Just saw 'Cats' and really did like it.

[GoneOffShore]

So, it was savaged by the critics(especially Kyle Buchanan at the NYTimes who would seem to be a joyless little shitbird with some serious psych issues), but I found it really a good adaptation of the stage show.

The music still holds up after all these years, far better than some other pieces that Andrew Lloyd Webber has done, and the performances were all top notch. Yes, it is 'over the top' and not realistic, but then it is a musical adapted from a book of poems about cats written by T S Eliot.

If you're after serious cinema, this is not the movie for you. If you like the music, some of which you've heard before('Memories' being the song that was 'the' big hit), and you like dance and visual jokes, you'll have fun.

[Cornus]

1. Read a lot of the awful reviews...

...but I still plan on seeing it, tomorrow I hope.

[Amishman]

2. I rarely agree with the critics

I'll definitely watch Cats when it hits redbox

[mnhtnbb]

3. I loved it.

Had been looking forward to it for some time. Saw the musical on the stage in London in the 80's.

It didn't have guns, car chases, outer space stuff, or gratuitous sex, though, so I could see why many critics wouldn't like it. I thought it was great fun, and had tears streaming down my face when Jennifer Hudson was singing Memory. I have been a fan of hers for a long time and to me, her performance was fabulous. The director really encouraged her to pull back her vocals and it gave the song much more emotional impact.

[UniteFightBack]

4. I always thought this whole premise was just bizarre...and I'm a cat lover. Glad you liked it! nt