@@swearimnotarobot3746 I am 37, with severe PTSD, I would just prefer that kids get to hold onto their feeling of security for a little while at least with entertainment choices. They have active shooter drills, the news is scary, bad things happen to all of us, bad things are already happening to some of them. Let them hold onto magic of an escape
@@Ralphies_Mom school shooter drills are not something that kids should have to do. The US needs to start getting better firearm control because they have more mass shootings in a year than days. It’s insane. I’m just saying some kids movies can explore somewhat darker themes. Like the lion king. Scar literally killed his brother. Kung Fu Panda. All of these movies have cool, evil, and threatening villains who do very evil stuff. But the movies are still really fun to watch and kids love them
@@gnyng88 Yes it is! I believe she is very neglectfull and let's the smallest one almost drown in the pond in the backyard...at least that's what I remember from watching the movie like a hundred times till I was 14! 😆
@@isamayoge8736 They do show it as something the "bad guy" does. And I believe they DO tell the parents and things get better...or that's what I remember from my kid days!
I still think about this scene and how terrifying it was bc the girl would’ve died if it wasn’t for Beethoven rescuing her at the last minute which, let’s be honest, was very much a “movie magic” moment
What do you mean I'll die on that hill? I mean I agree with the first sentence as a child born in 88 but I don't get the hill thing. Is that a reference?
@StefanCreates okay, thanks. I thought it was maybe some reference to something from the 90s and I somehow never saw the movie or the show that made it.
I never thought about the plot of Beethoven. I just remembered as a kid wanting a dog like beethoven. Or maybe that's why i was scared of the movie when i watched it?🤔
i remember watching beethoven for the first time when i got sent to the psych ward. it was movie night and we were only allowed to watch the educational movie selections they had and beethoven was one of them? it was for our emotional support lessons. we were all so hyped at the end, we didnt even pay attention to the “morals” it had
The little boy in the film was my junior year US history/public health teacher and he was so chill about it, we saw the film for our last day of school, loved it❤
WHAT? WHAT THE HELL? Holy shit I watched this movie when I was about four or five, we got a giant NewfiexLab and I named him Beethoven because I was so creative as a child clearly. But I legitimately do not remember anything about the guns or the vet and if I watched it now I would have to turn it off omg
I literally only remember two scenes- them coming up with the dogs name, and the vet(honestly thought he was some cooked up business man or something) making it look like Beethoven attacked him. Literally all I remember lol
Oh yeah, and he didn't even touch the "mom going back to work" sideplot. Which involved sleezy investors, an ineffective babysitter, and the youngest child almost drowning and dying before Beethoven (from several yards away) breaks out of his enclosure to save her life.
Im in awe at how terrifyingly the frame the main villian. They can somehow make him look supremely evil no matter what frame hes in. Their use of dark lighting with him is really something.
And the way the vet dies is insane, I just remember from my childhood being scared by seeing him with a bunch of syringes in his chest and abdomen like wtf. Gotta watch the next 5 Beethovens movies now though…
Actually, the vet didn't die. If you go back and watch the ending, he and his two minions all get arrested while the newtons are praised as heroes on TV.
Also!! Did everyone forget about how absolutely traumatizing Benji was?? I remember watching that movie with my mom and I became absolutely hysterical when an eagle swooped down and picked up this mountain Lion cub and took it away to eat it.
I was that kid that understood all the bad things in this movie. They let all those extra dogs run away because they were not in the second movie!! Shot out to Stanley Tucci!!
Apparently as a toddler I would demand to watch the hit 1994 release "Baby's Day Out" up to 3 times a day. Not sure why they were surprised that when I started walking I would just enter elevators/get on escalators unattended to go on adventures.
I think that veterinarian is just a psycho There's no way a company would pay someone to test bullets on dogs. They might them test him on livestock or people but not dogs. They have standards.
When I was a kid watching this we had a senior dog who would never do anything other than sleep, at the very end he started playing like crazy with me and my brothers. I’ll never forget that. ❤
Lmao all I remember from this movie is the beginning when he's walking through the house and the scene where that kid asks how babies are made. I door be mixing some movies up but I'm pretty sure those scenes are in that movie lmao
The how babies are made scene is from Beethoven 2, yeah. The reason she asks is because her older brother is sneaking puppies into their garage. Best part of that scene is when the girl sees her job is done and just tells her dad that she thinks he doesn't know much about this.
Bruh rewatch the movie. There was absolutely a plot line and if anything it made more sense than the sequel where the villains I think keep someone’s dog until they get paid thousands of dollars by an ex.
