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"mE, a mUsiCal tHeAtRe kiD" Yes normal people don't know about the most famous musical at all, only music theatre kids do. But they forget too as soon as they grow up
@@blablablaj Are you okay? I think he just meant that Cats wasnt a very widely popular broadway show compared to others. He was probably involved in a production or something. Jesus.
i have a grudge against this movie because it was the last big event of 2019, then covid happened. I think this movie was so bad the world tried to end itself and because of that I couldn't watch any live musical theater.
I feel like the girl who was crying next to him in the theater was crying tears of pain and disgust over the trailer, not crying bc she was excited for Cats the movie
I'm literally fighting the urge to closethis video and the only reason I haven't done it yet is because of my respect for Dylan. Throw them ads at me, he deserves this money, is it'd be the only good thing in this for me
Honestly if you dissect Cats it has pretty much 3 underlying plots...1) the ball, just to de ide who gets a new life 2) bringing grizabella back into the tribe and how she became who she is now blah blah blah 3) is macavity, a smaller plot in the 1998 version and beefed up here to create more of a villain. Otherwise Cats doesnt have one obvious plot more like a few small ones that make up the story.
In defense of the CGI in the movie. They didn't have the actors wear suits for species effects. They just had them wear brown bodysuits. So the animators had to hand animate everything. They also were severely underpaid and overworked. It's not the animators' fault really. The creators of the movie just got what they paid for.
Agreed. Also, they didn't give the CGI artists nearly enough time to make it good. This is what happens when the director says "Oh we will just CGI it later" without any consideration for the artists. It's like trying to fix a broken bone with a bandaid, fundamentally idk how they were supposed to take humans and make them look like cats without making it a full-blown cartoon animation.
Very good point, it's important to remember that the animators weren't the ones who designed how the characters should look or made the decision to do everything by hand. It's the director who signed off on that and clearly didn't even think about how incredibly difficult he was making things for them, in my opinion he's the one who deserves the blame here. Considering the terrible circumstances they had to deal with I really think the animators did the best they could.
And not only that, the movie was supposed to be in 2d animation at first, but they said "no! fuck this! lets cgi everything because that way more adults will come to see it!" Haha... get it? because 2d animation is for kids only. God I hate that mentality
Rose Black I agree with your point but personally I think with them knowing in hinesight what they were working with and how much time and budget they had they should have thought and made it better but I do agree with your points so please don’t think I’m going against you x
“I have never hated a movie so much that I stopped” I’d like to remind you of a little movie called Swiped, starring our favorite Twitter philosopher Noah Centineo
Norah G ohhhh I thought he was talking about a different Noah movie (the quirky girl one) 😂😂 Noah has too many bad movies for me to remember 😂 Thank you tho!!!
"I haven't even made a pussy joke yet". When a movie is *SO* bad you can't incorporate even the most obvious of juvenile humor. 🤦 Bless your sacrifice of watching this so we don't have to.
I love how Dylan is just actively rooting for the villain to come and kill everyone. His disappointment when he found out they were just being kidnapped 😂
..the stage version of cat HAS NO ACTUAL DIALOGUE, but unusually lots of dancing and singing. making Cats sorta special actual, just a series of songs and dance numbers actually :)
@@floydharper1216 The stage musical is only horrible if you go in expecting something serious. If you go in expecting a strange but fun time, then it might not seem so bad?
Dylan: "I've never hated a movie so much that I stopped" also Dylan: *can't get through 5 min of swiped and decides to do a movie commentary about Mulan instead* (much better choice BTW)
@@LithiaSinclair Thats true, but for a long time the original film adaptation was going to be a 2D movie with don bluth/steven spielberg back in like, the 90s. I think if you see the concept art for that it looks more interesting alone than this movie. But the original is also a ballet and the dancing is whats most important, so that couldve been lost on an animated film. I think the problem is it doesnt have the format to be made into a movie with a plot in the first place, and the design is so weird it turns off like, almost all of the audience
I know no one cares, but they REALLY did Mr. Mistoffelees wrong. They completely changed his personality. In the stage musical, he is confident and a big statement, but not arrogant like some of the others. He's fun, mysterious, and uplifting. They COMPLETELY SUCKED the life out of him in this movie and made him look like a shy, nervous little mouse who needs to build up his confidence. In the play he just is depicted as quiet because his magic and spectacle speak for themselves, but he's not like... such a weenie? idk
Also him and RumTum had this cute little (b)romance going, so he got hit with the NO HOMO stick, gotta give him a female love interest, else people might think the flamboyant cat wizard might be GAY
@@Trickstres RIGHT? Idk i feel like they really did him an injustice. In the stage version, he's my favorite cat, but in the movie they robbed him of all of his best qualities.
Dylan: titles the video "Is 'CATS' Really that Bad??" Also Dylan: skips through half the movie and has to stop in the middle to think about if he wants to continue
the fact that the broadway recording is less boring then the Hollywood version, where they can do so much more in the Hollywood version is kinda funny.
I can't decide what took me out harder, "Idris Elbows" or Dylan's crushing sadness that the kidnapped cats were still alive... I saw the first US tour of Cats as a teenager and loved it. This movie hurts my soul.
"Obviously I am a huge musical theater fan. I have seen countless musical movies. Talking High School Musical, High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3." i can think of no other topping musicals
It sounded like he was going to say something else. ''And the .... girl I was with''. Sounded like he was going to say something that starts with a B or P or something.
And it's not hard to see why. It feels like they ruined the classic songs with cringe, overacting, and random tempo drops in order to make their new one the only good one in the bunch. I think the only decent original ones are "Memory" because slow tempo and emotion fit that one, and "Skimbleshanks" because the singer was actually a professional dancer so he stayed on beat which is absolutely critical for that song.
