\nCat People (1982)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGenre(s): <\/b>Fantasy, Suspense, Horror, Drama
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 118 min. \u2013 $29.93 | January 21, 2014
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Paul Schrader
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Dewitt Bodeen (story), Alan Ormsby (written by)
\nCast: <\/b>Nastassia Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O\u2019Toole<\/p>\nTheatrical Release Date: <\/b>April 2, 1982<\/p>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Interviews, Theatrical Trailer, Still Gallery
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\nAudio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/b>42.2 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n
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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\nPlot Outline: <\/b>A remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur horror\/noir classic, Cat People<\/i><\/b> stars Nastassia Kinski as Irena, a beautiful young woman who discovers love for the first time, only to find that the experience brings tragic consequences. The passion of this girl\u2019s first romantic love is so strong, however, it bypasses the chaos around her \u2013 including the extraordinary demands of her brother (MALCOLM MCDOWELL) \u2013 as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny.<\/p>\n
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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d release comes with a matted slip cover<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Cast and Crew Interviews (TRT 48:46)<\/span><\/b> includes new interview footage for Nastassja Kinski (5:56)<\/b>, Annette O\u2019Toole (8:25)<\/b>, John Heard (6:12)<\/b>, Malcolm McDowell (7:35)<\/b>, Lynn Lowry (5:53)<\/b>, composer Giorgio Moroder (5:32)<\/b> and director Paul Schrader (9:13)<\/b>. Each one, especially the actors, explains how they got their respective roles and reflecting the process of making the movie.<\/p>\nThe Theatrical Trailer (2:18)<\/span><\/b>, a TV Spot (0:31)<\/span><\/b>, Photo Gallery<\/span><\/b> and Production Art & Posters<\/span><\/b> are also included.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
VIDEO \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nCat People<\/i><\/b> arrives on Blu-ray shown in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. On the one hand, the HD isn\u2019t bad and when compared to the theatrical trailer (included on the disc) it\u2019s quite the amazing transformation to get it to look as good as it does. The good news is colors are quite bright and well balanced, darker scenes are stark showing no signs of artifacts, and while detail levels are OK, I got a sense that some sharpening was done as some shots look a bit too enhanced.<\/p>\n
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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nOn the positive side, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track really shows off Giorgio Moroder\u2019s score and David Bowie\u2019s theme song, both elements which come through every channel, front and rear ones especially, while the front speaker is relegated for the crisp and clear dialogue levels.<\/p>\n
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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nOverall, Cat People<\/i><\/b> is another weird and certainly unusual cult classic released through Shout\u2019s Scream Factory line. The Blu-ray offers up adequate if not, at least to these eyes, over sharpened picture, and solid lossless audio tracks (5.1 and 2.0). The bonus features may seem light but with more than 45-minutes worth of interviews, it\u2019s actually well put together getting every viewpoint on the project.<\/p>\n
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