Dog Years (1997) User Reviews

Thugs, skinheads, guns, illegal aliens, and a dog.

[chris-755 · 7/10 · 14 November 1999]

I first saw this film at the Arizona International Film Festival and was surprised when I saw it show up on other festivals' schedules across the country. Simply put, it's not standard festival fare these days. Rather, Dog Years shows what you can do with next to no money long before the Blair Witch Project even was conceived. Much gunplay, no-budget special effects that go too far, and lots and lots of humor. It's true, the quality of acting lies somewhere between Rambo and Pink Flamingos but the quirky writing and interesting camera makes up for it.

Terrible acting yet a great, fun film

[dointhefish · 8/10 · 8 November 1998]

This film starts out playing like a bad B film. Much of the acting is rather stiff and the editing a little choppy. However, the writing is first rate and the sound track out of this world! From the mesmerising, chaotic banjo strains of the opening to the boppin' ska beats and better later on, the music puts the story on a goofy, breakneck pace that never lets up. The wooden acting actually helps the comic appeal and the quality writing delivers a complex character of the skin-head protagonist. "Dog Years" was an unexpected pleasure, possibly the "Repo Man" of its time.