Part of their odyssey include a meeting with a terrifying, deranged sort-of Siamese Ozone (Steve Coogan), a paralyzed hound dog named Pops (Dana Carvey), and a hawk named Tiberius (Albert Brooks), who is exhibiting extreme self-control in not turning half his new friends into snacks.
The mile-a-minute ensuing plot is like an urban INCREDIBLE JOURNEY that involves a gang of cats, Animal Control, and a creepy collection of abandoned animals called “The Flushed Pets”, headed up by a deceptively cute bunny named Snowball (the hilarious Kevin Hart). When Katie comes home with another pup, a big, shaggy wannabe-alpha named Duke (Eric Stonestreet), his canine world gets turned upside down. There’s aloof, yet loyal fat cat named Chloe (Lake Bell), and white Pomeranian Gidget (Jenny Slate), who is clearly burning a major terrier torch. The story centers around an apartment complex in New York City, where scrappy, optimistic terrier Max (Louis CK) lives the good life with his owner Katie (Ellie Kemper), and hangs out while she’s at work with his various furry-friend neighbors. This new release from Illumination Entertainment (MINIONS, DESPICABLE ME) is all fun, and that’s not a bad thing, especially as it relates to the eccentricities of our beloved pets, and the hilarious anthropomorphized, yet diverse characterizations the filmmakers ascribe to this quirky animated menagerie. If you’ve gotten used to the bittersweet poignancy of the Pixar films, you won’t find it in THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS. Is the end result worthy of winning the hearts of animation fans, still singing the praises of a sequel only newly in theaters from a much larger studio? THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS aims squarely at the animal lover in us all, and hopes to triumph at the box office by tapping into the attachment pet owners feel for their four-legged, furry, and feathered friends. The third mini movie was ripped directly out of my nightmares, featuring singing, dancing hotdogs (from a scene in "The Secret Life of Pets").This weekend there’s a new toon in town to compete with the juggernaut that is FINDING DORY. Another is a noir adventure featuring Norman the guinea pig.
One features the now old-hat and ultra-annoying Minions (it's the same one that played before the film in theaters). It's literally just the song "Lovely Day" with the lyrics and clips from the movie. 'Zootopia' Blu-ray: Can you find all the Easter eggs? This pointless extra is nothing but clips of Kevin Hart's character, Snowball. This delves more into the animation, and I feel like there could have been some time and effort saved by making this a part of the "How to Make an Animated Film" feature. It does touch briefly on the score and the voice acting, although neither are explored with much depth.
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Here's the behind-the-scenes look at making the film, although it doesn't actually tell us how to make an animated movie. Stonestreet's dog, the poor thing, would probably be pretty embarrassed if it saw itself in a mirror. The two of them then proceed to fluff and style a couple of cute little pooches.
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Stonestreet joins a professional dog groomer in this extra. I did learn some interesting facts about animals, and I learned that Kevin Hart is afraid of a lot of things. Stonestreet and Hart handle actual, live animals in this special feature. Pixar's 'Finding Dory' Blu-ray bubbling with extras But, we do get to hear from Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan and Lake Bell. Absent from this feature (and all others) is Louis C.K., who I guess is above helping add to the Blu-ray experience. I genuinely enjoyed listening to them talk about their respective cats / dogs / birds / guinea pigs. Here we meet the producers and director of the film, each of them sharing stories about their own pets. But is it enough to warrant purchasing the Blu-ray?
There was effort put into the extras I'll give "The Secret Life of Pets" that.