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Cats & Dogs (Full Screen Edition)

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When the unlucky pup, Lou (voice provided by Tobey Maguire), finds himself selected for a new home, he is quite happy. However, Lou was not supposed to go to that home. It seems that the eccentric Professor Brody (played by Jeff Goldblum) is working on a formula that will end allergies to dogs. However, the evil cat, Mr. Tinkles (Sean Hayes) will stop at nothing to seize the Brody's, and it is up to the dog secret agents - and Lou ' to protect them. Is Lou up to the task? Watch and see! [Color, released in 2001, with a running time of 1 hour, 27 minutes.]

This is a very funny movie. It is rated PG, but this is apparently for the violence between the cats and dogs, which is carried on in a cartoonish manner that no one in my family found disturbing. Instead, the whole clan enjoyed this hilarious movie, and we all highly recommend it to you and your family!

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.

This family movie will offer great fun for all, or at least all dog lovers. Here dogs are the undisputed good guys, whilst cats are all evil. Cats are underway to ensure that scientist Jeff Goldblum will never finish his serum to make all humans allergy-free to dogs. They plan to reverse the effects to make everyone allergic to dogs.

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about 'Cats And Dogs' is that it's obviously biased, especially for a movie that scoffs at people for actually having a favourite animal! That said, the special effects are fantastic and it's jam-packed with great characters and one-liners. For instance, a dog labelling himself 'Toto Annihilation' will have you rolling in your seats. Plus there's the fact that cat lovers can console themselves in the fact that the felines are undoubtedly the best characters, from the dictatorship of Mr Tinkles to the Samurai fighting cats and the Russian spy cat. The dogs, for their part, are mostly pretty wet, except for a marvellous Susan Sarandon as a stray mutt. Although it's surprising that many of the celebrity voices are highly unrecognisable. Indeed, you hardly notice Alec Baldwin or Toby Maguire.

Unfortunately though, for all it's style and obvious wit, it still has such a lame plot that you'll be gagging from some real action. It's the characters that engage rather than the big action sets. The idea is good too, but it's still more flashy effects than story or character progression. Thankfully though, the ladles of sickly sentiment are not as bad as in many kids' movies.

I saw the trailer for the movie, and I heard about it from an upcoming magazine. I expected a film where cats and dogs team up to stop an evil HUMAN, hear me, HUMAN, who wants to rule the universe. But NOOOO, instead I get a movie with dogs as 'MAN'S BEST FRIEND' and cats as snarling, evil, brutal monsters. I'm not a dog hater-- I own a fat, cute dog called Pig-- but I love cats...
As I was saying, the plot was weak, and the animation looked like something from the Muppets. Great for puppets, but NOT for talking animals. And I hated the scene with the dog catapulting the cat... And what's with this cheesy family stuff? And another thing... Egyptains worshipped cats because they CHOSE to, not because cats MADE them. They believed that cats had special powers and knew all of history that lay before them. And that's why. Also, the "Russian" kitten was adorable, but as soon as I saw what he really was I unearthed another reason to hate the film-- it made a mockery of my beloved cat Snickers. Snickers was a Russian Bleu and the gentlest, most trustworthy cat I knew. She was always by my side, warned us when something was wrong, and made a wonderful sleeping companion. THIS is not what they show us about the cats in this movie. To make it simple, they show all the PROS in dogs, and they show all the CONS in cats. This is wrong. They did that a million times! When is someone going to come to their senses and make the DOGS evil for once, just to relieve the 1,000,000 cat lovers in our nation? And let us not forget that dogs can also be snarling, evil, brutal monsters.
I was enraged by this film. All of you cat lovers who gave it a low rating: TWO THUMBS UP!!! I SALUTE YOU!!!

Cats and dogs are, without a doubt, the two most popular pets in the world. Who can resist those cats when they purr while rubbing up against your face? And what about man's best friend, when they look at you with those cute, puppy eyes?

Of course, that purring and those puppy eyes are all just an act, to hide from us humans the fact that there is a war going on between cats and dogs. The cats want to take over the world, once again forcing humans to submit to their will, while dogs are determined to protect humanity from the evil cats.

That, in a nutshell, is the plot of "Cats & Dogs," a sometimes funny, but flawed, look at a battle going on right underneath our clueless noses.

Overall, this movie is quite funny and enjoyable to watch. There are several truly hilarious moments (the entire ninja cats sequence is the best) and the voice-overs are great. But the special effects, especially in the beginning of the movie, leave a lot to be desired. There are several spots throughout the movie when you are jarred out of the fantasy of the movie because what you are seeing looks so fake.

The DVD version does come with some interesting extras, some of which are different depending on whether you select the dog or cat choice in the beginning.

This is probably a movie you will want to rent first before you buy. Although most people will enjoy it, not too many will be interested in watching it again and again.

After about 15 minutes it was mind-numbingly boring. I Fell asleep not long after that. I have a dog and a cat and I like them both but the movie was one big yawn...

If my kids could review this movie, they'd probably give it high marks. They can watch it over and over. Of all there movies, this is one that I sort of enjoy. I like its idea of a war between cats and dogs that are secretly more technologically advanced than we are, and a lot of cleverness went into the situations, but the dialog is a bit corny. There's a load of great acting talent, but their main instruction seems to have been to ham it up for the kids. I'm not particularly fond of the animations in this, either.

When a movie like this comes out and does something that hasn't been done before (in this case, mixing live-action and animation to tell a story with talking and ninja-fighting animals), it makes a big splash. Then, a few years later, when technology's improved and many other movies can do the same thing but make it look more realistic, that first movie will be forgotten if there isn't a great movie behind all the effects.

A word of warning-This is NOT a movie for cat lovers. Cats are portrayed as the typical villain, obsessed with world domination. While dogs are made out to be the heroes who not only save the world from allergies but also rescue the humans. If you're looking for meowing fluff balls that save the day, you're watching the wrong movie in this case.

It's a fun movie for kids, up to a certain age. You can leave them alone with this and feel safe that they're watching something wholesome.

Great dvd and was delievered to me quickly and in great condition, thank you.

The human race doesn't have a clue on the real war between cats and dogs.Cats are James Bond type villans trying to take over the world and dogs are sercret agents that are the only ones that can stop them.

I recently caught this movie on TV and I laughed out loud not once but several times. My pets of choice are cats (I am owned by two) but I love dogs as well and usually dogs are depicted as the bad guys so it is refreshing to see the felines cast in a less than perfect light. The ninja scene is a classic with some of the same special effects used in The Matrix. I think two of the funniest lines were " You fight like a Poodle" and " Don't wet the papers yet" It is predictable and formulamatic, but who cares? For a short time I was able to forget my daily problems and be wrapped up in the furry warmth of a movie that can be seen and enjoyed by the whole family.