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Uninvited

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It's made for kicks, though the only good acting was from the cat, and the rest of the cast was laughably bored. Though I admit I like this film for the simple fact I hate cats (even though there are specific, horrible horror cat movies, I mean killer cats? Willard (1971) worked and was convincing, but killer cats? Give me a rat).

It was a nice try and an original idea, but cheap effects and bad acting ruin the film. Too bad they never made a sequel. I wouldn't have rented it.

All I can say is, yes this film is very cheaply made, however, what do you expect when you rent a film about a killer cat with a rabid mutant in its mouth?

Although this movie was cheaply made, I have to say it freaked me out something fierce. When I watched it on VHS, I had a cat that looked just like that creepy feline in this movie. I wouldn't go near him for weeks after seeing this, freaked out that an alien or whatever that thing was, would come out of him and kill me! All and all its one of those cheap movies that you could watch for a laugh or scare if you have a cat that looks like this one.

There really isn't too many killer cat movies out there, and the one's they do have, pretty much all suck. This is the best one of the few they have, so I have to give it five stars till something else new comes out. It is really a good film, but the special effects could have been better, even for 1989. Look at Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason takes Manhattan. Those came out around the same time, so why couldn't this have special effects close to that movie. Also, the box art shows a black cat killing. The cat is orange. A black cat would have suited the film better. I would love to have this film on Blu-ray is it would become available.

Uninvited (Greydon Clark, 1988)

While Greydon Clark was primarily a director of bad action films, that never stopped him from dabbling in every genre he could get his hands on. He made the cult sci-fi classic The Return, a blaxploitation flick, a godawful dance movie, and a western here and there. But the genre to which he kept returning was horror. He never quite got it right, but most of his attempts in the genre are at least stupidly watchable. The sole exception is Uninvited, the only Greydon Clark film that was ever direct-to-video. Given how bad Clark's theatrical releases were, that ought to tell you something. I have now seen it, and I'm here to inform you that it doesn't tell you nearly enough.

Plot: a genetically-mutated cat harboring a carnivorous beast that looks sort of like a wet beaver (again, if you've seen Greydon Clark movies, you'll know that symbolism is very much intended) escapes the lab and finds its way onto the luxury yacht of a couple of very nasty men, Walter Graham (Airwolf's Alex Cord) and Mike Harvey (the great George Kennedy, in his nadir as an actor). There's a lot of other stuff with some young-and-beautifuls Graham convinces to be on the boat, which isn't his, but the main point is that this cat...beaver...thing that east people is on the boat with them and they're out in the middle of the sea. Did I mention engine failure (yes, caused by the cat)?

It's terrible, terrible, terrible. While I haven't seen all of Clark's output (I'm not that much of a masochist), this is by far the worst of his movies I've seen. It's ludicrous through and through. The creature effects are hysterical, the script doubly so. The most impressive thing about the movie is that Clark managed to somehow wheedle Cord, Kennedy, and Clu Galager, who has a brief role as a drunk pilot, to appear in this monstrosity. (It was also an early role for Rob Estes, who would go on to superstardom in Melrose Place five years later.) About the only thing I can say about this movie to halfway recommend it is that it's unintentionally hilarious. ½

This movie is not to be missed. Unintentionally hilarious horror film about a cat that escapes a lab. The feline's DNA begins to mutate, it ends up on a boat with gangsters (and Rob Estes from Melrose Place). The rest I won't give away, because you just have to see the movie!

I was so excited when this finally hit dvd!!! It's the only horror flick I know of that involves a killer, mutated, demonic cat!...well...there's two or three other horror flicks , 'The KISS', 'Church' from 'Pet Sematary', and 'Sleepwalkers'....wait...'Cat People' also. Anyway, this has to be my favorite evil cat flick!!! This movie is just CHEESY GOODNESS ALL THE WAY!!! You'll love what comes outta this cat! People on the boat aren't safe once this kitty gets on board! You gotta see it to believe it! There is also another dvd of this horror flick; it comes as a double feature with 'MUTANT', another 80's cheese-fest creature flick! ENJOY!

Plot: A cat with a mutant creature inside of it escapes from a lab and is eventually taken aboard a yacht where he attacks and infects (it's blood has some weird mutating contagion) some college students, a businessman and his bodyguard, and the captain of the ship.

This is one of those low budget 80's horror movies that sinks so low it actually becomes entertaining. Yes, the plot is stupid, the dialog really bad, the acting completely unbelievable, and the creature looks like a kid's raggedy stuffed animal, but despite everything I actually liked this movie. Some of the scenes are both ridiculous and disgusting but I loved all the pulsating veins, popping skin and gushes of blood. My advice is don't take this movie too seriously and just enjoy the ride.

The film is solid entertainment. Thanks to it's overall silliness, nifty mutant cat puppets, and classic horrible dialogue, it never approaches boring. It's well worth a purchase for b-movie fans, despite the vhs quality picture, lack of extras, and extremely shoddy cover (mine looked like it was printed on a home printer that was running out of color ink). The whole package feels like a bootleg.

I took me forever to find out the name of this film. I saw when I was a kid late one night on TV and it stuck with me. When I saw it was coming to DVD I pre-ordered it. Everything about this movie is terrible yet great at the same time. When I got it in the mail, I bought 2 six packs and invited a few friends over to watch it. We had a great time watching it and making fun of it. My friends still bring it up from time to time in idle conversation.
I'd give the film 5 stars if they would have kept the original VHS cover art. The cover on the DVD is generic and the cat displayed looks nothing like the one in the movie.