Submitted by pickle_lukas t3_zzbe5x in movies
I have a reactive dog, and the best way to deal with New Year's Eve celebrations is to play a movie LOUD. She doesn't notice most of the bangs outside because it gets lost in the movie.
What would you watch? Preferably a good war movie without many silent parts. Bonus if it's longer than 2 hours.
Last year we watched Lord of the rings which was great, but there are too many silent parts.
Silver Bullet
Have you considered putting the beach landing scene of Saving Private Ryan on a two hour loop?
That would do the job :D but we'd like to actually watch it, and by the 6th time it might start to get repetitive
Mad Max Fury Road
Black Hawk Down
Just play the downtown robbery scene from Heat over and over for 2 hours...
Some people use cotton balls as ear plugs for their dogs.
As for movie ideas, Tron Legacy, Django unchained, flash Gordon
Heat...You will get right in the moment with the shooting scene.
Commando. Throw some Arnie at fido.
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Shut the fuck up, Sanguinet!
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But the Jim's will most likely be going together
Saving Private Ryan
This is everyone’s answer for every question on this sub 💀
Damn…. I literally instantly thought of the same movie…. You have to be a genius
just trying to help OP find a film for their dog, really doesnt need to be that deep...sorry if the answers not nuance enough for you. jeez.
My wife and I always used the John Wick movies for fireworks cover and it seemed to help keep the dogs a bit more calm.
Moulin Rouge or any of those Transformers movies.
Any movie that has a lot gunfire in it. Black Hawk Down, The Outpost, Etcetera.
Another option would be cbd dog treats. My over anxious pupper needs these around 4th of July and new years. She get totally chill.
Because Mad Max Fury Road is the answer to every problem
Here are some great pre-CGI (thousands of real extras) war movies (some are not strictly in the war genre, but they all have a large war component):
War and Peace (1966 quadrilogy) - Epic adaptation of the Tolstoy novel. Comes to almost 7 hours, but it's divided into 4 parts so you don't have to watch it all at once. Not strictly in the war genre, but has some of the greatest non-CGI battle sequences.
Waterloo (1970) - Historical epic on Napoleon's final battle and defeat (Chris Plummer plays Wellington while Rod Steiger is Napoleon). Made by the same director as War and Peace, and has similar epic production values (thousands of extras and actual massed cavalry).
Liberation (1970 film series) - Covers the Soviet victories from Kursk to Berlin. Plenty of epic battle shots, with thousands of extras and lots of real tanks.
Battle of Moscow (1984 film series) - Covers the German invasion and immediate aftermath. Same director as Liberation, and similar production values.
Battle of Neretva (1969) - Yugoslav partisan epic about a battle with the Germans, Lots of famous actors like Orson Welles, Yul Brynner, etc. and great non-CGI production values.
Mihai Viteazul/Michael the Brave (1972) - Romanian (communist era) epic on the titular character. Part 1 and Part 2 are on YouTube.
Potop (1974) - Polish film set in the Polish-Lithuanian war against Sweden.
Khan Asparuh (1981) - 3-part Bulgarian nationalist epic on the country's founding. Part 3 has a massive reenactment of the Battle of Ongal.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - David Lean's masterpiece on T. E. Lawrence.
Spartacus (1960) - The Kubrick epic starring Kirk Douglas.
El Cid (1961) - A classic Hollywood epic on the medieval Spanish knight, with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren.
The Longest Day (1962) and A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Hollywood epics on the D-Day Landings (shot far more conventionally than Spielberg's SPR so YMMV) and Operation Market Garden, based on books by Cornelius Ryan. Both movies were filmed in the epic manner and have a lot of stars (literally) like Sean Connery, John Wayne, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Mitchum, and so on.
Dunkirk (1958) - The earlier b&w movie on the subject. Makes a great comparison to Nolan's take on the subject - this one was shot far more conventionally.
John wick
Backseat bangers
Interstellar
Since you’re watching a movie I highly suggest making a big bowl of popcorn (unsalted) and feed it to your pupper one piece at a time. Perhaps when there are quiet parts in the movie. It keeps the dog busy and distracted, forgetting about the danger outside!
Good luck! This is what I’m doing with my dogs Saturday night!
Any of the transformer movies, Warcraft, Battleship,and Kong: Skull Island.
Some local radio stations play music that is synchronized with the city fireworks show. Playing that all the way up usually minimizes the booms between notes. Also, sit with her and just love on her. Slow calm pets while being cuddled by her people helps. And maybe a big ol' chew toy or bone.
My dog (named Nux) can confirm this works.
Well that makes sense. If I was a dog and I knew John Wick was there I’d pry be pretty calm.
It's true. All dogs know that John Wick has a very low tolerance for people mistreating dogs.
Interesting, didn't know that! Unfortunately the town where I'll be just has a bunch of homemade ones
captaincarot t1_j2aky15 wrote
Throw on the season of shoresy (on Hulu or go sailing it's easy to find) . 3 hours long, either hockey action, fast paced conversation and an absolutely banging soundtrack.