The Black Cat

R

1981

1h 31m

Horror

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6 Reviews

26%

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500+ Ratings

An American photographer (Mimsy Farmer) and a Scotland Yard inspector (David Warbeck) suspect a man's (Patrick Magee) cat of murder.

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

Lucio Fulci's mid-period The Black Cat just pilfer's Poe's original for exploitational imagery, essentially ditching the self sabotaging inner turmoil for a superfluous supernatural yarn stuffed with non sequiturs.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 20, 2020

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Christopher Machell

CineVue

A meandering plot and unintentional humour are far from enough to detract from this beautifully shot and atmospheric voyage into the dark.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 17, 2017

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Lucius Gore

ESplatter

This is a decent Fulci film, delivering all the sleaze and some of the splatter you can expect from the Italian goremeister.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 4, 2008

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...much of the film consists of long, interminable sequences in which not much happens...

Rated: 1/4

Oct 23, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2005

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Even for a Fulci film, this is pretty lame.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 27, 2003

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Joel C

Considering the subject matter, which is literally a black cat antagonist, this could easily come off as gimmicky or comedic. I think they treated this just like any slasher/horror film and created one of the best animal serial killer movies to date. Of course it has it's 80's moments when you chuckle, but the cat looks so cool on camera and the kills are awesome. Good piece of filmmaking.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/21

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Audience Member

Goofy "Poe-inspired" silliness from Fulci. Fun to watch on a rainy afternoon.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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delysid d

not fulcis best but its a nice version of the poe story,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/21/18

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Audience Member

Wonderfully made with a well captured gothic aesthetic that makes the film, with great camera work and a production value that looks great. The actual plot itself is overly ridiculous and a little stupid, it doesn't really crave suspense or tension but far better than initial thoughts on paper as the final product isn't all that stupid or boring as it would sound.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

So I've enjoyed most of the Fulci films I've run across, but this one left me cold for some reason. There's a few interesting death sequences, but overall I just can't get that spooked by a black cat lurking around, which is what this film would have required. The idea of someone sending evil spirits after their enemies is creepy I suppose, but if the messenger is something I'm accustomed to scaring away with a squirt bottle of water, it's hard to be freaked out by it. Rental? At best?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Very weak (and loose) adaptation of the Poe classic.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

An American photographer (Mimsy Farmer) and a Scotland Yard inspector (David Warbeck) suspect a man's (Patrick Magee) cat of murder.

Director: Lucio Fulci
Production Co: Italian International Film
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2014
Runtime: 1h 31m

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