Alicia I love this movie so much

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Paul Magne Haakonsen This 2006 re-make of the Classic 1959 "The Shaggy Dog" is an adequate re-make in my opinion, although I do have more fond memories of the older version. That being said, then this 2006 version starring Tim Allen is still an entertaining and fun movie for the entire family.The story needs very little introduction, so I will make it brief and to the point. "The Shaggy Dog" is about Dave Douglas, a busy lawyer, who is bitten by a sheep dog and finds himself changing between dog and human shape.This is not really one of the best Tim Allen movies in terms of comedy aspects and laughs. So on that account, you might be a bit disappointed if you watch the movie hoping to find something hilarious. This is a family movie spiced up with some comedy elements. I sat down with the Family to watch "The Shaggy Dog", so we got our money's worth here.They did manage to draft some nice names for the movie, which did add a good deal of enjoyment to the movie. The movie did benefit well from having Tim Allen in the lead, of course. But also Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Jane Curtin and Robert Downey Jr. did add something good to the movie, despite not having all that big roles individually.One thing that didn't really go well with me was the lack of visuals in the scenes where Dave Douglas changed from man to dog, and vice versa. It would have been a nice detail to the movie if we had actually seen the transition on the screen. And because this was lacking from the movie, it sort of dragged the overall enjoyment down a notch."The Shaggy Dog" is a fun enough movie for the family, especially if you have children watching too. However, this 2006 version is not as good as the original movie in my opinion.All in all, an adequate movie, although it wasn't outstanding. As such I am rating it six out of ten stars.

gregeichelberger Review originally published on March 7, 2006:Here we go with another remake of a film that wasn't all that great to begin with (see "Yours, Mine & Ours" "The Fog," and "The Hills Have Eyes" as recent examples). Original was released in 1959 and starred Fred MacMurrary and Tommy Kirk, among others, and wasn't the high mark of Disney entertainment, although it was not that bad.Competently directed by Brian Robbins (TV series "One Tree Hill"), this new version features Tim Allen ("Christmas With The Kranks") as a Los Angeles district attorney, Dave Douglas, trying to climb the corporate ladder – while ignoring his lovely wife, Rebecca (Kristin Davis, "Shark Boy & Lava Girl," the TV series "Sex and the City"), and two annoyingly cute kids, Carly (Zena Grey, "In Good Company") and Josh (Spencer Breslin, "Cat in the Hat").Dave is prosecuting Carly's teacher, who is accused of firebombing a local chemical company because they experiment on animals (fun family plot, so far), but, in a zany mix-up, the lawyer is bitten by a 300-year-old Tibetan sheepdog (although some sources identify this breed as a bearded collie).This causes the special effects to go into high gear, as he grows a floppy tongue, super sensitive hearing and the ability to run on all fours before finally turning into a sheepdog (or bearded collie) himself.Thank goodness he communicates through inner dialogue, though, and not creepy animated animal mouth movements. His effort to relate his new form to his family is also rather amusing (as they think he has abandoned them), using a Scrabble game to spell out his dilemma and finding out his son would rather be in "Grease" than play football (hey, who wouldn't?).Meanwhile, (as a pup) he finds out that corporate hack, Dr. Kozak (Robert Downey, Jr.) is indeed using animals to develop a fountain of youth drug. The effects are lacking somewhat when we see the beasts (a ridiculous dog-frog and cobra-canine mutations, as well as rabbits, monkeys and rats that bark), which are as cheap and silly as those featured in one of the worst films of 2005, "A Sound Of Thunder."Kids will like this, and adults will not be too put off, either, but you'd probably be wiser to just rent or buy the original, for its better acting, more interesting storyline and absence of Tim Allen.

covergirl10452 After seeing The Shaggy Dog, I realized something. Tim Allen looked really stupid acting like a dog. But, for a guy that's clueless, you deserve a rude awakening. The dog bite on his hand gave him loads to think about. He even had to become a dog to prove a point, especially when your daughter's telling you the truth. He realized that after he became a dog, she was right. Kozak was up to something. I'm glad Kozak got bit too, in order to prove what was going on in that lab. Kozak did a good thing revealing the truth as well by acting like a dog. After he acted like a dog and chased his tail, he was busted. I kept singing "Somebody's in trouble, Kozak's in trouble," until he was out of the court room. By the way, I hope he gets a chance to go outside if the prison guards let him. Who knows, he might keep getting hit with a rolled up newspaper while in prison. As far as Allen, he can resume letting out any dog expressions since he probably doesn't have a choice. He got infected. So most of the time, he can't control himself. Don't worry. Kirk Cameron had to deal with it in You Lucky Dog, only without the infection from a dog bite. He learned to deal with it after acting like a dog for 3 times. Which is 3 strikes, you're stuck. He got use to it and was able to let his feelings out. I said this once and I'll say it again "Tim Allen, go ahead and act like a dog." Let it all out. Tim Allen needed to wake up and realize what's going on. So, acting like a dog and becoming a dog proved a point. He had to do it to prove a point. I've been thinking about what role Tim Allen played in this movie and the role Kirk Cameron played in You Lucky Dog. Sometimes when they act brainless, I usually would say "Talk to the hand" and move on. And there are other times when I realize that they acted like a dog to prove a point. They both saved someone's lives by acting like a dog. Sometimes acting like a dog was pretty helpful. It was helpful for Lucky in You Lucky Dog and it was helpful for Forster in this movie. He was going to prison for something that he didn't do. So, we should tell Cameron and Allen thank you for acting like a dog because it helped proved a point and it saved someone's behind. They both looked stupid, but who cares? They did it prove a point. Plus, they pretty much got their treats in the end.

Grissom66 When an accident turns him into a dog, Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) must find a way to become human again, all while learning what it really means to be man?s?and his family?s?best friend.Ugh this movie was a complete and total castastrophe. The kids in the theatre found it funny but a lot of the teenagers and adults kept finding ways to avoid watching this movie. I managed to keep going to the athroom and listening to other people bad mouth this film. I believe i enjoyed Underdog better then this.My advice is if you like going to see movies avoid this movie. It has made false promises in the comericials and lured us to the theatre just to drop this bomb on us.The Shaggy Dog 3/10