ThiefHott
Too much of everything
BoardChiri
Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
dbf1979
Australian cinema was in a vibrant state between the 1970's and the mid 1980's.....We had Mountain Men!, Disappearing Girls!, Apocalyptic Futures! and Crocodile Wrestling! We also had "Dot!"....A fun little tale about a lost girl, A Kangaroo and an Adventure In the Australian bush!...With Animation on a live action background, Which was cutting edge in 1977 and secured the movie as a children's favourite.However, Looking back on this movie (After recently buying the boxset!), It's painfully obvious as too the age of it, As The Writing, The Animation, Music and Songs don't stand up well now....Though, It's the type of movie, Where it's good natured charm Overcomes it's obvious flaws.It's certainly worth showing to children..Or adults for that matter?, As it's one of the far too few examples of good Feature length Australian Animation.
Laura Barker
Thanks to this movie being shown to me when I was about three or four, my favorite animal of all time is now the kangaroo. This movie is the best, I watch it as often as I can, and it never gets old or boring. Of course, the Bunyip still freaks me out, even though the song that goes along with that scene is so cool! I remember telling my friends that "The Bunyip could easily beat the crap out of the Boogeyman plus the Monster Under The Bed and the Monster In The Closet!". My friends thought I was insane, and I plan on showing this movie to them. It won't have the same effect on them as it does me, but maybe they will become fans, too.I have a VHS copy of Dot and the Kangaroo, Dot and the Bunny plus Dot and Santa Claus that I found at a used video store, and it still works perfectly! Sadly, the one I had taped off of HBO back in the 80s was lost during a move in the early 90s. I'm also planning on getting the Dot and the Kangaroo DVD Box Set, just to be able to see Dot and Keeto, Dot and the Whale, Dot and the Bunny, etc. again (though, I don't ever remember seeing Dot in Space).I wish there was a soundtrack, or MP3s from this movie, but I've never found any. Oh well... I'm going to go watch it again. Beware the Bunyip! Love, Laura
ethereal_heart
Well I must agree I haven't seen this in a long time since I was five, but now after seeing it again I understood everything.If you play close attention you might learn something, it's fun while it lasts though you gotta admit the scene when they sing about the bunyip is creepy especially the background music for it.But the rest is very enjoyable but fair enough although it doesn't exactly have a happy ending and it's a bit heart-wrenching when you do I should know after seeing it again when we got to the end, I couldn't help it, it was so sad it made me and my sister cry. Well who wouldn't at seeing how much Dot misses her friend already...But there's a moral for those after seeing the end don't be sad for all we know someday those two friends will meet again and she's not gone forever and would't want her friend sad plus she'll live in your heart no matter what.That's all that matters out of all the scale it's very lovely movie I suggest if kids are gonna watch this watch it with their folks for support and understanding
wozzasfc
This Australian part animation, part live is now nearly 30 years old, and maybe this is the time for a remake. I am never a fan of remakes ordinarily, but though a classic in it's own right, Dot and the Kangaroo is a hazed memory for many adults, and is almost never shown on television for the latest generation of children.The story of a young girl lost in the Australian bush is befriended by a kangaroo who has lost her very own joey (which is never found). The film follows their adventures in returning Dot to her family using some now very dated looking crossover filming between live action and animation, which at the time was very impressive.This is not a traditional feature length cartoon for two simple reasons. Almost every cartoon has a happy, everybody lives happily ever after feel to it...this one doesn't. And there is a creature called a Bunyip in this movie which is going to GET YOU... As a young child, you may just worry about this for a while, especially if you live in Australia... Usually the token scary monster of a cartoon is so over the top it's laughable. This is a little more than that, and must not be dumbed down for any remake. That would be unacceptable!This is a must for anyone who remembers the film and wants a nostalgic trip, but for newcomers, maybe you should wait for a remake (if ever) -or just avoid the film as I have no doubt you will never understand what all the fuss is about. You will hear Dot singing about the best way to travel being in the pouch of a red kangaroo, and switch off immediately. This aside, the film may still appeal to young children.
