Saw CATS today. It's not good, but it's also clear that most of the reviews are being written by people who would be equally horrified by the original musical.
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If you are fond of the musical, there are three or four numbers that were fun in the same way CATS is fun. From worst to best I'll list them:
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4. Taylor Swift's introduction of Macavity had some fun fireworks effects, and Swift is fine. This number is better in the original, but perfectly fine here.
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3. The Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer number is legitimately good. A bunch of cats playing with humorously large jewelry props. However, it loses points for having poor dancing compared to the original. This goes for the whole show- the dancing's just not where it should be.
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2. Skimbleshanks (the railway cat)'s number is, in my opinion, legitimately better than the original. Using tap dancing to mimic the sound of a train was a great choice. Tap isn't used anywhere else. This number is the only exception to the bad dancing rule.
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1. Jennyanydots is a must see. So-bad-its-transcendent. Dancing roaches w/ people faces being eaten by a sadistic reimagining of Jenny. I won't say better or worse than the original- it's emphatically it's own thing & should be watched by everyone once clips make their way online
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As for the rest of the movie: If you've never seen CATS and want something incredibly weird, sometimes amazing, cringingly sincere, oddly sexual, a real "how did this get made" wonder of the world- see the movie based on the Broadway show. It's less boring, with better dancing.
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