Cats

"'Cats' is one of the most iconic and important pieces of Broadway in New York. It has taken crowds to theaters around the world and gained a legion of fans. Unfortunately, the story of the Jellicles has not found the space it deserves in the movies. There was the obscure 1998 version with decaying special effects and confusing direction. But then the story of 'Cats' went beyond and reached another level of bizarreness with the homonymous feature film directed by Tom Hooper (of the award-winning 'The King's Speech' and 'Les Miserables'). After all, in an attempt to compete for the Oscar, the filmmaker rushed the post-production and ended up delivering to the public a very poor finish version, with bad special effects. This led to the release of a second version, with slightly more refined effects - and this is the one available on video on demand. Even so, the impression is that the movie came out of some 1980s basement - the scene of the cockroaches, for example, is one of the most shameful things in 2000s cinema. But for fans of musical films, crossing this visual barrier can be a good deal. After all, the songs of 'Cats' remain exciting. And the cast, made up of names like Judi Dench, Idris Elba and Ian McKellen, ends up giving some glamor to this messed up production."