Review of The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986) by Josh M — 20 Apr 2010

Milo and Otis - Probably the best movie I've ever seen.

The movie starts off in an animal farm in Hokkaido, Japan. A mother cat has given birth to a litter, which included a frisky cat named Milo. Milo is unlike the others, and is the first to get into trouble. When he's able to walk he meets Otis, who he thought was a weird looking cat. "We're all cats inside, right?" Milo thought. Otis highly disagreed. After they met they play with each other around the farm, which was very cute.

After a few months Milo finally grows up to be able to be by himself. When he and Otis are on a fallen tree across the river, Milo falls in. Otis chases him down all the way to a wetland. There, Milo meets many new animals like a fox, seagulls, a hawk, and even a bear. Otis on the other hand is still looking for Milo. He gets swept out into sea and is rescued by a sea turtle, who brings him back to land. Trivia, the sea turtle saves about 1 animal a month. After that Milo goes to a seagull area with eggs, which he tries to eat. The seagulls are so plentiful, so Milo had to jump into the ocean. No cats were killed in this scene, or any others. When Milo reaches land, he runs into a shed when Masanori Hata's bear comes running from the ocean. The bear tries to eat Milo from a dresser. Milo luckily escapes, gets trapped in a hole, where Otis comes and rescues him. After that they meet their mates, Milo's mate Joyce, and Otis's mate Sandra. They move to a cave where they have their litters (in the Winter). Milo and his family move to a barn. Otis gets salmon from Milo to feed his family until spring.

Later, in the Spring, Milo's family meets Otis's family. This scene was so cute. The 7 kittens were sitting in a tree branch with the song Simple Gifts playing. All the other animals in the story you met have their own babies. The story concludes by the families walking back to the farm where Milo and Otis were born and the end of the song "Walk Outside".

Overall, this film is very good. Its better than most films today. It shows how anyone can be friends, doesn't matter how they look. Its how people should act. The movie is great for animal lovers and children too. The movie is can be watched again and again, and won't get tiring. Now I just wish if there were more movies like this, this is a classic.