8/10
Milo and Otis
16 December 2008
I'm surprised that this is a Japanese film. The reworked version in English language is apparently from 1989. "Milo and Otis" is a cute animal film. Another one of the great animal films.

The story is about the friendship of a curious orange tabby kitten named Milo and a mature fawn Pug named Otis. Our small friends live separate adventures and confront separate dangers in a Homeward Bound-like story. During this journey, Otis's aim is to search for Milo, find him and rescue him from potential sticky situations.

The film is narrated in a somewhat unusual way, but this narration proves to be effective and pleasant. The very same narration is made in a semi-comical way in many scenes. Dudley Moore does an interesting narration work.

Following the tradition of the great animal films, this one also offers beautiful landscapes. It's all natural and pure: a farm, green places, mountains, sea, rivers, sand and others. If this really takes place in Japan, then I must say that Japan is a beautiful country, actually more than I ever imagined.

I've already owned two orange tabby cats in the past. One of them was named Tiger because these cats look like tigers in miniature. Little Milo reminds me of these cats.

Milo is cute. As for Otis, he is cute too. Pugs are not gorgeous dogs but they're cute. Plus, they are friendly, fond of people and even of other animals. Also, they've got that sad, worried and tender look on their face.

This should definitely be on Top 250.
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