I remember that when I was a kid, I saw this movie on VHS, and the concept of a sequel focusing on Tramp's child intrigued me enough to buy and watch it. And as far as the memory goes, I liked the movie just fine.
So, how does this movie compare to my memories of it? It has its flaws, but overall it's definitely alright, even if not groundbreaking by any means.
From just watching it once and not having seen the original in a while, I only counted 3 real issues: Lady getting Demoted to Extra, occasional bad pacing, and the fact that the whole movie relies on a highly unlikely scenario.
Let's talk about the latter first. The basic concept is that our protagonist, Scamp, runs away from home and joins a gang of street dogs. The dogs' leader, Buster, has a bone to pick with Scamp's father, yet is seemingly unaware of the fact that Tramp has kids and lives IN THE SAME CITY. How can that be possible if the street dogs regularly go out wrecking havoc for fun, and in fact briefly stop NEXT TO HIS HOUSE at one point, which is what inspires Scamp to run away? You'd think they'd at least see Tramp with his family once or twice when his owners take him out for walks. Sure, it's possible that they somehow managed to miss each other all this time through sheer coincidence, but it's highly unlikely.
As for the pacing problems, it's mostly small things where the scenes or shots go by a little too fast. One of the songs early in the movie suddenly begins with no buildup at all. There's a scene where Scamp is seemingly about to be put to a test by Buster, but then it suddenly transitions to him moping around at nighttime with no explanation. There are other moments like that, but thankfully they're all fairly minor.
Other than that, there isn't really anything truly wrong here. Scamp is likable, even if he does kinda screw up here and there, the villain is interesting to watch, and I REALLY like the character of Angel. Her being kind, but still quite a bit of rapscallion, her animation, her backstory... it really makes me wish there was more of her.
Honestly, I'm not sure where is the hate coming from. Is it because it changes focus from the titular Lady and the Tramp to Tramp's kid and occasionally Tramp himself while leaving Lady in the dust? If that's the case, then yes, I could see potential annoyance resulting from that, but I think it's excusable if you take it as more of a supplemental story than a true sequel. In that context, the movie works relatively well in my opinion. I suppose that my opinion may be skewed a little, considering that I only watched this movie in Polish dubbing, so I have no opinion on Scamp's real voice and stuff like that.
In the end, this movie is a decent, but rather forgettable story, with the only true highlight being Angel. If you're interested in the movie's premise and can look past the change in character focus, then it's worth checking out. Otherwise, there are more memorable movies out there.
WesternAnimation Not bad, just forgettable and slightly flawed
I remember that when I was a kid, I saw this movie on VHS, and the concept of a sequel focusing on Tramp's child intrigued me enough to buy and watch it. And as far as the memory goes, I liked the movie just fine.
So, how does this movie compare to my memories of it? It has its flaws, but overall it's definitely alright, even if not groundbreaking by any means.
From just watching it once and not having seen the original in a while, I only counted 3 real issues: Lady getting Demoted to Extra, occasional bad pacing, and the fact that the whole movie relies on a highly unlikely scenario.
Let's talk about the latter first. The basic concept is that our protagonist, Scamp, runs away from home and joins a gang of street dogs. The dogs' leader, Buster, has a bone to pick with Scamp's father, yet is seemingly unaware of the fact that Tramp has kids and lives IN THE SAME CITY. How can that be possible if the street dogs regularly go out wrecking havoc for fun, and in fact briefly stop NEXT TO HIS HOUSE at one point, which is what inspires Scamp to run away? You'd think they'd at least see Tramp with his family once or twice when his owners take him out for walks. Sure, it's possible that they somehow managed to miss each other all this time through sheer coincidence, but it's highly unlikely.
As for the pacing problems, it's mostly small things where the scenes or shots go by a little too fast. One of the songs early in the movie suddenly begins with no buildup at all. There's a scene where Scamp is seemingly about to be put to a test by Buster, but then it suddenly transitions to him moping around at nighttime with no explanation. There are other moments like that, but thankfully they're all fairly minor.
Other than that, there isn't really anything truly wrong here. Scamp is likable, even if he does kinda screw up here and there, the villain is interesting to watch, and I REALLY like the character of Angel. Her being kind, but still quite a bit of rapscallion, her animation, her backstory... it really makes me wish there was more of her.
Honestly, I'm not sure where is the hate coming from. Is it because it changes focus from the titular Lady and the Tramp to Tramp's kid and occasionally Tramp himself while leaving Lady in the dust? If that's the case, then yes, I could see potential annoyance resulting from that, but I think it's excusable if you take it as more of a supplemental story than a true sequel. In that context, the movie works relatively well in my opinion. I suppose that my opinion may be skewed a little, considering that I only watched this movie in Polish dubbing, so I have no opinion on Scamp's real voice and stuff like that.
In the end, this movie is a decent, but rather forgettable story, with the only true highlight being Angel. If you're interested in the movie's premise and can look past the change in character focus, then it's worth checking out. Otherwise, there are more memorable movies out there.