While I give fairly high ratings to flicks like The Uncanny (1977), The Cat Creature has to be one of the worst. The story isn't just silly, it's not executed very well, and the "gritty urban" look of a row of pawn shops in what I believe to be Van Nuys (it still looks about the same fifty years later, pawn shop row and other assorted trash) does not improve this 70s PG horror movie in my opinion. One of the main reasons I love horror from the 1970s are the old mansions, Hammer or Amicus sets, historical references, and antiques; and while an urban setting works for The Tenant (1976) or The Sentinel (1977) it just drags the aesthetic down here.
The main reason I'm giving this mediocre film five stars is for the scenes of the sorcery shop with Gale Sondergaard. I think they should have leaned a little more heavily on that atmosphere. YMMV.
The main reason I'm giving this mediocre film five stars is for the scenes of the sorcery shop with Gale Sondergaard. I think they should have leaned a little more heavily on that atmosphere. YMMV.