What makes it different from others?

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Judging from the title, you'd think this would be a movie about all of these people who are also cats. In reality, this isn't featured that much in the movie at all. This isn't a fault. It's just something to take note of. It's a pretty weird movie because it tells the story about this woman who apparently turns into a panther whenever someone kisses her. Now, there is one thing that's really weird about this. It's already been established that she married this guy. So...they went through their whole marriage without ever kissing once? That's dumb. Still, I do like this movie.It's probably because of how ambiguous it is. It never actually shows the woman transform into a panther, but it's certainly implied she does. Wait, maybe she never did. That would explain the whole kissing thing! I just think the pacing is very well done and I really do like these characters. I like how it's hard to tell for even the audience as to what's happening. The romance in this is quite well written too. It's hard to really even know who you're supposed to feel sorry for. ***

When the movie was finished I was sure I had seen a similar movie many years ago. Now I have found out that it was the remake of this movie from 1982 which I consider inferior to this great movie. Not only is the horror much more suggestion and psychological while the remake it was quite explicit, everything else was better than the remake too. The cast is pretty small, with 3 protagonists 4 if we also include the psychiatrist. All of these roles were well acted and well developed. I really loved the back story/legend of the cat people and Simone Simon's character struggle with what she was. She definitely tried to fit in but couldn't help fighting her fate. The relationships and love triangle was done wonderfully and believable, great chemistry between the 3 leads. The ending was pretty clever.

Cat People is one of the horror genre's most influential films, it's one of the first psychological horrors or at least one of the first to play on the fears of the audience. But Cat People is more than just an influential film, it's also a great one and holds up terrifically well.It's very well made, with beautiful cinematography and great and effective use of shadows and shadowy lighting. The sets are also hauntingly sumptuous. Cat People has a haunting music score and a very intelligent script that has a good amount of tension as well as a bit of subtle wit. The story, and the atmosphere it has, is one of the main reasons why Cat People works so well, this is more than a monster/ghost feature, this is more a psychological horror that relies on suspense and playing on the audience's fear. Both of which Cat People does splendidly, the suspense in the best parts is positively nerve-shredding and the whole film has a constant eeriness that makes it creepy without resulting to cheap shocks, jump scares or gore. For me the two most effective scenes have always been with the pool and the walk through the park, the latter being justifiably famous and contains a very clever "false shock". It's beautifully directed by Jacques Tourneur, the characters are interesting and the acting is mostly solid if not the best, with Simone Simon being superb. Simon brings a sensuality, menace and poignancy to her role, that makes her presence chillingly mysterious but at times moving. Tom Conway does just fine too.If there is anything to criticise, Kent Smith is very stiff here. Other than that Cat People is great, both of its genre and as a film in general. 9/10 Bethany Cox

*Spoiler/plot- The Cat People, 1942. A young woman tries to hide her unique life and her family heritage from her boyfriend.*Special Stars- Simone Simon, Kent Smith.*Theme- Nature will find a way to foil human nature.*Trivia/location/goofs- French. Made during WW2. An American courts and marries a Serbian girl and finds her very superstitious.*Emotion- Although a horror classic in many people's minds and list, this film is a re-tread of the old story of people possessed by animal spirits.*Based On- Werewolf and gypsy legends of the times.