@@oklol7799 sweetie go look up the meaning of the word realistic, I’m almost 40 I’m from generation that actually grew up on this movie. Go back to school and learn basic comprehension reading skills.
It's strange but this actually happens. The military still does this. They take all types of animals and blow arms off or shoot them and then practice putting them back together. Weapons are tested on them also.
Ngl this movie terrified me as a kid. I can still remember the scene where the villain was 'mauled' and it scared me so much I refused to watch any kind of Beethoven movie after that.
Half of one, there's also a side plot where the mom is getting back to work and at one point a negligent babysitter almost lets the youngest die of drowning in her pool before Beethoven saves her.
For years I've tried to remember what the reason they were stealing dogs for, but just never cared just enough to rematch to find out. I could remember most else except that one core point. Now... How the Hell did I forget that of all things?!
They actually did do that for ballistics testing a long time ago. Far longer ago than when the movie takes place, though, and usually with farm animals. They did it to test the stopping power of bullets meant for dangerous game
I watched this movie so much as a kid and I swear I could only remember then running around and in the next films having babies and then getting kidnapped. I missed the whole guns and bullets part for-real. Where was I. I probably watched these movies on repeat for an entire summer.
I still vividly remember how the little girl almost drowns while the nanny and the older kids were inside basically being tortured. Good times. And this movie was just really good.
I rewatch 90s movies sometimes as well, and I found myself in shock and full of laughter at how crazy some of these movies are. Dennis the Menace is another one lol. Problem Child, definitely another one, and a classic lol. Small Soldiers, absolutely lol.
This reminds me of when I was younger and loved watched this series of movies about sibling golden retriever puppies. The movies were using life dogs in places like Antartica, the desert and others places.. this year I found out over 20 golden retriever puppies died due to the filming conditions, so they just kept replacing them..
Compared to saving private Ryan, this was childs play that I fell asleep watching it as a kid. SPR kept me on the edge of my seat at 11 years old. And I'm still not traumatized
Clearly didn't pay attention to the plot when I was a kid
Ong
right ? wtf !
Imo the daterape attempt scene was a bit messed up.
Yeah...clearly I had ejected all of that from my mind because wtf. I'm horrified, and my grandmother bought me this movie and a birthday present!!
@@de0509 the way I have no idea if you’re joking or not 😭😭
Only the strong survived the emotional trauma that was 90s kids movies
Also 80s....Benji.
Man, the 90s to the early 2000s had some wild movies. 🤪
They really had me believing every other kid’s parent was dead.
Dude there were movies like that before the '90s I mean do y'all remember old yeller?
Using that logic, I must be superman.
Wait, what? How did i miss all that? They would never allow that now!
nah honestly it'd still be allowed now but definitely not as a family movie or anything 😭
@@fatimascrying oh yeah, that's what I meant. Totally nowhere near a movie for kids!
I feel some kids movies try not to have evil villains sometimes. Like kids can’t handle it. But they’re amazing. I want more messed up kids movies. 😂
@@swearimnotarobot3746 I am 37, with severe PTSD, I would just prefer that kids get to hold onto their feeling of security for a little while at least with entertainment choices. They have active shooter drills, the news is scary, bad things happen to all of us, bad things are already happening to some of them. Let them hold onto magic of an escape
@@Ralphies_Mom school shooter drills are not something that kids should have to do. The US needs to start getting better firearm control because they have more mass shootings in a year than days. It’s insane. I’m just saying some kids movies can explore somewhat darker themes. Like the lion king. Scar literally killed his brother. Kung Fu Panda. All of these movies have cool, evil, and threatening villains who do very evil stuff. But the movies are still really fun to watch and kids love them
you forgot the part where they kill the veterinarian by launching hundreds of needles into him
They *WHAT?!*
I'm so pleased you brought this up because I sure as shit remember Shaggy D.A. looking like a pin cushion.
@@miserablepumpkin9453Ah yeah...the pincushion consequence
I remember that shit crystal clear from when I watched it as a kid. I didn't like it then and I still don't like it now.
And massive needles. Like the kind you inject butter into roasting chickens with.
Don't forget the plot with the awfull Nanny! "This is our little secret.." still gives me shivers!
Wait... Is it when the child almost drowns?!
I've completely forgotten about that part until I read your comment
@@gnyng88 Yes it is! I believe she is very neglectfull and let's the smallest one almost drown in the pond in the backyard...at least that's what I remember from watching the movie like a hundred times till I was 14! 😆
@@garfreeek great, let’s push the idea of keeping secrets about threatening and harmful situations from parents. What could go wrong?
