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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
- Review Date: February 26, 2008
- G
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 1996
Common Sense Media says
Definitely not as good as the first.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that while there's no real violence, there's enough mild peril to frighten sensitive children. For instance, Shadow, Sassy, and Chance almost get hit as a plane takes off and Jamie thinks Chance has been hit and killed by a semi. There are also several dog fights or scenes where dogs bare their teeth menacingly. The villains steal dogs to sell for experiments, and one of them smokes a cigar the whole time.
What's the story?
This sequel to the book-to-film favorite Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey also stars Chance the American bulldog, Sassy the Himalayan cat, and Shadow the Golden Retriever (voiced by Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Ralph Waite respectively). On this adventure all three pets are headed to Canada for a family camping trip. When Chance refuses to take his tranquilizer and then worries that he's being taken back to the "bad place," he escapes his pet carrier and Sassy and Shadow follow, determined to save their friend. Unfortunately, they find themselves not saved but lost -- in a San Francisco filled with cartoonish dognappers and bullying boxers and mastiffs. With the help of a pack of kind-hearted stray dogs, can they make it back to their owners safely?
Is it any good?
Good thing that pet stories are in a class by themselves, because on its own, this one's pretty bland. While the pace is slow and the dialog boring, the loveable cast of characters will carry some viewers through. There's the street-smart lady dog Delilah (A Night at the Museum's Carla Gugino), a dog who stutters when he scratches himself, and the tiny hound who, like Alfalfa, comically pines for his Delilah.
Kids may also learn from some of Chance's mistakes as he bumbles his way home, but overall this movie and its cute pets don't have much to say. Better to stick with the original or other great pet movies.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about better pet adventure movies, like the first Homeward Bound and 101 Dalmatians. What makes those movies family favorites? Do you wish your pets could talk? What actor's voice would you like them to have?
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Teen, 14 years old
July 10, 2009
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I love this movie better then the fist one!
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Adult
January 23, 2010
AGE
nice
good movie... not quite as good as the first... but good overall... better plot than first but not as nice for children (involves "gangs") and includes a brief scene with skimpily clad women playing frisbee.
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Kid, 9 years old
February 23, 2009
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I loved this movie!
It was very sad, romantic and touching, but funny, clever, and overwhelming! I love animals, and loved the first one , as well. 9+!
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Telefutura and Disney
On Disney it's English and on Telefutura is Spanish.
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Telefutura and Disney
On Disney it's English and on Telefutura is Spanish.
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Adult
January 28, 2012
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6 and up.
this second sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco is a good family and kids movie but not as better as the first one there are some comic violence and some smoking used such as cigar.
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Parent of 5 and 9 year old
November 30, 2009
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Too intense and frightening for young viewers
I felt this was good, but warning about a couple scenes where the bad guys try to run over the dogs and then also at the end, where a semi truck nearly collides with the family SUV and the dog in the road. The dog is nearly hit by the truck and it's portrayed very dramatically. The audience is left wondering for a while if the dog was killed. The dog's child friend/owner is crying, thinking it died, which the adults begin to give notion to. This is too much drama and intensity for young viewers.
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Teen, 14 years old
February 2, 2009
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A dissapointment.
The first movie is funny, charming, clever, and better plot. This film is boring, the plot is old, and an added romance for Chance is just boring. The first is a classic; this one is a soulless sequel.
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Kid, 9 years old
April 25, 2012
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DO NOT SEEEEE
This movie is NOT FOR KIDS. The pervasive messages geared towards kids involving inter-species penetration and drug abuse, bukkake and violence is not acceptable for our youth!!!!!!
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| Topics: | adventures, friendship |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Director: | David R. Ellis |
| Cast: | Michael J. Fox, Ralph Waite, Sally Field |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 89 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | February 19, 1996 |
| DVD release date: | April 23, 2002 |
| MPAA rating: | G |
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