Wow. Hard to believe it's been more than TWO YEARS since we've done an update on this blog. It saddens me that time can fly by so quick.y. So much has changed. I (Eli) no longer live in NYC, Regan no longer has a terrace, and neither of us have jobs at the moment. Ha. So I figured, what a great time to take in some Disney movies.
Eli
Rating: 4/10
This movie is really strange. It's about an old lady who has some cats. She decides to make her will, and instead of leaving the money to her butler, she leaves it to her cats. So the butler gets pissed and decides to get rid of the cats. Pretty simple. Sadly, I kind of felt bad for the butler. You know he's worked his butt off for this lady forever, and yet she's gonna leave her entire fortune to a group of felines!? I'd be mad too.
This movie had a few cute bits a long the way, but I often felt my mind wandering throughout. First of all - who knew cats could play better piano that I? Sheesh, they had some good tunes they were working on. I really liked the little character of Roquefort, the mouse, voiced by the same guy as Winnie the Pooh. He (and O'Malley's voice actor) seem to pop up in all these Disney movies around this era. The two geese that O'Malley meets are also quite cute, and then they run into drunk Uncle Waldo. There's so much alcohol in Disney movies - no wonder I drink!
I felt myself thinking about Homeward Bound and wanting to watch that movie instead. I just didn't really care about any of the characters in this film. The old lady Madam reminded me of the Grand Duchess from Anastasia, which was interesting as the films were almost 30 years apart. Perhaps they stole the idea from this movie, who knows? Suffice it to say, this movie doesn't have a whole lot to offer, and it was never one I grew up watching as a kid, so I didn't enjoy it too much.
