Wait, didn't we just talk about Beethoven? We did. And if it sounded like the third movie was a bad enough idea, I guess it wasn't. Having the star of the film jump ship should have been a good indicator to stop, but the franchise kept going. 'Beethoven's 3rd' came out in the year 2000, and just one short year later, 'Beethoven's 4th' came out in 2001. That's a quick turnaround. By the quality of this film, I think they just used unused footage from the other three movies to make this one.
If the goal was to make as many Beethoven movies as Beethoven made music, I think they need to seriously reevaluate their life plan. We're all pretty aware that the real Beethoven died years ago. It's not secret. Those St. Bernards don't live forever.