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Routine and revert back to their true selves-the further that might beįrom their actual disposition, the better. The instant their owners leave for work, the pets drop the obedient That would normally require opposable thumbs and a fair understanding of 'Minions'), take that impulse to the extreme, imbuing theseĬritters with the ability to speak-along with a host of other behaviors 'Minions'), along with Brian Lynch (who wrote Have co-authored all of Illumination's features except Our animals' heads, screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (who Here, tapping into the wish we all share to know what's going on in Humans already have a tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, and Took the runt of each litter and pumped them full of Cheez Whiz. That there's anything wrong with these particular animals, apartįrom the fact that they all look just a little bit off, as if someone Ideally with an entirely new domesticated ensemble each time out. 'Pets' is the studio's most accomplished feature, fromīoth a story and an animation standpoint, tapping into an endlesslyĮxpandable core concept that could conceivably be repeated ad infinitum, That band together to help keep these two incompatible roommates fromīased on an original idea by Illumination honcho Chris Meledandri, Yielding a menagerie of lovable-if downright ugly-cartoon critters Theįormula may be familiar, but the personalities are completely fresh, The balance in a household where Max (Louis C.K., as the WoodyĮquivalent) had previously been his human's best friend. Story,' 'The Secret Life of Pets' imagines howĭomesticated animals behave while their owners' backs are turned,Ĭoncentrating on a dynamic where newly adopted dog Duke ('Modernįamily' star Eric Stonestreet, in the Buzz Lightyear role) disrupts In what may as well be Illumination's answer to 'Toy

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