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Top Dog [VHS]

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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"

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.

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.

I have been a longtime admirer of chucky baby norris. He is definitely one of the best actor/stuntmen to kick his way on to the big screen. Acting skills could be compared to marlon brando,humphrey bogart,and a dash of richard simmons.You know he's been sweatin' to the oldies baby,you know what im talkin bout'.In my opinion and I quote "He's the greatest thing since penny loafers.A must buy for anyone who likes sliced pork piled high on two slices of well manicured garlic bread.

This movie is amazing. Chuck Norris brings his legendary action/acting skills to the screen. If you don't own this DVD for your collection, you are missing out. Not only does this DVD contain the entire movie, but it also has a Chapter Selection feature. The one thing I would do to improve this movie is to maybe have the dog talk. Other than that, this is an instant classic.

My review will likely be one of the shortest ones ever. I really liked the movie. I just wished a sequel could have been made with all the original characters returning. Maybe a few new ones, maybe retaining some of the positions of some of the main characters,such as the police captain who wanted to run for mayor. Maybe Mr. Norris returning as a contender for the position of the captain? Now that would be funny! And maybe some of his co-stars having promotions too. A few new people with a new plot, but saving the part of that amazing dog's penchant for people's scarves.Oh and bring back the lady who played Chuck Norris mother and the young man who played the part of the grandson maybe would be older and have a larger part.

This movie should never have been made. Everyone that was a part of this movie wasted their time and effort. Chuck Norris is cool to watch and to do karate and stuff. He should star in a movie where all that happens is fighting. Watching grass grow is a better use of your time, than watching a movie about a police officer where his partner is a DOG. I saw this movie before.....it was called "Turner and Hooch." Chuck Norris needs to stick with his roles as fighting and not do any more family oriented movies such as this one. He is good at fighting and karate, and that is exactly what he should stick with.

Chuck Norris does it again people. The man can do no wrong. He takes such a stupid subject as a police dog movie, eats it and then craps out a police dog diamond. There's just too much to say about this movie. The characters are amazing, the script is beyond fantastic, the story has an awesome pace and is truly believable and the special effects and action sequences will blow your mind. Of course, there's also the Chuckster, ah Chuck with your wonderful beard and fantastic haircuit, you dazzle again. Chuck delivers his lines like a pro and his stunts are some of the best I've ever seen. There is almost nothing better in this world than putting on some Yanni and turning on a Chuck Norris movie like Top Dog and getting lost in the amazing world that Chuck Norris shapes for us. This is a must buy for any fan of fine film, it's definitely in the top 3 greatest movies of all time list.

I would say this is the greatest Chuck Norris movie, no wait, the greatest movie of all-time except for one thing. And that is that all Chuck Norris movies are created equal and better then movies like the Godfather, Schlinder's List, Back Door Sluts 9, and Braveheart combined. Chuck Norris is a much better actor then Tom Hanks and Marlon Brando because he knows karate. Hell Chuck Norris invented Karate as well as Judo, Kung Fu, and Hamster style Jap Slapping. Do yourself a favor and buy this movie so you can call yourself a man. And if your a woman buy this movie and pray Chuck Norris comes to your house and gets you pregnant.

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I find it hillarious that all those elitists are the same: they consider Chuck Norris' movies violent, yet they subjectively are keeping quiet about Tarantino's. Truth is that we watch the Chuck Norris movies because we like the man, the script is not really of importance but try telling that to those mentioned above, to them a good movie is something preferably European, black&white and not dubbed and if it has interpretative dancing in it, even better! So to them I am saying, "Get over yourselves", I rather watch a movie which you consider inferior anyday, simply because I will always support actors who will not sell their sense of ethics and morality.