Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site udenva.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!nbires!boulder!cisden!udenva!showard From: showard@udenva.UUCP (showard) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Scariest Movies (Cat People) Message-ID: <940@udenva.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 16:50:18 EST Article-I.D.: udenva.940 Posted: Fri Nov 1 16:50:18 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Nov-85 01:43:13 EST References: <625@h-sc1.UUCP> <102800014@uiucuxc> Organization: U of Denver Lines: 23 > One, though, deserves mention - CAT PEOPLE (starring Nastassia > Kinski). There is little actual "gore," but the *tension* in > many scenes is merciless. It has interesting characters that > you can get involved with, that you care about. > The premise is bizarre, but it has a plot that is meaningful > APART from the terrorizing aspects. > It contrasts Kinski's character (sorry, can't remember > names) with that of her brother. Both live under the same "curse". > The brother is a slave to his fate but Kinski is able to conquer > it through her love for the curator. > > Great storytelling, and genuinely frightening. > > > S. Aurenz 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). In the original, the audience doesn't know (as it does in the remake) whether these people actually turn into cats or not. On the other hand, the original didn't have a Bowie soundtrack. --Mr. Blore, the DJ who would not die --aka Steve Howard, ...udenva!showard