Hilarious Twitter Responses To The 'Cats' Movie

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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but could it end up saving the Cats movie? Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper's all-star adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical has already become one of 2019's most talked-about films thanks to some pretty horrific reviews and unhinged first reactions.

"It brings me no pleasure to report that Cats is way too horny for its own good," wrote Variety's Caroline Framke after attending a press screening.

"Whatever they paid Judi Dench, it was not enough," quipped Vulture's Rachel Handler.

But it seems possible that the raft of negative reviews pointing out how plotless, strange-looking and uncomfortably sexual the whole thing is might compel people to actually go and see it. After all, Christmas is a bit of a weird time anyway, and the prospect of watching a downright bizarre movie with Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson and James Corden all doing their best to make their creepy anthropomorphic cats seem less creepy is almost too tempting.

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Cats opened in cinemas on Friday and some of the reactions movie-goers are sharing on Twitter are hilarious.

I’ve never been more profoundly, alarmingly, curiously and viscerally aware of genitalia. And want to wipe J Hud’s nose.
— Lauren Franklin (@Franklinsays) December 20, 2019

I saw a tweet once that said the plot of CATS is essentially a bunch of cats introducing themselves until one of them dies and that’s all I could think about last night as I sat through that bizarre monstrosity 😂 #CatsMovie
— LondonerLou (@LondonerLouu) December 21, 2019

I would just like everyone to know re: Cats that nothing can prepare you for how bizarre and inexplicably horny this movie manages to be. Also, seeing Idris Elba Ken-dolled and naked was the worst experience of my entire life
— Corrina (@praisebees) December 21, 2019

The morning after ‘Cats’ and I still have so many questions!!

1. Whose fur was Dame Judi wearing?
2. Why did Idris Elba wear a coat and hat and then suddenly get naked?
3. Same question for James Corden..
4. Why was the score played on a Bontempi?

My mind is still reeling.
— Nate Rogers 🏳️‍🌈 (@nathanjrogers) December 21, 2019

Just went to see Cats and honestly I weirdly feel full of shame? Like I’ve just watched a really edgy porn
— Tom Rasmussen (@TomGlitter) December 20, 2019

Tonight I saw Cats and... I really still have not processed that this movie was made and released the way it way. I have never been more baffled in my life. That was an indescribable experience. What. The. Fuck.
— jenn (@missjennzipp2) December 20, 2019

The weirdest part of Cats is when Judi Dench looked at the audience and told us for five minutes to respect cats I was like #CatsMovie pic.twitter.com/gLhHQ4CbUc
— Stephanie McNeal (@stephemcneal) December 19, 2019

The best part of our showing of CATS was about 2/3rds of the way through when a man in the audience stood up, said "this movie is bad and I'm leaving", and walked out while everyone applauded him.
— Laura (@ColaptesAuratus) December 21, 2019

Oh, and people are also having a lot of fun with Cats' rather, well, brazen marketing campaign...