Beethoven's 2nd

1993 "The Newton Family is going to the dogs..."
5| 1h29m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 16 December 1993 Released
Producted By: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Lee Eisenberg Charles Grodin starred in a number of good movies: "Rosemary's Baby", "Catch-22", "King Kong", "Heaven Can Wait", "The Great Muppet Caper" and "The Couch Trip". He even got considered for the role of Ben in "The Graduate".But then later in life he turned to what are known as paycheck movies: atrocious flicks in which he starred because he needed the money. The first "Beethoven" was entertaining once (it might be of more interest nowadays for the early appearances of Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt). "Beethoven's 2nd" was a cynical excuse to make money.Bonnie Hunt managed to star in better movies later on ("Jumanji", "The Green Mile"). I'm not sure that we'll see Charles Grodin in any sort of high-quality movie again, although I liked how he challenged Sean Hannity to get waterboarded.
covergirl10452 In the movie Beethoven's 2nd, it is a lot better than Beethoven. The characters were also great, especially Debi Mazar. In the scene where Regina parked her car, got out of it, and walked over to her ex-husband to get Missy from the park, I knew it was a woman and I also hoped that she wouldn't be as creepy as Shelley Winters was in the 1973 movie Cleopatra Jones. Fortunately, Debi Mazar does have a perfect skin color, hairdo, and a body shape than Shelley. But the color of her eyes were really creepy. Some the viewers brought up Cruella De Vil in this and by looking at the color of Regina's eyes, the viewers had a point based on the fact that she did one heck of an imitation of Cruella. She was cruel to Missy and her kids, she was using Missy just because she didn't want her divorce settlement to be worth peanuts without the dog, and based on the fact that she threatened to kill her babies, Missy should have bit Regina's rear, especially when Regina carried her away from her babies. Cruella De Vil is nothing but the devil and was just as slimy in the movie 102 Dalmatians than in 101 Dalmatians. Plus, Regina is just as slimy as Cruella. On top of that, when Regina wore all red, it made look more creepier than ever. But, her red outfit did look good when she fell in the mud along with Floyd. Red is not her color. As far as the character Regina, this is something to remember, "Missy is not an aggressive dog, but if you do anything to her kids, come over here so she can take a bite out of your rear." In the end, Regina got what deserved. I'm glad the judge turned down Regina's claim for the dog because she really didn't deserve Missy in the first place. You know what they say, "Justice always wins."
Gunnar_Runar_Ingibjargarson This 1993 sequel to the St. Bernard hit finds big, fluffy Beethoven now at home with gruff-but-lovable dad Charles Grodin, supermom Bonnie Hunt, and their three kids. The story continues with Beethoven falling for a female St. Bernard and having a litter, unbeknown st to Grodin, while the new dog's owner (Debi Mazar) starts angling for benefits from this union. The larger dog pool certainly adds more cuteness and laughs to this follow-up, and Grodin and Hunt--consummate professionals--don't let sequel-its lower their energy or their wonderfully idiosyncratic way with dialog. Mazar brings her own edge to the proceedings, too, but in the end, the film's accent is still very much on a feel-good experience for everyone.
ccthemovieman-1 This isn't a bad sequel but it's unable to measure up to the first "Beethoven," which was an extremely likable film. This is still a "cute" film and one parents and all the kiddies certainly will like.It features a litter of St. Bernard puppies, and who doesn't go "aww" at the sight of little puppies, especially St. Bernard's? The puppies are the main story here, which turns into a "crime" story when "Missy" is dog-napped and the little ones also become endangered.I didn't think this was a "silly" story as there are some good morals and lessons to be learned, but it was a bit "sappy." I get a little annoyed, too, when animals are pictured as smarter than the humans. I'm sorry but, as much as you might love pets and hate some people, that just ain't so.Nonetheless, if you loved the first movie you'll find enough to like in here to enjoy it. If you thought the first film was just okay, you won't like this.