One of the biggest crimes in this version is that Tugger doesn't say Meow. Every Rum Tum Tugger actor can show you exactly who Tugger is with just a meow.
To be honest, when this movie was announced as a live action CGI movie, i knew there was no way this movie is gonna be good. Even having Tom Hooper involved, no way this movie would be good as he's also not that experienced with motion capture work as reports saying that he tortured visual effects artists during post and rushed the whole thing. I like Hooper's other movies and i wish him the best for making a comeback after this trainwreck because i think he's very talented, just not this type of project that he should've worked on
I feel bad for Mr Mistoofeeles. He is a good actor but so far his only roles have been in a show named Will that lasted only one season and this... I hope he can recover.
His voice isnt fit for someone like Tugger, in the 1998 musical, Tugger was like the pelvic thrusting david bowie and Jason doesnt really do this for us.
Dude his performance lacked all the punch and swagger of the 1998 version. Jason Derulo totally could have pulled it off but they just like muffled the song in a way it seems. It doesn't hook you and grab you like the 1998 version :( such a missed opportunity
@@pinkplatypusprincess I was just thinking that, like he’s a good singer but for the rum tum tugger...no, just no. It sounds weird after hearing the original
There were some hilarious reviews for this monstrosity, but Andrew Lloyd Webber saying that he went out and got a emotional support dog because of it? Beautiful.
@@claireisclaire2738 That makes it worse. It's bad enough that it reads like terrible fanfiction that just happened to be made canon and you as a fan should cry because of it. LND is the Cursed Child/ Rise of Skywalker of musicals.
@@jbvader721 It's such a shame the plot is so bad too because I actually like some of the songs just i wish it wasn't the characters because that plot ruins them.
What hurts most is that a percentage of these actors are professional dancers with real careers and then they're saddled with hoopers exceedingly dumb ideas.
I just realized one of the reasons why Tugger is so underwhelming in this. Besides the fact that they keep putting their focus on Rebel Wilson, in the theater version, not only is Tugger one of the few cats that primarily sung about himself (the others being Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer and Skimbleshanks), but he also sang another cat's number. Here, he only gets one number and everyone else sings about themselves. In the musical, Rumtumtugger is notable for stealing the show, but in the movie, everyone is trying to steal the show so he doesn't stand out at all
Ngl he's not a bad casting choice. But he seems kinda... lost? Like he doesn't know what he should be doing in any of the scenes, and the song lacks a lot of energy as a result. I think he was taking the "Tugger is a fussy cat who never knows what he wants" a little too literally 😂
Agreed. He is definitely able to pull it off with good direction. But also, he's got a decent and strong voice. He seems kind of vocally held back for some reason? I guess it's to make the joke by rebel make sense but that was just unnecessary. Kinda underwhelming until halfway through when he can really let loose
@@Regmuslima apparently the actors all sang the songs live on set and recorded them that way as well with no orchestra or anything. All of the performances are kind of flat, and I think that is the reason. At least in Le Mis Tom Hooper gave the actors an orchestra so that they could go with the flow of the song and feel the emotion. In this one they got nothing.
Pros: Jason Derulo's singing, neat instrumental, cool set design Cons: Rebel Wilson's character being annoying, Tugger looked like he was about to suck Victoria's toes, him singing about Victoria for no reason, Misto in the background being a shy nerd,
Rebel Wilson is so typecast in this movie it hurts. She's a good actress and that shows when she has a well-developed character (for example; Isn't It Romantic) but her "comic relief" roles are just poorly written. :/
It’s so frustrating because Jason Derulo is not a miscast at all. While he wouldn’t be THE Rum Tum Tugger we know from the stage recording that’s never something I expected from the movie anyway. If I wanted that portrayal I would watch that film and don’t expect another person to perform a miracle for this one. Jason Derulos persona could have in general translated very easily and very well into a different kind of Rum Tum Tugger but for that he should have been ALLOWED to properly recreate this character with enough time and a thought out direction. And I don’t mind adjusting the song to Jason’s more pop voice but then at least give him enough time and practice so his pronunciation becomes clearer to understand since thats not exatly a priority in the pop style - but this is still a musical, we NEED to understand what he says. Also the Rum Tum Tugger should have played a bigger role in the movie, he is basically the second lead in the musical. I’m not saying give him all the scenes but let him do MORE!
@@alvinmedina7121 so. I compared this to another terrible adaptation from something I love. "Percy Jackson" is that something, anyway, Rick Riordan is the author of the books and he said that he didn't like the adaptations and said on his blog that the creator hardly has a finger in the prodution if the studio doesn't want to listen. So yeah webber may nkt have liked it but he didn't had a say on what was done with the movie. Sad
100th like (just to flex) I've been listening to the 1982 version and I absolutely agree. I think the movie would have been so much better if jason derulo had been given a voice to bring tugger alive :") It could have been so great,,, unfortunately :")
@@kiz_5992 If they let Derulo play with the character and bring him closer to him instead of the directors vision, im sure there would be, hip thrusts and body rolls are a regular in his dance videos and music videos, and hes a good dancer and has a good voice, but none of that really comes out here.
@@JD-gj8zx if you look to the background Misto is just mad at Tugger because Victoria likes him more. WHYYY, i didn't want this. I just wanted a cute interection between Misto and Tugger :/
This, When I saw the trailer, I was like: At least we will have more Misto and Tugger interactions, which will distract me from how bad the movie looks like. I'm completely disappointed about how they missed the chance to do AT LEAST SOMETHING GOOD in the movie.
Yet you’re commenting about her giving her clout, I can’t with people like the ones in these comments this movie is not great lol but let’s see your next movie or anything, oh yeah nobody knows anyone in these comments 💀💀💀
1:57 - 2:05 I’m so confused here. He goes from a weird cat singing a really catchy song to a British man sounding like he’s having a debate with his wife over what is going to be served for dinner
@@betocastrogggppp4904 It's real, there's emotion in every movement and the dances are authentic to the original plus best actors and singers than what we saw on Broadway, because they bought it to the screen
fr! i’ve met john, as he’s best friends with my acting coach, as they were both on cats the musical together. amd john was really nice, and he even sung the rum tum tugged, and he still sounds incredible!
