I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Fantastic!

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

A little slow if you've never seen it before or have no frame of reference(like I didn't) for Benji initially. I think it may be way too slow for most of the ADHD crop of kids today. But, trust me, if you're a mature movie watcher, then you'll be rooting for Benji to find a home and wonder just how that positive outcome would come about. They had a really creative way to add drama to it, too.Benji is like the Urkel of dogs without the clumsiness. Thirty to forty minutes are spent just giving you a ballpark figure of how smart he is. Then, the end tells you exactly how smart! This dog is probably the smartest dog in the history of TV and I know that you've had some really, really smart dogs before, but I don't think they are anything like this! Most smart dogs are kids with hyper memories and shepherd ability! Look at this dog and you'll "swear" you were looking at a man with those capabilities! He trains a dog, remembers things that keeps him safe, acts better than anyone on set, carries out a complex routine every day, and masters human psychology so well that he might be smarter than your average adult! I bought this movie on a whim and definitely do not regret it all! On this type of movie, many white folks reviews might mean little--as they are mostly animal lovers and a movie like this is easy for them to fall in love with--but I'm a black man that has no frame of reference to Benji and would not be considered an animal lover at all!

One of my all time favorite dog movies,, and I have quite a few dog movies in my collection,, Benji doesn't have a home, and he has places that he goes everyday on his route, but most especially he always stops by this house that has a couple of kids,, they play with him,, feed him and all of that,, well later in the movie , the poor children get kidnapped, and now it's up to Benji to find out where these little children have gotten off to. Meanwhile the parents and the police conduct their own search, and canvas the neighborhood, this movie is very heartwarming and not to be missed, don't wanna say much more abuot the movie as not to give anything good away,, but there is one scene with some peanut butter cups, that is just hilarious and not to miss,, all animal lovers this is a must have in you're collection.

You know the movie could have been a lot better when the animal - in this case, a little dog - is the best actor on the screen! The acting in this film is so bad, so amateurish, by dog got embarrassed watching this. He ("Rusty," our Golden Retreiver) could have done a better job than the people in here.By now this is almost a trite story: kid finds animal, pet is not liked nor wanted by one of the parents but the "pet" winds up saving one the kids and is now a hero and an official member of the family. Sound familiar? I remember this movie being a big hit, but never got around to seeing it until the mid '90s on VHS. I was shocked how bad it was. Why so much fuss over a film? Was it because there was so much sleaze in the early '70s that a nice family film stood out in the crowd? Possibly. There wasn't a whole lot of wholesome entertainment in the decade of the '70s plus a lot of people are suckers for cute little animal stories. Who could resist this cute little dog? Not me. But the movie I can resist: it's a Grade B storyline with horrible acting. Recommended only for small-dog animal lovers and I mean "lovers" because even the average pet owner will fall asleep trying to watch this film in this day-and-age.

Full marks to Joe Camp for making such a beautiful film!.... Its all too easy for the dog lovers to absolutely fall in love with the movie, and Benji.....but this movie will always have the ability to change people from dog haters to dog lovers .... Benji is absolutely fabulous in this rendition of a street dog who has a certain way of living with with the people in the city.What changes things is the kidnapping of Benji's human friends. But what is beautiful about the movie is that without using the crutches of special effects (read - talking animals), the expressiveness of Benji in various stages of the movie with just the barking to help is fabulous..... he falls in love (with another beauty of a pooch)...questions using his eyes, flaps his ear to express doubt, rolls on the grass to impress Tiffany (the pooch!)... the works!!! ...Benji impresses!... and how...!... It doesn't take too much to know that the acting abilities of the humans in the movie aren't too much to talk about. But maybe that just enhances Benji's talent....You would fall in love with BEnji and have tears flowing down your cheeks when they do the close-up on his sad eyes....Yes, I am a dog lover.... but Benji .. he is the love of my life!