The Incredible Journey

The Incredible Journey is a 1963 live-action Walt Disney adventure, animal film based on the 1961 novel The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford. Narrated by Rex Allen, the film follows the adventure of Luath the Labrador Retriever, Bodger the Bull Terrier, and Tao the Siamese cat (Syn Cat) as they journey 250 miles (400 km) through the Canadian wilderness to return to their home.

Plot
An unlikely trio of pets -- aging bull terrier Bodger, spry Labrador retriever Luath, and Siamese cat Tao -- begin missing their owners after being dropped off for the summer with a friend of the family, John Longridge (Emile Genest), who lives across the country from them. Their loneliness becomes unbearable, however, when John leaves on an extended camping trip. The three animals resolve to find their way back home, no matter how difficult -- and even if that means journeying over 250 miles.

Why It's Incredible

 * 1) The idea of a film about the three pets going on an adventure and surviving most of the wildlife in order to get back home is very original and well-executed.
 * 2) It stays very faithful to the book where it based, and it nearly follows the book pretty good.
 * 3) It spawned a 1993 remake.
 * 4) The three main animal roles of the animal characters are very likable and memorable, funny, and sweet.
 * 5) Well done cinematography.
 * 6) Rex Allen did a great job narrating the whole story about the three animals throughout the movie.
 * 7) The soundtrack that was performed by Oliver Wallace is amazing.
 * 8) The scene where Syn tries to get through the river at the logging bridge but suddenly fells into the river are very heartbreaking to watch, but thankfully, she managed to stay alive and she found a way to get back to the two dogs.
 * 9) The ending is great, with Tao, Luath, Bodger managed to get home to be reunited once again. The cat and Labrador join Bodger and Peter in their frolicking and all is well as the three very brave animals have finally completed their incredible journey.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It did got criticized for disrupting the mood of nature of the film.
 * 2) The film can be a bit creepy for a G-rated film.

Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike for nature scenes and for Rex Allen's narration. However, the human scenes, including the climactic ending was criticized for disrupting the mood of the film. It had an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews. On Metacritic, it had an 87/100 "Universal acclaim" based on 5 critic reviews.

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