Wow! Such a good movie.

Simply A Masterpiece

Just perfect...

Fresh and Exciting

Cats and Dogs (2001): Dir: Lawrence Guterman / Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Miriam Margolyes, Alexander Pollack, Myron Natwick: Could have referenced culture differences but instead its total lunacy. A dog is kidnapped then the screenplay completely forgets about it. A puppy is taken into a family and learns that other dogs are spies. Their establishment would seem clever had it an explanation. They must protect a chemical invented by the pup's owner that rid allergies. Feline Mr. Tingles wishes to destroy the formula so that people will disown man's best friend leaving cats to rule the world. Climaxes with violence tailored for children. Director Lawrence Guterman was out to lunch during the shoot. He never explains how these animals move a human body. Interesting concept bludgeoned with martial arts cats. Why is it that violence is family aimed films is deemed acceptable yet violence in R rated films is met with protests? This is just an excuse to sell candy coated kiddie violence. And just because dogs have been labled "man's best friend" doesn't mean that cats are automatically the villains either. Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins come across with the mentality of a cardboard box. Miriam Margolyes and Alexander Pollack are wasted in supporting roles. While special effects are passable the film itself is totally pointless kiddie crap that should be buried in a litter box. Score: 2 / 10

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.

This film is about secret agent dogs who do everything in their power to protect a professor's experimental cure from a group of evil cats who want to steal this cure."Cats & Dogs" is a kids film, so I have adjusted my expectations to suit the target audience. For a kids' film, "Cats & Dogs" has good production and an exciting plot. I am sure children will love the cute animals, James Bond style gadgets and the flurry of action.However, there is little to entertain the adults who have to sit through the film with children. There is no hidden moral message either. If these points could be improved, "Cats & Dogs" would have been a true family film.

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!