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Love 'em or hate 'em, our favourite pets are actually fighting
a war for domination of Earth. Well, the cats are anyway and
their leader Mr Tinkles (Sean Hayes) is evil enough to put
his feline mates back on top of humans - as they were in the
ancient times.
Standing in their way are dogs, the loyal friends and protectors
of people. A top-secret canine intelligence agency is protecting
a scientist (Jeff Goldblum) who is nearing the end of a project
to develop an anti dog-allergy drug.
This, of course, is opposed by the cats who send crack teams
of martial arts exponents to stop the professor. The ninja
cats and demolition teams trying to do away with the laboratory
are exceptionally funny - and brilliantly done - and Mr Tinkles
is a truly evil dude.
Getting in the way of his plans are the professor's wife
(Elizabeth Perkins), son (Alexander Pollock) and mistakenly
installed puppy Lou - for Loser - voiced by Tobey Maguire.
What follows is an at-times hilarious, battle of the house
pets that really does have the fur flying in real life, animation
and computer-generated imaging.
There are some very good names in the voices lineup - including
Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Michael Clarke Duncan, Charlton
Heston, Joe Pantoliano, Susan Sarandon, Sean Hayes and Jon
Lovitz.
The DVD transfer is purrfect (sorry) and the sound is excellent,
with first-class use of the surround speakers. Cats and
Dogs is a terrific movie to sit down and enjoy with the
little ones of all ages.
Conclusion: Movie 80%, Extras 70%
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