Cats (2019)

[BetterButter]

 

[Spartan Girl]

Bless you, Lindsay Ellis.

[Brn2bwild]

3 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Bless you, Lindsay Ellis.

I was tempted to watch that car wreck for the first time after watching her video, but Amazon will only let you buy the movie, not rent.  I'm not buying that trash.  So I ended up renting the 1998 filmed stage version, and probably had a better time.  I never liked Cats, but now I feel like I get it... it's just supposed to be a weird acid trip.  There are no real characters (not even Grizabella) or motivations. 

[Dejana]

When the URL sums up the whole story...

 

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But worst of all, the source said, was the treatment visual effects staff received from Tom Hooper. The director, the source alleged, has no idea how animation works—but that did not stop him from sending crew members individual emails denigrating their work. (Hooper and distributor Universal Pictures did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)

Before visual effects artists fully render sequences for animated films, they normally show directors playblasts—preview renderings that feature characters without color or texture. That allows the director to evaluate the motion before hours of work are done to flesh out things like color, texture, and lighting. Hooper, however, did not seem to grasp that process. Any time the visual effects team wanted to show the director any animatics, the source said, they had to fully render it. Otherwise, he’d say things like, “What’s this garbage?” and “I don’t understand— where’s the fur?”

Some aspects of the production, the source alleges, became simply absurd—like when Hooper would demand to see videos of actual cats performing the same actions the cats would do in the film. “And as you know,” the source said, “cats don‘t dance.”

Multiple times during our interview, the source described Hooper as “horrible.” Other adjectives included “disrespectful,” “demeaning,” and “condescending.” “When you go into a conference room, you’re not allowed to speak,” they said. “And he talks to you like you’re garbage.

It took the VFX team six months to render the trailer, then they had four more months to complete the film. What a mess!

[BetterButter]

 

[Spartan Girl]

Thanks, Honest Trailers, I needed a laugh.

[Browncoat]

Now, THAT was hilarious!  And worth watching.  Thanks for posting it!

[rmontro]

On 7/24/2019 at 9:29 AM, Proclone said:

Why do cats have boobs?

Don't question it, just be thankful.

While I was watching this, I kept thinking about the Geico commercial with the witch who turns the girl into a cat.  That's what it looked like lol.

Lots of people questioning why this was made into a movie.  And I'm not saying it's good, but I'm glad they did.  Mainly because I never knew anything about Cats but I remember I used to hear about it for years and years.  I have to admit it wasn't quite what I was expecting, the plot is pretty thin.  But that's okay.  I've come to the conclusion musicals are more about the heart than the head.  When Jennifer Hudson belts out her climax, I'm not even sure what the lyrics are supposed to mean, but damned if it isn't stirring.

I feel a little sorry for the lead (I guess?) Francesca Hayward.  She took time off to do this film and then went back to the Royal Ballet.  People will probably be giving her guff about being in such a bad movie for the rest of her life.  A shame, because she really does a good job with what she has to work with.  I was continually amazed how she always seemed to look so enchanted with what was going on around her - it was like how does she do that with her face?

Taylor Swift shouldn't be compared to Jennifer Hudson.  Jennifer Hudson is a singer with a magnificent instrument.  Taylor Swift is a singer/songwriter.  She communicates the songs that are in her head.  It's apples and oranges.  I don't know why people criticize her singing.  She's more in the mold of Neil Young or Bob Dylan, singer/songwriters.  You don't compare Dylan's voice to Pavarotti, they're aiming to do different things.