Aimeé
Producer Andrew Lloyd Weber has had multiple musicals take over Broadway for decades and then eventually make their way to the silver screen. Results have been mixed, but people were legitimately afraid of what would happen when it was announced a movie version of Cats was being directed by Tom Hooper—and they had every right to be. The Cats movie reviews are in, and folks, they are…not great.
Early clips and the trailer showed some pretty terrifying visual choices. While audiences might suspend their disbelief and enjoy a human dressed as a cat on stage for a couple of hours, a CGI mix of human and cat body parts is more horrifying than magical.
The film was released and everyone’s fears were confirmed. The movie is apparently awful, so awful in fact that Cats reviews have crossed over from being critical to being hilarious. They might be the best part of the whole thing:
I would pay to read a book of just Cats reviews. pic.twitter.com/3HTHxHH9Zf
— Joseph S. Pete (@nwi_jsp) December 19, 2019
Below are some of the worst and therefore best Cats movie reviews from people who had to actually sit through the movie, plus a few reactions from folks just enjoying the whole mess. And really, isn’t that what true entertainment is?
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— Alex Sievewright (@AlexSievewright) December 19, 2019
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this is my review of cats pic.twitter.com/88o4dt7b1b
— David Farrier (@davidfarrier) December 19, 2019
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Glad to report that Cats is everything you’d hoped for and more: a mesmerisingly ugly fiasco that makes you feel like your brain is being eaten by a parasite. A viewing experience so stressful that it honestly brought on a migraine.
— Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews) December 19, 2019
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Me watching #CATSmovie: WHY human faces and human hands? Why so small? What is Judi Dench’s fur coat made of? How do they poop? How did I get here? Why so boring? Who is responsible for this? What hath cat-manity wrought pic.twitter.com/z4b0ysQ800
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) December 19, 2019
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The Cats reviews are out and I can’t stop laughing. pic.twitter.com/4GaPEuJSuZ
— Samantha Joyce (@SamJoyceBooks) December 19, 2019
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I don’t really know what to say about CATS at this early stage, since a perfectly credible reaction like “it’s one of the worst pieces of art I’ve ever witnessed” can only sound like empty hyperbole. Maybe I should just wait a few months.
— Guy Lodge (@GuyLodge) December 19, 2019
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I love bizzaro, crazy, break into song & dance stuff & #CATSMovie was easily the most boring thing I’ve ever seen. Dancing was good & Jennifer Hudson’s “Memory” was stunning but I coulda easily napped & been fine. I spent a lot of time wondering what drugs Hooper was on.
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) December 19, 2019
And yes, all the CATS are horny AF but neutered and there’s a prostitute cat, which my friend wonders why a cat needs to prostitute themselves for money? milk? What is the CATS currency?
AND WHY DO SOME WEAR FUR COATS OVER THEIR FUR?
No lo entiendo! #CATSMovie
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) December 19, 2019
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Me watching CATS: https://t.co/SF4ZyNMYdd pic.twitter.com/NzqdmenwQD
— Matt Goldberg (@MattGoldberg) December 19, 2019
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The reviews for #CatsMovie has inspired new levels of creativity for reviewers and I could not be more here for it pic.twitter.com/F1kq2v1eJj
— River Wells (@riverhwells) December 19, 2019
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Cats reviews are in! pic.twitter.com/0oy17h6FrV
— sar ✨ (@screaminggogogo) December 19, 2019
