French Bulldog Z

- Hardly Worth Sniffing

- Fairly good content

- Well worth Buying, or renting if applicable

- Fetch this as soon as possible!

Wondering why this is on here? Well,
a:) this series kicks ass
and
b:) there's a scene during Craig's show "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens" with a quickie shot of a Frenchie sniffing the camera lens.

You could turn it into a drinking game or something. Or maybe that's just me. As an added bonus, they make hellacious fun of Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise on this season's set.

Amazon sez: Tim Allen barks, growls, and slobbers his way through the latest remake of the classic Disney suburban fable The Shaggy Dog. A mystical long-lived dog is kidnapped from Tibet by a nefarious corporation; when it escapes, it bites aspiring District Attorney Dave Douglas (Allen, The Santa Clause, Toy Story), who finds himself regressing into a dog in the courtroom. There's more to the plot--something to do with creating a youth serum from the dog's blood--but let's face it, that's not what anyone's going to see the movie for..

That's right - because what they're really interested in is the fact that one of Tim's neighbours has a Frenchie. This one is fun for you, and the kids. Or so I'm told. Plus, it has Robert Downey and Jane Curtain in it.

 

I don't usually get worked up about movies, but in this case I'm making an exception. Unless you're a complete and utter philistine, you will immediately run out and rent and/or purchase this movie. Why? Here's why:

A) it has a kick ass cast & plot
B) it has, for one brief and shining moment, a scene which showcases a nice little cream male Frenchie doing one of the disgusting things that nice little un neutered cream male Frenchies do.

 

Poor Brittany Murphy. It's bad enough that she has to spend most of her time being the voice of Luanne on King of the Hill, but when she finally gets the chance to do a big screen feature film, what happens? Well, first of all, she gets dumped by her super hottie boyfriend and co-star, Ashton Kutcher, and then she gets upstaged by an adorable little French Bulldog.

OK, maybe we're stretching things a little - after all, the Frenchie is only in one scene. But who cares? Other than gazing at Ashton and the Frenchie, there aren't many other good reasons for watching this forgettable flick... It's back to cartoon voice overs for Brittany, I'm afraid.

From the BillyBob database: 'Imagine you are Brendan Kelly, working actor. You've starred in the TV series OZ, and films like MALCOLM X, THE ROCK, CON AIR, CLOCKERS, etc. So one day, Michael Bay calls you at home with a hot work offer in his latest flick . . . for your dog! "What a laugh I had," Kelly recalled, "but as long as someone in the family's working, who cares?" Adopted by Kelly when he was visiting Paris, Franky got to chew on Godzilla, and Brendan made this 12-minute black and white flick with some of the cast. Watch it if, for no other reason, than to howl with laughter when Franky attacks some balloons and watches the costs get taken out of his per diem. Steve Buscemi seems mighty obsessed about Franky's per diem.'

The only way that I've been able to find to actually see this short - which won best short documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival - is on the collection "Short Six". It's worth it, even if the rest of the shorts are on the theme of 'insanity'...

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to see this movie released on DVD. Orginally shot for Imax wide screen theatres, and released before James Cameron's theatrical film 'Titanic', this film features underwater footage of the wreck of the Titanic. What is most fascinating for us, though, is the interview and footage of Titanic survivor and French Bulldog enthusiast Eva Hart. Eva tells us of her first time ever seeing a French Bulldog, on the deck of the Titanic, and how she later asked her mother for a "Titanic Dog" of her own. There's even footage of Eva pottering through her garden with her Frenchies, in the latter years of her life. This might not be the best documentary ever made about the Titanic, but for French Bulldog lovers, this is about as good as it gets.

 

City slicker lawyer meets street wise ex con, as played by Queen Latifah. And yet again - ho hum, although not to the same extent as Second Hand Lions. After all, there's no creepy 6th Sense kid in this one to freak you out. Best of all, you get lots more shots of the pied cutie from Second Hand Lions, this time as a spoiled Frenchie appropriately named Shakespeare, and looking quite dapper in his ruffed Elizabethan collar. Actually, this movie is pretty funny, with Eugene Levy as one of the highlights. And look - the Frenchie made it onto the DVD box!

 

Here's what amazon.com says about it: "If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns". But who cares about all of that? There are tons of shots of an incredibly cute pied Frenchie hamming it up for the camera, and that alone makes it worth watching. It's even worth putting up with an increasingly weird looking Haley Joel Osment. *shudder*

Here's what amazon.com has to say about it -- 'Cherish starts out with a promising idea: An erratic young woman under house arrest with a bracelet around her ankle that sets off an alarm if she tries to leave her apartment, begins an unlikely romance with the lonely guy who monitors the bracelet. Unfortunately, halfway through it mutates into a poorly thought-out thriller, in which Zoe tries to trap the stalker who got her arrested in the first place. Ho hum. What we're concerned with here is the shot of Jason Priestley's handsome cream Frenchie being hoisted aloft in someone's arms. That must be one of the perks of being a star - your dog gets cameo shots.

Chilling thriller about the search for Jack the Ripper in turn of the century Victorian England. Edge biting suspense combined with atmospheric direction make this a --- wait! Was that a Frenchie? Awww, who's a wittle ittle cutie pie... Hard to be scared when you're busily rewinding to try and catch another glimpse at the adorable flat face..

 

Video guide to French Bulldogs from the AKC created with input from the French Bull Dog Club of America.

Guide to the breed standard, gait, conformation, and loads of shots of cutie pie Frenchies in action.

Of particular interest to breeders, but novice and prospective owners will appreciate it for video footage of Frenchies.