Steve Reviews: Underdog (A Dog's Courage)

[@SteveReviews]

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[@thegodoftheinternet2225]

What's good my man

[@generalbritain7735]

Review JoJo Rabbit please

[@АнтониоМарлевски]

Can you make a review of Treasure planet from 1982?

[@I_like_fruit_too]

On god?

[@lilbill7385]

Steve, there’s a fritz the cat sequel

[@mdccxcii6340]

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

[@Spyro757]

that does include the bad times as well

[@ButterscotchMcBean1995]

Indeed.

[@Emu-]

Hey, what can i say, Good times are subjective

[@bluebunanimates6590]

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

[@laitdejabot9890]

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

[@McChicken03]

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]

Shut up bot

[@vincenthawthorne9360]

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]

@@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]

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

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

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 ♡

[@cringedefender5264]

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

[@ghostspore3163]

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]

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

[@irsa4313]

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

[@sleepdeprivednoodle619]

@@nunungshizumi5334 shut up

[@dixonartaxes8544]

I agree

[@grapeshot]

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]

@@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]

@@nunungshizumi5334 Actually delete your channel

[@2diefor]

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

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

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

[@LegitMan335]

There’s no need to fear, underdog is here

[@prestongarvey4396]

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

[@afifahzacq2567]

that is a nice theory

[@pippotonjoy7854]

no way!

[@gasmaskman1354]

Or the D.M.Z. and Noth Koreans shot theme for food.

[@Official_Roseplaz_200]

North Korea 🤨

[@thegamingkaiser2874]

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]

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]

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

[@sarahgray430]

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]

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]

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

[@CherriWhitewing]

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]

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

[@axel665]

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

[@nekosensei890]

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

[@CherriWhitewing]

@@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]

@@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. :(

[@FantasyAddict95]

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.

[@CreatureCal]

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

[@neoretrothemasksculptor6261]

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[@chuck08113]

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.

[@blrdnames]

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.

[@emperorkraglint9792]

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

[@krispykreamn4702]

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

[@tiiatanner7616]

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

[@wolfofnightmare2629]

Yup. That film would be perfect for his channel.

[@edgelord8337]

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

[@BlackOpal888]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@Lepurcinus]

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

[@motsumilioness]

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.

[@zvenafnazbalji7539]

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]

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]

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

[@laitdejabot9890]

@@zvenafnazbalji7539 Very nice have a nice day then.

[@squirlis1189]

padak and leafie: 👀

[@marcuscarana9240]

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.

[@apaattinenperuna]

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]

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.

[@Nu_Gundam78]

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

[@nekilof-2363]

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]

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

[@FieldmasterFox]

@@mzcyberbat And Gin

[@zephra1675]

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

[@TrippingUnicorn]

Ginga Densetsu WEED-OO

[@poon2365]

YES

[@cosmicbreath]

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]

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]

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

[@moonbased7796]

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

[@DindellaTheDefender]

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

[@incineroar9933]

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.

[@StuffKeiFound]

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]

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.

[@this_user_does_not_exist2063]

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

[@rosestrife1498]

Yesss

[@teddybearkiller5271]

OH HECK YEAH!!!!!!!

[@Mr.Pallanza]

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.

[@Grimmacetu]

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

[@Cheddarcheesebiscuit1]

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

[@arcticfoxgaming1488]

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.

[@bladethewolfartist7095]

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.

[@BertzTriscut]

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.

[@Oniqueen]

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

[@gasmaskman1354]

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

[@Zoulstorm]

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

[@the_dino_is_mad]

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

[@lootownica]

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]

I agree I love that movie

[@mincrafthighshow6502]

My favourite part about the film are the songs

[@AnimationBliss]

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

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

That movie lives rent free in my head. Genuinely upsetting

[@maxturbo45]

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

[@gmodfanatic1]

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

[@irlaaaaa]

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

[@almacattleya]

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

[@GrandCorsair]

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

[@AnimationBliss]

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

[@negadoge]

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

[@AnimationBliss]

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

[@optimusprime2000]

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

[@SunnyHoneyBear]

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

[@Beer_Dad1975]

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.

[@AlienTyrannosaurusRex_1998]

7:10 ,,SMOVE" my favorite line.

[@jackiej6233]

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).

[@jazzp454]

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

[@johnroyal4054]

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

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

The Cgi looks like Db super superhero

[@bluelegacy3039]

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

[@Jackie_Staar]

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]

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]

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

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

oh, just from the thumbnail i know this will DESTROY me emotionally thank you for putting yourself through these for us, steve. you cover a lot of heavy content but a lot of it definitely has artistic merit too-- i'm still in awe over padak tbh

[@pastelrose2261]

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.😂😢

[@SanguiniCore]

1:11 This is like Isle Of Dogs. That movie was violent, but i loved it.

[@NorthWolf97]

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]

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

[@p.terodactyl6848]

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)

[@teddybearkiller5271]

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]

@@nunungshizumi5334 what the hell?

[@teddybearkiller5271]

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

[@herenaakuma85]

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]

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

[@thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267]

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

[@of1564]

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

[@christianjamesmejia8623]

Lol

[@of1564]

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

[@TryinaD]

It’s the DMZ, not North Korea proper.

