UnknownSubject001
I got the DVD of this movie in a cereal box years ago when I was a little kid. I have loved this movie ever since and have watched it time and time again. This movie was amazing especially for animal lovers. I believe it's very under appreciated. It was sweet and brought tears to my eyes. But you probably do have to be an animal lover to fully like this movie. I wish this movie would go into theaters although it has already been out on DVD for awhile. I wish more attention was brought to this movie because I think it could've done decently well. I wish to show this to my children one day. It's a good movie for kids although maybe a few of the scenes could be a tad frightening. Buddy is a lovable character and this is a great movie.
obscurifer
I was lucky (?) enough to receive free tickets to Buddy during its opening week. I stood in a line with other people who were too cheap or too bright to spend money on this bomb.The question that came up in the movie most in my mind was, "Why?" Not, "Why did this woman try to raise a gorilla?" or, "Why did this woman dress chimpanzees in little outfits?" but rather, "Why was this movie released to the public?"If you want a rampaging gorilla movie, there's always any of the King Kong movies. If you want beautiful people, check out anything on MTV. If you want a fish out of water movie, check out any of thousands of other movies from roughly 1900 through today.
TxMike
Based on an apparently true story, Rene Russo plays a woman who has very unconventional ideas about wild animals and how they should be treated. She ends up with a bunch of Chimps and assorted other animals living as children in her home, along with her physician husband. Set around the time of the Chicago World's Fair. This film focuses on the part of her story where she rescues a sick baby gorilla and raises it to be a part of the family, including dressing him as a person.some SPOILERS follow - As the gorilla grows up it behaves for the most part as planned. It is shown carrying a tray to serve h'orderves to visitors, or helping the maid scrub floors in the kitchen. He develops a fondness for things red, a scarf, a rose, a velvet chair. Still, he sleeps in a sort of cage, a bedroom with locked iron bars. He is strong, be breaks out, wrecks the house, wreaks havoc at the World's Fair. Finally they are forced to find a more appropriate home for him, a protected natural habitat with other gorillas. The gorilla was an actor in a gorilla suit. While the movie was entertaining in parts, especially the Chimps, and it has a moderately interesting message, overall it is not a particularly good movie. Free DVD loan from my local library.
wmreed
Buddy is an entertaining family film set in a time when "humanizing" animals, and making them cute was an accepted way to get people to be interested in them.Based on a true story, Buddy shows the great love that the main characters have for animals and for each other, and that they will do anything for each other.While not a perfect movie, the animated gorilla is quite lifelike most of the time and the mayhem that occurs within the home is usually amusing for children.This film misses an opportunity to address the mistake of bringing wild animals into the home as pets, but does show the difficulties.A recommended film which was the first for Jim Henson Productions.
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