid and specifically remember how they would call the equipment “yellow dragons”

  • @thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267
    @thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267 3 года назад +1

    The schnauzer that helped Jake, or moonchi I guess, was just chased and caught in the English version, my dvd didn't include the beating part, and also, the "shelter" you see later is definitely not actually a shelter, that's a puppy mill, which is why the schnauzer stays missing

  • @plunoniushocanfin224
    @plunoniushocanfin224 3 года назад +18

    Steve: *confused how Moong-chi used a grenade to propel himself*
    TF2 players: "he knows the sacred technique!"

  • @bluelegacy3039
    @bluelegacy3039 3 года назад +1

    Whenever "Paradise" is mentioned in a movie involving dogs/wolves, my mind goes back to Wolf's Rain (which I highly recommend, btw).

  • @johnroyal4054
    @johnroyal4054 3 года назад +4

    "The dogs find a home and everything is good and happy." Only half way through the video

  • @LchanOtakudom
    @LchanOtakudom 2 года назад +2

    I could do Padak.
    I could do Leafie.
    I CANNOT DO THIS!! I’m in tears just from the review!

  • @AMTheOcarinaPlayer
    @AMTheOcarinaPlayer 3 года назад +8

    I’m still eagerly awaiting for you to watch and review 2 of the most iconic cult following movies from the 80’s. Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal!! Both were done by Jim Henson! The puppetry is breathtaking, not to mention wonderfully creepy!

  • @berengerdietiker22
    @berengerdietiker22 Год назад +1

    As a dog person myself, I really like Steve's dog related content.

  • @SunnyHoneyBear
    @SunnyHoneyBear 3 года назад +6

    The deer is a tufted deer. A real species. My nephew thought it was a mystical creature because it had fangs

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 Год назад

      It's a Korean water deer I think, being this is set in Korea and they are fairly common there. Similar animal but the tufted deer is stockier and has a heavier coat.

  • @Beatlinked
    @Beatlinked 3 года назад +2

    This is one of my most favorite movies! I’m so glad you covered it!

  • @jackiej6233
    @jackiej6233 3 года назад +6

    This movie kinda gave me whiplash. It felt like I was watching two very different narrative directions from the movie, from the first half being solemn and depressing to the second half being a bunch of cartoon slapstick (maybe that's the effect of two directors?).
    I actually wish the Schnauzer had been the main character. He left the best impression personality-wise for me, and his overall design was really clean. He was also one of the only ones that didn't look overly much? I guess I mean unnecessarily goofy (like the German Shepard) or unnecessarily 'cool' (which by cool I really just mean wolf-like breeds... you just see them so much despite the immense variety dog breeds have).

  • @negadoge
    @negadoge Год назад +1

    having watched this now i can tell you one thing... the German Shepard isn't wearing glasses... he's just got fabulous eyebrows

  • @sweetsongtalks
    @sweetsongtalks 3 года назад +3

    Perfect timing, I've been reading a book series about dogs trying to survive out in the wild. The Survivors series, pretty entertaining so far. I'm on the 3rd book now!

    • @RedMoon814
      @RedMoon814 Год назад +1

      Yes! The book series by Erin Hunter. The plot of this movie and the first books are somewhat similar.
      Hope by now you've finished the books and liked them

    • @sweetsongtalks
      @sweetsongtalks Год назад +1

      @@RedMoon814 I've read up to book 4 but haven't been able to find the time to go to a library and read for fun for quite a bit now. I do absolutely love the series though

  • @yuukisama2001
    @yuukisama2001 Год назад

    I had recommended this DVD to our job as a person who does collection development for our art college. I had no ideal that this feature was connected to 'Daisy' aka 'Leafy', which was a DVD we got in as a request or it was a donation. I never knew they were done by the same director.

  • @jessgames536
    @jessgames536 3 года назад +3

    The piano piece in the beginning is “Pavane for a dead princess” bit of an odd musical choice because of the pieces meaning but I recommend you listen to SPQ’s performance of it on the Rousseau RUclips channel

  • @pastelrose2261
    @pastelrose2261 3 года назад +1

    I start tearing up a lot when ever the parents death scene and there kid crying pops up. Like I go from 0 to 70 in 3 seconds. It takes a lot to make me cry that much that quickly.😂😢

  • @Ehh97
    @Ehh97 3 года назад +4

    That German Shepherd's crazy long eyebrows (eyelashes?) are the only thing I can focus on

  • @optimusprime2000
    @optimusprime2000 3 года назад +1

    0:48 Lol. My headcanon is her ghost now randomly plays fetch with other dogs.

