The Curse of the Cat People
Published 2024-11-02
Film info
- Title The Curse of the Cat People
- Directors Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch
- Year 1944
- Run time 1hr 10m
- Genres Horror, Fantasy, Drama
- Tagline A tender tale of terror!
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father’s late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:30 | Learning how to slap at a very young age. |
| 6:42 | One of the saddest things is when no one turns up for a kid's birthday party. |
| 13:40 | Why is he so obsessed with her playing with the other children? |
| 20:07 | Is it the opposite of a hoover that he's using? To dust with? |
| 24:09 | Yep, terrifying old witch house. |
| 31:31 | Damn, do I also need to watch Sleepy Hollow? |
| 41:23 | Why would it be proper to open presents on Christmas Eve? Makes no sense. |
| 43:14 | Is she singing in French? I thought she was Serbian. |
| 52:25 | Wait a minute, at the end of the last film he admitted she hadn't been lying. |
| 54:43 | Right on, lady. Being a parent in no way makes you an expert on children. |
| 58:58 | If she's been denying she's Barbara since she was six years old, I can't believe she would stick around. |
| 1:03:44 | Loving that murderous look in her eye. |
Thoughts
It probably didn't help that I watched this sequel directly after finishing the original Cat People movie, but it didn't live up to its predecessor at all. It's barely connected to the first film, just happens to have some of the same people in it. This one is all about a lonely and isolated young girl and how people deal with imaginery friends and reaching out to other lonely people despite generational differences. It had interesting psychological themes, and definitely got me thinking, but it was even less scary than the first one and with barely any mention of felines, I don't understand why this is a sequel at all.
Rating: 2 / 5