Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

  • Released: 2022-07-14
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
  • Stars: Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Mel Brooks, Djimon Hounsou, George Takei, Ricky Gervais, Michelle Yeoh, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Kylie Kuioka, Cathy Shim, Stephen Apostolina, Kirk Baily, Steve Blum, Ranjani Brow, William Calvert, David Chen, Miles Clark, Seth Clark, Matt Corboy, Jeff Fischer, Jason Griffith, Larry Herron, Bridget Hoffman, Rif Hutton, Ashley Lambert, Lex Lang, Terence Mathews, Tom McGrath, Scott Menville, David Michie, Rob Minkoff, Zoe Minkoff, Edie Mirman, Juan Pacheco, Michelle Ruff, Warren Sroka, Kelly Stables, Jaquita Ta'le, Arianna Trames, Floyd Van Buskirk, Kirk Wise, Matthew Wolf, Michelle Yeoh
  • Director: Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, Chris Bailey, Chris Bailey
 Comments
  • tommy-97761 - 12 April 2024
    Forced, over the top, less would have been more
    An animated movie about a dog becoming the protector samurai of a cat village. The movie is sort of nonoffensive fun for the kids, but the jokes feel formulaic and what's worse, repeated ad infinitum. You know that joke when you hear music in a movie and then see the musicians? They do a variation of this like 3-5 times. Other jokes are also continuously repeated which waters the whole thing down. There were some good ideas and the character design is funny, but ultimately the movie feels a bit like talking to your grandpa who tells a lame joke that might have been funny the first time years ago, but he keeps repeating the punchline and cracking up. The humor isn't so bad that it's cringe, but it isn't funny either. Of course a small child will see these jokes for the first time but that isn't much of an argument. Great animated movies entertain the young and old. This isn't a great animated movie. Not even average.
  • stevejco - 16 December 2022
    Clever at Many Levels
    A highly entertaining show with a razor-sharp script. Kids will love the zany humour and the meaningful storyline. Adults will love the way this show works as a modern, animated retelling of the classic slapstick "Blazing Saddles." (It even has Mel Brooks making several appearances!) This movie has a clear message of anti-discrimination, and anti-prejudice (something which didn't quite come out in the original Blazing Saddles). A stellar cast makes this retelling of a comedy classic even more fun. Whilst Ricky Gervais's voice acting is probably a bit weak in parts, the rest of the cast work beautifully with this clever script. Whilst it probably won't go down as a "classic", it's a very clever & funny movie which the whole family will enjoy. L!