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Movie Reviews of Cat People
Movie Review: This needs to be released in High Definition Blu-Ray
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a Gothic cult classic from the eighties. It's unfortunate that this DVD is still only available as the muddy, grainy, silhouette-shadowy, version that is really no better than the VHS tape version.
But, this movie has a lot to offer for its cinematography and its music. To see this film in high definition would make it one of my favorite films from the eighties.
It's got a fabulous backdrop scenery of many ancient and historic parts of New Orleans.
The leopard tree dream sequences are beautifully created and should be seen and heard in high definition for its color and beauty.
Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack score is some of the best terrifying background music ever put to a movie.
And, to me personally, to see Nastassia Kinski's beautiful eyes and lips and many of her nude scenes, in the best possible picture quality that can be remastered, would be a great source of eye candy to back up this film's story. Her cat eyes are so mysterious and alluring. She was so perfect for the role.
If this movie, and Nastassia Kinski's earlier film "Tess" were remastered and available in High Definition Blu-Ray, I'd pay any price.
Movie Review: Cat People gets its 3rd of Nine Lives!
Summary: 4 Stars
This re-release of the CAT PEOPLE DVD includes many extras never before seen on previous releases. Most notable is a running commentary by the director, and several excellent featurettes on the special effects. It's amazing to see so many goodies piled high on what may be considered a film of cult status. Fans of THE HUNGER or VAMPYROS LESBOS will find themselves in familiar territory. This is a sexy excercise in style over substance, but what a great fun ride it is. Schrader gives us depth in a genere much maligned for being very dumbed down. He pulls no punches as the graphic scenes of sex and violence push the envelope of any censors. Shy about gore and full frontal nudity? You should skip this title.
Brainy, seductive, and always beautiful from the set to the score this one is a winner! Not at all faithful to the original Val Lewton classic, this one differs from its source as strongly as THE THING did.
Movie Review: Nastasja Kinski's at her hottest
Summary: 4 Stars
Classic early 80's feel throughout this update to the Val Guest classic. Nastashia Kinski was incredibly hot here; she was at her most attractive in this movie. (The famous anaconda ads were shortly before Cat People.) She also had jet black hair in this film, and luscious full, red lips. The famous violin scene where ol' Droog Meister, Malcolm McDowel strums her with the violin bow was talked about a lot when the movie came out. There is an uncredited musical number sung by David Bowie-- towards the end, as I recall, probably over the end credits. It had the line "putting out the fire with gasoline." That was an interesting song. In the begining there are some flashback scenes to the "origin of the cat people" that are shot with an Franzetta look.Movie Review: Natassja purrs
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is almost exactly like a were-wolf film, except the people turn into large black cats (I think they're leopards).Malcolm McDowell welcoms Natassja Kinski to New Orleans. They're siblings who've not seen each other for some time.
On the were-wolf theme, these people don't turn at the coming of the full-moon. Rather, when they have sex (!) they become cats! Malcolm long ago realised that only having sex with his sister will prevent this transformation (apparently they'd be able to ... without bother - only mating with a human will produce the change (?) )
Anyway, although that all sounds rather silly, this film is darkly erotic anyway, especially when Natassja runs wild, and naked through the dark forest.
Movie Review: Cat people or kitties in training?
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is interesting enough to watch, but in the end, I felt a need for more. First off, considering that technically it was a remake of the 1942 movie of the same title, it's much better than the original. I don't think that should do a sequel, unless it was in the format of a prequel (then they could have a younger guy for Malcolm MacDowell's role, cause he's definitely too old to play young now). I would like to know how MacDowell's character came to realize what he was and how he accepted to live the life that he did.