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Cat People (1942) Rank 4 Reviews
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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Cat People is a classic. It was the first film from producer Val Lewton at RKO Radio Pictures. With it Lewton essentially created a new type of horror film - the psychological horror film. And in so doing Lewton ended completely changing ...read the complete Cat People movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Significant as the first of the literate, understated horror films Val Lewton produced for RKO in the 1940s, CAT PEOPLE is also notable for playing with audience imagination by refusing to show made-up movie monsters a la the Wolfman or Mr. Hyde. ...read the complete Cat People movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A thinking man's supernatural thriller. ...read the complete Cat People movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
The film is a textbook example of how to make a low-budget horror film. Not a single word in the screenplay is wasted, and not a second of screen time: the film clocks in at a slim 73 minutes. It is 73 minutes of tension, starting out seemingly ...read the complete Cat People movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
This was the first collaboration between director Jacques Tourneur and producer Val Lewton. Together they helped define the low budget horror movie of the early 1940's. After this movie they made I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man together, both ...read the complete Cat People movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
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