Cats & Dogs (2001)

Well Deserved Praise

Strong and Moving!

Disappointment for a huge fan!

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

i like it so much The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join 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

When watching this, I am reminded of my childhood memories, such as the lines that I used to quote in this movie ("No, I think not, Sophie!").Basically, the plot is that Professor Brody, played by Jeff Goldblum, is trying to find a cure for Dog allergies. This is just the latest spark in the on-going conflict that is between cats and dogs. Mr. Tinkles (voiced by Sean Hayes), the antagonist in the film, needs the research, as he wants to take over the world, by making everybody allergic to dogs. So, now it's up to a Beagle named Lou (voiced by Tobey Maguire), an Anatolian Shepherd Dog named Butch (voiced by Alec Baldwin), a Saluki named Ivy (voiced by Susan Sarandon), a Chinese Crested Dog named Peek (voiced by Joe Pantoliano), and an Old English Sheepdog named Sam (voiced by Michael Clark Duncan) to save the world.This is a fun film. Period. End of story. I think it at least deserves a 6/10, but I'm going even higher than that. This was a movie that I watched during my childhood, so no, I'm not going to hate. Those people who analyze this movie do not understand that this is only supposed to be entertainment. I've also heard some complaints about Cats being the bad guys; I think that the reason for this is because of the idea that dogs are man's best friend. If I was a cat, I'd be jealous of that for sure.The acting in front of the character is great (Goldblum is good at pretty much everything he does), but if anything, it's the voice acting that's the best thing about this movie. Maguire, Baldwin, Sarandon, Pantoliano, and Duncan all do a great job as the main dogs in this film. Hayes is great as the villain. Jon Lovitz is great as his sidekick. But, to a lot of people's surprise, this film also includes...wait for it... Charlton Heston as the the mastiff, the leader of the dog agents. That's right, you heard that last part right.Overall, it's characters and plot may not be the best, but the acting and the special effects are all great. At the end of the day, it's nothing more than a fun, family film, and that's all that it should be. A 9/10 for me.

I must admit that I have first seen the sequel of this movie because my girlfriend wanted to watch it in the cinema. Even though the whole thing was quite expensive with fifteen bucks for a movie of one and a half hour with a couple of mediocre special effects and a rather ordinary story line, I think that the follow-up is somewhat underrated because it has many funny characters, a couple of really good jokes and is overall very dynamical. The first part is overrated compared to the sequel as it is only as good as the second movie.The beginning of the movie is way too long and quite boring. The acting is ordinary and quite predictable and copies a lot of family movies such as "Beethoven" or "Honey, I shrunk the kids". I don't know why a brilliant actor like Jeff Goldblum starred in this ordinary movie. The story itself is predictable and the ending the usual Hollywood kitsch for the (whole?) family that might please to the youngest fans but not to the rest. The connections to many spy movies that would make some adults laugh are much better in the sequel and the laughs of this first movie are simply orientated towards the younger public.What saves this movies from bad mediocrity are the animals, the great special effects and the overall entertaining qualities. Especially Mister Tinkles as the villain cat and his strange nanny are very funny while the hero Lou can't really convince. The dog Sam and the Russian cat are two amusing sidekicks but the rest of the animal cast is rather boring.In the end, one shouldn't be too severe with this movie as it is simply done to entertain a young public and surely succeeds from that point of view. The parents will be able to watch it with their children without hating it too much and some younger people that have cats or dogs at home might also like the concept. Anyone else will be more or less entertained with this flick and should rather head for better, more profound and especially more mature animation flicks such as "Toy Story", "How to train your dragon" or "Wall-E".Anybody that happens to like this movie even though it has some major flaws shouldn't believe the negative hype and watch the second movie as well.

I remember seeing this in the cinema, I don't know why actually, but I don't remember much of it at all, which may actually be a good thing. Basically there is a secret war going on in the world between cats and dogs, and it is going to peak when Professor Brody (Jeff Goldblum) creates a serum that can cure all humans of allergies to dogs. Cross in the cross fire is the Brody family's new adopted young beagle Lou (Tobey Maguire), trying to succeed as a secret agent. The dogs of course want this cure to be spread, while the cats led by Mr. Tinkles (Sean Hayes) wants to get it and make it work the opposite way, make the whole world allergic to dogs and take over. Also starring Elizabeth Perkins as Mrs. Brody, Miriam Margolyes as Sophie the Castle Maid, Alexander Pollock as Scotty Brody, Alec Baldwin as Butch, Susan Sarandon as Ivy, Joe Pantoliano as Peek, Michael Clarke Duncan as Sam, Jon Lovitz as Calico, Razzie winning Charlton Heston as The Mastiff, Danny Mann as Ninja Cat and Billy West as Ninja. I guess I would want to see it again to remind myself what happens and how awful it is, but I am very happy keeping my opinion and review the way it is for now. Pretty poor!