What's New Pussycat
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Movie Reviews of What's New Pussycat
Movie Review: Michael James: "Pussycat from the sky, I can't resist you"
Summary: 3 Stars
"What's New Pussycat? (1965) was directed by a British director, Clive Donner and it is the first feature film for which Woody Allen wrote the original screenplay. Allen also played a supporting role of Victor Skakapopulis, the friend of Michael James (Peter O'Toole). Michael is a fashion editor, surrounded by beauty and glamour of his models which he can't refuse. He truly loves his fiancée Carole (Romy Schneider) and wants to be faithful to her but what can a man do if the gorgeous women literally fell for him from the sky? He sees a psychoanalyst Dr. Fassbender (Peter Sellers) who is not much of help and faces his own demons. Meanwhile, Victor is desperately in love with his best friend's fiancée...
The movie reminds a lot "Casino Royale" - it was made in the 60s, has a great cast (Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss, Woody Allen, Ursula Andress), strikingly beautiful women and the song by Burt Bacharach. It takes place in Paris - and it is almost as much mess as "Casino... " is - silly, naive, and often simply ridiculous but somehow it works after all these years. One of the reasons I believe is Allen's script, the dialogues and one-liners that are hilarious. This time, Allen received more screen time that in Casino.... and he made his scenes very funny. "What's New Pussycat?" is not a great movie but it is charming and I like it.
6.5/10
Movie Review: Say it isn't so!
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm disappointed to read that this DVD version of "What's New Pussycat" has had scenes removed in order to be politically correct.
I was 12 years old the year this movie came out in the theatre. I was at an all girls sleepover, and we were supposed to see a different film that evening when the parents dropped us off at the theatre.
We sat in front row seats giggling at how naughty we were as the film began. And then "he" (Peter O'Toole) came on the screen - larger than life with the bluest eyes I've ever seen. I felt my little girl heart flutter for the first time. My first crush. Gosh he was gorgeous.
Mr. O'Toole did not age well over the years. My daughter looked at me incredulously when I told her how handsome he had been. I was looking forward to proving it to her with this film.
After reading about the cuts, I hesitate to order it, Drats!
Movie Review: Dvd vs Laserdisc
Summary: 3 Stars
I just acquired the laserdisc of this & the color is beautiful. The laserdisc was released in 1993. I know it is uncut just like the Tom & Jerry box sets were taken from the masters unedited. Someone had a post on Pusscat being cut so tell me what was cut! Im not that familar with this movie.Movie Review: That was then, Pussycat!
Summary: 3 Stars
Was 18 when I saw this in NY in 1965. Laughed till I cried. Loved the LSD inspired title credits. Not much left to recommend now, except for that Bachrach - David musical score. Oh yes!... Who can forget the impact that Paula Prentiss had on 18 year old boys at that time?Movie Review: Old Cat
Summary: 2 Stars
What's New Pussycat is a dubious start for the great Woody Allan, but it is an important film because after this disaster was released Woody vowed to never let anyone again direct a film he had written. What's New Pussycat starts off with a lot of promise. The animated titles with the song of the same name as the film sung by a young Tom Jones sets you up for a fun time. The opening scene with Peter Seller's as a mad psychiatrist fighting his Wagnarian wife is very funny. Then What's New Pussycat goes off the rails. Scenes of two drunks slurring their words and staggering around waking up the neighborhood are slow, boring and as unfunny as the real thing. Peter O Toole and Peter Sellers just go through the motions. The scenes with Woody Allan are good, but these moments don't really fit the film. What's New Pussycat goes about an hour too long.
Although the director clearly focusses his attention on madcap lunacy rather than the plot, it is interesting to wonder what Woody actually intended What's New Pussycat to be. The film as it stands is so different to anything else he worked on (disregarding Casino Royale, because his input on that was minimal). If he had directed this film I suspect scenes would have been tightened, the dialogue more realistically delivered, the slapstick would have been staggered and not overwhelm everything else, and Peter Sellers, if he had any respect for Woody as a first time director (which is doubtful), may have beem induced to really shine. Even so, I can't see What's New Pussycat being among his best work, but it would be a lot less boring than what it is now.
Although I have panned this film I gave it two stars because some scenes are genuinely good and it is of historic significance.