@@missfin.a5371 Basically they decide on which cat will be reborn. And then you het introduced to the different cats. At one point a cat is kidnapped, but they get him back very easily, which was a bit lame. But even the original musical unfortunately doesn't have much plot.
The original stage musical took all its dialogue(well song lyrics as there isn't dialogue) from an anthology of nonsense poems about cats by TS Elliott and Lloyd Webber either wasnt allowed to or didn't want to add to them when composing the music. The stage musical is entirely about the singing and dancing(mostly dancing).
"Knives Out but with Cats" You mean "Claws Out"? Please. Also why isn't Dylan directing everything instead? I would pay good money to see those movies. Not the bad money, mind you. The good money.
I'm dumb. Is musical the one with a plot with music in it and an opera is a story told through music? I feel like I'm right, but then wouldn't Cats be an opera?
@@MistaZULE more or less, you have actual dialogue between different characters, so it has a more conventional structure to the story compared to ie: cats, the caviat being that every single line of dialogue is sang, there are also songs that aren't dialogue but monologues of a certain character
@@ZuppaD.Cipolle "there are also songs that aren't dialogue but monologues of a certain character" This is basically how bollywood films are, with the music being used to show character's inner thoughts or to set up a them (like both male leads fighting over the female lead). Ok, thank you for the explanation. I was a bit confused by the distinction but it makes a lot more sense now.
@@musicology9643 Then if the show doesn't already have him then they should GET him for Season 5. He'd have them say things like "sanitary" and better handle misdirects :).
Ok I know everything is talking about the worst part of the movie. But we all know that it’s the fact there was not a single JASOOOOOON DERUUUUULOOOOOO
I can’t believe I spent £10 on seeing this at the cinema because my friend wanted to see it, and now I’m putting myself through this misery again just to see your reaction 😂
@@helenaagain No, I know. He seemed to enjoy a little bit of the song then he couldn't wait for her to stop ( 16:03), got really tired of it really quick.
If one watches the '98 production, which was an adaptation of the original but cut down by roughly to allow it to fit on VHS tape, there is a story being told with a plot, but it is not a narrative. Rather it is the story you receive when sitting down as guest at a family gathering. The cats are all singing about one another, with few exceptions, and they are all interacting with one another. This includes Grizabella, who as the outcast is trying to be welcomed back, and McCavity who is seeking to cause disruption and havoc for his own purposes, which he never elaborates. Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks, Gus (real name Asparagus), Bustoffer Jones, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer all sing their own songs because they are imparting personal information. But even then Bustoffer Jones shares his sing with Jellyorum and Jennyanydots, Rum Tum Tugger shares a bit with Bombalurina and the chorus, Skimbleshanks shares with the chorus, and Mungojerrie and Rumbleteazer singing their song together and being mutually supportive. These are all aspects that the movie missed, mainly the deep interpersonal interactions with one another. Beautiful ghosts undermines the dying Grizabella's arc from outcast to acceptance, and the absence of Demeter for Bombalurina to protect turns her song from a warning of his dangers as a criminal into a celebration of his wickedness. The movie also managed to butcher nearly every song. Munkustrap is recommending Jennyanydots for consideration as the one to go to the heavyside lair and is supported by Jellyorum, Demeter, and Bombalurina. Jennyanydots barely sings any of her song beyond a small number of lines. Bustoffer Jones is not eating from garbage cans but is being given scraps by the upper end establishments, and he is proud of his size, not embarrassed by it, and Jennyanydots seems to be especially overwhelmed by his attentions. And Mistoffelees song is butchered by 1) having him sing it, which was actually changed shortly after the premier of the musical in London, and 2) by endlessly starting and stopping the song as he tries to bring her back. For nearly 40 years, Rum Tum Tugger has been the one to both recommend Mistoffelees and sing his song, building his confidence and providing him with approval whenever Mistoffelees checks with him for reassurance. The magic works perfectly the first time, and it is Rum Tum Tugger who informs Deuteronomy who it was that rescued him. The fight scene is also wrong because it is supposed to follow after Demeter reveals that McCavity has attempted to supplant Deuteronomy. This movie cut the most important element of the musical, which is the story of the cats gathering for this one night of magic and their love and interaction with one another.
They hired a lot of professional dancers in this movie. My favorites are the twin cats which are well known French dancers they go by the name of Les Twins. They are the cats with the white shoes on and long chains on.
Nothing they did really reminded me of a cat. If the movie weren't called Cats, I never would have thought they were (trying and failing to portray) felines.
I will never understand why they’ve chosen to turn cats into a movie when there’s so many good shows that could be movies (I’m not saying cats is bad because I like the stage version, but the lack of plot and the terrible cgi doesn’t work on screen)
the only way Cats works on screen is if it is a Stage-to-screen film. trying to fit it into a movie plot doesnt work, it was never meant to be that, and trying to go the route of disney and CGI everything was a horrible idea. this makes me fear for how bad Wicked will be when they finally make it a movie.
A Wicked movie was originally supposed to be released when Cats did, but it got pushed back... FOR FREAKING CATS!!! NO ONE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA
@@colonyofrats4193 "The plot centres on a tribe of cats called the Jellicles, as they come together at the annual Jellicle Ball to decide which one of them will ascend to the Heaviside Layer (their version of heaven) and be reborn into a new life"
I actually enjoyed watching Cats 2019. It was a hilarious movie to watch and it was made even better by the fact that the theater only had like... 10 people in it and 3 of them left halfway through. Me and my friend went and watched it purely to make fun of it. It's a memorable movie for me.
