It may seem a bit dated to young adults because of the graphics, but to older adults it , it harkens back to a simpler time, without being boring. I am a Judy Garland fan so I had to have this in my collection of DVDs! The music is wonderful and the vivid style of art is very unique. It got very good critical reviews but was not successful at the box office so this little film has flown under the radar for many years.
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An excellent animated film, with lots of visual treats & jokes related to late 19C French art movements. It was good when I first saw it 55 years ago & it's still a lot of fun.
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The story and animation are "purrfect"! I bought it to reminisce, of course, to the simpler days of my childhood. I "purr-ticularly" liked the black alley cats when they popped out of drain pipes - just so much fun to watch again!
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I got this for my grands. We watched it and I am glad they can own it. Brings back happy memories.
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Although not on the same level of draftsmenship as the Disney Studios, the backgrounds are lovely, in the style of Van Gogh. A wonderful score by Harold Arlen (composer of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"), with great vocal performances by Garland, Goulet AND Paul Frees. Although the plot appears simplistic, there are some very sophisticated moments--a charming montage where Musette, the female cat's portrait is painted by the leading artists of the Impressionist period.
Gosh it's been so long ago that my family saw this movie. I had a hard time at first finding it by the correct name. But finally had success and now we've had the same enjoyment as we did so many years ago watching all the great animated characters with the best actor voices matching each charater to a tee, which makes it another fun movie to own for our whole family. I do believe we enjoyed this movie more the first time we saw it years ago, but were glad to own it now.
Oh, I just love this, it's the cutest movie! I remember seeing it when i was a kid, and I didn't even know they made a DVD of it until i saw it on Ebay. This is great, and I love the songs in it. Judy Garland has a realy amazing voice. I've always thought this was a cute movie. My son loves it too. :) I guess I got it more for him than for myself anyway... It's a great movie that both kids and adults will like. And I just adore cats, i always have!
As someone who grew on the regular Chuck jones cartoons, this movie was different, but in a good way. Jones' animation is not different from his looney-tunes funny cartoons, but the drawing style is different. The style that Jones and Co. drew the background remind mostly of artists that lived in the end of the 19th Century in Europe. One can clearly see the affect on Chuck Jones by artists as lutreck, Van-goch, Picasso etc. Excellent film and great story! Fun for all.
I have seen this film as a child and I must say I am glad I found it on dvd. The music, animation and color in this film are so well made. I like that Judy Garland had a role in this film. She's one of my favorite actresses and I always thought she had fine singing voice. Since this film is rare, it had an expensive price but I think it was worth it. I have no dislikes and my opinion is anything that rare has got to be worth it.
Beautiful film with my favorite actors...highly recommended! 💕✨🤗
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