IMDb RATING
4.1/10
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Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 22 nominations total
Danielle C. Ryan
- Thing One
- (as Danielle Ryan Chuchran)
Talia-Lynn Prairie
- Thing Two
- (as Talia Prairie)
Dan Castellaneta
- Thing One
- (voice)
- …
Victor Brandt
- Narrator
- (voice)
Frank Welker
- Nevins
- (voice)
Summary
Reviewers say 'The Cat in the Hat' has mixed to negative reviews. Mike Myers' Cat is criticized as unfunny and unsettling. Crude humor and inappropriate content for children are common complaints. The film deviates significantly from the original Dr. Seuss book. Visual style and set design receive some praise, though often overshadowed by negatives. Unnecessary characters and subplots are frequently faulted. A few reviewers appreciate the film's humor and absurdity.
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After years and years of hearing how bad this movie was, I finally wartched it last night. I now understand why the crass humor offended the widow of Dr. Suess, and I know why most hated it. But, I don't. The crass humor and many "wtf is happening" moments made this a very fun watch.
The Bad: Like I said, this movie is not technically very good. The kids acting is not the best, and the story is slightly all over the place. Also, thing 1 and thing 2 are just downright creepy. I maybe laughed at 1 or 2 of their jokes, but they mainly just creeped me out.
The Good: I really liked this type of humor. It was so chaotic and crass that I couldn't help but laugh a lot. Most the time the movie knows its being stupid and immature, which only helps its cause. Mike Meyers just plays himself but as a giant cat, and its so funny to me. I understand this is not a good at all adaptation of the book, but I don't care. It was funny, and I enjoyed my time.
Conclusion: It was ruined when she bought it honey. Watch this intoxicated.
The Bad: Like I said, this movie is not technically very good. The kids acting is not the best, and the story is slightly all over the place. Also, thing 1 and thing 2 are just downright creepy. I maybe laughed at 1 or 2 of their jokes, but they mainly just creeped me out.
The Good: I really liked this type of humor. It was so chaotic and crass that I couldn't help but laugh a lot. Most the time the movie knows its being stupid and immature, which only helps its cause. Mike Meyers just plays himself but as a giant cat, and its so funny to me. I understand this is not a good at all adaptation of the book, but I don't care. It was funny, and I enjoyed my time.
Conclusion: It was ruined when she bought it honey. Watch this intoxicated.
Its a very good thing for my community because i live in russia and my russian fellews really aprreciate the time and effort these people put into making this wonderful movie and i want to give this 10 stars because its so good and underrated people who think otherwise are rubbish as we say in russia cyka bylat.
10theeelis
This is an unique masterpiece like no other! Peak cinema right here!
HOLDS UP TO THE QUALITY OF THE BOOKS. ITS REALLY GOOD I RECCOMEND TO ADULTS BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY ADULT MOVIE.
Jim Carrey was The Grinch, and know Mike Myers is The Cat In The Hat. A good kids story taken from the pages of Dr.Seuss. A magical feline(well played by Mike Myers) goes in the home of two siblings named Conrad(Spencer Breslin from last years The Santa Clause 2) and Sally(Dakota Fanning from this years Uptown Girls) and tries to teach them on how to have a fun time, while there mother(Kelly Preston) is at work. But what happens when there scumbag neighbor(perfectly well played by Alec Baldwin) begins to suspect what there up to, and trying to woo there mother at the same time. I liked this movie, it is not overacted like The Grinch was. Mike Myers plays the part in his own way, and his own comic style. And it also had cool special effects. I don't care what the other critics say, I liked this movie.
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Mike Myers, less than a month before the film was released, the producers made plans for a sequel based on the book's sequel, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. However, Audrey Geisel, Dr. Seuss's widow, was so appalled by this movie that she decided to reject any future live-action adaptations of her late husband's work. The sequel was eventually canceled.
- GoofsWhen the lock is removed the dog's collar, Conrad is shown putting it into his left pocket. When locking the red box up again, the lock is being taken out of his right pocket.
- Quotes
Cat in the Hat: [English accent] I'll get you, and it'll look like a bloody accident.
- Crazy creditsThe Universal Pictures, DreamWorks and Imagine Entertainment logos are animated in Dr. Seuss's artwork. Furthermore, the Universal world morphs into the star ball, the Cat is fishing in the moon of the DreamWorks logo, and the Fish can be seen darting into the water in the Imagine logo.
- Alternate versionsIn the TV version, there are some scenes that represent alternate takes of scenes present in the theatrical/video version. This includes but is not limited to the couch scene, a portion of the Kupkake-inator scene and several omitted pop culture references.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $109,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,149,285
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $38,329,160
- Nov 23, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $133,960,541
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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