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JackieB94Dec 25, 2019

I love cats the musical. I gave it a high score cause the cast was perfect. The music was great the numbers were good but! If I see another sleeve of awkward animated moment where u can tell it’s fake! I will scream oh god picture wise it wasI love cats the musical. I gave it a high score cause the cast was perfect. The music was great the numbers were good but! If I see another sleeve of awkward animated moment where u can tell it’s fake! I will scream oh god picture wise it was terrible. It’s so bad you watch it to laugh or to look for the bad animation moments one can’t even focus on the actors or story line cause ur focused on why the fur and body are going the opposite way of the character lol. Definitely not a must see but you will get emotional with Jennifer Hudson and amazing voice!… Expand

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Rosalia_the_PigDec 25, 2019

The CGI is off-putting as is the menacing tone of much of the movie, but the latter at least has a basis in the Broadway musical. Ian McKellen’s part was outstanding, everyone I went with agreed it was the best part. The choreography couldThe CGI is off-putting as is the menacing tone of much of the movie, but the latter at least has a basis in the Broadway musical. Ian McKellen’s part was outstanding, everyone I went with agreed it was the best part. The choreography could have been better, but was done no favors by the editing. All in all, it’s not as bad as critics are making it out to be.… Expand

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spongeswiftDec 20, 2019

Cats is not as bad as the critics say it is, but it has obvious issues. While yes in the beginning I did not think this thing was gonna go well, I was at the verge of tears because of how much laughter I was trying to hold back when I firstCats is not as bad as the critics say it is, but it has obvious issues. While yes in the beginning I did not think this thing was gonna go well, I was at the verge of tears because of how much laughter I was trying to hold back when I first saw the CGI fur. Every actor in this movie thought they were in a different movie. Jennifer Hudson/Francesca Hayward played it too seriously while Rebel Wilson/James Corden were just too comedic and light hearted. While the first two I mentioned did great, the ladder not so much. Rebel Wilson's song was so humiliating and overly sexual that I was laughing AT the film. The mice were so creepy and the roaches were revolting. James Corden did ok but his comedy was a little bit off. Idris Elba was very strong and seemed like an effective "villain." Just leave on the coat Macavity. Taylor Swift had the best performance of the movie visually. Her song was dazzling and so visually pleasing. Her light British accent was nice and her voice was angelic yet strong. I just think that her and Macavity lacked chemistry, Their relationship (maybe???) should've been explored much more. Memory was so vocally amazing and JHud was a powerhouse. Francesca Hayward's Beautiful Ghosts (Taylor Swift penned) was well "beautiful" and helped furthered the story better than any song in the film. Overall this film was solid but character development was sparse and some of the cats were severely under used (Taylor Swift.)… Expand

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GreatMartinDec 20, 2019

T. S. Eliot had written a book of verses regarding cats and wrote his publisher the following:
"....there might be a part that children wouldn’t like and part that adults wouldn’t like and part that nobody would like. The mise-en-scène mayT. S. Eliot had written a book of verses regarding cats and wrote his publisher the following:
"....there might be a part that children wouldn’t like and part that adults wouldn’t like and part that nobody would like. The mise-en-scène may not please. There seem to be many more ways of going wrong than of going right (to Geoffrey Faber, 6 March 1936) "Cats", the Broadway musical, ran for 18 years and 7,485 performances opening in 1982. The previous year it opened London and now, 83 years later, it is on the silver screen. (Do people still call it that?)

The first time I saw it on stage I went to the Winter Garden theatre and was interested how they changed the whole theatre into an alley and additionally sparked my interest when you could see the 'cats' roam all over including the back of customer's seats. I didn't really pay attention to the story because there really wasn't any but watching the actors being cats was a joy of its own. It was more of an audition for some individual cats of which one would be chosen for the 'Heaviside Layer' and come back to a new life.

The musical score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, using the verses of T.S.Eliot plus some help from Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe, giving the world the song "Memory".

