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Old 09-15-2005, 10:50 AM
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I think THE CAT PEOPLE is good, but it's a bit overrated (because it was the first Lewton horror). Some of the character stuff is a bit naive, to the point of being funny. I say that not as a critic, but as someone who enjoys the film but cringes at the laughter from other viewers.

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE is the most atmospheric of the bunch, a beatiful, dream piece of work

THE BODY SNATCHER I find to be the most effectively dramatically, thanks to the tension between Karloff and Henry Daniel.

By the way, Robert Wise, who directed BODY SNATCHER and co-directed CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, died yesterday.

READ AN OBITUARY HERE: http://hollywoodgothique.bravejournal.com/entry/14578
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