Cat People

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Dallas H The Lewton Bus jump scare is the bane of my horror movie watching existence. As wisely yelled by Brick in Anchorman, "LOUD NOISES!" Beyond this irksome creation, I like the movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Ted B 4.0 stars; This movie is a great example of how you can create suspense, fright, and horror in a psychological thriller without using a bunch of cheap special effects. The suspense was created in the unseen. The only attempt at it was the silly cartoon cats that appeared in Irena's dream/nightmare. Simone Simon was perfectly cast for the lead role. The plot was weird only because she made it so. I can't help but wonder what the audience in 1942 thought of this movie. Did they recognize it as a classic in its own right? Today, cheap special effects and over-the-top acting would be slapped onto the production, and it would be relegated to B-level TV and theaters. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Alec B Despite the silly title, this is a solid and economic thriller. Also, the movie is barely coy about it's sexual themes which no doubt contributed to it's surprisingly popularity. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Dave C This is a layered, complex, yet seductively simple story told with elegance and intelligence. Whilst many themes are explored (Gender vs Sexuality; Humanist vs Atavist; Local vs Nonnative; Heteronormative vs Queer; Biblical vs Pagan), it is the creative camerawork and lighting used suggestively, that really set this apart It is as enduring and everlasting as the notion of what love is (as stated by Alice), the consideration of what Irena feels in relation to her heritage and her state as an immigrant in America, and what can be achieved by a producer and a director who understand suspense and storytelling. The birth of the ‘Lewton Bus’ effect (dissipating tension with an innocuous jump scare) is a nice little development to come from the pairing too! Whilst it isn’t suspenseful in the same anxiety-provoking, all-questions-answered way that most of today’s horrors are, it deftly delivers what contemporary psychological horror is about – suspenseful, more viscerally-aligned visualisations of fear and dread Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Dave S Irena (Simone Simon), a Serb working in New York's fashion industry, believes that she is a descendent of an ancient group from her homeland who are transformed into cats when passionately aroused. When she falls in love with the skeptical Oliver (Kent Smith), things begin to become awkward. Jacques Tourneur's Cat People is an exceptionally well-made film, filled with vivid black and white cinematography, some creative lighting, strong performances, and a creepy score. However, it's sometimes difficult to buy into the silly premise and, furthermore, horror fans will probably be disappointed as there is little in the way of scares (other than the creepy pool scene, maybe) over the course of the scant 73-minute running time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review ChrisCSH H Beautifully shot film, starring Simone Simon, who is absolutely brilliant in the film. Great visuals and overall plot, emphasizing on the struggles of female sexuality of the time and how they were criticized for that belief. all in all a really good horror film for the time although there were better horror films of the time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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