FELINE FILM FISKED: Hollywood In Toto’s DVD Autopsy – Cats.

Following a disastrous reaction to the early trailers, the studio scrambled ot fix the CGI work, meaning Universal missed the submission window for awards season. Then, as the movie debuted, there were still problems and another computer edit was made. Amazingly another digital print was rushed out — AFTER it began playing in theaters.

Many reviewers leaped to include this title on their worst of 2019 lists. Of those that did not it was because they declared this as one of the worst films of the decade. Well then, let’s sift through the litter box and hold our noses at the ammonia-like stench as we discover what curiosities killed this off.

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The production company title cards shows Amblin Entertainment, as Steven Spielberg is an Executive Producer. His outfit held the movie rights to the property since 1990, twice attempting to make animated features out of the musical. After 25 years he dumped off the rights.

That is a sign right there, folks.

Just keep reading; the autopsy is much more enjoyable than the actual film.