MOVIE NEWS: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
We all know that cats and dogs don’t get along. But does that mean they can’t get along — even if the fate of the world is at stake? This is the question at the heart of Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. I got a chance to see the new movie at a preview last weekend, and I’m here to share some thoughts.
The movie is about, you guessed it, cats and dogs. When an evil cat named Kitty Galore threatens to brainwash all dogs in the world, threatening all life as we know it, secret (and totally separate) groups of dog and cat spies need to work together to stop her.
Here are a few observations about the movie:
1) It’s (mostly) live action. With so many talking animals running around, you’d think this movie would’ve been more easily made if they’d just animated it. But no. Other than a few computer-generated characters here and there, the filmmakers used real animals interacting with live human actors throughout the entire film. It’s pretty impressive how the trainers can get animals to interact and show emotion.
2) It’s a parody. It nods and winks at all sorts of police and spy movies, and some of the references are pretty funny! But, strangely enough, most kids won’t know many of the movies it’s parodying. This could have one of two effects: it could seem fresh and fun to moviegoers, or it could seem strange. The jury is out!
3) It’s another movie that didn’t need to be filmed in 3-D. This has become the big story of the summer of 2010 (for me, at least!). Almost every movie we’ve talked about this summer has been available in 3-D, and almost none of them used it very well. As they did for The Last Airbender, the 3-D effects here just made the picture darker. Not a good thing!
Overall, I thought this movie had some funny parts, and it was quite a bit of fun to see the dog and cat actors take centre stage. There’s lots of action, too, so if you’re looking for silly, fast-paced summer fun, this one might be right up your alley.
Talk to you next week!
Craig, owlblog@owlkids.com
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It kind of sounds boring!
I am sooo going to see that. I just saw toy story 3 and it was GREAT!!!!! (but a little freaky at parts)
I totally wanna see that!
I probably won’t see this movie. I didn’t like the first “Cats and Dogs” that much.
I saw Toy Story 3 in 3D yesterday and I loved it! I cried, I laughed. I’m so glad I saw it in 3D. As with UP, 3D made it that much better.
Toy Story 3: OH (noooooooo). That was my silent reaction at the incinerator part.
Cats & Dogs 1: Good movie. But seriously, TICKLES?!
Cats & Dogs 2: Gonna see it in 3D! W00T!
guess what? i’m going to Cirque du Soleil tonight and I can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cirque was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liam, that was a bit of a spoiler.
I’m going to see Cats & Dogs tomorrow. It looks so cool since I love cats and dogs. I wanna see it now! I LOVED toy story 3. Its was Awesome. 🙂
we do not have any plans yet but I really want to see the revenge of kitty galore and toy story 3 both in 3-d