Rating: 
Summary: Relentlessly funny, successful family feature!
Review: In "Cats and Dogs," perhaps the best family film of the year, you'll get a healthy dose of hearty laughs, humorous jokes, and purr-fect fun. Combining live action animals with special effects and puppets, the movie is not as amusing for its technical wizardry as it is for its grandiose amount of wonderful, lighthearted comedy that is as fluffy as its Persian antagonist. Quite simply, the movie gave me the feeling of being a kid all over again. In a classic role reversal, the movie plays the dogs as our heroes, while the much-beloved feline is the vicious villain. The plot needs little explanation: scientist Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is out to discover a cure for human allergic reactions to dogs. This, of course, has our feline fiends just waiting to get their hands on the finished product in hopes of reversing the process and taking over the world. Led by Mr. Tinkles (voiced with a delightfully cocky wit by actor Sean Hayes), the cats wage an all-out war against the dogs trying to prevent their plans from success. This includes Lou (voiced by Tobey Maguire), who has become the new pet to Brody's son; his inexperience as an agent makes him a prime target for assault, though his comrades, led by the stern Butch (voiced by Alec Baldwin), offer him help and guidance in the ways of becoming an agent. To dismiss the film on the basis of its special effects and plot logic is utterly ridiculous. The movie is a shining example of what it is: a successful children's film that is pleasing in every way imaginable. It features some of the funniest dialogue of the year, which is appealing more to understanding adults, while the non-stop camera movements, cheesy effects, and delightful characters will no doubt carry children along on its wild ride. I found myself laughing uncontrollably with the film, watching such pranks as ninja cats wearing night-vision goggles, a cat coughing up bombs disguised as fur balls, and the best of them all, featuring Mr. Tinkles falling prey to the plump maid of his owner, who dresses him up in lacy outfits ("Evil does not wear a bonnet! Did Genghis Khan ever wear a bonnet?"). It's all in the interest of tickling our fancy, and I must say, I laughed uncontrollably. Though actors Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, and Alexander Pollock do impressive work as the human family, they cannot hold a candle to the voice actors who supply the dialogue for our friends in fur, including Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Michael Duncan Clarke, Joe Pantoliano, and the great Charlton Heston. Each of the characters is voiced magnificently by their actor, though none so brilliant as Sean Hayes, who is a real hoot as Mr. Tinkles. His devilish wit and impressive voice talent are amusing, a Dr. Evil for the younger set, if you will. To call "Cats and Dogs" anything but good, clean fun only proves the cynicism of adulthood. The movie is one of the most enthusiastic and energetic films of the genre I've seen in quite a while, a cross between the animal physicalities of "Homeward Bound" and the technical spy intelligence of the "James Bond" films. This is the ultimate definition of "cute," and is nothing short of total, complete fun.
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Summary: THE FUR FLIES
Review: What a strange movie! It has some really funny scenes and some great dialogue. Being a person who likes both cats and dogs, although favoring the felines, it was amusing to see how the cats were portrayed so villainously. The heroic dogs of course were lovable, particularly Lou, Butch and Ivy. The opening sequence had my wife almost choking on laughter. The catapult (play on words here) in the beginning is truly funny.
The effects overall are astounding in that there are times when Butch really looks like Alec Baldwin, who provides the voice. One can almost see Toby Maguire too in Lou. The human actors (Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins) are cartoonish but appropriately so in such a far out film.
"Cats and Dogs" moves well, and one can't help but find it a great way to spend ninety or so minutes. Kids and adults both should love it. Not a great movie, but it is a lot of fun.
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Summary: Prejudist's view with age old myth
Review: I have watch this show and did not like it due to the fact that it makes cats look like a criminal. It told of ancient Egyptians was in actulaly been enslaved by cats instead of the Egyptians just loving the cats. My nephew Jason Yoder watched it at one time, I believe. Which resulted in him disliking cats. It is to my oppinion that this video teaches a kid how to be prejudice. I afraid some poor kids who watches this video will think that all cats are like that and start throwing stones at any cat he sees. This show is not for the young children who cannot tell rather something is faked or real.
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Summary: "Cats and Dogs" is a cute flick!
