All audience reviews of Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Nowhere in the world you will find two real enemies to be in unity without reason. If you try to unite them disaster is sure to follow. Brad Peyton probably forgot this simple fact and tried a revival of Cats and Dogs. But what is the proper focus of the movie? Someone may disagree that a movie may not always is meant to be preaching but what is the necessity of making an work of art if that does not have an aim? Certain realization is needed. That is why it is said that every good movie is a poem itself.
Sorry for being diverged from the point I was going to make. But it is necessary to realize that every good movie is not meant to be only an object of entertainment at all. It haunts me more after I watched Despicable Me some days ago. English animation movies like Wall-e, Ups, Bolt, Kung-fu Panda and of course the Lion King series are testimonies of this fact. What is the ideal that the director is going to project?
Well, the film started quite promisingly but it is nothing new. The fact of the secret codes, the slight confliction beteen Diggs (voiced by James Marsden) and Shane (Chris O'Donnell) and the suspension of Diggs are nothing novel but evoked a little thrill. However, as the movement of the plot progresses you will certainly find that the director trying to make a lot out of none. He hardly have the idea what is the film is about. An unknown and ever-remaining plot goes on and on.
In one word it is just despicable. Animation is enlivened with 3D effect but that does not make anything changed to my impression. The script is very poor, the direction and music is awful and the voices are average.
You can surely avoid this one.

Rating(out of 5)
Voice- 2
Script- 1
Direction-1.5
Music-2
Animation-2.5 less

Oh My Dog..What a disaster, 85 million USD gone kaput!!

The movie is supposedly a gateway into the lives of two loving forms of animals-Cats & Dogs, and surely those who possess them at home, would definitely come to think of their loving pooch and feline while watching this movie. Being a 3D movie, cats and dogs do come alive in front of you , but does that make it worth a watch? Well, not really. The concept of domesticated cats & dogs posed as undercover agents is good, but there is hardly a memorable moment in the movie.

The movie opens up like a James Bond thriller with secret codes getting stolen by a hairless cat - Kitty Galore. Diggs (voiced by James Marsden) is suspended and sent back to kennel where he has spent most of his life. While in kennel, the underworld dog intelligence agency offers Diggs to join them to stop Kitty for doing something really bad for dogs all over the world. While Diggs master Shane (Chris O'donnel) is looking for his missing dog Diggs, the Dogs & Cats forms an alliance to track down Kitty. Will they find Kitty? Will they stop her from unleashing her wicked plans on the dogkind?..U know that...Dont You?

Cats and Dogs is not really a fun-filled, entertaining movie. What this movie apparently lacks is excitement. The only high point in the movie, if at all any , is the climax scene combat. This sequeal is as a bad as the original movie less

If Animals could Talk!! These were the first few words that sneaked into my maverick-brain once I stepped-in to watch "Cats And Dogs" (C&D;). Though our Bolly-nagri is alien to this, but Hollywood has successfully pioneered this genre and latest venture on the same terrain is "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore".

With this flick, director Brad Peyton twisted with the usual confrontational relation between canine and feline species. As the title suggest, it's about a revenge of a kitten not only against Dogs, but also against Human and her own kins i.e. Cats. In order to save Mankind, mutual nemesis work together against the psychotic cat.

The crux of the story sounds interesting but the execution has many loopholes. One would feel that there was more scope of special-effects than it was actually showcased. The garnished special effects' buffet was neither breath-taking nor awe-inspiring. I am still wondering why the movie was made in 3-D version, in any case. Obviously, the target audiences of the movie are our kids; that makes the physical and situational humor of paramount importance. Sadly, Humor Quotient is missing in this tepid tale of our beloved pets. Technology or No-Technology, the Dogs have always been in the thick of the things, when it comes to Action Sequences. The latest C&D; version could not boast of even a single stunt sequence that might etch in your memory, once the curtains are down.

Maverick Verdict: I commenced my review with an innocuous little thought. Along with that, I also pondered over few other possibilities that could be explored with tweeting-n-mumbling pets. Alas, C&D; has left me craving for more. Even if I step into kids itsy-bitsy shoes, Cats and Dogs is a big let-down. less

The movie meant to be made for the children failed to attract adults(including me). In fact I was thinking during the whole movie that it could be a better action packed thriller if made with real characters. Cats and Dogs fighting over a seventy mm screen using high tech weapons seemed too illogical to me.

