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Rating:  - EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT
Speaking as the son of the composer of this song, it would have been nice if they'd included the original demo recording which my father Floyd Huddleston and Scatman sang at Disney just months before Phil Harris did it. I know it's in the vaults, a picture even appears in the photo section of the DVD from that session. Not to mention Eva "talk singing" She Never Felt Alone by the Shermans. But oh well, maybe another 12 years...
Rating: - funny touching and full of memories
This is the first movie I remember seeing in the theater as a little girl so it'll always have a very special place in my heart.
She didn't leave nothing to Edger after all she provided him a very comfortable living on the proviso he takes care of her cats. At the end of their life span he would've gotten everything left and that sounded like a good deal of real estate and $.
I loved Thomas Omalley the geese and rouqfort. Especially a very funny momment where this tiny mouse is gathering the ally cats to help. you see about 6-8 ally cats running terrified through the streets of paris trying to get there in time to save the day with a tiny mouse waving his arms chasing them shouting wait you don't know the way." A parisian man seeing this looks at his bottle of wine and poars it out. Maybe not one of disneys best but one of my all time favorites.
Rating:  - Excellent!
This movie is a great movie, it shows the lives of cats and how they see the world! I still remember this movie from when I was younger and I can't wait to get my hands on it when it comes out on DVD! Anybody will love this, Walt Disney out done himself with this one - it's my favorite Disney movie!
Rating: - Special Edition Version: Sweet movie, solid extras
i don't think I've seen this movie since it was first released in 1970. It has the distinction of being the last animated movie put into production by Walt Disney himself, a few years before he passed away. There are no nail-biting sequences nor extraordinarily evil villains...this is a sweet sweet film with a somewhat predictable plot that is definitely endearing and full of memorable songs. Maurice Chevalier was coaxed out of retirement by the Sherman Brothers (they tell the details in one of the extra segments) to sing the title song and none other than Louis Armstrong sings the wonderful fast-paced song, "Everybody Wants to Be A Cat." Phil Harris lends his voice to the lead male role of O'Malley the Alley cat (and duets with Louis on the previously mentioned song). Eva Gabor plays the female lead, Duchess, the mother of three kittens and apple of her wealthy mistress' eye, Adelaide (the voice of Hermoine Baddeley). I can't say enough about Gabor; she has a subtlety of emotion, charm, and humanity that shines through her wonderful accent. Briefly, the story is of Duchess and her three kittens who live in pampered Parisian luxury with Adelaide until the greedy butler, Edgar, decides to kidnap the cats so that he can inherit all of Adelaide's wealth instead of the cats. Dumped far away in the country, it takes O'Malley the Alley Cat to help get them back to Adelaide's, but not without a few fun journeys along the way. Sterling Holloway is wonderful as the cat's unlikely pal and hero, Roquefort. The animation has a similar rough-sketch look to it that Dalmations did. The picture quality is exceptional, as is the sound. As for the extras, they are a nice bunch considering this is only a one-disc set. The usual gallery of concept art, sketches, publicity materials, etc. The Virtual Kitten game is somewhat amusing, but probably more so for a very young child (you have to click the correct button to choose or anticipate what your kitty will do next). "Fun with Language" teaches children how to identify musical instruments. "Bath Day" (6:38) is a cute Minnie Mouse cartoon with Figaro the cat. I really enjoyed the excerpt from a 1956 Wonderful World of Disney show (hosted by Walt himself) entitled "The Great Cat Family" (12:50) with a fun history of the cat, accompanied by some wonderful animation. Richard Sherman introduces a deleted song, accompanied by storyboard sketches and production drawings, using the original demo audio recordings. We learn here that Eva's singing voice was expertly dubbed by Robie Lester. "The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocats of Disney Songs" (4:33) has both of the Sherman brothers (but mainly Richard) talking about how they created the memorable musical numbers for this animated feature. What's missing? Sure would have been nice to have an overall "Making Of" featurette, but still this is a solid release and an enjoyable movie.
Rating: - Even fun for Boys
This is my almost 4 year-old son's favorite Disney movie at the moment. He even picked out a small stuffed cat and named her Duchess! I love it for the jazz. The music in this movie is right there with the Jungle Book, which makes it fun for adults as well as children. Classic Disney animation, with a little extra sparkle. Eva Gabor as Duchess was genius casting.
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