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| Cats - The Musical (Commemorative Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: David Mallet
Actors: Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page, Rosemarie Ford, Michael Gruber
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $10.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (534 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1325
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 120 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD21116D
UPC: 025192111624
EAN: 0025192111624
ASIN: B00004XMTJ
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Cats: A Love/Hate Affair July 3, 2008
I really enjoy most of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals, but this one didn't really interest me. As expected the music and choreography were great and the acting was wonderful. Where Cats seemed to lack was storyline. After watching the film, I'm not exactly sure what the story was about, other than a bunch of Cats. I have never seen Cats on stage, but it seemed the DVD captured the stage experience fairly well. Overall, good job on the music, dance, acting and transfer to DVD. A more defined plot is what would have pushed this to the next level.
 Awesome musical! June 26, 2008
I have seen the musical on stage, and this captures it well, especially if you never had a close-up view. My daughter, who is 5, watches it over and over. We just took her to see the musical live, and it was amazing, of course, but she had to watch the DVD as soon as we got home.
A great item!! June 15, 2008
The movie is great. It dose have a sound problem in the Pekes and the Policle song. It only happens in this song and the problem is only on the side noises. This problem has nothing to do with who you buy the movie from, it is just how the movie is made. But this should not detour you from buying it. The bonus features are amazing.
WOW!!! June 9, 2008
I didn't know there are such talented people in the world who can sing, dance, and act!!! I love the music, everything about CATS, my whole family does, especially my seven-year-old. It's one of the best productions in the world!!!
Thoroughly Enjoyable June 4, 2008
As a longtime fan of "Cats," I have seen the musical multiple times on Broadway in New York City in addition to traveling companies in Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA.
I cannot tell you how excited I was when I first heard that "Cats" was going to be released on video in 1998. I remember buying the video the week it came out and watched it many times. Now that the world has largely transitioned to DVD, I recently bought the DVD version of this great musical, and here is my review.
Seeing the musical shot in such close proximity gives you a view of the stage and the cats themselves that you simply cannot experience from a theater seat. The costumes are brilliantly designed, and the stage props and lighting is elaborate.
While I enjoy the additional musical instruments in the orchestra, my feelings are divided about how the cast was brought together for the film. The cast is a mixture of members from Broadway and international companies, and while the voices blend fairly well together overall, there are parts of the musical where the differing voices and accents are somewhat distracting. I feel that some voices/characters in this cast are not up to par with the Original Broadway Cast that I grew up listening to, the most notable being the voices behind "Skimbleshanks," "Jellylorum," and "Mongojerrie and Rumpleteazer." Other voices/characters are equal to and even surpass the Original Broadway Cast, including the great "Mr. Mistoffelees," "The Rum Tum Tugger," "Munkustrap," "Grizabella" voiced by London original Elaine Paige, and "Old Deuteronomy" voiced by Broadway original Ken Page.
I am glad that Webber decided to film additional musical sequences that were cut from the Original Broadway Cast recording, including musical outros for songs like "The Old Gumbie Cat" and "The Rum Tum Tugger", additional verses & dance for "Bustopher Jones," "Skimbleshanks," and "Mr. Mistoffelees," and the hilarious "Awful Battle of the Pekes and Pollicles" in its entirety, which was completely cut from the Original Broadway Cast due to time constraints.
However, the fact that "Growltiger's Last Stand" was omitted from Act 2 is a disappointment, to say the least. This song is one of the highlights of Act 2 and it is a shame that it was not included for this film. But, given the choice whether to have "Growltiger" or "The Pekes and Pollicles," I would probably choose the "Pekes" simply because we have never had a recorded version of this song before.
Despite these small criticisms, this film is a wonderful adaptation of the famous Broadway musical and has high recommendations from me.
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