@@isamayoge8736 They do show it as something the "bad guy" does. And I believe they DO tell the parents and things get better...or that's what I remember from my kid days!
I still think about this scene and how terrifying it was bc the girl would’ve died if it wasn’t for Beethoven rescuing her at the last minute which, let’s be honest, was very much a “movie magic” moment
I was clearly too young to comprehend anything past "fluffy puppyy!!!" And all I can recall from watching this is the mom yelling "beethoven!"
And the song rollover betthoven
@@AM-ed1cg that too
SAME
This is so true.
Same! I watched it multiple times along with the sequel yet feel like I need a spoiler alert🫢.
The 90’s were chaotic in the absolute best way possible. I’ll die on that hill.
I love that I completely understand what you mean!
What do you mean I'll die on that hill? I mean I agree with the first sentence as a child born in 88 but I don't get the hill thing. Is that a reference?
@@emdeejay7432 It means they'll die for their opinion defending it, regardless of how many people think they're wrong
@StefanCreates okay, thanks. I thought it was maybe some reference to something from the 90s and I somehow never saw the movie or the show that made it.
@@emdeejay7432 sorry, i just saw your comment but also saw somebody answered it already. It was just me being dramatic lol
I never thought about the plot of Beethoven. I just remembered as a kid wanting a dog like beethoven. Or maybe that's why i was scared of the movie when i watched it?🤔
Ain't no way this was the story of Beethoven😂. I don't remember any of this.
Basically atf lore.
Me either 😭😭😭🤣🤣
Maybe you watched a different version of the movie .. I think there are a few Beethoven movies
@@Waywardtrickdogs yeah I think the one I remember most trailer wise was I think Beethoven 2 where he has a mate and they had a litter of puppies
And the family helps the dogs kill the guy with needles full of euthanasia drugs he just had lying around.
i remember watching beethoven for the first time when i got sent to the psych ward. it was movie night and we were only allowed to watch the educational movie selections they had and beethoven was one of them? it was for our emotional support lessons. we were all so hyped at the end, we didnt even pay attention to the “morals” it had
The moral is dont suck at being a veterinarian by using your patients as artillery targets
Not everybody in the psych ward really appreciating this movie
You forgot the part where the son drives the car into the wall which causes a tray of needles to fly at the vet and kill him
The needles didn’t kill him. They just knocked him out (although in theory, he should’ve died). He was arrested and in the news later
“Why would you kill your customer base?”
*PETA enters the chat
Animals aren't PETA's customer base, self-righteous ignorant animal "lovers" are.
No💀
@@meganevans4492your emoji describes PETA's policies well
Literally omg
The little boy in the film was my junior year US history/public health teacher and he was so chill about it, we saw the film for our last day of school, loved it❤
Wow I forgot the plot totally
it was one of the best movies
us kids from back then had animals, parents and their mother dying in every tv show
Please do more film reviews like this lol.
Yesssss
🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying, this is literally my favorite movie but the breakdown was so accurate
WHAT? WHAT THE HELL? Holy shit I watched this movie when I was about four or five, we got a giant NewfiexLab and I named him Beethoven because I was so creative as a child clearly. But I legitimately do not remember anything about the guns or the vet and if I watched it now I would have to turn it off omg
I literally only remember two scenes- them coming up with the dogs name, and the vet(honestly thought he was some cooked up business man or something) making it look like Beethoven attacked him. Literally all I remember lol
ME TOO
Rewatch it for nostalgia and fun. It’s still a pretty good movie
THEY WERE GONNA BURN ALL OF THE DOGS ALIVE DONT FORGET THAT PART
I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE COMMENTS TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS GOING TO POINT THAT OUT AND YOU WERE ACTUALLY THE ONLY ONE I FOUND😭
WOW, THE ANTAGONISTS SURE WERE OVER THE TOP! I MEAN THEY WERE WAY TOO CARTOONISHLY EVIL.
Gives a new meaning in this movie being cooked
I never saw this that's a wild plot
Oh yeah, and he didn't even touch the "mom going back to work" sideplot. Which involved sleezy investors, an ineffective babysitter, and the youngest child almost drowning and dying before Beethoven (from several yards away) breaks out of his enclosure to save her life.
The filming style from beethovens perspective is top notch and amazing editing. This will be my favorite movie.
