A stray cat makes it's way through three frightening tales in 'Cat's Eye', a very underrated horror film form the mind of Stephen King.
A man named Dick goes to a place called "Quiters Inc" to try and stop smoking once and for all. While in the waiting room, he sees another patient come out of the clinic absolutely hysterical making him second guess being there. He ends up going into the clinic where the head of the organization tells him they have very radical ways of doing things to get people to quit. They threaten to torture his wife in various ways if he smokes even one cigarette. Can Dick curb his addiction in order to save his family? This was a great story that had a ton of tense and comedic moments. James Woods put in a very good performance of a man struggling with his smoking habit.
The cat then makes it's way to Atlantic City, NJ and finds itself captured by a rich madman named Cressner who is determined to torture the man who is sleeping with his much younger wife. This was my favourite of the three stories for sure. It was so intense and nerve wracking to watch Johnny shimmy along the steep ledge of the apartment building. He came so close to falling all while having to deal with high winds, pidgeons, and Cressner trying to knock him off.
After witnessing the intensity of what took place on the ledge, the cat uses transportation to get to North Carolina where it meets a little girl named Amanda. After sneaking the cat into the house, we see a creepy little monster emerge from the walls of her bedroom. Our cat ends up saving Amanda a few times all leading to a satisfying ending. This one was probably the weakest of the three tales for me, but still enjoyable.
Cat's Eye is a very entertaining and very underrated horror anthology film, directed by Lewis Teague who gave us 'Cujo' and 'Alligator'. Each story had it's charm and were all well acted. James Woods was a standout for me with his work in the first story. I also appreciated the intro of the cat being chased by 'Cujo' and almost being ran over by the car from 'Christine'. Great little wink wink to Stephen King's other books/films.
All in all, a great horror anthology film that is often overlooked. Highly recommended!
7/10.
A man named Dick goes to a place called "Quiters Inc" to try and stop smoking once and for all. While in the waiting room, he sees another patient come out of the clinic absolutely hysterical making him second guess being there. He ends up going into the clinic where the head of the organization tells him they have very radical ways of doing things to get people to quit. They threaten to torture his wife in various ways if he smokes even one cigarette. Can Dick curb his addiction in order to save his family? This was a great story that had a ton of tense and comedic moments. James Woods put in a very good performance of a man struggling with his smoking habit.
The cat then makes it's way to Atlantic City, NJ and finds itself captured by a rich madman named Cressner who is determined to torture the man who is sleeping with his much younger wife. This was my favourite of the three stories for sure. It was so intense and nerve wracking to watch Johnny shimmy along the steep ledge of the apartment building. He came so close to falling all while having to deal with high winds, pidgeons, and Cressner trying to knock him off.
After witnessing the intensity of what took place on the ledge, the cat uses transportation to get to North Carolina where it meets a little girl named Amanda. After sneaking the cat into the house, we see a creepy little monster emerge from the walls of her bedroom. Our cat ends up saving Amanda a few times all leading to a satisfying ending. This one was probably the weakest of the three tales for me, but still enjoyable.
Cat's Eye is a very entertaining and very underrated horror anthology film, directed by Lewis Teague who gave us 'Cujo' and 'Alligator'. Each story had it's charm and were all well acted. James Woods was a standout for me with his work in the first story. I also appreciated the intro of the cat being chased by 'Cujo' and almost being ran over by the car from 'Christine'. Great little wink wink to Stephen King's other books/films.
All in all, a great horror anthology film that is often overlooked. Highly recommended!
7/10.