I feel like he almost sounds under breath and like he's not putting energy into his high notes, it lacks the sass of the original in place of weird franticness. His voice is good but the equalization and editing did him dirty.
It's because he had to sing it live while running around, not in a studio. He's not Broadway trained so the directing and editing didn't do him any favors
and I'd want to hear more of that. I hope the cast can do that thing the cast of the 2012 Le Miserable cast did where they sung it live on tv for a news network thing. Because those guys actually had the chance to sing normally there (instead of what happened in the movie, yikes) Sorry if this doesn't make sense
@@HawkinaBox my dog Diamond is here to help well used to be my Dog my dad owns her now I’m not going to physically give her to you but I’ll give her to you virtually *hands Diamond to you* now she’ll help you ease your nerves from this film 🙂
Tyra Kristiansen no the point is for the environment to be large to make the humans look like they are the size of cats...the same individual cat could be next to the same piece of furniture, and in a different shot they’ll either be bigger or smaller than the piece of furniture. In real life cats don’t shrink or grow, that’s just distracting.
@@uhuhuh1966 it gave me a headache because of this, i realized why after the fact, your brain is constantly gauging proportion to determine distance, and you keep getting crossed signals.
This is what happens when you watch Les Mis and somehow think "wow, this was a wonderful adaptation of this musical, we DEFINITELY should let Tom Hooper take a stab at another musical!"
The difference was, Les Miserables doesn't require a lot of motion capture heavy CGI roles unlike Cats which caused a lot of problems for Tom Hooper. Hooper is not experienced with motion capture roles like this unlike Andy Serkis, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg etc. I love Les Miserables movie but even hiring Hooper to direct this movie in form of live action motion capture CGI was already a red flag due to his experience. Some reports even said that he dissed the visual effects artist for working so slow (again Hooper is not a CGI heavy experienced director so clearly he doesn't know how this type of movie works) as they were overworked and underpaid. If this was an animated movie, it could've worked instead of whatever this is
this comment made me laugh, like imagine you've never seen the musical and just sees some internet-stranger shouting in the comments about the lack of anthropomorphic cat pelvic thrusts 😂
The older VHS version did rum tum tugger PERFECTLY. Hes supposed to be suave, and the bad boy. This is like a low rent verison...the last like minute of his song in the VHS was epic.
0:32 i just realized this exact stairway was in a nightmare i had a couple months ago. I don't recall seeing this scene, but it's fitting that it was this movie.
Rum Tum Tugger is supposed to be hot, right? I could have sworn they'd try to play up Derulo's rap persona. Instead he just plays this like he's a schizophrenic. The way he's acting this, it honestly seems like this cat has real problems.
I'm not a sensitive person at all but this made me cry. This was 4 min of my life that I have wasted and will never get back. And this is coming from someone who plays league...
He's not really British? What's this even supposed to be? I though this was a dopey Brit trying to act like a rockstar...is he maybe trying to do a Liverpool accent?
I looked up “Cats best moments” as a joke, and it gave me “Cat’s best moments Victorious” as in Ariana Grande’s character in Victorious. LMFAO! “Cats best moments” didn’t even come up as an option for what I might be searching. That’s how bad this movie is. No one searched that.
First off, Rebel Wilson's "funny" lines were completely unnecessary, cut those out Second, it's all wrong I have nothing against Jason, but his portrayal of Rum Tum Tugger is nowhere near like the original, he comes off more like a spoiled teenager, and his mannerisms honestly make him seem like a complete idiot His singing also sounds very restrained, like he wasn't allowed to hit the lower notes, which is what Tugger was known for It's a shame too, as Tugger is my favourite character from the show, I feel if they've given Jason less restraint, more expressive choreography, and an overall better design (come on man, lose the pimp coat, your character is not a pimp, where is the signature belt, spiked collar and bandana?), it may have worked
1:16 This line is interesting when you think about it. The cats are sapient creatures with their own society, yet this joke implies that they are frequently castrated. By whom, exactly? There seem to be no humans around in this city. Do the cats do it to each other, or even to themselves? Do they undergo the procedure voluntary or are they forced to have their testes removed by some higher cat medical authority? Who decides if you are neutered and why? Is losing your reproductive organs just something that they accept in this nightmare world that they inhabit? So many unanswered questions to keep one up at night.
came here after seeing the audition anthony ramos made for rum tum tugger and i can't tell if i'm sad that they didn't cast him (he would've killed it) or happy that they didn't because..
They really should’ve thought over everything before they released this movie. The singing and dancing isn’t that awful... it’s mostly just the CGI and story. My friend, who unfortunately took me to see it, knew nothing of the musical and didn’t understand the movie at all. He now calls it: “a mild hallucination that never happened.” I agree with him, but it had so much potential. It could’ve been great if they had listened to the audience when the first trailer dropped. Seriously guys, tone down the CGI you’re getting a bit carried away now. XD
I mean there was no going back by the time the trailer dropped ... they shoud've just used makeup and costumes from the beginning. As well as hiring someone who actually likes over the top musicals to direct it!
BenZY Fab no one could possibly beat Marvel. That’s some +A report card level stuff. Meanwhile with cats... they either should’ve just made an animated version or changed the whole costume design.
