Cat's Eye
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
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- Cast:
- Drew Barrymore , James Woods , Alan King , Kenneth McMillan , Robert Hays , Candy Clark , James Naughton
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best movie i've ever seen.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
I really liked the opening scenes , where the cats is been chased by the dog, which is a reference to Cufo, and they Cristina the evil red car.The first story,QuittersI didn't like this story , I could not watch the cat getting electric shocks.For me that story was hard to watch , I skip the rest of that story.The ledge I liked this story better , as some decent tense, as I am scared of height also liked how the the story came to a end.Then cats ends up in family home, the mothers is not happy but there some kind of small monster in the girl room. The cats saves the night.I thought it was okay story .This was a mix bag
The adventures of a runaway cat trying to find its young owner link three stories together.The Good Stor(ies): Quitter's, Inc-At the request of friends and family, a man goes to Quitter's, Inc., a special group run by a strange doctor that encourages people to quit smoking through violent force. Warned of severe consequences if caught smoking, grave consequences are in store for his family and loved ones. As he gets further along in his treatment, the harder it gets for him to keep his promise. This is one of the better stories. Every minute of this bizarre yet surprising story inspires an interesting paranoiac atmosphere, but it is exaggerated to an extent, where a spy hides in a dresser and awaits the moment when he will smoke, another fakes jogging in front of his house, and a few others, but it's the paranoia set in that make them work well. There is a single sequence where, at a party, hallucinates giant ambulatory cigarettes to the accompaniment of The Police's "Every Breath You Take, "a song so perfectly suited it could have virtually been written for the film, as faces become distorted and changed to the point that an extreme amount of joy is had through the goofy nature of their appearances. There's a particularly thrilling sequence of events that starts with him crumbling in his car while stuck in traffic, the whole time wondering if he's being spied on throughout his trek. The only part that doesn't work is why would an important firm offer its clientèle the opportunity to torture, rape and kill, while risking getting caught? This aspect is not covered and it is a question to be asked as it seems like a risky proposition. Otherwise, this was a good entry.The General-Finding its long-lost home, a young girl is reunited with her runaway cat, much to her parents' disappointment. While sleeping with her cat, she is soon attacked by a strange troll and the cat leaps to her defense, but the resulting damage is blamed on the cat and is giving away. Racing back, it engages in an intense struggle with the creature for its owner's life. This isn't that bad, and did have some really nice moments. The troll effects are well pulled-off as it looks realistic while also giving it a creepy appearance, as it steals many of the best moments when it attacks its victim while sitting on its chest, a marvelous trick that comes off wonderfully. The climactic showdown is the natural highlight, as it's a nice, long dragged-out fight without getting repetitive or ridiculous, and the foregone conclusion is satisfying. The only thing that doesn't work in this is that the special don't always work. Most of the matte shots are obviously matte shots, as the halo around the objects is painfully apparent and no attempt is made to hide them. It's not enough to lower the rating, but it's still a distracting problem.The Bad Stor(ies): The Ledge-After his affair has been discovered, the cheater is approached by her husband and is offered a deal to save his life. If he can walk around the ledge surrounding his high-rise apartment building, he'll let him go with his wife. Reluctantly agreeing, he sets out on the quest, unaware of the traps he has set to knock him off before he reaches his goal. This does manage to provide the little bit of gore, as we get some bloody bird pecks, a severed head and some gunshots. This almost manages to work because of its simplicity and originality. The camera angles, for the most part, put in perspective the man and pit that wants to swallow him. It's a daunting enough task and he's tempted to fall because of the wind that attacks him and the pigeons who smash his ankle, but when the husband is going out of his way to make him fall by putting traps along his way by spraying him with a fire hose and popping out of nowhere with a loud horn, it's a little intense at times. However, this is ruined by the repetitive nature of the events. It's not that different from any section, as he goes out and then the guy pops up with a trap. After a while, it gets numbing and no matter how suspenseful it is, after the first few traps seen it's acceptable to miss this one with no harm done at all.Rated PG-13: Violence, mild Language and mild animal cruelty.
Actually I thought the overall quality for this anthology movie is pretty high. I expected to like it since I am a big fan of Stephen King. It seems that when I take comedy horror lightly, I am able to enjoy it much more. This is much more comedy than horror. In fact only the second story can be considered somewhat of a horror story but the rest are on the comedy side. I also liked the overall light hearted tone of the stories. Obviously this is made for a much younger audience.I was quite impressed with the first two stories and I would have rated it higher but the third story is just not good enough. The special effects are corny, the tone is very childlike and I guess it is intended that way. The scenes between the cat and the troll were just too ridiculous. It is a pity because the first 2 are excellent.The quitters incorporated story was pretty awesome and I was laughing at various points. The party scene being a highlight, I guess I know how smokers must feel when they try to quit. It is hilarious in usual 80s fashion. I also liked the performance of James woods. This is the advantage of having professional talented actors in horror movies instead of some unknown faces. The output is always a level higher than what we can expect in an 80s horror movie.The Ledge was also of high quality. As usual, in stories with this theme, there are many elements which are too difficult to accept. If you are looking for logic. But if you just want to go along with any ridiculous scenario, then you would really enjoy the story here! I had a lot of fun watching the bird pecking at him, the guy holding on to the wall no matter what and the effective twist. It is a nice little ride! Anyway so I loved it overall but I was not satisfied with the third story at all, so I have to rate it lower. I rate the first story 8, second story 9 and the third story 5. So overall I rate it a 7.7/10
While Cat's Eye is by no means a good movie it still manages to be entertaining. I wish to god they'd stop using that horrible actress Drew Barrymore in things though. Cat's Eye is three of horror novelist Stephen King's short stories, the first being about a man who signs up to quit smoking with no idea that the mafia is running the quitting business, the second being a man stuck in a bet for his life with a psychopath sadistically using him and the third story is the little girl who is in danger and the cat tries to save her from an evil troll-lie creature that wants to kill her in the night.Cat's eye is more a silly adventure than much else. It has its comedic moments, my favorite being when the cat escapes the smoking rehab center and the mob guy says, "oh fiddlysticks!" right loud, and the scene where the man is at a party at home and he begins to envision bizarre hallucinations involving cigarettes. The acting was okay but Drew Barrymore was just annoying, and the soundtrack was great. The cat was pretty cute. Also if you're a Stephen King fan you might notice in the beginning credits the Christine car and the Cujo dog chasing the cat. It's just an entertaining but weird little movie that's kind of fun to watch and passes the time.