  • @alexcameron1665
    @alexcameron1665 3 года назад +3

    Could you do a review of Wolf Children? It's a Japanese animated film about a woman called Hana and her two children, Ame and Yuki. It's animation is absolutely beautiful and the story really tugs at your heart, especially toward the end. The musical score is amazing too!

  • @internal.inferno2088
    @internal.inferno2088 2 года назад

    Fox and the Hound. 😭 You reopened wounds that are over 25 years old. That opening scene! Right in the feels. 😭😭🥺

  • @fannynilsson289
    @fannynilsson289 3 года назад +14

    You should do the 1990 Moomin series, even tho it’s mostly a cute show it does have some scary or wtf scenes. It would be good content!

    • @nekosensei890
      @nekosensei890 3 года назад +1

      As an adult I watched the first episode, just needing something gentle and pleasant and i thought moomin would fit the bill. I was traumatized, I can’t imagine seeing it as a child

  • @acronix9565
    @acronix9565 3 года назад +1

    That scene in Fox and the hound makes me ugly cry every time I watch it.

  • @of1564
    @of1564 3 года назад +55

    And the dogs lived happily ever after in North Korea, until a starving peasant catches them.

    • @christianjamesmejia8623
      @christianjamesmejia8623 3 года назад

      Lol

    • @of1564
      @of1564 3 года назад +1

      @Mullerornis As long as they don't touch mines, don't get near norcorean patrols and don't find a wild cat

    • @TryinaD
      @TryinaD 2 года назад

      It’s the DMZ, not North Korea proper.

    • @of1564
      @of1564 2 года назад +1

      @@TryinaD Yeah, you are right. But any other animal besides humans see the world with anyting but borders, even if they just chill out, eventually they will find humans

    • @gasmaskman1354
      @gasmaskman1354 2 года назад

      @@TryinaD but still it is a cold war zone with both sides being super super suspicious of the other one soo just saying snipers

  • @DrKreiger
    @DrKreiger 2 года назад +1

    That quake rocket jump cracked me up.

  • @teddybearkiller5271
    @teddybearkiller5271 3 года назад +14

    Please check out the film "We met one stormy night" an anime about a wolf and a goat. It's so good and underrated!
    Also "Zorbo and the lucky seagull" is super underrated but please check it out if you can find it! :)

    • @mincrafthighshow6502
      @mincrafthighshow6502 3 года назад +3

      @@nunungshizumi5334 what the hell?

    • @teddybearkiller5271
      @teddybearkiller5271 3 года назад +4

      @@nunungshizumi5334 Dude shut up and stop spamming!! Like what does any of this have to do with my original comment??!??!!!?

    • @herenaakuma85
      @herenaakuma85 3 года назад +1

      Stories about wolf and sheep/goat are around but "Arashi no Yoru ni" is the best I've seen so far. Characters accually had to accept and work thru their inhetent differences. It is both light hearted at times and serious at others. Russian "Sheep and Wolfes" was miserable attept at tackling such story XD

    • @ladysilverwynde
      @ladysilverwynde 3 года назад +3

      Just report the spam bot for pr0n. That's what I've been doing.

  • @Jams_peanutbutter8974
    @Jams_peanutbutter8974 2 года назад +1

    The first death scene made me cry😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @Jackie_Staar
    @Jackie_Staar 3 года назад +21

    Hey Steve, ever heard of "Ginga Densetsu Weed" the japanese anime about dogs? Its quite similar to this...Might be another good one to review 👍

    • @herenaakuma85
      @herenaakuma85 3 года назад +10

      Or Ginga Nagareboshi Gin - about Weeds father :) I think that the spin attack from the fight scene in this move may be reference to Gin or Weed.

    • @rochellerodriguez6431
      @rochellerodriguez6431 3 года назад +2

      Thank your for suggesting this! I had a vague memory of this show but couldn't remember what it was called

  • @p.terodactyl6848
    @p.terodactyl6848 3 года назад +2

    You should review Jack and the Beanstalk (1974), Fantasia (1940), Ralph Bakshi's animated LOTR, About Dressy Sally (aka "Clockman"), Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, Raggedy Ann and Andy: a Musical Adventure, and A Christmas Carol (2009)

  • @CreatureCal
    @CreatureCal 3 года назад +7

    Who else read the title and thought this would be about Courage the Cowardly Dog?