I honestly dont think its the CGI thats the issue. I havent watched the show before watching the movie, and honestly it feels like it was made by someone who really doesnt get musicals, im not sure they even like them. Like why the hell is this song constantly being interrupted by Rebels bad improv? The cuts make it so hard to get into the overthe top nature of it, you can barely see any of the dancing and choreography. Most of the singing is just not good enough. Rebel Wilson cant carry the Gumby cat song by herself, and im assuming she either cant or didnt want to learn a choreo so instead she eats the roaches? What? Its so uncomfotable and creepy. Why do some cats wear sneakers? Why do some wear clothes? Why is Taylor in heels? She also doesnt dance.Half the time u can see theres a choreo going on in the back or around, but the camera keeps cutting away or is just zoomed in on the ''stars'' face and u cant see it. The show is a ballet, dance musical. Its all about the creative colorful spectacle along with the amazing choroes, dancing and singing. I know the CGI would be the last thing I would complain about if the dancing and singing was there.
MovieEveryDay, personally, they should’ve done this. Have it animated And give it more of a structure of a story, for example have it be a form of a detective movie of the cats trying to find Macavity by going to the past people he worked with before he ruins the annual jelicle ball.
Not really...... I mean, people don’t watch cats for the story it’s for the dancing and music, the dancing in this movie is good but the singing is really lackluster, and the jokes and the acting is bad......so bad..... if you want to watch cats just watch the recording of the broadway show, it’s more entertaining than this.....mess.
Just noticed that at 0:22, a child-faced mouse slams into his crotch. Cats truely is a movie that keeps on giving. When you think you've spotted everything wrong
I didn't know it was possible to ruin Tugger and yet here we are. Also, the absolute AUDACITY the director had to make Tugger and Mistoffelees straight is honestly devastating.
EXACTLY like Misto and Tugger both show interest in the queens (and occasionally the kittens) but there’s still clearly tension between them! RTT sings an entire song about how amazing Misto is (with a cute little rainbow flag and everything!) and Tom Hooper went “yep, straight”
that wasn't a flag that was a handkerchief, Misto is a magician. Have you never seen the handkerchief trick? And why does it have to be sexual why can't they just be friends?
It's very sad how they changed tugger's character for the worst. You only realize it if you really think about it. In the 1998 version, Tugger is of course a show-off and is rebellious BUT he is also respectful as seen in the Mr mistoffelees and old deuteronomy songs. In 2019 version, he's just a jerk. He says that jennyanydot's song is just old school and he continuesly gets close to girls like Victoria and then is just like "sike." Also, at the end of his song, he hisses at grizabella. I wasn't expecting this at all because in the 1998 version, he just does this little flick with his mane instead of being downright rude to grizabella and hiss at her. 😢
There are countless variations, changes in character's names, songs in the Cats musical, all that differs in several countries as well. But people usually reference some versions more often, like the 1998 movie version, which gave even more popularity to the show.
@@saxongirl2054 Well, I actually didn't see that one, just the 1998 film and several from different stage productions, I still prefer the film 🤷🏻♀️. Yeah, thought the same thing, it'd be good to have a DVD of that one.
Because unlike the original, where it’s a playful banter between whoever you think those two are, there it’s “I want this cat girl not to fall for him, need to say something mean about him, anything, no don’t follow him” Which is in an itself a terrible bore
OK, I know that this movie gets a lot of flak for pretty much all its songs (apart from Skimbleshanks, which was awesome and is a worthy counterpart to the original) but this one probably has the biggest drop in quality of all of them. With John Partridge's version you can see him draw in the other cats (and the audience) with his sheer energy and charisma, and you enjoy him despite him being annoying in many ways and treating a lot of them like trash. This version is annoying and entitled WITHOUT the charisma or energy that makes you like him regardless; he just seems like the school's least popular kid trying to imitate the king and failing miserably.
2:32 this was one of my favorite Parts in the original and when you listen to the soundtrack version of this song they just cut it out😭😭😭 It's like five more seconds can't hurt😭😭😭
The Broadway musical is far better, the songs are better, the characters look better, the dancing is SO much better, everything about the musical is far better than this dumpster fire
@@Firegirl483 He could have gone on RUclips and searched "John Partridge, Rum Tum Tugger". That would have given him quite an education on how this song was meant to be done. lol
I don't care how much they paid Rebel Wilson, we don't need to cut away to her commentary every six bars.
Rebel Wilson and James Corden should've been removed from the movie.
Horrible!
@@kentinson1670 Every character should have been removed from the movie.
The only time that I laughed is this part 1:42! At least in the song! In the movie they were actually some things that made me laugh.
I was coming here to say this as well.
I was waiting for him to say "Jayson Derulo".
All we ever heard was "MIIILLK!!!"
I was very disappointed that didn't happen
Jason not Jayson
Dickory Dock furry Derulo
Yup, was waiting for this comment.
Rebel Wilson's voice at the beginning causes me physical pain.
Just be glad she stops after the first 10 seconds. She does sound like a strangled cat so maybe that’s what she was going for.
Is there a reason its so bad ?? Like its shocking to the ears
same
She was terrible as Jennyanydots overall.
Honestly
One of the biggest crimes in this version is that Tugger doesn't say Meow. Every Rum Tum Tugger actor can show you exactly who Tugger is with just a meow.
How did Tom Hooper suck every last drop of magic out of this. It's almost a talent to wreck a musical this badly.
He just believe hes the only guy on the planet tnat realise's the objective truth- there's too much music in musicals :)
To be honest, when this movie was announced as a live action CGI movie, i knew there was no way this movie is gonna be good. Even having Tom Hooper involved, no way this movie would be good as he's also not that experienced with motion capture work as reports saying that he tortured visual effects artists during post and rushed the whole thing. I like Hooper's other movies and i wish him the best for making a comeback after this trainwreck because i think he's very talented, just not this type of project that he should've worked on
I feel bad for the girl who play the main character. This is her first major movie and it had to be like this
@@evalexis nothing wad wrong with her perfomance its just that she has to be associated with this as her first movie
XD
fellow human Let’s hope she pulls a Natalie Portman
I feel bad for Mr Mistoofeeles. He is a good actor but so far his only roles have been in a show named Will that lasted only one season and this... I hope he can recover.
It was the movie, not her. Still though, this would instead increase her career by her performance.
