They've managed to release trailers with virtually no singing. For an entirely sung through musical. Which it won't be now. But that seems questionable to me. And the sizing is all wrong, they are tint tiny miniature cats when you see the stuff around them. Cats was the first show I saw as a very young child, it ignited a life long love of theatre but the filmed stage version is already better than this. I'd love to be wrong
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I could go into huge depth about it and really dissect it, but for me, bigger than the CGI, the most damaging thing was the lack of Gillian Lynnes choreography. I'm surprised Andrew Lloyd Webber let that happen honestly. What the film lacks is a coherent energy. That came from the choreography. They didn't replace it with anything.
Web30
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All i know about Cats is from an old advert that was on a vhs i had. It was for the video of the live show and i remember it going on forever and knowing i never wanted to watch it.
Arent they planing to re edit the film before its out on dvd due to the story not making sense or something?
Arent they planing to re edit the film before its out on dvd due to the story not making sense or something?
I have to say I think that's where a lot of the snark has come from. Non theatre goers. I regular theatre goers are a not better at suspending belief. We've seen people as cats before. My issues with it were not appearance but much more towards orchestration and choreography
It's a cg heavy movie I'm sure they used a double just to limit the amount of set time for swift. She just comes in for one song, then is in a couple more scenes for seconds.
I skim watched it, only watching the full version of memories and it's even worse than the trailor suggested.
Has Tom hooper or anyone else involved commented? The CG is so unfinished and rough, floaring bobble heads and lots of glitches.
BettyCrocker
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Itโs like a bad acid trip. Itโs just weird!I'm not of a nervous disposition and im a big animal lover but honestly this really puts the shits up me, it's like a cheese dream
Gingercream
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The reviews of this are terrible, looks like itโs as bad as the trailer suggested!
. Should be good
EmilyChambers
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I turned Into the Woods off after 4 minutes, the constant "into the woods" done my head right inI might stream it illegally like I did re-frozen
And turn it off after 3 minutes
I absolutely LOVE Cats, it's my favourite and your right about it being humans in leotards. However, whenever I've seen it, I have to sit up on the balcony part as I also have an unexplainable fear of humans dressed as animals and the Cats come off stage into the audienceCats looks awful as a movie. Iโve never seen it on stage (although want to!) but my understanding of it is that on stage it is just humans with very good facepaint and some leotards? The CGI versions really push it into uncanny valley for me, donโt think I would go and watch it because of that (even though I do really want to get into musicals/musical theatre) because it looks so bloody weird! Doesnโt translate into film
MrsCuthbo
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Def the sexist Rum TumHe's the reason I watched it in the first place I fancied him at the time.
The way he swings that tail....
Reetpateet
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I'm laughing reading your reply because I'm so glad someone felt as strongly as I did about it lol. Rum tum tugger is known for being sexy and a bit of a ladies man if your going to change him for anything current make him a bit more smooth and pop like or just don't change it at all because if it ain't broke.Ngl, I didn't love the bits we heard of Memory. It just sounded so... strained? Forced? Not sure exactly what I'm trying to say but whatever it is, it doesn't suit Jennifer Hudson's voice and I'm disappointed.
But mostly commenting to say... the f'king rap that they turned Rum Tum Tugger's song into! Oh my god. It was SO BAD. The original is such a great version, I couldn't believe they ruined it!
Cats has been one of my favourite musicals all my life, I wore out my cassette tape and then bought it on dvdIt was the first show I ever saw as a kid and, as someone who already loved cats (as in the animals, heh), I was obsessed. So when a friend wanted someone to go see the show with, I was all
yes please.
She'd never seen it before and didn't like it and I ranted about that stupid rap song for DAYS! lmao.
I really want this movie to be good
I was excited to see it until I saw knobby Cordon is in itAm I the only one excited to see this
I just hope they have kept rum tum tuggers original song when I went to see it again a few years back they had tried to update it to a rap kind of song which completely ruined it for me. Also can they fuck off keep casting James cordon in stuff that bloke pisses me right off
coconochanel
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He's the reason I watched it in the first place I fancied him at the time.
HereForLOLS
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I loved it......I loved the musical as a kid but I can see how someone who doesnโt love the stage show could find it weird
Apple In My Pie
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Cats looks awful as a movie. Iโve never seen it on stage (although want to!) but my understanding of it is that on stage it is just humans with very good facepaint and some leotards? The CGI versions really push it into uncanny valley for me, donโt think I would go and watch it because of that (even though I do really want to get into musicals/musical theatre) because it looks so bloody weird! Doesnโt translate into film
Justjennie84
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nope Iโm actually really excited to see this gutted itโs not out till December. I am however a massive musical fan and cats is one of my favsAm I the only one excited to see this
I just hope they have kept rum tum tuggers original song when I went to see it again a few years back they had tried to update it to a rap kind of song which completely ruined it for me. Also can they fuck off keep casting James cordon in stuff that bloke pisses me right off