This is almost the opposite of the original Cat People movie of 1942 which was mostly suggestive violence, sexuality, horror, etc. In that "oldie," everything was implied and gave the film a moody, creepy atmosphere.
Of course, by the 1970s, a lot of that sort of movie-making subtlety went out the window. In the last few years, it's even more the case. Few things are implied today. They are just thrown at us, like raw meat to a hungry lion.
Here, we have plenty of blood-and guts, nudity and - for extra bonuses - incest and bestiality. Wow, that's a little too much "information" for us discriminating movie viewers, don't you think?
It's too bad they wasted a nice cast of Malcom McDowell, Nastassja Kinski, John Heard, Annette O'Toole and more names you know. Kinski, as "Irena Gailier," spends most of the movie with her clothes off and McDowell, as he was in "A Clockwork Orange," isn't shy, either. Well, at least she looked pretty and he looked effectively evil. The growl of the panther was pretty scary, too. However, this a two-hour film that is mostly stupid, filled with unlikable characters.
Of course, by the 1970s, a lot of that sort of movie-making subtlety went out the window. In the last few years, it's even more the case. Few things are implied today. They are just thrown at us, like raw meat to a hungry lion.
Here, we have plenty of blood-and guts, nudity and - for extra bonuses - incest and bestiality. Wow, that's a little too much "information" for us discriminating movie viewers, don't you think?
It's too bad they wasted a nice cast of Malcom McDowell, Nastassja Kinski, John Heard, Annette O'Toole and more names you know. Kinski, as "Irena Gailier," spends most of the movie with her clothes off and McDowell, as he was in "A Clockwork Orange," isn't shy, either. Well, at least she looked pretty and he looked effectively evil. The growl of the panther was pretty scary, too. However, this a two-hour film that is mostly stupid, filled with unlikable characters.