Pros: Jason Derulo actually has a lovely voice
Cons: literally everything else
His voice isnt fit for someone like Tugger, in the 1998 musical, Tugger was like the pelvic thrusting david bowie and Jason doesnt really do this for us.
{{ Kxara }} his rendition is clearly different and is more influenced by black singers such as Prince. Hence why the instrumental is funkier.
Dude his performance lacked all the punch and swagger of the 1998 version. Jason Derulo totally could have pulled it off but they just like muffled the song in a way it seems. It doesn't hook you and grab you like the 1998 version :( such a missed opportunity
It doesn't suit this song at all though!
@@pinkplatypusprincess I was just thinking that, like he’s a good singer but for the rum tum tugger...no, just no. It sounds weird after hearing the original
There were some hilarious reviews for this monstrosity, but Andrew Lloyd Webber saying that he went out and got a emotional support dog because of it? Beautiful.
Lol
From now on, he hated ALL cats!!🤣👍🍾
And this is from the same guy to keeps insisting that Love Never Dies must exist.
@@claireisclaire2738 That makes it worse. It's bad enough that it reads like terrible fanfiction that just happened to be made canon and you as a fan should cry because of it. LND is the Cursed Child/ Rise of Skywalker of musicals.
@@jbvader721
It's such a shame the plot is so bad too because I actually like some of the songs just i wish it wasn't the characters because that plot ruins them.
What hurts most is that a percentage of these actors are professional dancers with real careers and then they're saddled with hoopers exceedingly dumb ideas.
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Spread the gospel
I just realized one of the reasons why Tugger is so underwhelming in this. Besides the fact that they keep putting their focus on Rebel Wilson, in the theater version, not only is Tugger one of the few cats that primarily sung about himself (the others being Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer and Skimbleshanks), but he also sang another cat's number. Here, he only gets one number and everyone else sings about themselves. In the musical, Rumtumtugger is notable for stealing the show, but in the movie, everyone is trying to steal the show so he doesn't stand out at all
As I've said hundreds of times before, Adam Lambert is the only one who could have killed that song since he can hit those notes!!!
@@HawkinaBox Nah, John Partridge is the best!
The irony of Rebel Wilson's cat saying "stop milking it" despite the fact that it's the whole point of Rum Tum Tugger
It doesn't help that Jason sounded like he was out of breath due to moving around too much and he's clearly struggling with faking a British accent.
@@HawkinaBoxI'd love to see Adam Lambert as Rum Tum Tugger!
No movie has ever made me this physically uncomfortable.
Have you seen the 1998 version of Cats? That version of Rum Tum Tugger makes this fellow look like a perfect gentleman by comparison. lol
@@CeltycSparrow you mean the best version by far
Watch "A Serbian Film" then
@@CeltycSparrow I agree but then again, the 98 version sounding better than this version makes me give that aspect a pass
I just watched an Arby’s ad where it had kids say “we have the meats” and I thought that was the most uncomfortable I’d be today. I was wrong
Ngl he's not a bad casting choice. But he seems kinda... lost? Like he doesn't know what he should be doing in any of the scenes, and the song lacks a lot of energy as a result.
I think he was taking the "Tugger is a fussy cat who never knows what he wants" a little too literally 😂
Agreed. He is definitely able to pull it off with good direction. But also, he's got a decent and strong voice. He seems kind of vocally held back for some reason? I guess it's to make the joke by rebel make sense but that was just unnecessary. Kinda underwhelming until halfway through when he can really let loose
@@Regmuslima apparently the actors all sang the songs live on set and recorded them that way as well with no orchestra or anything. All of the performances are kind of flat, and I think that is the reason. At least in Le Mis Tom Hooper gave the actors an orchestra so that they could go with the flow of the song and feel the emotion. In this one they got nothing.
@@themedia1271 That explains why Ian McKellan was out of time with the backing track 😂 But at least it makes sense for his song. Others? Not so much
I mean. Fussy bisexual guy diva with shitloads of confidence. No idea how he turned into a confused child who looks like his skin is crawling
Should've cast Brandon Urie
Pros: Jason Derulo's singing, neat instrumental, cool set design
Cons: Rebel Wilson's character being annoying, Tugger looked like he was about to suck Victoria's toes, him singing about Victoria for no reason, Misto in the background being a shy nerd,
God for me Rebel Wilson really is just an automatic con
Rebel Wilson is so typecast in this movie it hurts. She's a good actress and that shows when she has a well-developed character (for example; Isn't It Romantic) but her "comic relief" roles are just poorly written. :/
OI leave mistoffelees alone-
Serenity S Yeah she was good in Jojo Rabbit too!
I'll pretend I know the characters and care about their names
It’s so frustrating because Jason Derulo is not a miscast at all. While he wouldn’t be THE Rum Tum Tugger we know from the stage recording that’s never something I expected from the movie anyway. If I wanted that portrayal I would watch that film and don’t expect another person to perform a miracle for this one.
Jason Derulos persona could have in general translated very easily and very well into a different kind of Rum Tum Tugger but for that he should have been ALLOWED to properly recreate this character with enough time and a thought out direction.
And I don’t mind adjusting the song to Jason’s more pop voice but then at least give him enough time and practice so his pronunciation becomes clearer to understand since thats not exatly a priority in the pop style - but this is still a musical, we NEED to understand what he says.
Also the Rum Tum Tugger should have played a bigger role in the movie, he is basically the second lead in the musical. I’m not saying give him all the scenes but let him do MORE!
that is the best review I have ever read . you are spot on . Andrew was on set , why didn't he realize that?
@@alvinmedina7121 so. I compared this to another terrible adaptation from something I love. "Percy Jackson" is that something, anyway, Rick Riordan is the author of the books and he said that he didn't like the adaptations and said on his blog that the creator hardly has a finger in the prodution if the studio doesn't want to listen. So yeah webber may nkt have liked it but he didn't had a say on what was done with the movie.
Sad
Also, there needs to be more pelvic thrusts.
