"You got the stench of domestication all over you."

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2017)

Before I write my own reviews, I usually take a look at some of the others already posted along with a handful of message board posts. With each passing day and movie, I find myself being slowly relegated to a long ago time and place when people could actually enjoy a cartoon or animated feature without some highly sensitive person coming unglued over perceived notions of abuse or racism. As I write this, there are three message board posts on the title page for this film calling it horrible for children and one that calls it out for a message of white privilege. I'm no longer astonished that comedians like Jerry Seinfeld no longer do college comedy tours; audiences seem to be offended by everything these days.
Let me tell you something, in my day, Wile E. Coyote ALWAYS fell off the cliff, Bug Bunny ALWAYS beat Yosemite Sam, and Tweety ALWAYS foiled Sylvester. And I think I came out pretty much O.K. Right there though, that comment will garner a number of negs for this review, but for me it's worth it just to get it off my chest.
So for me, the movie was an entertaining interlude, seeing it with my eight year old granddaughter who had a good time watching it as well. In fact, I'm late to the party because she'd already seen it four times in theaters, while I'm catching it at a library showing for neighborhood kids. They let us old timers in with the proper credentials, not knowing if we've been scarred for life by Daffy Duck taking it out on Porky Pig.
The writers for this film came up with some clever observations regarding household pets with a story that had a couple of lost dogs triumph over their big city environment to make it all the way back home safe and sound. It required teamwork and perseverance and that's a pretty good message for youngsters to figure out. By the time it was over, even the ferocious rabbit leader Snowball mellowed out, showing that he could roll with the punches with the best of them.
So there, I've had my say. For all the naysayers out there, it's time to get a grip. You can have some family fun and a good time with this movie, because not every animated flick has to be treated as if it was poo-poo with a dash of ca-ca.