To be your friend when others pick on you. To come after you when you are carried off down a river. To save you from a ferocious bear. To be there when your children are born. Yes, that is what friends are for and in that great tradition comes Milo and Otis. And they are a puppy and a kitty and they are so cute! Not just them, but all the animals. This could probably win an award for pure cuteness. There is not a single human being in this movie, just animals with the voice of Dudley Moore. He even voices the female animals. That may be a tad annoying at times, but this is a fine family film and should please anyone who likes animals.

I'm surprised that this is a Japanese film. The reworked version in English language is apparently from 1989. "Milo and Otis" is a cute animal film. Another one of the great animal films.

The story is about the friendship of a curious orange tabby kitten named Milo and a mature fawn Pug named Otis. Our small friends live separate adventures and confront separate dangers in a Homeward Bound-like story. During this journey, Otis's aim is to search for Milo, find him and rescue him from potential sticky situations.

The film is narrated in a somewhat unusual way, but this narration proves to be effective and pleasant. The very same narration is made in a semi-comical way in many scenes. Dudley Moore does an interesting narration work.

Following the tradition of the great animal films, this one also offers beautiful landscapes. It's all natural and pure: a farm, green places, mountains, sea, rivers, sand and others. If this really takes place in Japan, then I must say that Japan is a beautiful country, actually more than I ever imagined.

I've already owned two orange tabby cats in the past. One of them was named Tiger because these cats look like tigers in miniature. Little Milo reminds me of these cats.

Milo is cute. As for Otis, he is cute too. Pugs are not gorgeous dogs but they're cute. Plus, they are friendly, fond of people and even of other animals. Also, they've got that sad, worried and tender look on their face.

This should definitely be on Top 250.

My 8 year old picked this to watch based off the cover photo. I'll admit it looked cheesy and I was only half watching until a scene with kittens on a dock falling into a creek. I was a bit surprised it was allowed to be filmed. The next scene was a kitten stuck in a pipe and it looked visibly injured. My son at that point was concerned. A quick online search to calm my worries backfired. Horrific scene after horrific scene set to happy preschool music.

Someone should research the filming of this and make a documentary.