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Rating: 5.5 stars

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All movies seen on 04/10/2013

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The Aristocats (1970)

Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman

Animation | Adventure | Family

Most recently watched by lordofthemovies, tylermager, jakeneff

Overview

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.

Rated G | Length 78 minutes

Actors

Phil Harris | Eva Gabor | Sterling Holloway | Scatman Crothers | Paul Winchell | Lord Tim Hudson | Vito Scotti | Thurl Ravenscroft | Dean Clark | Liz English | Gary Dubin | Nancy Kulp | Pat Buttram | George Lindsey | Monica Evans | Carole Shelley | Charles Lane | Hermione Baddeley | Roddy Maude-Roxby | Bill Thompson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Man, hate to do this but this isn’t a very good movie. I supposed if I had watched this as a kid I’d be nostalgic for it and give it a better rating. Not sure how or why I missed out viewing this b/c it seems like a sure candidate for the Sunday night Disney movie of the week.

I ordered this because A) it’s a 1970 title and I’m woefully lacking in those (my least seen year of film from the entire decade) B) it’s Disney animation and I’m trying to catch up with all of them. But wow is this just dullsville.

Story is lame and the climax is anticlimactic. Also there’s a pretty silly yellow face impersonation that’s stupid and offensive but I let it slide b/c those were the times when it was hilarious to make fun of Asians, right? Also, the offender is a cat. ::shrugs::

I’d rate this lower if not for the decent 2D hand drawn animation. It’s good. Not great but good. Voice acting is good as well. But this was a touch one to watch and I generally love these.

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