Trailer for the MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR | CATS | Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, James Corden | directed by Tom Hooper
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The reaction to pleasure and pain can look mighty similar sometimes.
I'm still of the opinion that at least half of the people here posting their unnecessarily forceful disgust are actually just trying to convince themselves that they aren't feeling some of that beautiful purring deep down inside.
A similarly high IQ and appreciation for the art of film will be required to enjoy this adaptation.
You know, if I were to watch this trailer enough I could probably actually get past the visual stupidity of it, but . . .
However, I cannot abide James Corden and his presence actively repels me. No surprise he's playing the cat with probably the worst song in the show.
Even though I think it's a very weak musical, Betty Buckley in her prime could belt "Memory" like nobody's business (skip to 1:15 for the belt):
I'm surprised Jennifer Hudson's version seems so weak in the trailer, it's not like she doesn't have the range or power in her voice to do the same.
However, I cannot abide James Corden and his presence actively repels me. No surprise he's playing the cat with probably the worst song in the show.
Even though I think it's a very weak musical, Betty Buckley in her prime could belt "Memory" like nobody's business (skip to 1:15 for the belt):
I'm surprised Jennifer Hudson's version seems so weak in the trailer, it's not like she doesn't have the range or power in her voice to do the same.
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Looks worse than the Kilrathi in Wing Commander
Hey those were awesome back in the day!
These are actually both true. What's not obvious, because it's only subtly hinted at through the text, is that it's actually also an adaptation of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery.
And of course, as Kirsten Schaal once demonstrated on the BBC (the public television station that, of course, Lord Lloyd Webber grew up with), there is a longstanding tradition of interpretive dance using animals to teach literature, civics, etc.
CGI is weird, but I can see it as the sort of thing you adjust to after a few minutes of the movie if you just run with it. It's no Avatar that's for sure.
I'm in it for Tom Hooper and the fact that I never saw a stage production of Cats. Looking forward to it actually!
I'm in it for Tom Hooper and the fact that I never saw a stage production of Cats. Looking forward to it actually!
The weird obsession people have with Taylor Swift is weird as hell to me. I don't know what it is, but I've seen people on Twitter and other forums just with Taylor Swift avatars, banners, signatures and of course always have a ton of gifs saved in folders.
Isn't it this way with practically any top 40 artists though?
I watched it wondering why it wasn't fully cgi.
looked so stupid. I wonder if it'll tank at the BO.
looked so stupid. I wonder if it'll tank at the BO.
I think I want to see this for the same reason I want to see the Sonic movie: Just what the hell?
Though Taylor Swift as a cat appeals to me more than it logically should...
Though Taylor Swift as a cat appeals to me more than it logically should...
Trailer views are lower than expected. Pretty sure Sonic had around 15 million versus Cats' 5 million at the same point in time.
Yah putting Tay Tay as say an avatar is pretty sad. Poor freaks
If Cats was an animated movie like what Spielberg wanted to do when he was attached to direct it, Enter The Spider-Verse style, could have been good.
I keep watching the trailer and I have no idea why. It isn't good, I'm just so fascinated by the fact that this is a thing. I'm so lost...
A bunch of cats have a dance-off to figure out which one has earned the right to die
The plot is incredibly thin. It's about a bunch of humanoid cats debating over who gets picked to go to cat heaven.
You know why.
Boo, you can do better than that.
edit: Has there been any talk from the filmmakers about them beefing up/changing the story in anyway? I mean there is no way they can keep it as slight as the original so I would assume the whole Macavity kidnaps Old Deuteronomy plot will become a more central conflict for the whole picture.
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I admit it won't go down as one of the greatest puns in hisssssstory
You know why.
Boo, you can do better than that.
edit: Has there been any talk from the filmmakers about them beefing up/changing the story in anyway? I mean there is no way they can keep it as slight as the original so I would assume the whole Macavity kidnaps Old Deuteronomy plot will become a more central conflict for the whole picture.
Lol I'm gay but I'm very confused about the T-Swift cat. I can't wait to see the weird gifs that come out of this.
