There are a lot of options at the cinema this weekend. There is no doubt about that. If you're looking for high-powered laughs, there's "Dinner for Schmucks," which stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and Zach Galifianakis in a knockdown, drag-out blast of physical yuks. For something a little more sensitive, there's the Zac Efron vehicle "Charlie St. Cloud," which reminds us all that life is for living (and not hallucinating your deceased little brother).
But we're going to be super-honest: The movie we're most excited about this weekend is "Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." The sequel to the 2001 digitally-animated animal showdown (the dogs won that particular battle, by the way). The new film sees the animals banding together to take on the titular Kitty Galore (voiced by Bette Midler and described as a "hardcore felinist") in a match of wits, stunts and lots of jokes about fur. In one of the weirdest casts in recent memory, "Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" also stars the voice talents of Nick Nolte and James Marsden, along with Neil Patrick Harris and Jack McBrayer appearing in the flesh.
In order to get your head wrapped around "Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," we present the following video playlist. The theme? Cats and dogs. So there are plenty of tributes to the canine world (Belly's "Slow Dog," Fall Out Boy's "Alpha Dog") and the feline perspective (Paul Oakenfold's "Faster Kill Pussycat"), as well as tremendous tunes by Kittie ("Into the Darkness") and Dr. Dog ("Fool's Life"). But let's start with Beyoncé, who sides with the cat world with "Kitty Kat."