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5.0 out of 5 stars
One funny movie.., March 30, 2003
This review is from: Top Dog (DVD)
I am a big fan of Walker, Texas Ranger w/ Chuck Norris, so I picked up this movie up in a cheap section of the dvds! I wasn't a disappointed! This movie is laugh out loud funny! Norris plays a crabby cop and get he gets a dog as his partner after the "Reno's" partner gets killed. This movie shows that C.N. can do humor along with action. Go pick it up! You will like it believe me. The dog is funny and some of the stuff that happens in this movie is classic. May I mention the "Scarfs"
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Lone Dog McQuade? Not for children., December 1, 2010
In "Top Dog", Chuck Norris again plays a tough cop who prefers to work alone, very much like in " Lone Wolf McQuade". His boss forces him to work with a partner, only this time the new partner turns out to be a dog named Reno, Together, they must stop a violent white supremacist group and at the same time find out who killed Reno's last partner. Watching "Top Dog", I get the feeling the filmmakers couldn't decide who their target audience was. The cop/dog story, and a subplot involving a young boy suggests a family film, but the film is no less violent than many other Norris films. I doubt if it's suitable for children. On the other hand, some scenes feel very much like a family film and aren't likely to appeal to action or Chuck Norris fans. To me the film would have been better without those scenes. It's still an entertaining grade B film with both action and humor. The interaction between Norris and his dog is more fun than that of James Belushi and his dog in " K-9". Recommended to Norris fans and fans of lightweight action/comedies who can overlook the more silly parts of the film.
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Krazy Kanine Kalamity, July 25, 2010
Speaking of that unsubtle ackronym, the white supremacists are at it again. First they tried mess with Clint Eastwood, and now they're trying to mess with Chuck Norris. They picked the wrong enemies to fight for their cause. "Top Dog" has Chuck Norris play Jake, a cop who was recently in suspension because Chuck Norris did his job so awesomely well that the police bureau wanted to give the criminals a headstart (that's my reasoning). His suspension was lifted and he was forced to partnered up with a mutt named Reno. Reno is a highly-intelligence dog who expertly gets the job under the line of duty, who only gets into incongruous high-larious trouble just to keep the kid audience happy. Since Reno was the only witness to a terrorist plot which killed his owner a while ago, he and Jake must work out their oddball differences to stop the white supremacists from rising to power. And since Chuck Norris had to channel his uncanny abilities to the mutt, he'll often get his butt handed to him while the dog can survive a gunshot and leading enemies into "Home Alone"-esque traps. Aside from the common dumb premise of buddy-dog films, "Top Dog" has all the trappings for a TV movie. It's shot on the cheap, the music is corny, the script is riddled with clichés, and the actors made darn sure that their performance is no better than Chuck's monotonous deliveries. And I had a fun time with it because of all that. Does it really need people doing martial arts (and often in slow-motion) in a cop movie where guns are more effective? Does the bad guys have to be so hammy and over-the-top, while making all the predictable mistakes that archetypal villains usually made? No on both counts, but they're so silly that they're pretty darn amusing under a certain mind setting. I mean, come on, this movie has racist clowns using kung-fu moves against Chuck, Chuck rotating an upside-down car with just his kick, and the dog nearly choked the pope with his own scarf. I'm certainly recommending this movie for those.
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