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From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Scariest Movies (Cat People)
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 19:02:31 EST
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 >If you thought the remake was tense and suspenseful, you
 >should have seen the original (details escape me, but I'm
 >almost sure it was B&W).  
 
Sure it was.  It was one of a string of very good, very atmospheric
horror and semi-horror films produced by Val Lewton in the 40's.  All
were done in black and white.
 
 >In  the original, the audience
 >doesn't know (as it does in the remake) whether these people
 >actually turn into cats or not.  
 
Actually, it is established for the audience, one way or the other.  I
won't say which way, but by the end of the film the audience knows if
the legend is true or not.
 
I am Philistine enough to like some remakes over their originals.  I
would include CAT PEOPLE, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, ALL QUIET ON
THE WESTERN FRONT, and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.  The last two are
productions for Hallmark Hall of Fame.  I still haven't decided on THE
THING.  No question on KING KONG, at least the second half of the
man-in-a-suit remake could be burned for all I care.

				Mark Leeper
				...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper