Up front, I should mention that "C. H. O. M. P. S." is not at all the sort of movie I'd normally watch. I assume the target audience is small kids, though I doubt if they'd care much for the movie. So why did I watch it? Well, I recently realized that I've seen nearly all of Red Buttons' movies. And, my friend Angelo was kind enough to send me the link to YouTube to see this movie.
When the story begins, a goofy young inventor is being fired from his job by an unusually crabby Conrad Bain. But he promised a great security system...and two idiots rob the place as he's showing off this security system. Not to be deterred, with the help of his now ex-boss' daughter (Valleri Bertinelli), he comes up with a dog that has a lot of advanced features...making robberies a thing of the past.
There are many things I disliked about the film, but the worst was the $250,000 electronic dog they created for the movie (according to IMDB). It looks like a Stieff stuffed animal...yet when it's activated, suddenly it looks exactly like a real dog. This is because 99% of the time they do use a real dog...and it looks bad. I think using today's CGI technology, it might work. Here, it doesn't.
The other big problem about the film is that although it MIGHT appeal to young kids, I cannot see anyone else enjoying it. And, heaven forbid that you get suckered into watching it with your kids! Instead, find them a really good kids film...or tell them to go outside and play while you take a much earned nap!
When the story begins, a goofy young inventor is being fired from his job by an unusually crabby Conrad Bain. But he promised a great security system...and two idiots rob the place as he's showing off this security system. Not to be deterred, with the help of his now ex-boss' daughter (Valleri Bertinelli), he comes up with a dog that has a lot of advanced features...making robberies a thing of the past.
There are many things I disliked about the film, but the worst was the $250,000 electronic dog they created for the movie (according to IMDB). It looks like a Stieff stuffed animal...yet when it's activated, suddenly it looks exactly like a real dog. This is because 99% of the time they do use a real dog...and it looks bad. I think using today's CGI technology, it might work. Here, it doesn't.
The other big problem about the film is that although it MIGHT appeal to young kids, I cannot see anyone else enjoying it. And, heaven forbid that you get suckered into watching it with your kids! Instead, find them a really good kids film...or tell them to go outside and play while you take a much earned nap!