Armand not the best adaptation. but lovely. because it explores, with grace and precision, humor and great cast, the levels of Perrault's fairy tale, using inspired solutions and wise tricks. its fresh air is the axis. the performance of Christopher Walken - seductive. Jason Connery seems bee the ideal option for the poor Corin. and all seems be at right place. so - no surprises. only a nice story , few songs - not bad, not brilliant - an interesting manner to use the fairy tale in original manner and the ambition of musical moments. the scent of childhood - that it is the fundamental gift to the viewer. and that fact is real a virtue because, after its end, the joy remains for not small time.

johnstonjames look.not a great work of cinema. no one would be that insane or naive enough to make a claim about something like this. but like all Cannon MovieTales, this production works out happily ever after. it does everything nicely and efficiently, and even though it doesn't leave the viewer with much, it attempts consummate professionalism with modest means. and succeeds very well.the best thing about this is Cristopher Walken of course. i'm always impressed at how Cannon was always able to obtain big name actors for their modest direct to video productions. i always kind of think it was the promise of the singing and dancing because the paycheck couldn't have been that impressive. whatever the reason, the celeb names are always engaging in these movies and Walken is especially good here. and eerily feline like as puss. he's also good at dance and song which he rarely does outside of Fatboy Slim music videos.the youthful leads are also cute and nice to watch. even though they don't do there own singing, their wholesome appeal rivals anything in a high school musical show.the songs aren't memorable but they definitely are functional and it's surprising a modest production like this even has a original score in the first place.even though there isn't a lot of high tech CGI FX, due to the fact that these movies were made in the eighties prior to the current technology, they still hold up well. and Cannon offers two attributes no one else is currently offering in fairy tales outside of Disney right now, the films are impeccably wholesome and safe entertainment for families, and they are usually musical tellings. that sets them aside as a little more original then some of the recent, trendier tellings marketed today.i really love Cannon MovieTales and i love what they offer. it is special and unique, and that keeps them timeless.

gillian9 Everytime this film is on TV I always watch it! It was one of my favourites when I was young - i loved the songs, the dances and of course the romantic story, not to mention the exciting parts with the ogre. Now I'm older I've realised that musical romance is not the norm for Christopher Walken and Corin, who I wanted to marry, is actually Sean Connery's son! The special effects are quite dated now but nevertheless I still enjoy it! I would recommend it to anyone - children will love it and anyone who associates Christopher Walken with The Deer Hunter, A View to a Kill, Pulp Fiction or True Romance will be in for quite a surprise! It's truly unique!

oleander-3 When I was a kid I watched this many times over, and I remember whistling the "Happy Cat" song quite often. All the songs are great, and actually memorable, unlike many children's musicals, where the songs are just stuck in for no real reason. The scenes and costumes are lavish, and the acting is very well-done, which isn't surprising, considering the cast. Christopher Walken is very catlike, and doesn't need stupid make-up, or a cat costume for the viewer to believe he's a cat transformed to a human. And Jason Connery's so cute, as the shy and awkward miller's son, Corin, who falls in love with beautiful and the bold Princess Vera. This is a really fun, enjoyable, feature-length movie, where unlike most fairytales, the characters are given personalities. Some of my favourite parts are when Puss makes Corin pretend he's drowning; at the ball when everybody starts dancing a country dance, as it's "all the rage abroad"; when Walken is in the kitchen, dancing on the table (he's a pretty good dancer, too!); and when Vera tells Corin all the things she used to do when she was young, like pretending she was a miller's daughter. I'd recommend this film to children and parents alike, who love magic and fairytales. And it actually IS a movie you can watch together, as it won't drive adults up the wall.