Review: "Cats and Dogs" is the story of scientist Professor Brody (Jeff Goldblum) who is working on a cure for all dog allergies. It's up to the dogs to protect his work from the evil cats lead by Mr. Tinkles (Sean Hayes). The cat's plan: to reverse the chemical for curing dog allergy to making it so when humans take it, they will be allergic to all dogs. Then cats will rule the world. But instead of the dog leader Agent Butch (Alec Baldwin) getting a professional replacement for retired agent Buddy, he gets a young beagle puppy, Lou (Tobey Maguire), instead. Has a pretty simple plot with some hilarious parts. Yet very stupid, with the animation very, very obvious like the 'ninja kitties'. Reminded me a lot of "102 Dalmations" except this movie has James Bond 007 thrown in. But the biggest reason for giving this movie 4 stars is the voice talents from stars Alec Baldwin (one of my most favorite actors in his role in "The Hunt for Red October"), Tobey Maguire, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon (Played with another one of my favorite actors Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham"), Joe Pantoliano ("The Matrix", "The Fugitive", and "U.S. Marshals"), and Charlton Heston ("Ben Hur", "Ten Commandments" and "Planet of the Apes"). It was pretty fun for me to watch the movie and guess whose voice was whose. Got most of it correct. The other reason for giving it 4 stars was the humor for some of the humor was funny, others not. Favorite parts are: Sean Hayes as Mr. Tinkles when forced to where a bonnet: "Does evil where a bonnet?" Jeff Goldblum as Professor Brody, thinking there's a burglar in the house: "I've got a mitt and I'm not afraid to use it." Alec Baldwin as Butch, when Lou (Toby Maguire) tries to eat an dynamite disguised as a cookie: "That would have been the shortest assignment in history." And more but can't write it all down. All-in-all, a pretty cute flick for maybe young kids and adults, not much for teenagers I think.
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Summary: A Must For Dog Lovers!
Review: Very entertaining, laugh out loud funny...all dog lovers will love and appreciate this movie.
Rating:
Summary: Relentlessly funny, successful family feature!
Review: In "Cats and Dogs," perhaps the best family film of the year, you'll get a healthy dose of hearty laughs, humorous jokes, and purr-fect fun. Combining live action animals with special effects and puppets, the movie is not as amusing for its technical wizardry as it is for its grandiose amount of wonderful, lighthearted comedy that is as fluffy as its Persian antagonist. Quite simply, the movie gave me the feeling of being a kid all over again. In a classic role reversal, the movie plays the dogs as our heroes, while the much-beloved feline is the vicious villain. The plot needs little explanation: scientist Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is out to discover a cure for human allergic reactions to dogs. This, of course, has our feline fiends just waiting to get their hands on the finished product in hopes of reversing the process and taking over the world. Led by Mr. Tinkles (voiced with a delightfully cocky wit by actor Sean Hayes), the cats wage an all-out war against the dogs trying to prevent their plans from success. This includes Lou (voiced by Tobey Maguire), who has become the new pet to Brody's son; his inexperience as an agent makes him a prime target for assault, though his comrades, led by the stern Butch (voiced by Alec Baldwin), offer him help and guidance in the ways of becoming an agent. To dismiss the film on the basis of its special effects and plot logic is utterly ridiculous. The movie is a shining example of what it is: a successful children's film that is pleasing in every way imaginable. It features some of the funniest dialogue of the year, which is appealing more to understanding adults, while the non-stop camera movements, cheesy effects, and delightful characters will no doubt carry children along on its wild ride. I found myself laughing uncontrollably with the film, watching such pranks as ninja cats wearing night-vision goggles, a cat coughing up bombs disguised as fur balls, and the best of them all, featuring Mr. Tinkles falling prey to the plump maid of his owner, who dresses him up in lacy outfits ("Evil does not wear a bonnet! Did Genghis Khan ever wear a bonnet?"). It's all in the interest of tickling our fancy, and I must say, I laughed uncontrollably. Though actors Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, and Alexander Pollock do impressive work as the human family, they cannot hold a candle to the voice actors who supply the dialogue for our friends in fur, including Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Michael Duncan Clarke, Joe Pantoliano, and the great Charlton Heston. Each of the characters is voiced magnificently by their actor, though none so brilliant as Sean Hayes, who is a real hoot as Mr. Tinkles. His devilish wit and impressive voice talent are amusing, a Dr. Evil for the younger set, if you will. To call "Cats and Dogs" anything but good, clean fun only proves the cynicism of adulthood. The movie is one of the most enthusiastic and energetic films of the genre I've seen in quite a while, a cross between the animal physicalities of "Homeward Bound" and the technical spy intelligence of the "James Bond" films. This is the ultimate definition of "cute," and is nothing short of total, complete fun.
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Summary: A battle to the death, canine style.
Review: Star and I watched this animal story. She not only watched the cats but was riveted to the talking dogs, too. Only once previoously has my cat, Star, aged eleven years, looked at anything on t.v. One Sunday she watched all of Sagwa the Chinese Siamese animated show. But she liked this motley crew of talking dogs as they plodded against felines of her kind. When the hound went around in circles attempting to catch his own tail, I laughed so much she left her favorite chair to console me. After that, I had to temper my enjoyment of this assorted group who learned of the ancient Egyptian fascination with cats from a book. The cats had no faces, only pug noses and lots of fur -- maybe that is Persian. They were the strangest looking cats I ever saw, must be Japanese. Star has a very pretty face and is short-haired. Some weird alien cats arrived (and left) in kamisake planes to attack the hound dog. These weird fat cats resided with a comatose factory owner. Watching them drive his black limo and propel him around wired with several IVs as they gave orders for the workers to abandon the Mason factory, it was quite something. The stray, a greyhound, was evocative to the puzzled hound. These dogs had decided they were Russian spies. A conference of dogs takes place similar to a Russian agency something like our United Nations. On Canine News Network, we heard Wolf Blitzer heralding a Revolution against the human race. The cats took over the Mason factory and captured the hound's human family as hostages to secure a potion to make humans allergic to dogs. The leader uses a World Domination booklet to indoctrinate the mice on how to infiltrate the sewers to infect human existence. The dogs save the day and the scientist's family in the midst of a fire. As the cats maneuver heavy equipment in the factory, the hound jumps through the air like Mighty Mouse to "here to save the day." He exits the inferno in falling snow to discover his valuable place in the family. The big fat white cat ends up modeling outlandish outfits made for him by a foursome of sisters in a big house, seemingly a fate worse than death.