Im in awe at how terrifyingly the frame the main villian. They can somehow make him look supremely evil no matter what frame hes in. Their use of dark lighting with him is really something.
I thought this fine up until the BALLISTIC TESTING WTH
And the way the vet dies is insane, I just remember from my childhood being scared by seeing him with a bunch of syringes in his chest and abdomen like wtf. Gotta watch the next 5 Beethovens movies now though…
My favorite was always Movie 2. I don't know why, but kid me loved a "babies" plotline. Still need to get around to seeing 6.
Actually, the vet didn't die. If you go back and watch the ending, he and his two minions all get arrested while the newtons are praised as heroes on TV.
I don't even remember most of this stuff.
As someone who (sadly, used) to have a saint bernard, i cant even watch this without tearing up.
Also!! Did everyone forget about how absolutely traumatizing Benji was?? I remember watching that movie with my mom and I became absolutely hysterical when an eagle swooped down and picked up this mountain Lion cub and took it away to eat it.
Wow the things I never thought about when I was a kid.
I remember that im still traumatized and why I cry at every dog movie .
I was that kid that understood all the bad things in this movie. They let all those extra dogs run away because they were not in the second movie!! Shot out to Stanley Tucci!!
I WAS LEGIT JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE THE OTHER DAY and thought how weird the ending was 😭😭😭
They don't even give the dogs back to their families but just decide to steal the stolen dogs for themselves?
They stole the dogs from pet stores.
Apparently as a toddler I would demand to watch the hit 1994 release "Baby's Day Out" up to 3 times a day. Not sure why they were surprised that when I started walking I would just enter elevators/get on escalators unattended to go on adventures.
Omg yesss my sister and I loved that movie and watched it on VHS so much lol
The vet was actually hired by the ATF.
They must be the WACO or Ruby Ridge teams.
Omg. I never watched that movie. Thanks for the summary. That’s nuts!
I think that veterinarian is just a psycho There's no way a company would pay someone to test bullets on dogs. They might them test him on livestock or people but not dogs. They have standards.
Yeah especially kids in schools 😀🙃
@@Skiller_pg ground breaking humor
You can't say "company" and "standards" in the same statement. You just can't.
@@floofyboi7546 bro doesn’t know what sarcasm is 🤡
@@Skiller_pg clown emoji? What is this 2020? Get some new jokes
That's one of the most traumatic movies from my childhood. The villain make me physically ill.
Dude standing execution style behind a dog is definitely not in my immediate memories of this movie but aye there he his lol
Like some veterinary Gus Fring. In a kids movie.
When I was a kid watching this we had a senior dog who would never do anything other than sleep, at the very end he started playing like crazy with me and my brothers. I’ll never forget that. ❤
I must have been traumatized by that movie because I remember none of those details lol
This was my childhood too! RIP Charles Grodin .. Legend was in many movies during this time ❤
Lmao all I remember from this movie is the beginning when he's walking through the house and the scene where that kid asks how babies are made. I door be mixing some movies up but I'm pretty sure those scenes are in that movie lmao
The how babies are made scene is from Beethoven 2, yeah. The reason she asks is because her older brother is sneaking puppies into their garage. Best part of that scene is when the girl sees her job is done and just tells her dad that she thinks he doesn't know much about this.
Owns two Beethoven’s at home.
when I was younger, I was obsessed with that movie.
It was one big gun control PSA
My dachshund just slowly turned his head, shocked, when he heard the bullet part.
I've only ever watched one Beethoven 😢
It was the treasure hunt one-
This one’s better. Watch the og
this movie was a classic and i absolutely loved it. I will always love Beethoven no matter what.
I forgot there was no real plot line to this movie I think the sequel had more realistic storyline 😂😂😂
Bruh rewatch the movie. There was absolutely a plot line and if anything it made more sense than the sequel where the villains I think keep someone’s dog until they get paid thousands of dollars by an ex.
@@oklol7799 sweetie go look up the meaning of the word realistic, I’m almost 40 I’m from generation that actually grew up on this movie. Go back to school and learn basic comprehension reading skills.
PLEASE! I need you to also do the sequel! I need to see what else I missed 😂
It's strange but this actually happens. The military still does this. They take all types of animals and blow arms off or shoot them and then practice putting them back together. Weapons are tested on them also.
Omg you just unlocked a core memory 😭😭😭
Children like dogs that do goofy and funny stuff
I'm so glad I found your page. Lmao my daily laughter
Wir haben definitiv zwei Bethoven Versionen
Ngl this movie terrified me as a kid. I can still remember the scene where the villain was 'mauled' and it scared me so much I refused to watch any kind of Beethoven movie after that.
