arachnocat Overall, a good movie.A very sad and sweet, slightly cheesy movie about a cat and 2 dogs.It is a great family movie and will probably make you all laugh and cry.This, in my opinion is the sign of a very good movie.I was just slightly disappointed that the movie did not include the song of the same title (Homeward Bound) by Simon & Garfunkel in the soundtrack or the credits.

TheBlueHairedLawyer I've never been much of a fan of films about talking animals, but I'd read the book 'The Incredible Journey' in school and bought this on DVD.Big mistake; while I likely would've adored it when I was three or four years old, I found it to just be your basic generic Disney crud. Chance, Sassy and Shadow are three pets owned by a family with the newly married mother. When the pets get lost in the woods, they go through hell trying to get home, in a very melodramatic tale.The soundtrack was okay, but certainly not memorable.The acting wasn't very good and the voices of the animals were weird and seemed really out of place. In the book the animals went missing in Canada but it's California in this movie. We get plenty of dog poop jokes and vulgar humor, including a comment about dogs rolling in droppings and saying things such as "I'm too pooped to poop." It's obnoxiously goofy, and not in a funny way but more in a lame and annoying way that tries too hard. The dog Chance's constant comparison of the pound to prison or foster care, talking about how he "lived on the street and ended up behind bars until he was adopted" among other things just got really petty and stupid quickly.I'm not a kid anymore so I can't speak from the point of view of a child, but perhaps I'd have enjoyed it more had I been a younger kid. My personal opinion though is that it's not worth buying or watching unless you're getting it for your kids.

miles-husoy My sister had a VHS copy years and years ago, but our mom got rid of it feeling we had outgrown it. Maybe in adolescence, she was right. Fast forward to 10+ years later and I decide to check a DVD copy out of the library just for old times' sake for no real reason. Prior to now (I'm a 27-year-old single man), I have discovered lots of movies I was too young to see circa 1993...A Clockwork Orange, Reservoir Dogs, The Terminator, Road Trip...OK, that movie didn't come out 'til 2000 and it's not an absolute classic like the first three, but you get the idea! I popped the movie into my player this evening to see if the movie held up. And wouldn't you know it...it does! In fact, I cried so much at the end, my ears are still moist half an hour after it ended.Truth be told, however, the first few minutes are pretty stupid, but it does show Chance and Sassy's resentment to one another, which is important to the story. The real magic comes when the three animals (especially Chance) realize what home and family really means when their child owners leave them on a farm. That's when they decide to make their escape and from there, it's an adventure that may be dangerous, but in the words of Sassy, "I laugh at danger." The most touching scenes are Sassy finding her way back to Chance and Shadow after she was rescued from being drowned and Shadow finding the lost Molly in the woods. The touching musical score from Bruce Broughton is also a major factor.I'd like to note I work with pets sometimes, so I know how it would feel if one of them (or even all of them) just disappeared. My family's favourite cat died of old age in July 2011. As you can imagine, I was heartbroken, but at that time, I was sharing a house with a middle-aged couple who had two shihtzus, so before I went out to do my errands that day, I made sure to say hello to the two little dogs because although one of my family pets was gone, I had two other ones who could be a beacon of hope for me.No matter how old you are or what your tastes are or if you generally can't stand anything that comes from Disney, you seriously must see this film and you'll feel redeemed that way. And as piece of advice: don't be afraid to let a song or a movie or a TV show turn on the waterworks for you; it means you have a soul.

omkar1984 It took me to the times when I had pets and they actually formed an integral part of my life ! The best part of the movie is it's majestic panorama - pine forests, clear streams,undisturbed stretches of open fields and grandeur of the mountains - I haven't searched about where this film was shot but will find it soon. An old craving to make a vagabond amidst nature popped up again ! Having experienced the psyche of cats and dogs closely, I enjoyed the depiction.Though cats are not as emotional as Sassy,it feels good to see it that way.Chance is a typical pup which appeals directly due to it's raw innocence.Shadow,on the contrary,adds much of the emotional flavor the movie has.All in all,the movie is a win.Only one sad thing struck my mind - I doubt if the future generations will ever experience an idyllic,artless childhood amidst a calm nature !!!