[@of1564]

@@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]

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

[@Beatlinked]

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

[@Fjunbollen13]

Just watched your review of Secret of NIMH and it made me remember another show about an animated mouse. Could you perhaps review Tales of Redwall?

[@DrKreiger]

That quake rocket jump cracked me up.

[@AMTheOcarinaPlayer]

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!

[@FruityCatRing]

Steve: *they are no casualties* Also Steve: *IMMA MAKE SURE REAL QUICK*

[@sweetsongtalks]

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]

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]

@@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

[@internal.inferno2088]

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

[@silashurd3597]

This feels like the Asian version of Plague dogs (dogs out in the wilderness trying to get a better life)

[@acronix9565]

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

[@fannynilsson289]

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]

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

[@ondarun2315]

I remember staying up late, being in my grandmas house in Oregon and watching the movie. It's honestly a pretty nice memory

[@lawigibro5497]

I like how he counted to dogs to make sure none of them died from the fire. 😆

[@SeithSeather]

Oh no this gives me memories

[@connercampbell9086]

Apparently Moon-Chee has played a lot of Quake which would explain his mastery of rocket-jumping.

[@Kiinotasha]

I've seen a few of your reviews now, and I always thought they were well done. I wonder if you have ever seen "Arashi No Yoru Ni" or "Stormy Night"? I think that might be one that you would enjoy seeing what other things you have reviewed

[@AJplays515]

Okay. But am I like the only one how thinks that Moon chi’s eyes are just so gorgeous? :3 💛

[@pastelpurpledeathbed]

Ah finally, a depressing video to go with my early morning breakfast.

[@fantasmatico7277]

We need a sequel called Updog for yesterday

[@sassyattitude101]

If you're looking for another dog film to watch I recommend Scruffy, a 1980 animated film.

[@avak2015]

You will love scruff then its about a puppy and a feal (:

[@chaoticneutral7976]

So glad you checked this film out!

[@sarahgray430]

This is very similar to The Plague Dogs except that here the dogs get out alive and kill and eat Bambi's mother, and it makes a valid point...don't get an animal on a whim, and if you don't want or are unable to keep it take it to a shelter rather than simply abandoning it. However, I suspect that there's a bit of a propaganda element here because the dogs appear to be escaping across the DMZ from the more urbanized country to a more rural "paradise", but oddly enough they don't mention the fact that in BOTH countries stray animals are quite badly treated and are sometimes eaten. Also, it's good that you mentioned that the swastika is a Buddhist symbol rather than a Nazi one, because a lot of people on KZbin have really only ever seen that particular symbol in video games.

[@memescoffee3173]

in the book the dogs live in plague dogs

[@chrisbarone515]

That not just any deer, that's a vampire deer! 8:38

[@marcoamazo]

Because I love dogs, seeing this just hurts me emotionally like really really hurts me.

[@koreancowboy42]

Can't get over the design of the dogs :) Edit: even more so Wut!? Can these people not have the decency to take the dogs to be donated or even given to the shelter or whatever

[@alexroy5854]

Yo dude, my boi Moochi literally just rocket jumped up over that fence!

[@royalrebel8380]

You know it’s a good day when Steve uploads!

[@Pepstep_07]

I'm more surprised that steve forgot to mention how in the Korean dub of underdog, Moongchi is voiced by famous kpop idol D.O. from EXO 😭😭

[@scouttrooper7804]

Ok first off, the final show down in which all the dogs escape made me shiver, the resaon is because they just crossed the DMZ, a heavily guarded area that has electric fences, mines, armed soldiers with grenades and more, if they did just cross to NK, then oh boy will their paradise come, in the form of heaven that is.

[@herenaakuma85]

I think that the fight scenes could be reference to japanese series Ginga Nagareboshi Gin or Ginga Densetsu Weed. Those are series of wild living Akita dogs Gin and his son Weed. I've watched them long time ago but the spin attack reminded me of (i think) Weed. As far as I know it is very well known series in Japan, not sure about Korea tho.

[@mimah1015]

I just can't stop thinking about how the main dog character's eyes remind me of those tik tok filters people were putting on their pets a while ago. The one that gave them Disney eyes.

[@nopedontcare691]

The only thing I can think about is how the dogs are trying to go past a long wall from South Korean troops does that mean they just defected to North Korea?

[@soko4710]

They would probably stay in the DMZ because there aren't any people there

[@bendingmite]

Something about the grenade scene *Rocket jump Blitz intensifies*

[@brianoneil9662]

I'm expecting happy good times! Steve always reviews chipper little flicks.

[@Pepb1TheCan]

6:09 ‘This Is Why I’ll Never Be Happy…’ “THE TRUMAN HAPPY SAL-“

[@facelessfigure7985]

Can you review Arashi no Yoru Ni/One Stormy Night? It's about a young goat [or sheep, I think goat] and a wolf traveling together but it's got some really dark moments in it. I loved it personally.

[@renardnoir2581]

Didn't expect a grenade jump from a dog at the end there.

[@aurex8937]

The actual ending: that was the border of North Korea. The dogs were eventually caught and eaten by a rowing band of starving North Korean children.

[@pit_shost]

Man really pulled a stickyjump at the end

[@LovelessLonelyYT]

My dog was abandon right in front of my family. they tried to get her, but all she did was run away from them. So they came, and got me. She came right up to me, and I took her home with me that day. Best day of my life.