This short will amuse three specific groups of people: the very young, those who love to see animals dressed up as humans, and those who smoke weed in order to laugh at goofy, weird sh*t. 'Trader Hound' is not a terribly sophisticated or well made film, most of the effects made to make the dogs appear to be talking are basically made through very crude edits. The film seems to jump up and down as well as side to side whenever the dogs speak to one another. All is forgiven however, as this is not a film to be taken seriously at all.
The narrator for the film is Pete Smith, a man who made a living for himself narrating little oddities such as this one for many years. If you can get beyond the lame jokes he inserts every 30 to 40 seconds, then you can be amused at the video spectacle of dogs wearing safari hats and khaki pants.
Don't worry about the story concerning the rescue of 'T-bone' from the African natives (played by dogs in afro wigs). What matters is seeing the dogs beating the drums, shooting the guns, and looking incredibly bored and disinterested while standing on their hind legs for hours upon hours.
Interestingly enough, there is a real monkey playing a monkey and an alligator playing an alligator. There are even real dogs playing wild dogs for the climactic chase at the end of the film.
The worst part of 'Trader Hound' occurs when a lion and gorilla do battle. This fight is staged with humans inside of lion and gorilla costumes. I must say that the dogs as humans are way more convincing than that of their human counterparts in lion and gorilla costumes.
The best part of this short occurs when a dog is bitten by a pesky mosquito. The dog angles himself while inside his sleeping bag and shoots the mosquito with his gun. For reasons unknown to me, it is sort of amusing to see dogs shooting guns.
I liked it, I didn't love it, but you see I'm not that young, I don't really enjoy animals dressed up as humans and I ain't stoned. This is not exactly on par with 'Lancelot Link'.
Four legs good, two legs bad .this is three legs.
6/10. Clark Richards
The narrator for the film is Pete Smith, a man who made a living for himself narrating little oddities such as this one for many years. If you can get beyond the lame jokes he inserts every 30 to 40 seconds, then you can be amused at the video spectacle of dogs wearing safari hats and khaki pants.
Don't worry about the story concerning the rescue of 'T-bone' from the African natives (played by dogs in afro wigs). What matters is seeing the dogs beating the drums, shooting the guns, and looking incredibly bored and disinterested while standing on their hind legs for hours upon hours.
Interestingly enough, there is a real monkey playing a monkey and an alligator playing an alligator. There are even real dogs playing wild dogs for the climactic chase at the end of the film.
The worst part of 'Trader Hound' occurs when a lion and gorilla do battle. This fight is staged with humans inside of lion and gorilla costumes. I must say that the dogs as humans are way more convincing than that of their human counterparts in lion and gorilla costumes.
The best part of this short occurs when a dog is bitten by a pesky mosquito. The dog angles himself while inside his sleeping bag and shoots the mosquito with his gun. For reasons unknown to me, it is sort of amusing to see dogs shooting guns.
I liked it, I didn't love it, but you see I'm not that young, I don't really enjoy animals dressed up as humans and I ain't stoned. This is not exactly on par with 'Lancelot Link'.
Four legs good, two legs bad .this is three legs.
6/10. Clark Richards