I have never seen this movie and I am now so confused as to how it got made
I rewatched it recently and even though I still love it I found myself sympathizing with George for the first time ever.
Watched it with my kids, and i definitely felt for the father like never before !
Yeah honestly that’s not the movie I recall at all like legit my kid mind missed so many things 😂😅
I've been rewatching movies from my childhood too . Bring it On is a whole different experience now
Lol that’s what that movie was about. damn I don’t remember the evil plot
Ahh memories. I remember those rolling TVs in school and this was one of the movies we watched a lot! As a kid, had no clue all this was going on!
Ummmm wtf kind of plot is that 😳
Half of one, there's also a side plot where the mom is getting back to work and at one point a negligent babysitter almost lets the youngest die of drowning in her pool before Beethoven saves her.
Bro, I rewatched the first Beethoven movie as a kid religiously. How did _this_ fly over my head without noticing?!
Ok but my grandma’s dog also grabs food off the table if left unattended💀
Don't leave food unattended tf
The little boy is now a high school history teacher and Econ professor at a college.
Ok your voice is annoying and comforting
Yes! Im too stoned i think to verbalize my feelings so thank you
As someone who's only seen Beethoven's Big Break and absolutely loved it, this is such a damn shock to me
Please watch Babe 2 next, please ❤
At least they made a “Family friendly” St. Bernard movie.
Omg, I thought I watched Beethoven, but I don't remember this part at all. This is a kinda fucked up movie... But at least it's not a drag show 🫤
I remember watching this. but the second movie with ghosts had me traumatized for life lol
Bruh I remember being five bawling when the man was going to shoot Beethoven. This brought back a suppressed memory from many years ago 💀
You unlocked a memory that I repressed for a reason
Omg I remember being obsessed with these films 😭😭😭😭😭
For years I've tried to remember what the reason they were stealing dogs for, but just never cared just enough to rematch to find out. I could remember most else except that one core point. Now... How the Hell did I forget that of all things?!
They actually did do that for ballistics testing a long time ago. Far longer ago than when the movie takes place, though, and usually with farm animals. They did it to test the stopping power of bullets meant for dangerous game
I watched this movie so much as a kid and I swear I could only remember then running around and in the next films having babies and then getting kidnapped. I missed the whole guns and bullets part for-real. Where was I.
I probably watched these movies on repeat for an entire summer.
OMG SOMEONE REMEMBERS BEETHOVEN!!! You’re my favorite person right now!
the scene where he rips his own sleeve and used fake blood really messed me up. thanks for resurfacing this.
Thank you for this recap
I still vividly remember how the little girl almost drowns while the nanny and the older kids were inside basically being tortured. Good times. And this movie was just really good.
I used to cry so much seeing the stray dogs
I rewatch 90s movies sometimes as well, and I found myself in shock and full of laughter at how crazy some of these movies are. Dennis the Menace is another one lol. Problem Child, definitely another one, and a classic lol. Small Soldiers, absolutely lol.
This reminds me of when I was younger and loved watched this series of movies about sibling golden retriever puppies. The movies were using life dogs in places like Antartica, the desert and others places.. this year I found out over 20 golden retriever puppies died due to the filming conditions, so they just kept replacing them..
I absolutely loved this movie as a kid ❤
Compared to saving private Ryan, this was childs play that I fell asleep watching it as a kid. SPR kept me on the edge of my seat at 11 years old. And I'm still not traumatized
All i remember was the dog played piano and thats how they named him
I was NOT paying attention ig
I remember this movie now! I completely forgot about it for a good 8 years
I’m glad this is addressed. I used to have nightmares about that vet as a kid
Excellent recap delivery 😂 👏
ah yes Beethoven it was my childhoods favourite movie thanks for reminding me of him
And in Beethoven 2, all those dogs are gone and I'm like, "WHERE ARE THEY?"
I always assumed they got adopted out after being fostered by the family for a little bit. But it's totally never explained.
One of the best movie of my childhood
That bad guy is definitely a PETA employee.👀
Yep... Just showed this movie to my 4 year old because I thought hey we loved it back then
I watched this for the first time in decades. I could quote entire scenes word for word, but I had completely forgotten THE GUN
How do I not remember any of this!? We checked this movie out from the library like weekly! 😅😅
This was MY MOVIE as a kid. It's sitting on my shelf right now.
This awakened a memory a didn't remember having.