100th like (just to flex)
I've been listening to the 1982 version and I absolutely agree. I think the movie would have been so much better if jason derulo had been given a voice to bring tugger alive :")
It could have been so great,,, unfortunately :")
@@kiz_5992 If they let Derulo play with the character and bring him closer to him instead of the directors vision, im sure there would be, hip thrusts and body rolls are a regular in his dance videos and music videos, and hes a good dancer and has a good voice, but none of that really comes out here.
I think this Rum Tum Tugger needed more of his boyfriend an less Rebel Wilson cat.
Tugger + misto = life
BUT THE FACT THAT THIS FILM DID NOT HAVE ANY CHEMISTRY BETWEEN TUGGER AND MISTO
@@JD-gj8zx if you look to the background Misto is just mad at Tugger because Victoria likes him more.
WHYYY, i didn't want this. I just wanted a cute interection between Misto and Tugger :/
This, When I saw the trailer, I was like: At least we will have more Misto and Tugger interactions, which will distract me from how bad the movie looks like. I'm completely disappointed about how they missed the chance to do AT LEAST SOMETHING GOOD in the movie.
I’m surprised he didn’t sing “Jason derulo” every time he sang
This is basically the same thing 😂
Rebel Wilson is killing it. She is killing her non existing career.
If you want to kill something, it has to be alive still to be killed. I don't think she has that luxury anymore.
Hey we have the same name
She sounds like she's gasping for air every time she tries to move and sing at the same time, or just talk.
She is disgusting.
Yet you’re commenting about her giving her clout, I can’t with people like the ones in these comments this movie is not great lol but let’s see your next movie or anything, oh yeah nobody knows anyone in these comments 💀💀💀
1:57 - 2:05 I’m so confused here. He goes from a weird cat singing a really catchy song to a British man sounding like he’s having a debate with his wife over what is going to be served for dinner
No McClevername HA
He's sad he isn't dancing with Bombarulina
@@jessya775 hes like “hol up this is a child why am i sniffing her feet”
Who decided it w a s a good idea to let rebel Wilson B U T C H E R that first line?????
I just came from the musical version and this just HURTS.
Im a virgin to the actual musical. I hope it isn't as bad as this 😖
@@carrie6592 Oh don't worry, they're phenomenal in their performance.
@@carrie6592 the original stage show is like a magical dream! Forget this crap movie
@@carrie6592 just saw it yesterday, it’s AMAZING
Same. Just watched the play today. It physically hurts me to watch this
Oh god how did this get made
Jacob Metzner Both the movie and the original musical is made by the same way: with weed
It's called having balls to do what will be awesome
Yesika Narvaez how is this awesome
@@betocastrogggppp4904 It's real, there's emotion in every movement and the dances are authentic to the original plus best actors and singers than what we saw on Broadway, because they bought it to the screen
@@yesikanarvaez5027 What kind of drugs are you on kid ?
Where is John Patridge when you need him?
Somewhere.
Cooking
fr! i’ve met john, as he’s best friends with my acting coach, as they were both on cats the musical together. amd john was really nice, and he even sung the rum tum tugged, and he still sounds incredible!
@@tayamai7481 who's your coach
@@bigmustang1972 sarah jane honeywell, ou can search her on youtube
I feel like he almost sounds under breath and like he's not putting energy into his high notes, it lacks the sass of the original in place of weird franticness. His voice is good but the equalization and editing did him dirty.
It's because he had to sing it live while running around, not in a studio. He's not Broadway trained so the directing and editing didn't do him any favors
@@Firegirl483 i think he have a nice voice, but it just.... It just doesn't sounds well, it lacks of energy and sass
Whoever sang at 1:50 had more emotion in her voice lol for 3 seconds
and I'd want to hear more of that. I hope the cast can do that thing the cast of the 2012 Le Miserable cast did where they sung it live on tv for a news network thing. Because those guys actually had the chance to sing normally there (instead of what happened in the movie, yikes)
Sorry if this doesn't make sense
I love the fact that Andrew Lloyd Webber was so distraught by this film he had to get a therapy dog. 🤣
We all need a therapy dog after this film XD
@@HawkinaBox my dog Diamond is here to help well used to be my Dog my dad owns her now
I’m not going to physically give her to you but
I’ll give her to you virtually *hands Diamond to you* now she’ll help you ease your nerves from this film 🙂
2:02 I never want to hear jason derulo do a british accent ever again 😭
Well, at least the set designers did a good job...
YEP
Even that one is up for debate, the proportions are constantly changing
@@uhuhuh1966 That's the point i believe
Tyra Kristiansen no the point is for the environment to be large to make the humans look like they are the size of cats...the same individual cat could be next to the same piece of furniture, and in a different shot they’ll either be bigger or smaller than the piece of furniture. In real life cats don’t shrink or grow, that’s just distracting.
@@uhuhuh1966 it gave me a headache because of this, i realized why after the fact, your brain is constantly gauging proportion to determine distance, and you keep getting crossed signals.
This movie should have been released on the dark web
Lmao
Even there, it would have been taken down for offensive content.
For anybody that wants to watch an enjoyable performance of this song, look up John Partridge’s performance :)
John partridge is the ONLY guy that can play tugger.
{{ Kxara }} how about the OG person
@@wachamcaulit Im sure he was nice. But im sticking with John.
Thank you
John Partidge, 👌🏾 YES
2:29 i was in theaters watching this and someone screamed, 'STFU!!!'
My friends and i were cracking up!!! 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh man! I wish I would’ve been there just to applaud whomever screamed that! Right on!
This is what happens when you watch Les Mis and somehow think "wow, this was a wonderful adaptation of this musical, we DEFINITELY should let Tom Hooper take a stab at another musical!"