Many people hated the show but more, specifically parents, their kids and tourists loved the show eventually making billions of dollars.

The movie opened this week and will, too, have some loving it and others hating it but I think the latter will win. I don't fall into either category as I didn't feel one way or the other. Being a huge Jennifer Hudson fan I was anxious to hear/see her deliver "Memory" and she more than makes the song her own. Judi Dench, who was to be in the original production but who had to leave due to a Archilles tendon snapping a week before the show was to open, is here to decide who will go to the Heaviside Layer and Ian McKellen as Asaragus, Gus for short, is a once famous actor and now is old, has cerebral palsy and hopes to 'win' the chance for a new life.

Various other cats are played by Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson and James Cordon while Francesca Hayward makes her film debut as Victoria a new cat abandoned by her human owners. There is also an excellent ensemble of professional dancers, many from the Royal Ballet, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler.

The cat 'outfits' along with the disconcerting CGI effects and the direction by Tom Hopper lacks the charm of the stage productions. Though I am glad I went to see this version of "Cats" I won't recommend it as it is one of the many of less successful Broadway to Hollywood musicals.

The movie runs an hour and 50 minutes and is rated R but I didn't hear/see anything that would be offensive for young kids who would probably get involved watched the cats.… Expand

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SrPepeApr 1, 2020

Yo creo que es una película muy innecesaria e incómoda, pero los efectos y la escenografía están muy bien logrados. El plot es bastante confuso y la canción del final es malísima.

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frederik1478Oct 25, 2020

A Movie best enjoyed drunk, I watch this with my musical liking friend And after we have A glass of wine we begin to enjoy spectacular. Even if I would say that the only reason I got food this movie is because of Alcohol and friendship

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cag345Jan 12, 2020

Cats is far from being a good movie. But I have seen worse film disasters in recent years. Let's put aside the terrible CGI and the ridiculous occurrences of the director for generating this kind of hybrid between humans and cats, to reallyCats is far from being a good movie. But I have seen worse film disasters in recent years. Let's put aside the terrible CGI and the ridiculous occurrences of the director for generating this kind of hybrid between humans and cats, to really focus on the history of these cats that sing and dance, hoping to be reborn into a new life.

If I am honest, I have never had contact or seen the different theatrical productions of Cats, but watching this movie, I have a vague idea, that there is not enough plot here to actually support having made a movie about... just this. I suppose that seeing her in theater will be a completely different experience and that everything that is around us can marvel over the bland idea that exists under this story. However, Hopper gives us a sterile story, too elaborate-over-thought (although with poor and poor CGI) and excessively boring. I understand that it is a musical, but it is almost 105 minutes of continuous music, where there is no memorable song (except for Memories and the new song composed by Swift). The miserables, La-la land or even the greatest showman are just few examples taht shows the right equilibrium. There is nothing that allows us to fall in love with Cats or at least let her into our hearts. Hopper was perhaps not the best idea to direct this production, it would have been better never to have done it or at least with a more ambitious director. And yet, not everything is so bad. There are actors who give themselves completely to their characters. Dench, Elba and McKellen on the one hand are great in their roles, but our protagonist is not at the acting or vocal level of any of his co-stars and it is somewhat painful to see her try hard without achieving it. Well, she is still better than Wilson and Corden, especially Corden who is pathetic while laughing at his weight (Was that really the only reason to have him in the cast?). The choreographies are fine but the CGI makes them look fake and too digitized, obscuring the cast effort. The direction of photography and production are of the highest quality, being the best of the film. Cats will be a dark chapter in the history of Hopper and perhaps he will teach some humility to this Oscar winner who had been giving hits but gradually losing his brightness presented in the past decade, when he gave us HBO productions of first category. However, I don't think it's so bad to be the next winner of the Razzie awards, that this year has worse contenders than this forgettable version of the movie.… Expand