Derry Herrera
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
coolcat01
This one was really spooky. Not enough cat's for my taste, but a solid premise.
moonspinner55
Joseph Stefano concocted this rather haphazard suspense yarn about a mercenary young woman in San Francisco who reunites a wealthy, dying woman with her beloved ne'er-do-well nephew in order to get her hands on the inheritance money. The plan gets off to a shaky start after the nephew, who harbors a paralyzing fear of cats, discovers hundreds of the meowing creatures in his aunt's manor. The felines are well-trained, and the film has an OK production and cast, but the story fails to add up. Stefano wants surprises and plot twists, but the scheming people we meet aren't really very exciting or interesting. A couple of shock scenes (particularly a well-staged one involving Eleanor Parker trying to make her way up a steep incline in her electric wheelchair) give the picture some much-needed flair, however the resolution is cloudy and the whole tale ultimately pointless. ** from ****
erwan_ticheler
Possible SPOILERSIn the tradition of monster movies a new and not very obvious version has been added:the CAT. And I must say,the execution is not bad at all.Of course the cats are not vampires or werewolves,they are real animals.But they become hostile when threatened in their "scam". The story is rather awful and makes no real sense,but that isn't really important,most horror movies have unsatisfying story lines.So the whole heritage theme can be forgotten.The main emphasis lies in the black humor and in the,strangely scary,sequences in which the cats get even with the greedy humans.I knew this was going to be a strange movie after watching the opening with it's double screen.This obscure feeling stays all out in this film and that makes it not straight forward.The characters are all unpredictable but the plot twists are not at all surprising.Overall,not very good but the weird feeling of it saves the movie. 6/10
applemike
This movie was partially re-shot and re-edited for television, and that's the only version that ever turns up. I sure wish the original theatrical version would become available on VHS or DVD. I remember this as being a wonderfully atmospheric, creepy movie. I was shocked the first time I viewed it on TV, because I vividly remembered a climactic scene where Gayle Hunnicutt was descending a big staircase and being chased and overtaken by a virtual sea of cats running around and past her. It was a visually stunning shot. Yet, in the televised version, she was being chased by one (count it) ONE solitary little kitty! It looked ridiculous, and you had to assume she was running based on some intense phobia, which isn't really established earlier in the story. This is a little gem, which deserves being restored to its theatrical release version.
