The Aristocats

1970 "A tune-filled animated extravaganza."
7.1| 1h18m| G| en
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When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.

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Palaest recommended
Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Noelle The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.
jonconnormustlive-46298 The AristoCats follows a rich feline and her three kittens, after their elderly owner willed all of her belongings to the cats, her butler Edgar plots to get rid of the felines.This movie is hilarious. The characters are loveable, the dialogue is great and there some fun slapstick action scenes. The music is great! The song "Everybody Wants to be a Cat" will be stuck in your head for days!The plot isn't very realistic (Is Disney ever "Realistic"?) But it's a lot if fun. The kids will definitely enjoy it!The voice-acting is good too. You may recognize Sterling Holloway, known for voicing Winnie the Pooh and the Cheshire Cat. Here he lends his voice to the cats' mouse friend.The AristoCats definitely deserves it's place among the Walt Disney Animated Studios canon.
SnoopyStyle It's pre-war Paris. Duchess is a well groomed cat with three kittens; Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse. Man servant Edgar overhears their loving elderly owner Madame Adelaide Bonfamille changing her will. She plans to leave her estate to the cats with Edgar as her heir after the cats' death. He decides to abandon the cats in the country. Stray cat Thomas O'Malley falls for Duchess and leads the family back to Paris.The song and music is big band and jazzy. It's the waning years of old school Disney animation. It is fun and light but lacks any long-lasting drama. The old school feel fits the time period and setting of the story. It doesn't have the big iconic tune although a couple of them are pretty catchy. The cats are cute. Edgar is a functional villain but the movie needs a more immediate villain in the middle while he is separated from the cats. There should be an animal villain hunting the family to heighten the drama. There is a stretch between being abandoned and returning to face Edgar where the movie lacks any tension. In any case, the movie has a good nature light fluffiness that is quite appealing.
Jesper Brun The older I get, the more I realise how boring and lazy this Disney feature is. I am not saying that it is plain bad, but it really is forgettable. The only thing about it I really enjoyed was the "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" scene and Thomas O'Malley's song. Okay, when Edgar meets these dogs, things get a little exciting, but that's it. It also has one of Disney's most dull and forgettable villains in the greedy butler Edgar. Not to talk about the many of the other side characters, which are merely shown one time in the film and then oddly appears at the very end to sing "Everybody...". Not that the characters are all just bad or unlikeable, they are just forgettable. I felt bored by listening to their voices.Definitely not one of my favorite Disney features.
Python Hyena The Aristocats (1970): Dir: Wolfgang Reitherman / Voices: Eva Gabor, Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Sterling Holloway, Roddy Maude-Roxby: Animation about class and a family of cats left with a Paris estate by their millionaires owner. Edgar the greedy butler doesn't much care for this news so he kidnaps the feline family and abandons them in the country. Duchess the feline mother and her three daring children are eventually joined by an alley cat named Thomas O'Malley. Simple plot and very undemanding with a slapstick violent climax common in these films. One must question the mental stability of a person who leaves her estate to animals. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman with dazzling colorful animation. Eva Gabor voices Duchess, whom like any mother cares for her children and their safety. Phil Harris voices Thomas O'Malley who is a rather simple character with an uplifting attitude that churns romantic vibes at Duchess. Scatman Crothers voices Scat Cat who leads his Jazz playing band of cats that sing "Everybody Wants to be a Cat." He will be recruited by O'Malley to fight against Edgar. Sterling Holloway voices a loyal mouse whom assists the cats. Roddy Maude-Roxby voices the villain butler Edgar who provides some humour with his downfall. Simplistic and flat yet colorful Disney animation about family with wit, charm and a touch of class. Score: 6 / 10