Monday, May 28, 2018

Red Dog: True Blue 2016


     This film is a prequel to the film Red Dog, a Red Cloud Kelpie of 2011.  Michael Carter comes home from work and his wife Diane reminds him that he promised to take their two boys to a movie.  He has a lot of office work to do and he wants to get a pizza and watch something on TV?  Diane says that isn’t going to happen!!  Theo and Nickolas are excited to see the movie Red Dog.  Michael is very surprised when he sees that the movie describes the dog he had as a boy, Blue.  He was a red colored dog but Michael called him Blue.  Michael was eleven years old in 1968 and he went to live with his Grandpa on a cattle station in the Pilbara region.  This area is located in a remote part of Western Australia.  Michael found Blue as a puppy when he landed in a tree after a storm.  His Grandpa gives Michael a motorbike and he begins to explore the desert with Blue. 
     The scenery of the Outback is very rugged and beautiful.  The story line of this film is based on an actual dog that was said to roam the wild country in this area.  He made strong friendships with the people he met on his travels and he brought people together with his personality.  Going to live with his Grandpa changed Michael’s life!!  His mother was having a rough patch with instability in her life and she couldn’t provide a home for him.  This was the only place left for him to live.  Michael was fortunate to land in a great place where he grew and matured in many ways.  4* (I really liked this movie)

88 min, Drama directed by Kriv Stenders with Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Thomas Cocquerel, John Jarratt, Justine Clarke, Zen and Winta McGrath, Steve Le Marquand, Syd Brisbane.

Note:  Imdb 6.5 out of 10, 100% critic 65% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.8* out of 5* with 6 reviews, The Guardian 4* out of 5* review by Luke Buckmaster, Hollywood Reporter 2 paws up.
Special Note:  This film grossed $5,218,716 at the Australian box office and the gross of the first film was 1/4 at 1,304,679.

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