Well, we've reached the halfway mark of "70's Month" and today's movie is 1974's Benji. Written, directed, and produced by Joe Camp, Benji was pretty successful at the box-office back in '74, resulting in numerous sequels.
The movie is about a lovable, neighborhood stray dog named Benji that two young kids want to take in. The problem is the children's father isn't too keen on adopting Benji because he might have diseases or something. That is, of course, until the kids are kidnapped and Benji helps save the day.
I think it's a decent enough movie. Sure, it's a little thin on plot but it stars a cute little dog and it's only about an hour and a half long making it a good film to watch with kids. It's nothing spectacular and it does try a bit too hard to tug on the old heartstrings, but I like it overall better than say a film like Air Bud, The Adventures of Milo and Otis or The Shaggy Dog.
2 out of 5
… and my dog was captivated the whole time.
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