brianhho

First off... To the guy who said that this movie doesn't say anything.. Please try to use more than 1 percent of your brain cells next time you analyze a movie. To those who think that the writer of this story, Harlan Ellison, intended on being anti woman in his creation of the final scene, you need to re-examine the story's real meaning. The movie (and especially the original story) is making a strong statement about the meaning of love. Love is honest. Love is survival. Vic probably makes the most mature decision in his entire life by choosing the dog over the woman. He needed to choose the dog over all else in order to have a future in that harshest of all worlds. He chooses life over temporary sexual pleasure. Vic was never in love with Quilla June. In the world of "A Boy and His Dog" a Vic and Quilla June relationship was destined to fail for many obvious reasons.

Nevertheless, the original story does a much better job of exploring Vic's ambivalence in making the final decision. It is true that Ellison's original novella is a masterpiece. Thanks for listening.

Come on... "not a bad movie?"

This movie is so badly written that I am starting to think that this director really believes that human beings are generally stupid creatures. Write what you want Mr. Direstor. But please learn how to write a good story with realistic dialogue! The president's speech at the end made me want to laugh out loud. Do you really think that a president - in that situation - would ever try to attempt such a childish speech? I never once believed in any of the characters. The actors were simply going through the motions on the way to picking up their big pay checks. With all due respect, if we are going to say that this kind of movie is good, we then don't give a damn about quality and talent when it comes to movie making.....just computer generated special effects.