Which story was the best?
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ElectricWarlock — 12 years ago(October 16, 2013 11:09 AM)
I like them all, but Lover's Vow would have to be my favorite. Cats are my favorite animal so The Cat From Hell should be my favorite since my favorite animal and favorite genre are put together, but I just think Lover's Vow is great.
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Mathesar — 11 years ago(August 25, 2014 11:01 AM)
I watched this movie with my Nephew recently, I could've sworn I liked it a lot more when I first saw it in 1990 but came off as pretty cheesy with the most recent viewing my nephew had a hard time sitting through it and the Cat from hell story was pretty dreadful.
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Rena_Mahone — 10 years ago(May 19, 2015 12:26 AM)
I enjoyed them pretty much the same. Each had flaws, but was intriguing nevertheless. I'd say the third segment, Lovers' Vow, is the worst, because of the sappy, predictable ending.
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Drooch — 10 years ago(June 08, 2015 01:36 AM)
Each story has at least something memorable about it, but 'Vow' is the clear winner for me - it's a modern spin on an ancient Japanese tale (The Woman Of The Snow) which shocks you with a brutal kill and intriguing 'promise' concept at the start, before settling into a well-acted love story with constant hints and allusions to the original promise, then hits you with a legendary knockout twist, and wraps up beatifully with the gargoyle statue you'd long-forgotten about coming full circle. Really great storytelling and quite haunting and tragic.
Cat From Hell is more of a grim comedy. The shot of what appears to be a real cat climbing out of the dead hitman's mouth is priceless, and I liked how they transitioned between the present day and the past by changing the lighting in a single take. Cat-cam was also visually interesting. They could have developed the 'powers' of the cat a bit more, and made more of the combat techniques of the two foes.
Lot had a killer cast but none of the characters were particularly likeable (whereas Remar made you care). Nice twisted moment when Christian Slater calmly talks to Buscemi while preparing to burn him alive, the final shot of Slater's mummy-friends popping into the doorway clutching the tools with which to pull out his brain really sticks in the memory.
Finally the wrap-around story with Blondie and the kid from Doubtfire was really well done with its funny/twisted build up and wry commentary on the stories (including calling out that the third story was the best) before giving us a grimly happy ending. The film has stayed with me for 20 years and it was amazing to see it on Netflix in HD and 5.1. -
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DracTarashV — 10 years ago(February 03, 2016 11:13 AM)
As you can see, there's no "best" just favorites.
Anyway, "Cat from Hell" is the most atmospheric and unpredictable, though my favorite is "Lot 249" because, despite being a rather predictable story (except for the ending) like "Lovers Vow", it's pretty effective and thoroughly enjoyable. Not to mention the lighting and tone are superb. And of course, you gotta love Slater, Moore and Buscemi in this.
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