Shelby:
A Magical Holiday Tail
(2014/Anchor Bay DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: D Film: C+
In
Brian K. Roberts' Shelby:
A Magical Holiday Tail
(2014), Shelby is a runaway dog on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately he
wants to be adopted by a spoiled rich kid Jake for all the wrong
reasons. So he decides to runaway (again) and he meets Jake and his
family. Can Jake find a magic trick to help save him and find him a
home? You see, Shelby is a runaway dog Houdini, he can escape from
anywhere. Until he finally meets Jake who wants him to be his
partner for his magic show, but unfortunately, his mom has a phobia
of dogs, his family hates dogs and Doug the dog catcher is hot behind
his tail.
Can
Jake and his grandfather find some Christmas magic (and a crazy plan)
to help change their mind and hearts? This was another dog Christmas
movie, with the dog narrating most of the story and makes all the
usual dog jokes, but in the end, it was about Christmas spirit and
giving your kid a dog is the best present of all (and getting your
mom to get over it). Chevy Chase, Tom Arnold & Rob Schneider
also star.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 picture and lossy Dolby Digital
sound are weak & average, then we get no extras. Oh well...
-
Ricky Chiang