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Summary: Cats, Dogs, Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins!?!
Review: "Cats and Dogs" is a nice comedy about the secret war between
these two animals. There are a lot of funny moments, including
the kidnapping of the Brodies and others. Perhaps it is a little
too scary for little kids, but it surely is great entertainment.
Jeff Goldblum is the ideal cast for the role of Dr. Brody and
Elizabeth Perkins is very charming as the ditzy mother who has
no idea what is going on. All in all this film is about a B.
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Summary: How does this stuff get made???
Review: I could go into a long, LONG review on how this is possibly the most asinine movie EVER, or I could sum it up in one sentence. My pets leave more creativity and fun in tightly coiled piles on the front lawn. There. I said it because no one else would.
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Summary: DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IF YOU LOVE CATS!
Review: This movie portrays dogs as the good guys and cats as evil, so I think you'll know whether or not you'd like to see it. This movie reminds me of Men In Black and Austin Powers. All the techno stuff and the "red button" thing, as well as a hardened veteran (voiced by Alec Baldwin in this) to coach the kid around, remind of Men in Black. The Austin Powers influence is more in Mr. Tinkles. A lot of his lines reminded of me of Dr. Evil saying, "One million dollars," and then being corrected by his staff. If there is a sequel (and there's definitely room for one), Mr. Tinkles should say to his cats, "Come on, people, throw me a fish here. I have a son, and we shall call him, Mini-Tink." That would crack me up, even though they used it in Kangaroo Jack. This movie's full of star power, like Tobey Maguire (Spider Man, Seabiscuit), Alec Baldwin (The Cat in the Hat, Final Fantasy), Joe Pantoliano (Daredevil, The Matrix) and Michael Clarke Duncan (Daredevil, The Scorpion King). Surprisingly, even though it's a bunch of sci-fi movies put in a blender and served on top of Stuart Little-style talking animals, it's a great movie. Even adults, especially ones who saw Austin Powers, will like it. The basic plot isn't too difficult to believe, until the end, but that was Mr. Tinkles' idea, and Dr. Evil's ideas were never exactly possible anyway. So, here's the deal.
A scientist (Jeff Goldblum) is working on a chemical to counteract allergies to dogs. This formula is imperative to the dogs, who have been fighting since the days of Ancient Egypt for the position of "man's best friend." When the dog that protects the scientist's family from cat infiltration is catnapped, the dogs send five trained puppies to the animal farm to be selected by the scientist's wife. Unfortunately, one beagle (Tobey Maguire) manages to catch her eye, and this untrained pup is going home with her.
This makes life harder for the neighborhood dogs, who will have to teach him a lot more than planned. He, with the help of Butch (Alec Baldwin) protect the scientist's labratory from cats (a Russian blue and Siamese ninjas) who are agents of Mr. Tinkles (voice of Sean Hayes), a delightful cat intent upon world domination. His scheming is not maid any easier by the maid, who insists on dressing him in cute, but mortifying outfits. One of these provokes Mr. Tinkles to yell, "Evil does NOT wear a bonnet!" Hilarious. Also noteworthy are the video he sends the dogs, and the phone call he makes. Unfortunately, Tinkles does not realize that the formula hasn't been completed. This isn't even addressed in the movie, which begs the question: Why is he sending his men into the field when he has no proof the formula is complete?
This minor beef is soon set aside, because the scientist does complete the formula thanks to Lou (Tobey Maguire). Unfortunately, the scientist and his family are soon held hostage by Mr. Tinkles, who demands the formula as ransom. When Mr. Tinkles doesn't stick to his end of the deal, the dogs infiltrate his base and learn his diabolical scheme... so diabolical that it prompts one dog to curse, "Son of my mom." Not completely successful, but still slightly funny.
This movie copies from several movies other than those mentioned. One is the Matrix. There is even a bullet-time sequence. Another movie it copies is James Bond, with its techno gadgets and a Russian blue saying, "From Russia with love." Mr. Tinkles is a caricature of Dr. Evil, who is basically a funny version of Blofeld from Bond... Some may groan at all the references to other movies, but the kids will lap it up. If they aren't too busy with Spy Kids (or Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within), they'll love it. Heck, they'll love it anyway. Unless they despise dogs and love cats. Then watch something else.
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