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OSCAR: Jeanie took us to the drive-in to see the movie “MAX”, about a trained military dog whose handler, a soldier by the name of Kyle, gets killed while they’re on patrol in Afghanistan.
Max gets sent back home to the U.S. and Kyle’s family decides to adopt him. Meanwhile, Kyle’s younger brother Justin, who acts like a total jerk and who doesn’t even appreciate Max in the beginning, slowly develops a bond with this majestic Belgian Malinois. (By the way, a Belgian Malinois, is a super smart breed of dog that the military and police use for sniffing out drugs and explosives as well as for protection.)
Thanks to a girl by the name of Carmen, (who happens to have a pretty good understanding of us dogs), Max and Justin slowly become close pals who end up busting a weapons cartel—that’s a group of bad guys who deal guns and such to other bad guys. Personally,
I think Justin is a little too young to be faced with these kinds of criminals, but that’s show biz. I liked the movie—lots of action, lots of heartfelt moments, but a bit on the violent side for young kids. I gave it a “one-paws-up”. What’d you think of it Xena?
XENA: Well, first of all, Max is gorgeous and I, like, could’ve watched him all night and well into the next day, he’s THAT dreamy. But there were, like, scenes in it that were a little too intense for me—I wouldn’t recommend it for little kids. Hey--did you guys see Jeanie getting all teary-eyed when Max went to Kyle’s funeral and put his paws on Kyle’s coffin? That was sad…and then Jeanie called Justin a brat who “doesn’t deserve a beautiful dog like Max”. I totally agreed with that too. And, just like Jeanie, I really liked Carmen—you know, the girl who taught Justin how to treat Max properly. I mean, leave it to a girl to straighten up the boys!
OSCAR: Oh brother. You would say something like that. Well, how did you rate it?
XENA: I give it a two-paws-up. But I don’t think it’s like, appropriate for little kids or puppies. Too violent and a little too intense if you ask me. What’d you think of it Ose?
OSO: Oh, I loved it too much! Max is my new hero—did you see how fast he could run and how high he could jump? Man. He was keeping up with cars and bicycles and everything. I want to join the military or police when I grow up! But I didn’t like it when his new family put him in a cage in the backyard—that was mean. Especially during the 4th of July—he was trapped in there during all those fireworks! I really hated watching that part.
OSCAR: You and me both, Ose. So how did you rate the movie?
OSO: Oh I give it a “four-paws-up”—can I do that?
OSCAR: You can if you’re lying on your back. Maybe next time we ought to use tail wags instead of “paws up”.
OSO: In that case I give it twenty tail wags.
OSCAR: Twenty? Who’s gonna watch your tail for that long? Why don’t we just cap it off at 10?
OSO: Okay. Ten.
XENA: I give it five tail wags.
OSCAR: And I give it three. But it sure was a fun night, wasn’t it digs?
OSO: HOOF!
XENA: HOOF!
OSCAR: And there you have it folks. A Los Diggities review of MAX the movie!
MAX the Movie trailer
Max gets sent back home to the U.S. and Kyle’s family decides to adopt him. Meanwhile, Kyle’s younger brother Justin, who acts like a total jerk and who doesn’t even appreciate Max in the beginning, slowly develops a bond with this majestic Belgian Malinois. (By the way, a Belgian Malinois, is a super smart breed of dog that the military and police use for sniffing out drugs and explosives as well as for protection.)
Thanks to a girl by the name of Carmen, (who happens to have a pretty good understanding of us dogs), Max and Justin slowly become close pals who end up busting a weapons cartel—that’s a group of bad guys who deal guns and such to other bad guys. Personally,
I think Justin is a little too young to be faced with these kinds of criminals, but that’s show biz. I liked the movie—lots of action, lots of heartfelt moments, but a bit on the violent side for young kids. I gave it a “one-paws-up”. What’d you think of it Xena?
XENA: Well, first of all, Max is gorgeous and I, like, could’ve watched him all night and well into the next day, he’s THAT dreamy. But there were, like, scenes in it that were a little too intense for me—I wouldn’t recommend it for little kids. Hey--did you guys see Jeanie getting all teary-eyed when Max went to Kyle’s funeral and put his paws on Kyle’s coffin? That was sad…and then Jeanie called Justin a brat who “doesn’t deserve a beautiful dog like Max”. I totally agreed with that too. And, just like Jeanie, I really liked Carmen—you know, the girl who taught Justin how to treat Max properly. I mean, leave it to a girl to straighten up the boys!
OSCAR: Oh brother. You would say something like that. Well, how did you rate it?
XENA: I give it a two-paws-up. But I don’t think it’s like, appropriate for little kids or puppies. Too violent and a little too intense if you ask me. What’d you think of it Ose?
OSO: Oh, I loved it too much! Max is my new hero—did you see how fast he could run and how high he could jump? Man. He was keeping up with cars and bicycles and everything. I want to join the military or police when I grow up! But I didn’t like it when his new family put him in a cage in the backyard—that was mean. Especially during the 4th of July—he was trapped in there during all those fireworks! I really hated watching that part.
OSCAR: You and me both, Ose. So how did you rate the movie?
OSO: Oh I give it a “four-paws-up”—can I do that?
OSCAR: You can if you’re lying on your back. Maybe next time we ought to use tail wags instead of “paws up”.
OSO: In that case I give it twenty tail wags.
OSCAR: Twenty? Who’s gonna watch your tail for that long? Why don’t we just cap it off at 10?
OSO: Okay. Ten.
XENA: I give it five tail wags.
OSCAR: And I give it three. But it sure was a fun night, wasn’t it digs?
OSO: HOOF!
XENA: HOOF!
OSCAR: And there you have it folks. A Los Diggities review of MAX the movie!
MAX the Movie trailer