Also, I'd love to high-five the writer that insisted in giving Rebel the "stop milking it" line because, well...*gestures*
The difference was, Les Miserables doesn't require a lot of motion capture heavy CGI roles unlike Cats which caused a lot of problems for Tom Hooper. Hooper is not experienced with motion capture roles like this unlike Andy Serkis, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg etc. I love Les Miserables movie but even hiring Hooper to direct this movie in form of live action motion capture CGI was already a red flag due to his experience. Some reports even said that he dissed the visual effects artist for working so slow (again Hooper is not a CGI heavy experienced director so clearly he doesn't know how this type of movie works) as they were overworked and underpaid. If this was an animated movie, it could've worked instead of whatever this is
@@ErasureeraserAlso, Les Misèrables (2012) was also terrible.
@@saoranachnah-alba723 Nah, movie was good
Why was he sniffing her feet for like 10 seconds-
He a curious cat.
STOP THIS MADE ME WHEEZE HAHA
I WAS SO DISTURBED WHEN I SAW THAT IN THEATRES BDNDMD
He has a foot fetish
He's just a man of culture, that's all
He isnt fit for someone like Tugger. I DIDNT SEE ONE PELVIC THRUST?
this comment made me laugh, like imagine you've never seen the musical and just sees some internet-stranger shouting in the comments about the lack of anthropomorphic cat pelvic thrusts 😂
Sapphic Fangirl, truly the world we live in is one massive acid trip.
I feel like that wasnt on him, Derulo doesnt shy away from pelvic thrusts and body rolls in his dancing.
ikr smh
Only John Partridge is meant for the role
JOHN PARTRIDGE WHERE ARE YOU?? HELP US! SAVE US FROM THIS MONSTROSITY
The fact that Adult Cats get diarrhea from drinking milk makes this scene even more funny.
With actual direction and rehearsals I think he could of actually pulled this off.
Agreed!
1:44 My God! Lindsay Ellis didn't edit that into her video as a joke! That sound effect was in the actual movie!
Jesus loves you!!
I thought it said let me see. I thought maybe someone was behind the light pole. It was still weird either way
That was… so strange
I actually love that part
Spread the gospel
The older VHS version did rum tum tugger PERFECTLY. Hes supposed to be suave, and the bad boy. This is like a low rent verison...the last like minute of his song in the VHS was epic.
its like rum tum tugger doesnt know what he wants
i think john partridge must have felt so insulted when he saw that
If he was thinking straight (pardon the expression) he wouldn’t have gone to see this embarrassment.
John Partridge will be the only Rum Tum Tugger for me
0:32
i just realized this exact stairway was in a nightmare i had a couple months ago. I don't recall seeing this scene, but it's fitting that it was this movie.
I feel you, sometimes I see thing that was in my dream from years ago
i just feel bad for all the actors. they weren't in costume. they were just walking around the sets without any proper directing to help them out
Each day I feel like I’m getting more distant from the world
Your avatar says everything
Social distancing is important
deep.
Same ... I hate nowadays movies and music , and I'm just 20 😭
Matthew Parker rofl same
3:13
“Nah nah, no more milk.”
𝐴 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑟
“mMmiiiiiLLlLkKkKkkk”
I thank Andre Black nerd for the reference..now I understand his hysteria.
cats just be like that
But why is there a milkbar? Is that a thing? Anywhere?
This feels very bland, the vocals are pretty weak and the fun isn't there :(
Rum Tum Tugger is supposed to be hot, right? I could have sworn they'd try to play up Derulo's rap persona. Instead he just plays this like he's a schizophrenic. The way he's acting this, it honestly seems like this cat has real problems.
Right ! I hated the Mcavity song by Taylor...ugh
Where was the energy?
Exactly, Jason Derulo just has no energy in his voice, it's like he's so tired.
And the camera is everywhere and choppy
The first 8 seconds will never fail to make me laugh, like WTF was that and why?!! It’s so chaotic!
I'm not a sensitive person at all but this made me cry. This was 4 min of my life that I have wasted and will never get back. And this is coming from someone who plays league...
SAME
Is he trying to do a British accent..? I'm confused
Taylor makes a similarly lacking attempt at one too
He's not really British? What's this even supposed to be? I though this was a dopey Brit trying to act like a rockstar...is he maybe trying to do a Liverpool accent?
@@lizzychrome7630 idek where to start with your comment.. he's not British, nor is he trying to do a liverpool accent.
ah ha everyone here has one. This takes place in London!
“Roi-y oh, mate. Maw naymes Jaysawn D’Ruloh n oi can do me cockney accen real good, yea.”
He's has a good voice but he's not right to be Tugger
I pictured David Bowie or Dr. Frankenfurter etc. This was way too tame for Rum Tum
@@lesliek2246 Yea either one of those two would've worked....if this was the old musical
John partridge reigns supreme as the only good rum tum tugger
@@lesliek2246 They cgied his bulge out, they quite literally neutered him.
Thank you
Reble Wilson needs to stop talking and Jason Derulo needs to stop with the British accent. On a positive note, the sets the colours are amazing.
Ellen brouwer tbh she's the biggest complaint for most people
I was confused about the accent comment, until 5 seconds later
British????
Do you know what Australians are?
@@hayleyblanch5895 Yes, as a matter of fact I am one. And I can assure you that they are defiantly not Australian accents.
@@hayleyblanch5895 they weren't calling Rebel's accent British. Reread.
I looked up “Cats best moments” as a joke, and it gave me “Cat’s best moments Victorious” as in Ariana Grande’s character in Victorious. LMFAO! “Cats best moments” didn’t even come up as an option for what I might be searching. That’s how bad this movie is. No one searched that.
The "Thanks Tugger"at 0:27 is the best part of this whole number
...I preferred this when this was a rock song...
PhantomSmith8000 XD
2:51
First off, Rebel Wilson's "funny" lines were completely unnecessary, cut those out
Second, it's all wrong
I have nothing against Jason, but his portrayal of Rum Tum Tugger is nowhere near like the original, he comes off more like a spoiled teenager, and his mannerisms honestly make him seem like a complete idiot
His singing also sounds very restrained, like he wasn't allowed to hit the lower notes, which is what Tugger was known for
It's a shame too, as Tugger is my favourite character from the show, I feel if they've given Jason less restraint, more expressive choreography, and an overall better design (come on man, lose the pimp coat, your character is not a pimp, where is the signature belt, spiked collar and bandana?), it may have worked
Bandanna?
