Monday 26 December 2011

The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

Plot: Milo is a kitten who has a habit of getting himself in trouble. He finds a pug puppy named Otis and they become friends. One day, Milo is playing inside a floating box in a river and he accidentally drifts downstream. Otis goes after Milo. Milo goes on many adventures, escaping every one. He encounters no fewer than three bears; escapes from the desolate, raven-infested Deadwood Swamp; steals a muskrat from a vulpine cache; follows a train-track to the home of a female deer, who shelters him; sleeps in an Owl's "dreaming nest"; stays for a while with a sow pig and her piglets; catches a fish, only to have it stolen by a raccoon; is mobbed by seagulls; and evades first the third bear, then a snake, only to fall into a hole. Otis, for his part, follows Milo throughout, usually only an hour behind and less than a mile out of range. Finally, the two catch up with one another while Milo is in the hole. Otis pulls him out by means of a rope. Milo and Otis are reunited, and soon find mates of their own: Joyce, a cat, for Milo; and Sondra, a pug, for Otis. After this, they separate and raise puppies and kittens. They help each other's families to survive the harsh winter and find their way back together through the forest to their barn, living together.

Review: I like this movie. It's very cute. There's really no big plot to follow. You just watch it and enjoy it. The animals in this film don't talk to one another; a narrator narrating the film talks their dialogue. It almost feels as if the narrator is reading a book and we're watching what happens.

The animals in this are very cute and this took several years to finish and the film only runs for approximately 75 minutes or so.

Visually, the film is beautiful. The shots of the country, farm and wilderness and everything is just incredible.

Some people might find this film boring because there's no dialogue between actors. It's just animals doing what they do and someone is narrating them. I think that this is a good movie for the family, it's very cute ad heartwarming and a visual feast for any movie goer.

Rating: 4/5

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