Felix the Cat: The Movie (1989)

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

The first must-see film of the year.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I'm sorry, but I never heard of Felix the Cat. And when I watched the movie, it's as if Hannah-Babara hated kids and decided "Hey, let's make this movie and make millions of children cry"! When Princess Oriana(Maureen O'Connell) gets kidnapped by a crazy scientist named Zill(Peter Newman), the princess' tear(?!) takes an alternate dimensional travel and finds Felix(Chris Phillips). When Felix follows the tear(?!!!) to the strange land of Oriana, he encounters a variety of beings. He is followed by the Professor and his nephew, Poin Dexter, and.... All right! That does it! I am not going to tell you the story, but I'll tell you why I hate this movie! The songs: why do we need a song for a group of foxes looking at a bag? Is that really necessary?!The animation: It's probably done by the same idiot who did those god-awful cut-scenes for the Zelda CD games. The character design: Why does the villain look like a rip-off of Darth Vader from Star Wars? This movie's ripping off Darth Vader from Star Wars! Felix the Cat: Is it just me or did I just witness Felix the Cat laughing at a skull and making faces at it? What the Flying Flip?! What is he, a sadist?! Is laughing at dying or dead people and making faces at them his personal hobby?! And I don't suppose that if I see a funeral, there'd be tons of people laughing their freaking heads off and making faces at the deceased while their loved ones are lowered into their graves after they die! And last, the name of the villain. Zill? That's the best name for a villain you can come up with?! Zill?!! Seriously! Boy oh boy, this movie disgusts me. This movie is so bad, it drove the Nostalgia Critic to the breaking point. All the characters are loathsome beings, the animation looks like an obnoxious Zelda CD-i game, the music is generic, the songs are idiotic, the story makes no sense, and the main character is a sadist. I'm starting to notice that this movie is like a rejected Zelda CD-i game. In fact, this whole movie is a rejected Zelda CD-i game!

I remember watching this on VHS as a kid, and even then, it seemed odd. So, when I got the chance to watch it again, I had to take it and confirm that, yes, even before I developed any sort of taste, there was a reason You've got: Colliding art styles: Felix retains some of the start-stop jerkiness often found in old cartoons, while the princess shows some (but not quite enough) fluidity. The rest of the characters are bouncing, flailing, late-'80s style messes. Ugly as sin, and made worse by repeated scenes, which only get uglier the second time through. For a kid's movie, why the heck is there a scene with mutant seahorses trying to attract the attention of a pair of legs by flouncing their boobs about, and a gag where a young fox is straining to pee on Felix's magic bag?There's almost no plot. It's more like a series of events that just kind of happen, but never once feels tied together. It doesn't make sense, not in a surreal and zany way (cf. Yellow Submarine), but in a wholly pointless one. There's no depth of character, either; they're all just things moving around on a screen, without motivations or logic or plot.Presumably, the Professor and Poindexter characters are a tie-in to the old show, but they add absolutely nothing to the movie. In fact, there's a number of scenes that don't seem to do anything besides take up time.The audio frequently fails to match up with the animation, from the music scenes to voices. And voices are regularly obscured beneath the score and sound effects. But that's okay, because voice acting ranges from apathetic to obnoxious to hammy and overblown. Not that there's much to say. If there's not a groan-worthy line exposition occurring, there's a constant babble of lame puns instead.It's watchable as an animated train wreck or distraction for kids with undemanding tastes, but an animated classic it is not. Oh, the songs are kind of catchy, in an embarrassingly cheesy manner, though.

I must be one of the very few people who was born in the 90's (the movie actually came out the same year I was born) who never saw "Felix the Cat: The Movie". I just watched the movie from start to end on YouTube yesterday for the first time (much thanks to shatteredeve for uploading it) and I was quite impressed and I overall like it. While it does start of weird and I didn't think much of it at first, by the time I was watching the 4th part, I was really starting to enjoy it. Here's the story for "Felix the Cat: The Movie": Felix travels to another dimension to the land of Oriana, where the Princess (who's also called Oriana) needs Felix's help. Princess Oriana's uncle, the evil Duke of Zill, has overthrown the Princess and is ruling the beautiful and tranquil land of Oriana and has turned it into an industrial nightmare and has built an army of sinister mechanical, geometrical robots. It's up to Felix, Princess Oriana, Poindexter & the Professor (who followed Felix into Oriana),Pim- a man who captured Felix and sold him to Wack's circus but later befriended Felix, and two Mizards (hybrids of mice and lizards) to stop the Duke of Zill."Felix the Cat: The Movie" has a mixture of good and bad points; here is a summery of the good and the bad aspects of "Felix the Cat: The Movie" The Animation: Without a doubt the biggest bad aspect of the film. "Felix the Cat: The Movie" has a clash of good and bad animation (but more bad than good) as well as some horribly done lip syncing in some parts. Also at one point, the characters are trekking through a cave and rocks fall down, yet Princess Oriana looks up and screams BEFORE the rocks come down (though this may also tie in with audio.)The Climax: As blueflower_phoenix has written, the climax is rushed and misplaced. I also agree with blueflower_phoenix that a much more better and challenging climax was planned, but were strapped for time, so they just threw in a very short climax where Felix throws a book at one of Zill's robots, which decimates the entire army, and the Duke of Zill fades away saying "I'll be back" (also, it sounded like that the line "I'll be back" was voiced by some one else other than Zill's voice actor)Audio: "Felix the Cat: The Movie" does have a good, clear sound in general, although you may have to do a double take in some parts 'cause the audio is a little unclear and in the Goofs section it says that Wack doesn't talk in English, but rather another language at one point. There's also the part where Princess Oriana looks up and screams before the rocks come down, as mentioned in the animation summary above.Music and Songs: Most definitely the biggest highlight. "Felix the Cat: The Movie" has some of the most beautiful music and songs ever in an animated film. Not to mention, downright catchy! I don't know the name of the music that plays when Princess Oriana is dancing in a bubble at Wack's circus, but it is absolutely gorgeous and very "Labrynth"-like. "Who is the Boss?" is the best song in the whole film; it's so damn catchy and you just want to sing along to it! The scene that it plays in is a strange yet intriguing and well done one inside Wack's Circus (a few minutes before Princess Oriana's dance); the Zillions all sing and chant that the Duke of Zill is their boss and it's a scene you just have to see with your own eyes.All in all, although there's a majority of badly done animation, some audio problems here and there and the rushed climax, "Felix the Cat: The Movie" rises above the cut of its imperfections and is a terrific film in general. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it an 8.

This movie, ever since i was a kid, was strange to me. I never really understood this film, but i loved it anyway. I liked the way they ACTUALLY put an interesting villain (Duke of Zill) and good yet simple enemies (the Cubes and Cylinders). And last summer i found the VHS tape for a few dollars, so i bought it and watched it again. This time i understood the story, a princess in danger i knew that, i just didn't know why or how Felix ended up in Oriana, but now that i understand the story more, i give the story a solid 8 out of 10. Just a few small adjustments and fix up the script a little, but thats about it. This is my only favourite cartoon movie that i can watch over and over again because of the characters, originality, use of effects and animation (The Cylinder and Cube lights) and i like the way they put their own music in. Songs like the one you hear at the circus "Who is The Boss" by the Duke of Zill? Ya, that always made me want to watch it. A reason why the Duke of Zill is a good villain is that the movie actually explained and told you about his history, that he is the princess's uncle and why he became a robot, doesn't leave the audience hanging. And so, i give this movie a perfect 10/10.