Cats 4K UHD (2019)

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

And then the inevitable Jurassic Furious crossover will make even more cheddar

In space.

Make it happen, Universal.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by birdztudio

But why you want to make bad movie to begin with? Does that even make sense?

are you over-generalizing or is that a direct comment about 'Cats' - a 'bad' movie or even 'bad movie making' is subjective in my opinion.

[birdztudio]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

are you over-generalizing or is that a direct comment about 'Cats' - a 'bad' movie or even 'bad movie making' is subjective in my opinion.

well, i'm talking about majority of people, most of everybody knows that Cats are not the great plays to begin with (Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer @Empire Magazine even call Cats hideous plays) and with the CG and everything and even looked by the trailer (liked 132K v disliked 344K), it's not good to begin with, don't you think?

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by birdztudio

well, i'm talking about majority of people, most of everybody knows that Cats are not the great plays to begin with (Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer @Empire Magazine even call Cats hideous plays) and with the CG and everything and even looked by the trailer (liked 132K v disliked 344K), it's not good to begin with, don't you think?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by birdztudio

well, i'm talking about majority of people, most of everybody knows that Cats are not the great plays to begin with (Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer @Empire Magazine even call Cats hideous plays) and with the CG and everything and even looked by the trailer (liked 132K v disliked 344K), it's not good to begin with, don't you think?

But what does "not good to begin with" even mean when we're talking about a trailer? That didn't just spring up out of the ground, it was part of a $100M production that was already well underway and despite the hysterical reaction to it Uni weren't going to scrub what they'd done and start over. Maybe you'd be happy in writing off $100M on the whims of a bunch of whiny douchenozzles on the internet? I mean, the movie has failed miserably anyway but having spent what they've spent they had to at least give it a chance in theaters.

[fighthefutureofhd]

It wouldn't surprise me if this movie came out on 4K as part of an exclusive PetSmart steelbook. Anything to generate 9 lives out of this thing.

[PonyoBellanote]

Originally Posted by Doombear

Anybody who enjoyed the stage show or the 1998 PBS version will likely love this one. It has a lot of added scenes and some re-interpretations. I really enjoyed it. Those going in blindly with no appreciation of showtunes might be quite disappointed. I love a lot of movies which reviewers hated.

That's likely what happened to me. My enjoyment of the movie probably came from the fact that I absolutely love the original musical and its song. Probably the songs most of all.

Regardless, that doesn't mean I think it's a masterpiece or that it doesn't have problems and bad choices. But I liked it.

[TheBoss062]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

are you over-generalizing or is that a direct comment about 'Cats' - a 'bad' movie or even 'bad movie making' is subjective in my opinion.

Cats is just unfilmable. The stage musical is known for not having a real story of any kind.

[DiscoDan]

Having not seen any stage productions of Cats, I too was wondering if anybody expected it to be great. 2-3 songs top are good to listenable, and the rest are actually harsh on the ears. I listened to some of the broadway renditions and found them even worse than the movie. The fact that there is no real plot and it’s just song after song makes it miserable source material to begin with. But clearly some people like Cats, right? It’s one of the longest running broadway shows of all time. I’d be curious to hear what a Cats fanatic didn’t like about the movie.

[PonyoBellanote]

The normal Blu-ray just got to a discount price of 22.99 dollars. Jesus. They're going down this one. I now am perfectly sure there's not gonna be 4K at all. Physically of course..

[tyrok]

Universal is the kind of studio that will put out a 4K anyway despite the box office. That extra $5 for 4K gets them closer to breaking even.

[PonyoBellanote]

Originally Posted by tyrok

Universal is the kind of studio that will put out a 4K anyway despite the box office. That extra $5 for 4K gets them closer to breaking even.

Here's hoping. Specially when it was shot in 4k native. So it coasted more money to shoot it that way so they'd hopefully want to make the most out of it :P

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

But what does "not good to begin with" even mean when we're talking about a trailer? That didn't just spring up out of the ground, it was part of a $100M production that was already well underway and despite the hysterical reaction to it Uni weren't going to scrub what they'd done and start over. Maybe you'd be happy in writing off $100M on the whims of a bunch of whiny douchenozzles on the internet? I mean, the movie has failed miserably anyway but having spent what they've spent they had to at least give it a chance in theaters.

The movie should not even be a thing to begin with. It’s a disastrous idea to start. Not to compare it to the likes of Pynchon or David Foster Wallace, but their work are things that only belong in pages of a book. Transitioning those to big screen is virtually impossible (Inherent Vice gets the pass as it’s both Thomas’ most commercial book and it has the extraordinary talent of PTA behind it).
Cats was a ridiculous stage play that still runs because of the oddity of it is. And it’s something that feels better as a stage play.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by TheBoss062

Cats is just unfilmable. The stage musical is known for not having a real story of any kind.

Well the source material is a collection of poems - so yes the plot is sparse

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by DiscoDan

Having not seen any stage productions of Cats, I too was wondering if anybody expected it to be great. 2-3 songs top are good to listenable, and the rest are actually harsh on the ears. I listened to some of the broadway renditions and found them even worse than the movie. The fact that there is no real plot and it’s just song after song makes it miserable source material to begin with. But clearly some people like Cats, right? It’s one of the longest running broadway shows of all time. I’d be curious to hear what a Cats fanatic didn’t like about the movie.

Those who've seen the Broadway show have stated it wasn't all that good either.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by TheBoss062

Cats is just unfilmable. The stage musical is known for not having a real story of any kind.

That's not true. Cats are very filmable. I've seen plenty of cats filmed that were great and held my attention. It's how these cats were filmed that stunk.

[birdztudio]

lol

[TheBoss062]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

That's not true. Cats are very filmable. I've seen plenty of cats filmed that were great and held my attention. It's how these cats were filmed that stunk.

These aren’t cats. They’re mutant creature things.

[jess1581]

Jesus H Christ..... There's just no excuse for putting out a movie that was evidently not finished. It looked visually rough, the cgi looked like it was 75% finished, the faces wobbled around their tiny cat heads, I swear I saw green halos around the cat fx at least 30% of the time. I'm just shocked how botched this movie looked.... and then of course everything else that didn't work. They shoulda cast stage performers, and not big name actors. Every moment was cringe, with only Idris Elba and Jennifer Hudson coming out on top. This isn't even a so bad it's enjoyable kind of movie. It should be buried in kitty litter and never seen again.

Improving the fx isn't gonna salvage the boneheaded creative decisions. Costumes and stage performers, was it that difficult to realize?

[TheBoss062]

Originally Posted by jess1581

Jesus H Christ..... There's just no excuse for putting out a movie that was evidently not finished. It looked visually rough, the cgi looked like it was 75% finished, the faces wobbled around their tiny cat heads, I swear I saw green halos around the cat fx at least 30% of the time. I'm just shocked how botched this movie looked.... and then of course everything else that didn't work. They shoulda cast stage performers, and not big name actors. Every moment was cringe, with only Idris Elba and Jennifer Hudson coming out on top. This isn't even a so bad it's enjoyable kind of movie. It should be buried in kitty litter and never seen again.

Improving the fx isn't gonna salvage the boneheaded creative decisions. Costumes and stage performers, was it that difficult to realize?

It was rushed for a Christmas release.