The Trailer For Cats The Movie Is Here!!

Looks amazing!

The comments were something... Not sure why people dislike it so much.

I always found Cats to be depressing. I don't know if I want to see it or not.

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I find it more than a bit creepy. I doubt I'll go see it.

Cats is, of course, hilariously mockable. So don't mind the comments, lol.

I like it. The moving ears are a teensy bit unnerving though. I don't think I'll see it in the theater, but I'm definitely watching it when it's out on DVD/streaming. Probably several times . I mean, James Corden as Bustopher Jones! Idris Elba as the Rum Tum Tugger! How could I not?

I've never seen Cats, and didn't know what it was about until now.
Apparently, they come together at a ball and decide who is going to go to their version of heaven to be reborn? So do they actually kill/sacrifice someone?

Jem said:

So do they actually kill/sacrifice someone?

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The one who gets to go to the Heaviside Layer is Grizabella the Glamour Cat, who is very old and feeble. So I assume she dies of natural causes (and, presumably, somewhere a baby Glamour Cat is born). But in the play she just floats into the sky so I guess I don't really know what they intended, haha.

I would like to see it just because Judy Dench is in the movie. I love her and have never seen her on the big screen.

muffy said:

I would like to see it just because Judy Dench is in the movie. I love her and have never seen her on the big screen.

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She's Old Deuteronomy. Hmm, not sure how I feel about that. . .Old Deuteronomy is supposed to be an accomplished old tomcat (whose numerous progeny prosper and thrive). I thought she was Grizabella when I watched the trailer.

And Idris Elba isn't the Rum Tum Tugger. I got almost everyone mixed up in the trailer. He's Macavity. Tugger is played by Jason Derulo.

Cats (2019 film) - Wikipedia

They did cast someone fairly androgynous as Mr Mistoffelees, which is good. Yes, I've seen it so many times that I have very definite opinions about who should play what, lol. My brother and I once argued for days over whether Mr Mistoffelees is male or female, and that's probably what TS Eliot meant to do.

I’ve never been a fan of movies that make animals human-like, but this is just another level of creepy for me, sorry.

I agree. Could only watch the trailer once. It made my skin crawl.

But the comment section is GOLD.

A Feline Anatomy Expert Weighs In On That 'Cats' Trailer

It seems a bit strange to get an "expert opinion" of a movie trailer..

Willowy said:

She's Old Deuteronomy. Hmm, not sure how I feel about that. . .Old Deuteronomy is supposed to be an accomplished old tomcat (whose numerous progeny prosper and thrive). I thought she was Grizabella when I watched the trailer.

And Idris Elba isn't the Rum Tum Tugger. I got almost everyone mixed up in the trailer. He's Macavity. Tugger is played by Jason Derulo.

Cats (2019 film) - Wikipedia

They did cast someone fairly androgynous as Mr Mistoffelees, which is good. Yes, I've seen it so many times that I have very definite opinions about who should play what, lol. My brother and I once argued for days over whether Mr Mistoffelees is male or female, and that's probably what TS Eliot meant to do.

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I have never actually seen the movie. I have just seen bits and pieces of it on PBS at different times. I found it depressing and I don't know if I can watch the whole movie.

jcat said:

A Feline Anatomy Expert Weighs In On That 'Cats' Trailer

It seems a bit strange to get an "expert opinion" of a movie trailer..

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“The two things that I think are right are the shape and placement of the ears and the tail motion.”

jcat said:

A Feline Anatomy Expert Weighs In On That 'Cats' Trailer

It seems a bit strange to get an "expert opinion" of a movie trailer..

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It's the internet. SOMEBODY is gonna call an expert, lol.

I did see ear movement, maybe the expert didn't watch closely enough. So that part is weird. I think I would have preferred the "people in costumes representing cats" aesthetic instead of CGI-ing everything.

muffy said:

I have never actually seen the movie. I have just seen bits and pieces of it on PBS at different times. I found it depressing and I don't know if I can watch the whole movie.

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Mmmm, not particularly. It's largely an excuse for people to dress up as cats and dance and recite T.S. Eliot's poems (except for "Memory", which was written for the play). The songs are (mostly) word-for-word from the poems (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, if you want to read them). The "plot" is barely noticeable; in fact some people say there is no plot. Maybe "Memory" is a little depressing but the rest is all in good fun. Just singing and dancing and dressing up like a cat.

I wonder if they'll do Growltiger's Last Stand? That gets taken out of most plays now. I think they could modify it for modern sensibilities, and it's really the best part.

1.) The whole CGI/real human thing did a fantastic job of creeping me the heck out. Very reminiscent of the awful Sonic the Hedgehog trailer.

2.) I CANNOT stand the voice of whoever is singing Memory. That is probably the worst I have ever heard that song, which is awful because I love that song.

It's a no from me...Taylor Swift, Jason DeRulo, Rebel Wilson, Ian McKellen?? That is such an odd smattering of people to have.

Just overall not a big fan. I was so looking forward to it.