The movie is about the revenge of the Kitty Galore(voiced by Bette Midler) as the title itself suggests.She is the field agent for the MEOWS, who loses her fur in an accident caused by a dog and after being thrown out by her owner, she decides to take revenge against humans and dogs both. In the story there is a police dog Diggs(voiced by James Marsden) also(like in old hindi movies) who tries to find out the Kitty Galore's evil schemes with the help of a spy named Butch( voiced by Nick Nolte)

The story is a typical action thriller masala but the 3D characters despite all action sequences and super powers can never replace the actual human beings. Director Brad Peyton just tried to amaze people with the animations, graphics and the action sequences which seemed illogical with out a gud plot though it amazed many of the audiences(those were children majorly).

Being an animated movie the film was actually made targeting audiences between the age of 6 to 12 having nothing for the adults. So, if you are going with your children or younger bro, you may enjoy watching them laugh but certainly there's nothing for an adult.

I will rate it as an average movie (2 star) and wont waste my time writing about it much, and certainly wont suggest you to watch it too. less

Felines hate canines, a truth as trite as the battle of the sexes. But, the movie gets its history from its prequel Cats and Dogs. It shows the two species as highly evolved and using advanced weaponry and espionage to outsmart and annihilate each other. The first one was hilarious, funny and the CGI was clutter breaking for its period. The sequel though has all the flaws which its predecessor easily overlooked. The enjoyment and gratification provided by this movie is inversely proportional to the age of the viewer.

The movie is about Kitty Galore (voiced by Bette Midler), a field agent for the MEOWS, the covert ops agency led by cats, loses her fur in a freak accident caused by a dog. Bitter & further, betrayed after being kicked out by her owner, she wows for revenge against humans and dogs. To foil her plan, the dogs recruit a good for nothing police dog Diggs (James Marsden). At his aid is the ace canine spy Butch (Nick Nolte) and together they try to investigate Kittys evil scheme. Together they sniff their way through dark alleys and counter cats with sharp paws and superior fire power. In their quest, they join hands, rather paws with the feline spy CATherine who justifies her actions by saying that cats, despite popular belief actually care for us humans.

The movie is meant for kids and aims to awe and amaze them by using 3D technology. Though some of the 3D sequences are impressive and stunning, especially the Road Runner clip at the start, the movie suffers with the usual flaws of 3D. The picture looks dim, you have to peer through your goggles to see whats going on and adding to the misery is the night time climactic fight sequence, making it all the more difficult to decipher what exactly happened between the blurred figures pouncing in air.

The CGI used for creating the animals is impressive, even life like in certain cases. The movie is superabundant with movie references for adults. However, it only attempts to bring humor through these overt references and divulges from creating some good conversations and chemistry between its characters. Neither the canines nor the felines share much camaraderie and their chatter is mostly giggle worthy for kids and evoking an eventual guffaw from their parents. The most hilarious reference involves Mr. Tinkles, the previous villain trying to pull off a 'Dr. Hannibal Lecter' on the trio investigating him. The CGI , the reflection of his face on the window of his cell is all nicely done, but the glitch being the children watching this film have not seen The Silence of the Lambs or any Bond film to understand and laugh at these jokes. The soundtrack is purposely reminiscent of those used in spy films and works wonderfully to spread some smiles. The voice acting by Bette Midler as the evil cat is impressive with each purr and rant delivered with a certain nefarious conviction. The most hilarious character was Seamus played by Katt Williams who despite his deserving first name plays an informant pigeon in the film. Like all informants in the cine-world, the pigeon seems to be of African-American decent and opts to talk in a street lingo and has the most hilarious lines in the film.

Surely, there are a few laughs and giggles here and there. But, nothing about this film is original or clutter breaking. It is predictable to the extent that I wondered if the production underwent using the first draft of the screenplay or if only a single draft was made for the screenplay. Each plot point, jokes and incidents seem so obvious that as the spontaneity slumps, the dj vu heightens till you effectively conclude, that this movie you have seen before, and due to the creative recession, you would soon see this movie again.

This movie is just another entity showing how bad writing cannot be covered up using 3D. The direction also seems as repetitive as the writing, as the director keeps throwing things at the audience in an attempt to surprise them as seen in the opening scene. Kids of our age are now growing on a cinematic diet of 3D, wonder what new excuse or ruse, film makers would use to attract the audiences and to avoid writing an intelligent script. The end promises a sequel, all those in favor may raise their paws. Cats have nine lives; I suggest you skip this one for your next life unless your kids ask for it. Who knows kids with their infectious laughter might make you enjoy this clean family film? If not seen under the supervision of children, this film is absolutely average and passable. less