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Cat People (1982) Rank 3 Reviews
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I've never seen the original 1942 Cat People (I have now -Ed.), but I have a hard time imagining it bears much resemblance to this 1982 remake, courtesy of director Paul Schrader (American Gigolo), writer Alan Ormsby (who wrote Porky's II and four of the ...read the complete Cat People movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I've never seen the original 1942 Cat People (I have now -Ed.), but I have a hard time imagining it bears much resemblance to this 1982 remake, courtesy of director Paul Schrader (American Gigolo), writer Alan Ormsby (who wrote Porky's II and four of ...read the complete Cat People movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
Both versions of Cat People, the noir-ish 1942 original and this 1982 remake by Paul Schrader, enjoy a certain cult appeal.
They are quite different movies and it's unfair to judge the second film by comparison with the first - the differences are too ...read the complete Cat People movie review at DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
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BBC Films (George Perry)
"Cat People" (1942) is a classic of its genre, made on a modest budget with minimal special effects, yet managing to evoke a spine-chilling atmosphere of sheer terror. Paul Schrader's expensive reworking of the material 40 years later is so different ...read the complete Cat People movie review at BBC Films (George Perry)
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Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Most guys like it for the full frontal nudity and the kinky "tie me up" sex scene, but it is an interesting film to watch for other reasons. ...read the complete Cat People movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
When producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur made Cat People in 1942, it was, for that time, a rare serious horror film. The American horror genre, having peaked out in the 1930s with classics like Tod Browning's Dracula (1931) and James ...read the complete Cat People movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Cat People (1942) is one of the great genre classics. It was a landmark that revolutionized the horror film. The ingenuity of producer Val Lewton's approach was to effectively hide the monster behind a shadow of doubt and to play a game of ...read the complete Cat People movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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