bobbyd61074 Really fun animal movie in the vein of the Air Bud/Buddies movies with elements of the Toystory franchise to boot. Technologically speaking for a 2001 movie they did a tremendous job. Doesn't feel dated and if my son is any indicator your kids will love this movie. Cats and Dogs may be better explained if the title was Cats Vs Dogs. Evil Genius cats trying to foil a scientist's invention. A syrum which would irradicate dog allergies thus making pet dogs a staple in every household in America. While dog populations grow cats would ultimately become extinct due to the lack of interest from families. Who will prevail?Harmless fun and a nice way to spend 90 minutes with my son. You'll recognize the faces as well as the voices. This one is DAD APPROVED!
tegrefofo i like it so much The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest. in first time i read about it in http://viraldeer.com after i get so cool thank you is about dogs and cats and i love cats much
anthony-rigoni Can you guess why this movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Marmaduke are the same? It's because A) They featured cats and dogs B) They were made in the past decade C) They are a disgrace to the history of Cinema D) They have horrendous plots, god-awful special effects, and bland characters E) All of the Above If you guessed E, NO DUH!!! The plot is simple but abysmal: there is an ongoing war between cats and dogs. The main villain, Mr. Tingles(What the heck?!) plots to eliminate the dogs by inventing cheese that makes people allergic to dogs. However, a team of dogs must foil Mr. Tingles' scheme and save the day. Now, doesn't that sound stupid to you? We're all familiar with this whole cats hate dogs and dogs hate cats routine in many cartoons(Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes for example), but I think this movie is getting carried away with that concept. The CGI effects are especially full of bull crap and this movie obviously loves seeing animals getting hurt in the process. If the Nostalgia Critic were to see this movie, he would go crazy as an ape. Like I said, this movie is like Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Marmaduke because of the bland characters, despicable special effects, a pointless plot, and a ton of other things that make this movie very bad. Who directed this piece of dog and cat crap anyway?! What?! Lawrence Guterman?! Oh no, not him! Not that moron who made Son of the Mask! Not him!! Anything but him!! Get this piece of trash of my sight and throw it in the junkyard!
thesar-2 I wouldn't necessarily call me loving Cats & Dogs a "guilty pleasure" per se, because I don't think it was an awful movie that I happened to really enjoy. I do find it odd, as one friend points out, I hate pretty much the majority of animal-talking movies whether CGI-crammed or simple mouths moving to the lame voiceovers and yet, I throw a curveball and love this movie.Perhaps because it was so damned funny, creative and inventive. Maybe because it was a "versus" movie and they took the lead by telling the audience who to root for instead of alternating between the pros/cons of the different sides. Or, possibly because it was clever – for the animals, using their strengths, weaknesses and limitations to the movie maker's advantage. For example, two of my favorite scenes involve the back-flipping and in the background ninja cats and one dogs paws flying over a keyboard.The film's weakness was, as always, the human counterparts. As much as I like Jeff Goldblum and as much as he tried, he was annoying as crud. (This also applies to the kid (Pollock) and Mom (Perkins.)) I see the dad (Goldblum) as attempting to channel the good ole Doc Brown (Lloyd, from Back to the Future) but failing miserably. No, the real stars were the animals.I liked the majority of the animals, like the already mentioned ninjas but also the Dobermans, including and especially their offspring. Also, Hayes as the main baddie, lead cat, Mr. Tinkles, stole the movie for the most part, though I believe they could've gone a little further. Russian Blue (Ficarra) was a hilarious prelude to Shrek 2's Puss in Boots and had me rolling as did Mr. Tinkles Smithers-wannabe sidekick.The basic plot line is Mr. Tinkles' vision of world domination, a la Brain from the Pinky & the Brain, but he's hunkered down by morons and insufficient "spy" cats. Meanwhile, newcomer and mistaken "spy" dog, Lou (Maguire), needs some encouragement from the neighborhood dogs to protect his master (Goldblum), literally, so he can create an anti-allergic-to-dogs formula for all humans. Throw in life lessons for the boy of the family, who needs to adjust to both a new "replacement" dog and his mostly absent(minded) father.Forget all that. The fun relies in watching what the animals will do, what secret tunnels or high-tech spy gear they're use or the fights (and cleanup) between them. Obviously, there'll be the big showdown where Lou has to be a real hero, but again, we want to see the animals talking and acting like slapstick humans.Highly recommended for kids, families and even adults. Though the sequel's due out soon and I'm not sure after the 9 year wait, the follow-up would match even half of the original's charm, I'll still see it.
