THE CAT is a typically off-the-wall science fiction flick from Hong Kong, liberally scattered with horror and action elements too. The plot appears to have been made up as they went along, although it does feature popular fictional professor Wisely as the protagonist. The main story features pretty space princess Gloria Yip and her black cat which turns out to have magical powers.
The story is quite episodic and slow in parts, although it's absolutely mad at other times and certainly sticks in the mind as a result. There's a scene in which a mastiff is called in to tackle the cat in a scrapyard which is surreal and insane, like a cartoon put on screen. Elswhere, Phillip Kwok plays another absolute bad-ass again (typecast after HARD-BOILED) and Waise Lee gets a chance to play the hero after his memorable turn as the baddie in A BULLET IN THE HEAD.
The film's real star is the special effects, which have to be seen to believed. The main characters are menaced by an amorphous space-being straight out of Lovecraft, so expect scenes of gore, dissolution and gloopiness all round. The director is also obsessed with fire and Kwok performs some incredible stunts as a result. Imagine a bizarre, frenetic mix of THE BLOB, SOCIETY, TERMINATOR 2, WESTWORLD and THE THING and you'll be there; the OTT climax manages to be both incredibly cheesy and bloody brilliant. See it to believe it.
The story is quite episodic and slow in parts, although it's absolutely mad at other times and certainly sticks in the mind as a result. There's a scene in which a mastiff is called in to tackle the cat in a scrapyard which is surreal and insane, like a cartoon put on screen. Elswhere, Phillip Kwok plays another absolute bad-ass again (typecast after HARD-BOILED) and Waise Lee gets a chance to play the hero after his memorable turn as the baddie in A BULLET IN THE HEAD.
The film's real star is the special effects, which have to be seen to believed. The main characters are menaced by an amorphous space-being straight out of Lovecraft, so expect scenes of gore, dissolution and gloopiness all round. The director is also obsessed with fire and Kwok performs some incredible stunts as a result. Imagine a bizarre, frenetic mix of THE BLOB, SOCIETY, TERMINATOR 2, WESTWORLD and THE THING and you'll be there; the OTT climax manages to be both incredibly cheesy and bloody brilliant. See it to believe it.