I love this movie so much

Truly Dreadful Film

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Scrolling through the series offerings on HBO, I stumbled across Animals, and decided to check it out. The first episode of season one, though strange, was pretty funny. Much to my surprise, I became addicted. I've watched seven episodes of the first season, so far. Some episodes are funnier than others. Episode seven, which is about flies, is touching. I think this show is worth watching.

I've never written a review on here before, but I was quite honestly surprised at the negative reviews on here and also on other sites. This show has the very best mix of hysterical and quirky and I just love the way creators (Mike and Phil) and their alter-ego "animal" characters all interact, also with the guest cast members/comedians of the week. It really captures the light and shade of urban New York perfectly, and even manages to make it all look somewhat edgy, with a killer soundtrack to boot, (honestly, the music is awesomeness!!) In essence, this show does perfectly what recent New York based show "Vinyl" was trying to do. Vinyl could really take notes from these guys, they are doing it right. I love it, it's a fantastic show. Watch and enjoy! You're welcome🙂

Let me say that I came late to this series and when I saw one episode I immediately went to on demand and grabbed the rest of them to catch up. I cannot stop talking to my friends about this show. It is irreverent and wonderful. HBO better renew this for at least 6 seasons! If anyone is left out there with a true sense of humor, an imagination and a brain, this is the show for you. I love the whole concept and of course NYC is the perfect place for the setting. I hope HBO puts this on DVD so I can buy 10 sets for my friends and family. This is guaranteed to make you laugh if not cry with the weekly chosen species. I am looking forward to buying the box set after 7 seasons......hint, hint HBO! Give this a chance to grow as more people that see it will truly tell their like- minded friends and family. I know at 4 people that are signing up for HBO just because I showed them one episode. Genius writing and casting. Thank you to the writers for this gift.

After the surprisingly good "Bojack Horseman", I had an open mind going into "Animals.", but after viewing the first episode, I have my doubts. The animation is off-putting, but the dialogue at least somewhat saves it.The show's main plot (at least for this episode) focuses primarily on two rats - one of which is still a virgin and strongly desires to change that status. There are two other pointless sketches involving police horses and two bed bugs, both of which are forgettable and remarkably unfunny. The rat's story, however, actually had me laughing out loud; poor Phil's awkwardness was hilarious. The visual gags were phenomenal, if you can stomach the animation.Speaking of the animation - while I support expressing yourself artistically in whatever way you seem fit - is very unattractive. It doesn't seem juvenile, but comes off as gross, especially on the humans. The opening made me a little sick, but I felt better about it once I got used to it. An argument could be made that the gross animation adds to the atmosphere of the pathetic lives of these rats, but it was just unpleasant in the bed bug scene. All in all, it seems like a true pilot - I hope it will come into its own as the season progresses, but for now it seems unremarkable. The jokes that land are not many, but at least had me laughing out loud. The miscellaneous sketches were unfunny and dull, and seemed to drag the show on.