@@johnnyferalcat896 Yeah, he always had a leopardprint bandana tied around his leg
@@meap6474 ah ok
I find it weird that so many of the people in the cast sing for a living but didn't really tried in this movie
@Rania Assal Del Valle it's a pimp coat
1:16 This line is interesting when you think about it. The cats are sapient creatures with their own society, yet this joke implies that they are frequently castrated. By whom, exactly? There seem to be no humans around in this city. Do the cats do it to each other, or even to themselves? Do they undergo the procedure voluntary or are they forced to have their testes removed by some higher cat medical authority? Who decides if you are neutered and why? Is losing your reproductive organs just something that they accept in this nightmare world that they inhabit? So many unanswered questions to keep one up at night.
Just seeing the result is far enought to keep me awake...
That's deep for someone who didn't watch the first 2 minutes of the movie where Victoria gets dumped by her humans in the middle of Downtown London
I guess it’s something like when certain tribes circumcise baby girls...?
A lot of the cats are strays that were abandoned. Often in cities though, vets will volunteer to spay or neuter cats to stop overpopulation.
AHHH
3:02 is possibly the only well acted moment in the film lol. Incredibly accurate cat impression.
came here after seeing the audition anthony ramos made for rum tum tugger and i can't tell if i'm sad that they didn't cast him (he would've killed it) or happy that they didn't because..
They really should’ve thought over everything before they released this movie. The singing and dancing isn’t that awful... it’s mostly just the CGI and story. My friend, who unfortunately took me to see it, knew nothing of the musical and didn’t understand the movie at all. He now calls it: “a mild hallucination that never happened.”
I agree with him, but it had so much potential. It could’ve been great if they had listened to the audience when the first trailer dropped. Seriously guys, tone down the CGI you’re getting a bit carried away now. XD
I mean there was no going back by the time the trailer dropped ... they shoud've just used makeup and costumes from the beginning. As well as hiring someone who actually likes over the top musicals to direct it!
Yeah everyone is just trying to be Marvel at this point. Using CGI to make their movies look good. I mean it works for Marvel but not for other movies
BenZY Fab no one could possibly beat Marvel. That’s some +A report card level stuff. Meanwhile with cats... they either should’ve just made an animated version or changed the whole costume design.
JazZ Harpie yeah, I know right. Marvel is consistent and CGI looks great in their movies. Cats was just a nightmare.
I honestly dont think its the CGI thats the issue. I havent watched the show before watching the movie, and honestly it feels like it was made by someone who really doesnt get musicals, im not sure they even like them. Like why the hell is this song constantly being interrupted by Rebels bad improv? The cuts make it so hard to get into the overthe top nature of it, you can barely see any of the dancing and choreography. Most of the singing is just not good enough. Rebel Wilson cant carry the Gumby cat song by herself, and im assuming she either cant or didnt want to learn a choreo so instead she eats the roaches? What? Its so uncomfotable and creepy. Why do some cats wear sneakers? Why do some wear clothes? Why is Taylor in heels? She also doesnt dance.Half the time u can see theres a choreo going on in the back or around, but the camera keeps cutting away or is just zoomed in on the ''stars'' face and u cant see it.
The show is a ballet, dance musical. Its all about the creative colorful spectacle along with the amazing choroes, dancing and singing.
I know the CGI would be the last thing I would complain about if the dancing and singing was there.
If the movie used makeup instead of CGI then this movie might've actually been good
MovieEveryDay, personally, they should’ve done this.
Have it animated
And give it more of a structure of a story, for example have it be a form of a detective movie of the cats trying to find Macavity by going to the past people he worked with before he ruins the annual jelicle ball.
They could have made Wicked instead, just saying
Not really...... I mean, people don’t watch cats for the story it’s for the dancing and music, the dancing in this movie is good but the singing is really lackluster, and the jokes and the acting is bad......so bad..... if you want to watch cats just watch the recording of the broadway show, it’s more entertaining than this.....mess.
I would have liked a Fantasia style animated version
@@LNIGHTREELS But they need to stick with the story that everyone knows and not ruin it i think as its a classic.
Just noticed that at 0:22, a child-faced mouse slams into his crotch. Cats truely is a movie that keeps on giving. When you think you've spotted everything wrong
😂😂😂
Spread the gospel
And "thanks Tugger!"
Jason Darulo not singing his name halfway through the song is a tragedy.😂😂😂
His voice _screams_ the musical version of Mister Mistofeelees, it's just so different without the deep *Meow.*
The producer has taken away the mysterious, playful and sexual "cat" that is Rum Tum Tugger. Some things are too good to mess with.
I miss the meow.
😂
Stage RTT: Bisexual Icon™
Movie RTT: Nightmare Fuel
Tugger from the original: bratty, sassy, flirty glamour punk
Tugger here: apathetic pimp that doesnt know what he wants.
0:53 Stop trying to get her attention and go dance and sing with your boyfriend.
Honestly-
“Do you think he’s just been castrated?” Cats or rum tum tugger because I think it’s yes for both
I didn't know it was possible to ruin Tugger and yet here we are.
Also, the absolute AUDACITY the director had to make Tugger and Mistoffelees straight is honestly devastating.
EXACTLY like Misto and Tugger both show interest in the queens (and occasionally the kittens) but there’s still clearly tension between them! RTT sings an entire song about how amazing Misto is (with a cute little rainbow flag and everything!) and Tom Hooper went “yep, straight”
that wasn't a flag that was a handkerchief, Misto is a magician. Have you never seen the handkerchief trick? And why does it have to be sexual why can't they just be friends?
