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Cats and Dogs (Widescreen DVD) |
Honestly, I had been waiting for this movie to come out since the original Cats and Dogs hit theaters. I was surprised they decided to do a sequel at all considering the way the critics gave mixed reviews of the first one. It's box office performance wasn't great, but it did make money domestically before the worldwide receipts were added in... so I guess that's something.For those not in the know, Cats and Dogs was basically a kids movie... pitting an army of talking dogs against an evil cat named Mr. Tinkles. Dogs are charged with protecting humanity from the cat menace, and Mr. Tinkles is attempting to take over the world. The movie was a great spy spoof and even better for adult pet lovers. The theaters gave out buttons that said either "Cats Rule" or "Dogs Rule" when you bought tickets, depending on your affiliation.
Anyways, C&D2 is a continuation of that... with Lou (the hero from the first movie) now in a supervisory roll at D.O.G. H.Q. Some of the supporting cast is back, and Mr Tinkles is in a maximum security cat prison, under Alcatraz Island. The film was basically the same formula as the first, but with Cats and Dogs working together to stop rogue feline, Kitty Galore. And they also set up for a 3rd movie... which to be honest, I don't think is going to happen.
The first film was a novelty... seeing dogs fight with cats to protect humans. The second uses the same formula and doesn't really add much new to it, other than there are some good cats out there too. So it's not surprising that this film isn't really grossing what the first one did. The first one had a budget of $60 million. This one has a budget of $95 million... and I honestly couldn't tell you where the extra $35 million was spent.
If you're an adult, looking for a good movie to see... go to Inception. If you've already seen Inception, go see Inception again. THEN you should go see C&D2.
If you have kids, buy C&D1 on DVD
...and if they want more after that, then go see C&D2.
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