Life Is Ruff

"Life is Ruff" was a really cute movie about essentially growing up. I actually went to the school where it was filmed and was able to see some of the set as I went around to my classes. One of my teachers got her flag signed by the kids in the film. I thought the weirdest part of the whole experience, was that the week the film premiered on Disney Channel, the school where it was filmed (Wasatch Jr. High) burned down due to an electrical fire started in the library. It was really cool because the last time I was able to see the inside of my school was in that movie. Calvin learned a lot from his experiences in the movie, about friendship and responsibility. He learned the same lessons we learned that summer when our school disappeared.

Calvin Wheeler is a 13-year-old boy with everything going for him, except for an original issue of his precious comic book collection. When a prized show-dog chases him down while skateboarding one day, his owner inadvertently convinces him to adopt and train a dog of his own. However the only one available, is an uncouth stray Labrador/St. Bernard-mix named Tyko from a local animal shelter, who proves to be more than anybody can handle.

Cute, but silly, almost bored and nauseous, with so many half-assed films, almost boring marathoning Disney movies from the early 2000s, we come across wonderful pearls, but with many bland bombs...

Life is Ruff is my second favorite Disney Channel movie and one of the standout movies from my childhood. I rate the movie 10/10. The movie follows a boy (Calvin) who from the beginning of the movie is portrayed as quite arrogant and selfish. Calvin's best friend (Raymond) is a quiet kid who basically follows him around. Calvin is used to always getting his way and being irresponsible but all that changes when he adopts a dog at the local dog shelter. Why does he adopt a dog? You'll have to watch the movie to find out! (Hint: it's for an ulterior motive.)

The movie is funny and heartwarming, with lots of beautiful moments as Calvin's bond develops with his new untrained dog. Also, there are a lot of quite comical scenes with Calvin and his parents (who have no idea that there is a dog in their house). In the movie, a beautiful bond also develops between Kyle and Emily (a girl at Kyle's school who works at the local dog shelter), although they did not initially get off on the right foot due to Kyle's selfish behaviour.

I loved the movie as a kid and still love it as an adult because it has several twists and turns as well as some comedy and heartwarming moments. The movie focusses on relationships between different characters and shows how Kyle's attitude toward life and the people around him fundamentally change with the responsibility of having a dog. I think it is a wonderful family movie and a great movie for kids. Life is Ruff is the best movie I have ever seen about a kid and his pet. I highly highly recommend this sweet movie to anyone who loves children's movies (you don't have to be an animal lover because most of the movie centres around the human characters and the relationships between them, although Kyle's dog does play a continuous role).

I found this one of the most annoying movie in my LIFE! look the message is OK and how he is a selfish boy who be comes good by the power of loving a dog. Ahhhh. But everything else I hated especially the dog show the guy doesn't complete any of the obstacles in the race yet he breaks the course record. And the last one the dog doesn't do anything all you see is the boy doing tricks on a skateboard while the dog avoids the tricks and runs around them watching the boy do the tricks he should be doing. The evil running champ boy is about as predictable and annoying to watch than any other villain of a movie I've ever seen before. It is probably the best Disney movie that didn't make it to the movies that I've ever seen (that ain't saying much and that's mainly because of the dog acting) but easily the most annoying one I've ever seen and if it deserves any kind of prize it should go to the dog.

The two Disney Channel movies that are the absolute best are Tru Confessions and Life is Ruff. This has a great story about a selfish kid named Calvin (Kyle Massey) who collects Gotham Man comics and to receive the first ever comic of the Gotham Man comic series, he has to learn responsibility by teaching a big dog new tricks. This movie reminds me of Air Bud and Shiloh, except that those are dramas and this is a first-rate comedy that hits high on my account. If you miss this movie, you'll really be missing something you can watch and enjoy with friends, because they will all be talking about it afterward. The only dog movie that could ever top this one is My Dog Skip. 10/10*