Byron Holmes There's an encyclopedia of sequels that people consider the worst-Neverending Story III, Godzilla's Revenge/All Monsters Attack, Son of the Mask-and each of them hold valid reasons as to why they're hated. So why do I consider THIS the worst? Because it's lazy. The original Fritz the Cat was a decent adaptation of the infamous art of Robert Crumb; this, however, is like fan fiction-made worse by the fact that neither Crumb or Bakshi, the director of the first, were involved. There is pretty much no sign of effort, decency, or humor. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a film that contains GAY Hitler RAPE. I am dead serious-watch it and see for yourself. The only thing that this film offers that even comes close to good is the music of Tom Scott and the L.A. Express, and to be fair, there's not much of it.

Michael O'Keefe This is the sequel to the 1972 cult classic FRITZ the CAT. This raunchy animated feature is of course meant for adult viewing. Animation is excellent and the script is witty, hip and erotic. This streetwise alley cat(Skip Hinnant)is trying to escape his mundane existence and get as far away from his nagging and screaming wife(Reva Rose)he can. She helps him by throwing his fuzzy butt out. Fritz lights up a joint and thinks back about his wild and swinging life in the 1960's. Language is filthy and safe to say... virtually all of the scenes are nasty and hilarious.Kudos to director Robert Taylor. Other voices are provided by: Bob Holt, Fred Smoot, Joan Gerber, Robert Ridgley, Peter Leeds and Pat Harrington Jr.

BadWebDiver The saying "sequels ain't equals" is definitely demonstrated in this completely lackluster follow-up to the earlier brilliantly witty "Fritz the Cat".While both films portray an anthropomorphic view of 70s counterculture using animals, and both use the shock value of drugs, sex and cursing to stir up a reaction; this movie by a totally different production team completely lacks any of the charm, personality, or essential feeling that made the earlier film so appealing.While I am not a member of this counterculture and don't relate to it personally very well, I did try to keep an open mind while watching both movies, and neither one really shocked me that much - maybe because they're getting older and I've witnessed more shock value in recent movies. With the original FRITZ THE CAT I got the impression that the "naughty" stuff was true to life, and helped make the characters real and interesting. With NINE LIVES the whole thing just felt like some very bad schoolboy joke that merely shows off the "smutty" bits for their own sake, and doesn't go anywhere with them. It all seems just a bit overdone. The take on Nazi Germany had a teeny bit of satirical value, but it hardly seemed to be worth the trouble, and the idea has been done a lot more effectively elsewhere.Summing up: don't waste your time with this one, unless you're a fanatical completest. But go and enjoy the original FRITZ THE CAT, if you feel you can handle it.

gkmt50 I woke up at a strange time and was flipping channels. I found NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT on the Showtime FAMILY channel. Anyone who reads this, please go to www.sho.com to complain. I'm no prude, but to imagine a 5 year old tuning into this is horrible.Anyway, I only watched 5 or 10 minutes of this film. The animation is good for it's era, but the comedy & satire is worn and dated. Here's what the first few scenes entailed. A "big mama" cat with huge boobs is yelling at a stoned Fritz cat, telling him he's good for nothing, goes out all night looking for love, and she doesn't know why, 'cause he's bad in bed. Then we flash over to Fritz walking down the street, grabbing his crotch, lets out a fart and offends Juan, the stereotypical Hispanic Cat. Juan won't talk to Fritz because Fritz farted in his area. Fritz makes a lame comment about why doesn't Juan speak English so he can understand him? They talk about Fritz's plight to cash his welfare check. A few seconds later we see some black "thug" cats outside Fritz's house, talking about robbing this house in 'this' (white?) neighborhood. Fritz is sitting on the couch (yes, he's back home now, I guess? Flashback to earlier years?) about to light up a joint, and he's staring at his little sister's kitty butt. He's trying to get her high so he can "get with her." She smokes some, and we get a psychedelic menagerie of images that tries to be creative, but really, someone needs to take some lessons from "The Wall"'s animators. It was a stupid sequence. Flashback to the big mama cat yelling at Fritz again. Now that I read a few other reviews, I suppose the the whole time Fritz is supposed to be listening to big mama yelling at him, but zoning out to these different places while she's yelling.Anyway, my description of this is probably as funny as the cartoon itself. I didn't waste anymore of my time, I don't recommend you waste your time either.