CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

flintn-45495 I recently watched this film with a friend who just happened to have bought a copy of it in 2011 when it wasn't as rare. I took to Amazon after watching this and was very unhappy when I found out that the lowest price was almost £200. Rarity aside, this is a brilliant movie with an overwhelming amount of talent and hard work. The animation and writing do an amazingly good job at presenting the characters as the uncivilized yet cunning animals that they are and the gorgeous painted backgrounds set each scene incredibly well. The main complaint I hear is that the story is difficult to follow and/or convoluted; I honestly found the plot much more understandable and well conveyed than quite a lot of movies released nowadays. If you love animation, you owe it to yourself to find a way to see this movie

ShadoWolf0913 I learned about this film on YouTube while watching "The Plague Dogs" (apparently I'm not alone) and decided to give it a watch. I read some information about it beforehand, so I was more or less prepared for the adult content when I saw it, and I was pleasantly surprised by the level of violence and darkness in an animated film. I always enjoy films that challenge the concept that animation = for kids. Animation is an art style, not a genre, and can be just as much for adults as for children.In short, Felidae is not a children's film. It contains sex, gore, violence, and so on. I find it surprising, though, how so many people comment on the mating scene--which lasts only a matter of seconds and is done quite subtly--but I have seen hardly any mention of the sexual artwork displayed on the wall in several scenes--artwork that clearly shows the genitals of nude humans having sex. I would have expected the latter to get more attention for "inappropriateness." There are a lot of other sexual references throughout the film, but as I said before, this is an adult film and so the sexual content is both acceptable and reasonable within the story.On a different note, speaking as the owner of four cats and someone who has had occasion to observe cat sex in real life, I can say the scene (and the film in general) is a rather accurate portrayal of cat behavior (the human-like qualities aside, of course.) Although I did think the gore in some parts was a bit excessive, but I like how the makers of the film went for a more realistic look instead of "dumbing it down." When an animal is ripped open, there's going to be a decent amount of blood and possibly guts showing, and drawing minimal gore would give the image less of an impact. I don't think any part was really too extreme or upsetting for the what the film was trying to do. There were only two scenes that were particularly disturbing to me personally: the experimentation scene because I know it's a real thing and the second nightmare with the puppet corpses because of the surreal appearance.The voice acting matched the characters and tone of the story quite well (I watched the German version with subtitles which, since I'm trying to learn German, had the added bonus of being good practice material). I did look at some clips of the English version, and although Francis' voice is a little too squeaky for my taste, the English voices were also pretty good.I have not read the book, so I can't speak about the effectiveness of the adaptation, but by itself, I enjoyed the appearance and plot of the film, and I don't see how it was easily predictable like some reviewers have said. I am someone who usually solves mystery stories before the characters do, and I didn't figure this one out until after Joker was killed. There were plenty of twists that kept the mystery fresh and interesting. The only thing I wish the film did better was the portrayal of animal lab experimentation. While the one scene that shows it does so in a wonderfully horrifying way, I feel giving the animal cruelty aspect a larger role in the film would have made the message stronger.Unfortunately, since animation films are generally expected to be child-friendly material, films like Felidae that do not fit into that box are often pushed aside and forgotten. It's a shame because, when approached as an adult film, Felidae is really an excellent and intriguing mystery thriller.

williemanga150 This may contain spoilers. This movie was absolutely brutal. It's hard for me to pick a starting point for this movie... It's an animated German film, and one of the most expensive ones at that. The protagonist is an intelligent cat called Francis, who's plagued by surreal and bloody visions of an evil scientist while local cats are slaughtered and sacrificed. He must get to the bottom of these murders and find out why they're happening. The movie is thus classified as a noir film. Aiding him on his investigation are Bluebeard and Pascal. Now, like certain other classic animated movies including Secret of NIMH, Heavy Metal, Watership Down, and the works of Ralph Bakshi, (Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, etc.) the animation is really good, and it has an interesting story, but it also contains a dark atmosphere and shocking moments. Cats are zapped, have their throats slit, two are disemboweled, and some are experimented on. There's even swearing and sexual references. I would not recommend this movie to kids and cat people. Thus, I wouldn't even recommend it to myself. The cover looks relatively innocent, but don't be fooled. Even the MPAA, rated this movie R. But it is unique; an obscure masterpiece. If you can handle animated violence but want a classic and unique animation style, this is for you. 9 stars out of 10

Claudandus Pascal I'm surprised that this film isn't very well known and that its mean score here is a mere 7.1 (which isn't that bad, but isn't that good either). This movie is often compared to The Plague Dogs (Mean score: 7.7), as they both are animated films with a lot of gore and language, but if you ask me, The Plague Dogs pales in comparison to Felidae. The Plague Dogs has better animation, but Felidae has so much more than that: Clever characters, unpredictable plot, witty humor, a developed cat culture, metaphors for human society, superb voice acting, and scientific references. The only danger I see with it is that some kid may want to see it since it's animated and has cats, and since it has no rating, the parents won't know it's not for kids. It would have PG-13 or R rating if it was rated. Be warned: It has frequent mild language (frick, hell, a**, a**hole, d***, god d***), occasional strong language (b******, s***, bulls***, s***head),some sexual references and innuendo, brief cat sex, and a lot of intense cat violence with animated blood and gore (intestines, lungs, and bones).