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“Cats” Movie Trailer

MaryLamb — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:38:50 GMT

Anyone else totally creeped out by it? The CGI looks poorly executed. Where is her tail coming from? If they’re trying to give small children nightmares, then mission accomplished.

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Venezia — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:44:31 GMT

DH and I've watched the trailer today and we don't get what all the fuss is about. Anyone who's see the musical wouldn't think anything is wrong with the trailer. We can't wait to see the full movie.

Quite frankly, I've see far scarier things on the news every single day lately.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:47:58 GMT

Ive seen various adaptions of the CATs trailer. I didn't find it creepy. However, I did find some of the CGI "off" and/or cheaply done. This isn't a low budget film is it?

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Venezia — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:51:43 GMT

@Mz iMac- Given the cast lineup, there's no way this is a low-budget production!

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MaryLamb — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:53:42 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
DH and I've watched the trailer today and we don't get what all the fuss is about. Anyone who's see the musical wouldn't think anything is wrong with the trailer. We can't wait to see the full movie.

Quite frankly, I've see far scarier things on the news every single day lately.

@Venezia Sorry, but I saw the original cast of “Cats” on Broadway in 1982 and in London in the mid-190’s, and I’m horrified by it. There are also throngs of contributors on the Broadway World forum who’ve seen the show multiple times, and they’re mortified, too. The issue is that instead of just doing the original theatrical makeup and touching it up with minimal CGI, they decided to go full CGI and it makes them look fake and creepy. Also, they’re not proportional to the sets they built for the film. They look like the size of mice rather than cats.

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Venezia — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:57:20 GMT

@MaryLamb- DH and I will wait to see the full movie and then decide. Basing an opinion on a few-minutes-long trailer doesn't give it a proper chance. (And wouldn't be the first time - and won't be the last - that we didn't agree with the "experts" and critics.)

But to each her own. Sorry, it's not something you will enjoy.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:04:16 GMT

@MaryLamb"it makes them look fake and creepy."

That is an "adult" opinion. I bet small children will find it funny or at least be in awe.

"they’re not proportional to the sets they built for the film. They look like the size of mice rather than cats."

Small children will not know the difference and/or even care!

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MaryLamb — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:09:51 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@MaryLamb"it makes them look fake and creepy."
That is an "adult" opinion. I bet small children will find it funny or at least be in awe.

"they’re not proportional to the sets they built for the film. They look like the size of mice rather than cats."
Small children will not know the difference and/or even care!

@Mz iMac You’re right. We shouldn’t expect too much from something that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make.

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chessylady — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:47:50 GMT

People have been making fun of Cats for years. Why should that change now? I saw it staged locally by one of the touring companies some years ago. I enjoyed the dancing and the music. Having had cats for most of my life, I liked the cat mannerisms by the actors. A movie is an interpretation not a staged musical. I will see it when it comes out, interested to see the well known actors. I may hate it or I may love it, but it is a fantasy based on a book, will keep my perspective.

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kitcat51 — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:03:09 GMT

Saw it yesterday & laughed...better left to the stage.

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willdob3 — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:08:15 GMT

@MaryLamb wrote:
@Venezia wrote:
DH and I've watched the trailer today and we don't get what all the fuss is about. Anyone who's see the musical wouldn't think anything is wrong with the trailer. We can't wait to see the full movie.

Quite frankly, I've see far scarier things on the news every single day lately.
@Venezia Sorry, but I saw the original cast of “Cats” on Broadway in 1982 and in London in the mid-190’s, and I’m horrified by it. There are also throngs of contributors on the Broadway World forum who’ve seen the show multiple times, and they’re mortified, too. The issue is that instead of just doing the original theatrical makeup and touching it up with minimal CGI, they decided to go full CGI and it makes them look fake and creepy. Also, they’re not proportional to the sets they built for the film. They look like the size of mice rather than cats.

@MaryLamb

This sounds awful. And sad. I saw the show on tour and loved every minute of it

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MamaWick — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:23:37 GMT

I have a cousin who works in Broadway theater, and when he "marked SAFE from the Cats trailer" on Facebook, I knew this is bad and I will just stay away

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mousiegirl — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:43:43 GMT

The fact that the cats are small is realistic. This couldn't be done on stage. I cried through the stage version as they are stray cats and I find that so sad, and what a difficult existence they live, no love, petting, attention.

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Annabellethecat66 — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:58:02 GMT

I also saw the original version of Cats and loved it. My late husband and I took our daughters to see it several times.

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GenXmuse — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:14:17 GMT

This is a movie that did not need to be made. I think it will tank.

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Beauty Maven — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:22:31 GMT

I'm with you @MaryLamb -- another movie I won't be seeing! The trailer looked weird and creepy!!

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MaryLamb — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:32:04 GMT

@GenXmuse wrote:
This is a movie that did not need to be made. I think it will tank.

@GenXmuse I agree. There is already a film version that was done in 1998 which used the Broadway sets, costumes, choreography and actors. It was well-produced and captured the stage version for posterity. When they announced this film back in 2016, it was right at the time that the live-action “Jungle Book” debuted, so people assumed that the cats would look like real cats and that the actors voices would be used. They made a big deal about how technologically advanced everything was going to look and kept everything under wraps until yesterday when the trailer dropped. So when people see how it looks pretty much the same as the stage show (only down with bad CGI instead of makeup) everyone is left asking, “what’s the point?” It seems like a vanity project for Andrew Lloyd Webber and just unnecessary.

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Ladylaughsalot — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 01:57:41 GMT

I don’t find it creepy at all, and can’t understand what all the fuss is about.

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Alter Ego — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:49:08 GMT

I had a slightly different reaction. I didn’t intend to see the film, but the preview looked so ridiculous that I actually may go now! Like a train wreck - you can’t help but look.

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mousiegirl — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 20:00:41 GMT

This was sung by a raggedy cat remembering the days when she had a home, made me cry listening especially "touch me and you'll know what happiness is."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNWt3kiTWc

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and the street lamp gutters
And soon
It will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smokey days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun