Perhaps the most disappointing thing about 'The Secret Life of Pets' is that it attempts to tell a straightforward story. Kind of like that old visual gag where the biggest, scariest guy in the gang is named Tiny. It's simply supposed to be funny that he's cute and fluffy and also wants to kill everyone. The problem with Snowball though, is that he isn't given any nuance to make him interesting. Snowball curiously looks exactly like the bunny from Pixar's short film 'Presto.' Another coincidence, I'm sure. The bunny, who is ironically given the cute name of Snowball (Kevin Hart) leads a band of unwanted pets on a crusade against humankind. Subsequently, this provides for less than satisfying conflict resolution.Īt one point during their misadventures Max and Duke meet a homicidal bunny who fantasizes about a world in which pets kill their owners. Even then the conflict between the two never feels all that terribly important to begin with. Instead it relies on predictable dramatic beats to keep it going. The whole relationship between Max and Duke never approaches genuine feeling. Sadly, this movie, which is overrun with forgettable characters, never harnesses even the slightest hint of 'Toy Story'-esque emotion. Max feels threatened by Katie's new pet, becomes jealous…and stop me if you've heard this before.Ī remix of the same basic plot for 'Toy Story' wouldn't be that big of a deal if 'The Secret Life of Pets' had anything new to add. A large hairy dog named Duke (Eric Stonestreet). Katie brings home a rescue from the pound. Max's idyllic life is upended by a new house guest. He reveres his owner Katie (Ellie Kemper). 'The Secret Life of Pets' is virtually the Woody and Buzz tale in dog form. Since this film is likely going to be really successful for Illumination, I’m predicting we won’t see the DVD and Blu-Ray release until November or December of this year with the Amazon Video release set a couple of weeks before.It's entirely possible – likely even – that the brains behind the 'Despicable Me' franchise didn't set out to create a ' Toy Story' clone, but that's essentially what happened with 'The Secret Life of Pets.' It's not only the premise (what do animals do when people aren't around?) that mirrors the secret sentient toy idea, but it's the entire structure of the plot. Studios will want to keep it in cinemas as long as possible and if there is no frame of release for the home video then people will be more inclined to pay to see it at theaters. It’s hard to say which pattern The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow but I’m leaning towards a longer time period, especially if the movie does well in theaters. The movie came out in November and released on DVD and Blu-Ray in February of this year. However, last year’s Illumination release, The Grinch, had a much shorter turnaround time. The same thing happened with Despicable Me 3, which was released in June of 2017 but didn’t come home on DVD and Blu-Ray until December 2017. The first Secret Life of Pets was released in July of 2016 and it didn’t come out on home video until December of that year. Unfortunately, given the track record for Illumination Studios other films, it might be a long while before you can do so. Therefore, if you watched the movie in theaters and enjoyed it or you’re thinking of picking up a physical copy as a gift for a kid (or even yourself) then you’ll want to know when you can buy the movie on DVD, Blu-Ray, or Amazon Video. When will The Lost Voyage of the Demeter come to DVD and Blu-ray?.Insidious: The Red Door DVD release date confirmed for September 2023.Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken DVD release date confirmed for September 2023.DVD releases happening this week: Blackberry and more.Everything coming to Prime Video this week: Harlan Coben’s Shelter and more.
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