This film is just terrible. What a joke this film is!?

So Disneys' go to guy Allen is back in his Santa Clause mode, but this time he turns into a dog.He plays an assistant DA, who is trying to lock up some gut because he is accusing a huge corporation of testing on animals.And obviously he ignores his family and breaks promises.Hilarity ensues when he is bitten by a dog, and it's DNA passes through his bloodstream and the inevitable happens.If you've seen any Allen film made by Disney in the last twenty years, you've seen this. But strangely enough, this film is quite disturbing in scenes that are supposed to be laugh out loud funny.Seeing a warped Allen chase a cat, shake after having a shower, sleeping on a bed in a weird way, or sniffing and growling, were supposed to be the key hilarity factor in this.But it isn't. In fact, it's downright freaky in a way that just cannot be described. Allen looks like he's made a big mistake signing on to this, and the rest of the cast look bewildered, apart from Downey Jr. who looks like he is just off his face.The effects are poor, and for a film that's aimed at youngsters, anything featuring the bad guy inject a man so he will be paralysed for months, and Allen being nude four times, has to raise alarm bells.And the surfing dog is stuff of nightmares.A Disney horror, in more ways than one...

i have to disagree with the current rating of 3.9 this film has.i thought it was very entertaining.it was fast paced,funny,and touching.and it also had two very good morals,one to do with the importance of family,and the other one,i wont give away here,but i will say it is sometime of great relevance and importance on a much larger scale.Tim Allen was actually funny in this movie.Robert Downey Jr. also has some funny moments.there is a bit of rude humour,but nothing i would say is overly offensive.Kristen Davis was good,but she didn't get to show her comedic side.,and i felt she was under used.anyway.anyway,i laughed a lot during this movie,which i did not expect at all.i had very low expectations going in ,so i was very pleasantly surprised.call me crazy,but i give The Shaggy Dog an 8/10

Took my 2 and 6yr olds to the cinema to view this one and new what I was in for before I got there. I am staggered this film gets torn to pieces by numerous comments on this forum. It is after all a Kids film.My 2 loved it and laughed all the way through. Regardless of how lame the story is and surprised I was to see a good actor like Robert Downey Jnr appearing in this kind of film. Tim Allen is perfect for the part of a dog though I do prefer him in old comedies. However it provided 90 mins of moan free time for my 2 who had a great time. Mind you my 2 yr old laughs at the Tweenies so there is no helping her really. My opinion would be if you have nothing else worth watching and you have young children give it a go. Its better than them running riot round your house .