OneofthefierceststormseverisgoingtohitanAntarcticacampandthemenmustevacuateimmediatelyontheplaneandtheyhaveplanstocomerightbackfortheHuskySledDogs.Noroomforthemnowandtheyareleftbehind.

　　Theopeningscenetriestotrickyouintothinkingthat8-BelowhastodowithtemperatureasweseetwoguysinaSaunaat109degreesandthenrunningoutside(don'taskwhy)whereitisbelowfreezing.But,wesawtheDVDjacket.Weknowsomehowdogsareinvolved.It'snotabouttemperature.Can'tfoolus.

　　InominateallthedogsforanOscarforBestActorastheyweretrulyoutstanding.Thehumanactorswereokayanddidtheexpectedtomovethestoryalong.But,mostofthefilmminuteswereonthedogsandthisisamovieworthwatchingoverandoveragainjustbecauseofthem.Itistheinterplayamongthedogsthatwillcaptureyourheart.Youwon'tbelievehowhumantheybehave.TheyweresogoodIalmostexpectedthemtotalk.Waitaminute….youknow,byGod,maybetheydid.

　　ThisisnottosaytheloveandcommunicationbetweenthedogsandtheirhandlerJerry(Walker)wentunnoticed.No,andthereweresomeverytouchingmomentshereaswell.Oh,keepaboxofKleenexnearby.

　　ThephotographyisbreathtakinginmanyrespectsandIsupposethereweresomecomputergraphicsinvolvedwithsomescenesthatcouldonlybedonethatway.Outstanding.Greatjob.

　　IreadinthepapersthatthiswasinspiredbyaJapanesetruestory:SouthPoleStorycirca1957.

　　Yes,Iwouldsaythiswasgreatfamilyfunexceptforthesmallestchildrenassomedogscenesmightfrightenthem.