Jul 20, 2021
Eye of the Cat (1969)
"It's not a good idea to take cats lightly, Kassia."
"That depends on whether you're a man or a mouse."
#Eye of the cat#1969#horror film#american cinema#david lowell rich#joseph stefano#michael sarrazin#Gayle hunnicutt#eleanor parker#Tim Henry#Laurence naismith#Jennifer leak#Linden chiles#Mark herron#Annabelle Garth#Tullia#lalo schifrin#Did I ever mention that I like cats? I'm not sure if it came up#But as well as enjoying the presence of our furry feline betters‚ I'm prone to enjoy their appearances in the media I consume#So horror films with cats are a big yes for me. This is... Not really a horror film all that much. It's more of a crazy family melodrama#With hints of psychosexual weirdness and‚ yes‚ quite a few cats on the prowl. How successful this is at combining familial drama with cat#Based thrills is up to the viewer I suppose‚ but I will say that I found this to be enormously campy and fun. A rich old lady has a house#Full of cats; her nephew and his gf plan to rob her but‚ wouldn't you know it‚ he just happens to have a deathly fear of cats. I mean what#Are the chances. Much silliness ensues‚ including some nice shots of a very 60s San Francisco‚ but there are moments of real style too#A set piece scene involving a wheelchair‚ a steep hill‚ some slo mo camera work‚ and of course a cat‚ is a truly standout scene#That probably deserves to be sitting in a better film.. But here it is. Fun and dumb and full of cats‚ just like...me?#That's... Not right.. 🤔