Console best movie i've ever seen.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

hellraiser7 Warning don't read unless seen the film.This film is another one of my favorate animated films of all time and probably my forth favorate film from one of my favorate animated directors Don Bluth. Though I'll admit this isn't the easiest film to watch, despite a fun film it's also one of the saddest film's I've ever seen. I rarely cry in movies but this film is one of the ones I actually did. And considering the case of what happened with voice actress Judith Barsi, it's all the more sadder. Considering the story line of the film and her it's ironically errie much like with Brandon Lee and the film "The Crow" which is another story, though it's storyline is a bit erriely similar to this film if you think about the context.Anyway down to business, the animation is great it's the kind you would see from any Don Bluth film which I wouldn't want any other way. The music is just great this film has some of the best songs and musical numbers from cheerful to even some really sad tunes. One fun number I really like is "You can't keep a good dog down" which I always found funny though also strangely encouraging as it's about not letting life get you down. The song "Love Survives" is beautiful and is one of my favorite end credit themes though it's also really sad as it's the perfect swan song for Judith.Characters are great, Burt Rennalds and Dom Deliwese are a fun comic duo as usual and this was kinda one of the last time both got together (the other an episode of "Robot Chicken"). Both I feel are at their best, I really like how both characters their not really good or bad people but sort of in a grey area; their both people that want more out of life but are looking to get all the wrong things. Itchy (Dom Deliwese) is really funny, Dom is great at putting in that nervious energy to his character (hence the name Itchy). He's sort Charlie's number two as he's the mechanic/engeneer to his schemes. But what I like about his character is he really is a person of conscious, despite going along with Charlie and his schemes he's not all for it. And you can say a bit of a voice of conscious for Charlie if not a perfect conscious, as he warns Charlie both might be in over their heads or gone too far. Charlie most of the time waves it off despite the fact Ichy is actually on the money.Charlie (Burt Renalds) is also really funny and a fun character. He's pretty much a slick griffter and gambler, he has just this dry infectious charisma and energy. Despite doing the wrong thing most of the time, you can't help but forgive the guy because he does wheteher he knows it or not is capable of carring. He does love and think about his friend Itchy and after a while Anne Marie. However what really makes the dynamic complete is Anne Marie played beautiful by Judith Barsi in sadly her final role. Her character to me is the real heart and soul of the film, she's a character you really feel a deep sense of pathos for as she's an orphan and had next to nothing in life. She is a person that has been used for her mutant ablity which is sort of like the "Beastmaster" as she is somehow able to communicate with different animals probably psychically where near the end somehow she was able to draw all the dogs in the city to her rescue. But her she is just beautiful and sweet inside and out, and all she really wants is a family to love her. There is a sequence in the film where she sings the song "Come Home to my Heart" which is a beautiful and sad song, and as the song is playing we see a montage of Anne looking at photos of a couple and imagining both of them as her parients and the things they would share together. That scene just made me cry, it really made me think about all the other kids whom have no parents and grateful I have a family that loves me. That scene alone all the more made me want Anne to win but also shows Charlie's true mission, it's not revenge or to gain fame and fortune but to help Anne Marie. The film in a way is kinda a Christian film, and I mean that in a good way, there are Christian themes but their suttle and not preachy. The problem with Charlie is that he has devoted most of his life to pride, greed and vanity. But in one scene he loses everything he's built, that scene alone just goes to show how all three things are fleeting and love no one back.Or even there is this dream sequence where Charlie gets a glimpse of Hell, which I'll admit had to be one of the scariest sequences I've ever seen. But it taught me a valuable lesson that whatever decision and actions we make in the mortal realm do affect what happens in our lives and the hereafter.But what I really in the film is Charlie really does have feelings for Anne Marie, despite not wanting to admit it yet. At first it's true he is using her for his own gains but slowly but surely those feelings for her do grow and it fills a spiritual emptiness he's had for a while and all his sinful feelings fade when he realizes what really matters in life. Which makes the bond between them all the more endearing and the ending all the more heartbreaking. The film has a good message, life your life well and wisely. But also to devote your time on what really matters because none of us truly have all the time in the world.This animated classic flies high.Rating: 4 stars

coolcat01 This is the citizen kane of garbage films! They should have stayed down there!

Jesper Brun I watched this movie mainly because I read on the net that it was Barsi's last film before her tragic death, but I discovered a heart-warming tale of friendship and love too! She really is the star in this tear-jerker movie. The whole thing about heaven and sin was beautifully made with the animation combining some well made dark scenes, and some emotional ones, with generally bright colour scheme. Our main character goes through some valuable lessons, and that was brilliant, because Charlie's unlikeability may turn some people off. His transformation is slow, but exellent. The songs aren't especially memorable and to be honest, Burt Reynolds is an actor, not a singer. He and his sidekick, Itchy (Dom Deluise), do brilliant jobs, and in this movie Deluise wasn't over-the-top happy all the time. That was a delight. Carface is also a memorable and intimidating villain with a despicable agenda and matching voice of Vic Tayback. King Gator (Ken Page) was a little obnoxious, but very entertaining. But Judith Barsi is the shining star of All Dogs Go To Heaven. Her last movie, but she will always be Anne-Marie (This Movie) and Ducky (Land Before Time). All Dogs Go To Heaven is a highly recommendable animated movie with good valuable lessons in it. Maybe a little scary at times for the youngest viewers, but to hell with that! There's no harm done by showing kids movies with dark content as long as it has a purpose! And in my opinion, it has the most heart-warming ending in any Don Bluth movie! It may not be his greatest movie due to a little confusing narrative, but it is really worth watching, both for you and your kids.

Angels_Review When I was a little girl, this was one of my all time favorite movies to watch. I would watch it over and over till the VCR messed the tape off and even then I would want to watch it more. Now as I'm older, it brings me back to those happy little days even if it does show how old it is.The story itself is a little cliché in that it's about a 'guy' who was on the rough side of town and ends up getting a second chance to make up for his ways. On the other note, it really isn't that cliché as we have a bit more to it. I use the word 'guy' loosely since its about a dog who needs a shock to turn his life around, namely dieing. When Charlie comes back, he isn't a whole new person like most stories tend to go. His personality is pretty much the same with a little more revenge mixed into it. It takes a little girl to show him what is inside his heart, cliché I know, but actually rather believable.Most of the comedy that we get is the interaction between Charlie and Itchy as Itchy is sort of played off as the 'playful' sidekick that really does get kicked around a lot. The way the two interact makes you think there is a bit deeper bond like they might have been friends at a different time. You can speculate a lot about the two characters backgrounds since they don't really tell you what the back story is. I would have loved to get a bit more understanding into who Itchy is since all we got was the rather clumsy and silly sidekick. The only characters we really got personality wise was Charlie and some of Carface. I say some because other then him being a douche bag, there really wasn't anything else to his character. He didn't care about his subordinates, he didn't care about the little orphaned girl he had pretty much locked up, and he sure as hell didn't care about Charlie. All he cared about was himself.The artwork definitely shows signs of aging from the slightly grainy look to the sort of dark painted back grounds. Still, if you look at a lot of other shows around the time (Legend of Zelda: The animated Series… Yuck) it still looks really well done. I fell in love with its sort of dark and dirty look at New Orleans back allies where you push to survive.The voices are really awesome except for when they are singing. I feel like a lot of the songs are really like Iago singing but it doesn't hurt my ears as bad as that. Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise do really nicely as Charlie and Itchy for the most part though the script doesn't do really good conveying what is going on. I have a small feeling that it's because of how old the script is.I fell in love with the show even through all its small problems. Most of the problems are only because of when it was made so I still think it's a rather good show.