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  Review by Elliot ★★★★★

  any movie with a cat as a protagonist gets an automatic 5 from me

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  Review by Matthew Noble ★★★★

  "We shall proceed with the pawprinting."

  For decades, people have debated what the greatest human performances of all time are. And they will continue to do so until the end of cinema itself.

  By contrast, the best feline performance of all time is pretty much incontestable. That Darn Cat is great by itself - with all its spirited hijinks and reliable Disney charm - but the collective turn by the Siamese who play DC is simply perfect.

  In case you haven't noticed, I love cats.

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  Review by Penny_S ★★★★½

  This was a favorite film of mine as a kid, along with the Herbie the Love Bug & Dean Jones (childhood crush) vehicles. Watching this now for the first time in adulthood, it’s still highly entertaining & SO funny! It has a stacked cast, & it seems no cats were harmed in the making of the film (but some were definitely made to be annoyed)! Excellent acting by Syn the Siamese cat, & his many doubles. I was surprised with the multitudes of guns & shooting & fist fights that were a part of the narrative (since it’s Disney), although the film is a perfect slice of 1965… & those were different times, indeed.

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  Review by Willow Maclay

  You could maybe argue that it's too long, but have you ever tried to get a cat to do something they didn't already want to do? They're very uncooperative creatures. You have to vibe and see what happens. Maybe they'll come to you. Maybe they won't. Either way, it's their decision to make, not yours. Everyone in this film learns that lesson and that's essentially what it's about.

  Sidenote: The himbo character in this film is named "Canoe", and that's a great name for a himbo.

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  Review by Brian Saur ★★★½

  A childhood favorite (with an amazing supporting cast) that still holds up. Will definitely make my Underrated '65 list.

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  Review by Joey Shapiro ★★★★½ 4

  Turned this on as something silly to fall asleep to, then around the 30-second mark, when the cat starts getting into Looney Tunes-style mischief to steal an angry little bulldog's food, I realized it's maybe the greatest movie of the 20th century and I needed to be awake for every second of its two-hour runtime. I don't want to spoil too much but I will say... that darn cat falls in love and prevents at least two murders.

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  Review by wilson 1

  more like that damn cat!! i cuss now

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  Review by Katrina B 🐈 ★★★★★ 1

  TDC is ultimately about women’s lib and the domestication of men! Surprise! It even features The Bride of Frankenstein (and she’s gonna make sure Wilbur takes his medicine like a man)!

  Also, Hayley Mills’ Patti is secretly an anti heroine and represents the modern era witch archetype! She’s like Kim Novak jr or Susan in Bringing Up Baby, generating chaos to get what she wants, aka something more exciting to do in the suburbs than watching surfing movies with her deadbeat boyfriend (but at least she’s barking up the right tree, unlike her sister Ingrid, who is clearly dating a gay man before she gets paired with the dashing Dean Jones. Gosh Roddy’s so cute, though). 

  The only thing that could make me love this movie more would be Hayley unceremoniously dumping Canoe’s ass. And if DC actually talked, but I guess we have Thomasina (also about the domestication of men btw) and The Cat from Outer Space for that.

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  Review by Stanley Cucci ★★★½

  watched this with my cat

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  Review by Catherine Stebbins ★★★½

  much to my surprise, i enjoyed this SO MUCH. it takes its time & sets up characters, scenarios, relationships that are all really pleasant and entertaining to watch. sorry, but the fbi tracking a cat's movements is inherently very funny so there's a lot of "he's on the move" mileage there. everyone in this pops and has chemistry, i've always adored hayley mills and she's so much fun here. i love canoe! frank gorshin as one of the crooks? yes! roddy mcdowall as a mamma's boy? yes! elsa lanchester as a spying neighbor? yes! and there's so much good cat content too! lots of shots of DC walking to what is essentially twin peaks chill jazz. & of course mid -century decor and 60s technicolor pop & mise-en-scene (yes i'm invoking mise-en-scene). the world feels contained which i loved. it's relaxed but also lively and paced really well. i can see this being a comfort movie moving forward!

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  Review by Fint ★★★½ 13

  Way more enjoyable than I expected it to be, this gains purr points for a goofy storyline that entertains from its total absurdity; a sterling supporting cast including Elsa Lanchester, William Demarest, Dorothy Provine and Roddy McDowell; blessedly pre-CGI animal wrangling that is so good that certain sequences unspool like live-action Tom and Jerry cartoons; and excellent comic chemistry between and winning performances from Hayley Mills and Dean Jones. It's not sophisticated but it's charming and chucklesome.

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  Review by Lebowskidoo 🇨🇦 🎬 🍿 ★★★★½

  I did see this a millennium ago, but it seemed pretty fresh and funny while rewatching it now.

  That darn cat is cute as heck and always up to something. Lots of laughs and not overly silly like a lot of live-action Disney movies that would come later.

  Dean Jones makes his Disney debut, while Hayley Mills makes her final Disney movie. Roddy McDowall and especially Elsa Lanchester offer excellent comedic support. There's one really sudden LOL moment with Lanchester's nosy neighbor!