Did any one see at 3:28 mistoffelees was pointing his wand at tugger and kind of giving him a dead look what that all about 😂
I'm dying now rofl 😂😂
XDDD
DHDJFGDHDGDHDG BRUH
I can't stop coming back to this video just to witness this timestamp like,,, wtf is Mr Mistoffelees doing
Becuz he sees what a scumbag Tigger is to Victoria lol
It's really impressive that Jason Derulo can sing a whole song without shouting his own name at some point XD
It's very sad how they changed tugger's character for the worst. You only realize it if you really think about it. In the 1998 version, Tugger is of course a show-off and is rebellious BUT he is also respectful as seen in the Mr mistoffelees and old deuteronomy songs. In 2019 version, he's just a jerk. He says that jennyanydot's song is just old school and he continuesly gets close to girls like Victoria and then is just like "sike." Also, at the end of his song, he hisses at grizabella. I wasn't expecting this at all because in the 1998 version, he just does this little flick with his mane instead of being downright rude to grizabella and hiss at her. 😢
Horrible, they absolutely ruined one of the best and most fun parts of the musical. Good thing we can always watch the original.
TRUE
@@saxongirl2054 Yes, it is, it's the film version of the stage show.
@@saxongirl2054 lol I already know all that, thanks.
There are countless variations, changes in character's names, songs in the Cats musical, all that differs in several countries as well. But people usually reference some versions more often, like the 1998 movie version, which gave even more popularity to the show.
@@saxongirl2054 Well, I actually didn't see that one, just the 1998 film and several from different stage productions, I still prefer the film 🤷🏻♀️. Yeah, thought the same thing, it'd be good to have a DVD of that one.
As someone who actually loved the musical, this is horrible.
yeah, this film is a disgrace
I wanted to check it out, and I really regret it. What the heck is this?
Cassidy Zollinger
the musical? or the movie? the musical is really good but you just need to stop focusing on the fact that they’re humans
@@weeniedoodle1000 oh no I'm a stan of the musical I hate the movie
Cassidy Zollinger we stan the musical in this house 😌✨
0:53 he doesn’t sound bored of tugged when he says this like in the original
Where’s the emotion in the words??
Because unlike the original, where it’s a playful banter between whoever you think those two are, there it’s “I want this cat girl not to fall for him, need to say something mean about him, anything, no don’t follow him”
Which is in an itself a terrible bore
@@anyanP agreed
ITS SO FLAT UHH
I've gone this long never seeing a single scene of this version and now I wanna throw my phone across the room and make sure it shatters.
OK, I know that this movie gets a lot of flak for pretty much all its songs (apart from Skimbleshanks, which was awesome and is a worthy counterpart to the original) but this one probably has the biggest drop in quality of all of them.
With John Partridge's version you can see him draw in the other cats (and the audience) with his sheer energy and charisma, and you enjoy him despite him being annoying in many ways and treating a lot of them like trash. This version is annoying and entitled WITHOUT the charisma or energy that makes you like him regardless; he just seems like the school's least popular kid trying to imitate the king and failing miserably.
Kid: Can I see a horror movie mom
Mom: Let's find a pg Horror movie
The Movie:
There's too much Rebel Wilson in this movie
Both ways!
That’s how I feel abt her in Night at the Museum 3.
I think Rum Tum softly said "Jason Derulo" to himself after he polished the menu and looked at his reflection. Lol
2:29
Jenny: Stop milking it!
Me: Yeah, HE’S the one who’s milking it.
2:32 this was one of my favorite Parts in the original and when you listen to the soundtrack version of this song they just cut it out😭😭😭
It's like five more seconds can't hurt😭😭😭
2:27 Tom Hooper let Quentin Tarantino direct this shot (and thank god he didn't let it go further than it did).
Feet haha
...Okay. I'm gonna go watch the stage version now to cleanse my eyes.
The one thing I like with this scene is Munkustrap helping that other cat collect her cockroaches
John Partridge is somewhere laughing right now.
As a lover of the original musical... This made me want to gouge my eyes out... Jason Derulo nailed the character, but the DAMN VISUALS!
Was this ironically uploaded April's 1st?
No, It was on purpose
That’s April fools day
No because this version is a joke
Why did they make my beautiful rtt heterosexual, THIS IS BLASPHEMY
lil sam this^^
Is anyone else super disappointed when they didn’t hear the signature ‘jason derulo’ at the beginning of the song?
I'm pissed that they made "The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore" a line about Mistoffelees being jealous rather than him teasing his boyfriend
This whole movie is just like a bad dream 😂
53 likes and 53 dislikes.
*I see this as an absolute win.*
J Green The Media Guy perfectly balanced, as all things should be
No McClevername you beat me to it >:(
tsk, centrist
I know this movie is weird but imagine these cats with biologically accurate back legs.
*NO*
YOUR PROFILE PIC I-
The Broadway musical is far better, the songs are better, the characters look better, the dancing is SO much better, everything about the musical is far better than this dumpster fire
I didn't know that there was a way to make this thing worse.
I'll send you my hospital bill, this absolutely killed me 😂
This wiped a huge smile off my face
This movie is the epitome of the ever growing Hollywood disconnect...they actually thought people would like this lolol
I gotta give credit where it’s due. Jason derulos riffs at 4:02 are so good.
It sounds like everyone's falling asleep midway per lyric
Jason Derulo looks like he's getting prison-violated and loving it.
Dude wtf😂😂😂
Good analogy
Nothing against Jason, but this Tugger was just awful
He had to sing it live with barely any direction, so I think he did good for what he was given
I mean he had to sing it with literally like no direction
@@Firegirl483 get should of watched the original play and went from there. This SUCKS
@@aaliyahstark7948 then they should of used some of that 100 Million dollar budget and GOT him some direction...🤔😣
@@Firegirl483 He could have gone on RUclips and searched "John Partridge, Rum Tum Tugger". That would have given him quite an education on how this song was meant to be done. lol
4:24 me when I find my lil brother playing on my PS5 without asking
3:48 singing in the church be like
So true
Spread the gospel