Very disappointing...

Fresh and Exciting

Boring

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Shiloh is a very sweet and charming film, and I guarantee that the whole family will love it. It has nice music, good acting and an above average script. Of course the pace is a bit slow, and the story rather thin in places. On the other hand, the music is absolutely beautiful, and Shiloh was absolutely adorable. The script was very touching and beautifully crafted, making this very gentle and moving to watch. Blake Heron is wholly believable as Marty, and I felt the connection between him and Shiloh. Scott Wilson gives a very good account of himself as the hateable yet sympathetic Judd Travers, and David Moriaty and Rod Stieger also give nice supporting performances. The cinematography was fantastic, even looking at it made the film twice as engaging, and the song Are There Angels? was sung by the ever lovely Sheena Easton, who has done some soundtrack singing before on FernGully, Pebble and the Penguin and the sequel to All Dogs Go To Heaven. Overall, a charming and heartwarming film, that the whole family will treasure. 8/10 Bethany Cox

I liked the movie as a good lesson for children in the case that if they want to get a pet they should be responsible for feeding and taking care of the animal. In this movie "Marty Preston" is a very responsible child. However, here my spoilers,when I rented the movie, I was moved for the little synopsis in the back that says "an abused Beagle", the reason this was interesting is because I recently adopted an abused Beagle that makes us laugh and we have to be very careful in giving her discipline.Now that I am getting to know this breed, these are smart dogs that require discipline and at the same time they are stubborn and that is why she makes us laugh. So I was expecting a Hollywood dog that showed some of the funny and smart behavior of the Beagles. On the contrary the behavior of Shiloh was not the most important part of the movie, even though the movie has its name. For instance, SPOILER, When Marty and Mr Trudders are fighting in Marty's house for Shiloh, The dog "Shiloh" is just standing there watching his former owner and Marty fighting for him and he is doing nothing, In my mind I was expecting some king of heroic act from the dog, like biting Mr Trudders, in order to defend,Marty, but no, the dog stands there and If I could read its mind, Shiloh was probably thinking, "oh please, somebody open the door of the house, I want to take a nap on the sofa".I like the movie in the sense of a lesson for life like if you want something in life, you have to work hard for it and because the dog did not impress me I Think the movie should have the name of "Marty the boy that worked hard for a dream" or if the title of the movie needs the name of the dream, well, if Marty was going to be working hard for a PlayStation or a bicycle then the movie could be called "PlayStation" or "Bicycle' and believed me, you could replace this toys for Shiloh and you would not notice the absence of the Beagle.

I can't remember the first time I saw this movie, but it's a great movie for anyone. Be warned; there's animal abuse in this movie, though. The scenes where Judd Travers (Scott Wilson, I think?) is abusing Shiloh will wrench your heart; it did mine. I literally cry every time I see them. The first time Judd abuses Shiloh is at the beginning of the movie: Judd's out hunting with his dogs. Judd hits him with the butt of his rifle for barking and scaring a raccoon, then he kicks the poor puppy, then he tries to shoot him, then he yells at him to come back.'Come back' to someone who's abused you and tried to kill you? If anyone thought a dog would do that, they'd be crazy.I like the end of the movie. Marty gets to keep Shiloh.

I think that this is just the cutest little movie! It is about the special relationship between a boy and a stray puppy that he finds, the little floppy ears are the most irresistible thing in the world.This movie was well done, especially with the casting. Michael Moriarty (Bang the Drum Slowly and Law & Order) plays a believable discipline-oriented father. He turns out to be the character that you both love and hate.I saw this with my two nieces (4 and 6 years old) and we all cheered. I might warn though that there are some scenes which imply abuse of animals, so be sure to watch this movie with your children.