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I still want to see it


Even though the trailer doesn't look great and got a lot of criticism, I still plan on seeing this. I like the director and a lot of the cast. I also like musicals. Anyone else still wanting to see this?

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If I ever see it, it'll be because I like a good trainwreck.

I mean I love a good musical and have a guilty fondness for ALW shows... but the movie cat makeup is the stuff of nightmares.

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Just watched the trailer and thought it looked intriguing. What about it is garnering criticism?

I'm not a big fan of musicals, but might give this a go.

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The appearance of the characters is what most people don't like. A number of people say they look creepy or weird.

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They do look a bit creepy, but then it's based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

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Wife is insisting on seeing it.

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I still want to see this.

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Nope. This is striving way too hard with big names to put across an empty shell of a movie. Looks like a vanity project for the Hollywood crowd.
People seem to think if you put together enough "bells and whistles" and production numbers, you will get a convincing film. But you have to have "heart." You need to have a compelling story with sympathetic characters, not Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift and the rest of the cast, just because they are famous.

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