Sorry, this movie sucks

Admirable film.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Although it isn't among the Disney's top masterpieces, it is unfairly neglected. Cats are my favorite creatures, so maybe I'm biased, but I could watch this cartoon hundreds of times. Also, I always preferred old school animation over computer one, and when you have excellent drawing and add even better jazz to it, you get unforgettable experience.8/10Everybody wants to be a cat Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at Tell me, everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat 'Cause everything else is obsoleteA square with a horn Makes you wish you weren't born Every time he plays But with a square in the act You can set music back To the caveman daysI've heard some corny birds Who tried to sing Still a cat's the only cat Who knows how to swingWho wants to dig a long-haired gig stuff like that? When everybody wants to be a catWhen playin' jazz He always has a welcome mat 'Cause everybody digs a swingin' cat

It's pre-war Paris. Duchess is a well groomed cat with three kittens; Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse. Man servant Edgar overhears their loving elderly owner Madame Adelaide Bonfamille changing her will. She plans to leave her estate to the cats with Edgar as her heir after the cats' death. He decides to abandon the cats in the country. Stray cat Thomas O'Malley falls for Duchess and leads the family back to Paris.The song and music is big band and jazzy. It's the waning years of old school Disney animation. It is fun and light but lacks any long-lasting drama. The old school feel fits the time period and setting of the story. It doesn't have the big iconic tune although a couple of them are pretty catchy. The cats are cute. Edgar is a functional villain but the movie needs a more immediate villain in the middle while he is separated from the cats. There should be an animal villain hunting the family to heighten the drama. There is a stretch between being abandoned and returning to face Edgar where the movie lacks any tension. In any case, the movie has a good nature light fluffiness that is quite appealing.

The Ariosto cats is a hilarious tale about a cat named Maria along with her kittens who are kidnapped by the butler and now must make it home with the help of an alley cat named o'mallyIn a lot of ways it reminds me of 101 Dalmatians from art work, animals being involved with worried owners, the butler and he even crashed his mo pad in a river.This cation seems to mix a few genres successfully. The two cats fall in love Paris style. Comedy from the hi-jinks the butler will go to get the animals only to fail. Drama from being ripped away from their elderly lonely owner and horror at what lengths human nature will go. The music is enchanting from classical romantic synthetic music to back street jamboree.The voice work had real talent like Phil Harris and Eva Harbor who provide great life, pose and unique charm to the roles.Not the best Disney feature ever made, but its a great way to kill an hour.6/10

The AristoCats is just another movie that offers a mix of charm, entertainment, and some dull, boring moments. Officially the first film of the Dark Age, there is plenty to go around for music, characters (interesting to see Duchess have a Hungarian accent, courtesy of Eva Gabor), and a workable, understandable amount of intentionally cute scenes. Despite that, there are still plenty of flaws in the story execution, in a way that my interest was swiftly dropping as a casual movie attender (I had to force myself to go through all of it as a critic). I personally found the timing of the re-engagement moments to be quite precise, with the sometimes hilarious antics of Lafayette and Napoleon hitting at the moment that I was about to get up. I might consider it a style, featuring several ups and downs to initially make the audience want to leave, but then transforming into psychological captivation. I was somewhat annoyed by this, though the movie is overall worth a viewing. It might not be suitable for those who despise cats (like Angry Grandpa), so be warned.