Dog’s Movie House: “House” And “Littlefoot” Solid Offerings For The Kids!

Howdy Folks!  It’s The Kendog with looks at “The House With The Clock In It’s Walls” and “Smallfoot!”       

Jack Black, Cate Blanchette, and Owen Vaccaro fight evil in “The House With A Clock In It’s Walls”

Unless you’re the big bad Disney machine, a lot of times an animated film or a film for kids can get lost amongst the Mouse House’s publicity bulldozer.   Only Illumination studios with their “Despicable Me” juggernaut has been able to really compete.  In terms of quality, these two studios (and in the past, Dreamworks) are the top of the charts.  (I’m not counting Aardman animation and any anime into the mix).  So it’s nice to see Warner Brother’s Animation jumping back into the mix with their hilarious Chuck Jones-inspired “Smallfoot.”  Also oddly pleasing is horror auteur Eli Roth getting into the kid-scaring business with “The House with the Clock in it’s Walls.” Continue reading →