The Cat From Outer Space (1978) -
My niece and I have started a habit of watching any and all dodgy sounding "B" movies, so when 'The Cat From Outer Space' appeared on the TV listings I couldn't very easily not record it.
We sat down to watch it with no great expectations, but were actually both surprised to find that this wasn't a bad film at all.
Yes, it was still very much a "B" movie and definitely one of the dafter ones, but it still had the Disney magic that others from the era had, such as 'One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing' (1975) or adventures like Digby: The Biggest Dog In The World' (1973).
The title did give a lot away before it even started, so there was no surprise about what was in the spaceship, but the Cat in question, whilst obviously beautiful, was also a brilliant performer. The director got the best out of them and with clever editing it really did seem as though the cat was talking and reacting appropriately to the situations as they unfolded.
I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Spielberg had based his film 'E. T. The Extraterrestrial' (1982) on this one, because it was certainly very similar, with a cat stranded on Earth and in need of the help of a bunch of scientist numpties, whilst also threatened by the military and in this instance the unsavoury character Stallwood played by Roddy McDowell and Mr Olympus (William Prince) as well. No flying bikes artfully passing by a bright full moon, but that didn't mean that things didn't fly.
By the standards of 2024 the film was obviously dated, but I did think that it was actually a very cute film and not just because of the adorable kitty.
A very simple and silly, but fun story that I'd gladly watch again, although I can't imagine that I'd ever feel the need to own it on DVD.
702.99/1000.
My niece and I have started a habit of watching any and all dodgy sounding "B" movies, so when 'The Cat From Outer Space' appeared on the TV listings I couldn't very easily not record it.
We sat down to watch it with no great expectations, but were actually both surprised to find that this wasn't a bad film at all.
Yes, it was still very much a "B" movie and definitely one of the dafter ones, but it still had the Disney magic that others from the era had, such as 'One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing' (1975) or adventures like Digby: The Biggest Dog In The World' (1973).
The title did give a lot away before it even started, so there was no surprise about what was in the spaceship, but the Cat in question, whilst obviously beautiful, was also a brilliant performer. The director got the best out of them and with clever editing it really did seem as though the cat was talking and reacting appropriately to the situations as they unfolded.
I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Spielberg had based his film 'E. T. The Extraterrestrial' (1982) on this one, because it was certainly very similar, with a cat stranded on Earth and in need of the help of a bunch of scientist numpties, whilst also threatened by the military and in this instance the unsavoury character Stallwood played by Roddy McDowell and Mr Olympus (William Prince) as well. No flying bikes artfully passing by a bright full moon, but that didn't mean that things didn't fly.
By the standards of 2024 the film was obviously dated, but I did think that it was actually a very cute film and not just because of the adorable kitty.
A very simple and silly, but fun story that I'd gladly watch again, although I can't imagine that I'd ever feel the need to own it on DVD.
702.99/1000.