A servicable family film that does its job.

5.1??? As bad as all that? I don't think so!

Watching it does make me want to give my dogs a great big hug.

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Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven's 2nd (1993)

Judge Reinhold, Michaela Gallo, Joe Pichler, Julia Sweeney, and Cujo in Beethoven's 3rd (2000)

Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, and Cujo in Beethoven's 4th (2001)

Daveigh Chase, Dave Thomas, and Cujo in Beethoven's 5th (2003)

Jason James Richter and Keiko in Free Willy (1993)

Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)

Macaulay Culkin, Jonathan Hilario, Jonathan Hyde, John Larroquette, Stephi Lineburg, Michael Maccarone, and Joel Robinson in Richie Rich (1994)

Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, and Beethoven in Beethoven's Big Break (2008)

James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)

Jonathan Silverman and Cujo in Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)

I really don't like those people, George. I don't trust them. I don't want their money. I know my opinion doesn't matter, but I'm not interested in expanding. If I had been home instead of helping you impress those morons, Emily wouldn't have fallen in the pool. And I'm not re-entering the work force, George. You're gonna have to do this on your own. And you will. Somehow, you'll make your fortune. And tucked away behind you deep in the shadows will be me and the kids.

That's how you see me. Suddenly, I'm a lousy husband and father. Everything was just fine until Beethoven came into our lives. I've tried to be patient, but I've had it. The dog has to go.

I'm proud of Beethoven. Those two idiots insulted your kids, they treated me like dirt, and he was the only one of us who had the nerve to give them the ride they deserved. I'm going to bed.

My dream's going down the drain, and you're worried about a dog.

Your family's going down the drain, and you're worried about a dream.

Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, and Chris in Beethoven (1992)

Charles Grodin, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, and Chris in Beethoven (1992)

Matthew Brooks, Christopher Castile, Jacob Kenner, Patrick LaBrecque, and Chris in Beethoven (1992)

Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, and Chris in Beethoven (1992)

Charles Grodin and Chris in Beethoven (1992)

Charles Grodin

Bonnie Hunt

Dean Jones

John Hughes

Amy Holden Jones

A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for George and Alice Newton&apos;s loving family, who must contend with dog-napping local veterinarian Dr. Herman Varnick and his henchmen Harvey and Vernon.

Brian Levant

Beethoven

Roll Over, Beethoven!

&quot;Beethoven&quot; isn&apos;t a great family film, but it is surprisingly sweet and amusing. It&apos;s one of those films that is strangely attracting, though you can&apos;t really understand why. 

I think a lot has been built up on this film just because there were some sequel spin-offs that were more than horrible. (The 3rd and 4th sequels with Judge Reinhold were some of the worst attempts at comedy. Ever.) But the original was a nice, family-friendly film that accomplishes what it promised.

Charles Grodin plays George Newton: Family man, businessman, NOT a doggy-man. But things change rapidly when a runaway Saint Bernard named Beethoven comes to the Newton residence. Newton&apos;s children immediately get attached to the animal, but Grodin&apos;s character doesn&apos;t exactly like the fact of a big ol&apos; slobbering dog being around his house. So there are some gags as Grodin gets mad at Beethoven for certain things he does throughout the film. 

But then, evil animal vet Dean Jones tries to take Beethoven, and Newton decides to fight back for his family and bring the doggy back home.

&quot;Beethoven&quot; isn&apos;t anything very original, and it isn&apos;t anything very memorable, nor is it excellent quality gags. But it&apos;s a surprisingly pleasant and good-natured family film that doesn&apos;t resort to crude humor or language like other so-called &quot;family films&quot; out there.

Ivan Reitman, who has brought us &quot;Ghostbusters,&quot; &quot;Kindergarten Cop,&quot; and &quot;Stripes&quot; co-produced this film. He&apos;s a talented director, even if he sometimes makes average films. The thing about his films are, that even when they&apos;re average they are still pretty funny and strangely watchable. And though I&apos;m not sure what all a producer does on a film, I think he probably did a good job with something on this film. :)

Charles Grodin is one of those actors that I&apos;ve always liked because he seems very down-to-earth and regular. He is a subtle comedian that never goes OTT and doesn&apos;t come off like ANOTHER Jerry Lewis-Jim Carrey hybrid.

 &quot;Beethoven&quot; isn&apos;t anything great, but it&apos;s strangely likable and enjoyable. When compared to other so-called family films, it&apos;s pretty nice. It doesn&apos;t skimp on the gags (even if they&apos;re not very great) and it never turns stupid (like the 3rd and 4th film). 

All in all, &quot;Beethoven&quot; delivers what it promises, and it does it pretty nicely.

3.5/5 stars -

John Ulmer

Trailer [EN]

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"Beethoven" isn't a great family film, but it is surprisingly sweet and amusing. It's one of those films that is strangely attracting, though you can't really understand why. 

I think a lot has been built up on this film just because there were some sequel spin-offs that were more than horrible. (The 3rd and 4th sequels with Judge Reinhold were some of the worst attempts at comedy. Ever.) But the original was a nice, family-friendly film that accomplishes what it promised.

Charles Grodin plays George Newton: Family man, businessman, NOT a doggy-man. But things change rapidly when a runaway Saint Bernard named Beethoven comes to the Newton residence. Newton's children immediately get attached to the animal, but Grodin's character doesn't exactly like the fact of a big ol' slobbering dog being around his house. So there are some gags as Grodin gets mad at Beethoven for certain things he does throughout the film. 

But then, evil animal vet Dean Jones tries to take Beethoven, and Newton decides to fight back for his family and bring the doggy back home.

"Beethoven" isn't anything very original, and it isn't anything very memorable, nor is it excellent quality gags. But it's a surprisingly pleasant and good-natured family film that doesn't resort to crude humor or language like other so-called "family films" out there.

Ivan Reitman, who has brought us "Ghostbusters," "Kindergarten Cop," and "Stripes" co-produced this film. He's a talented director, even if he sometimes makes average films. The thing about his films are, that even when they're average they are still pretty funny and strangely watchable. And though I'm not sure what all a producer does on a film, I think he probably did a good job with something on this film. :)

Charles Grodin is one of those actors that I've always liked because he seems very down-to-earth and regular. He is a subtle comedian that never goes OTT and doesn't come off like ANOTHER Jerry Lewis-Jim Carrey hybrid.

 "Beethoven" isn't anything great, but it's strangely likable and enjoyable. When compared to other so-called family films, it's pretty nice. It doesn't skimp on the gags (even if they're not very great) and it never turns stupid (like the 3rd and 4th film). 

All in all, "Beethoven" delivers what it promises, and it does it pretty nicely.

3.5/5 stars -

John Ulmer

A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for George and Alice Newton's loving family, who must contend with dog-napping local veterinarian Dr. Herman Varnick and his henchmen Harvey and Vernon.

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