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While it may never win any awards, CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON does often win fans. At once overly written, then totally barren at other points, shoddy effects, bad science and coupled with second rate acting and very linear direction (everyone seems to move from right to left in this film), this is a film most would find hard to love. But it's not without its charms... despite its television running time of 64 mins, and the fact that it was originally released in 3D (presented in 2D on this DVD), CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON has a lot of connections with other B films of the era. The rockets used here will appear again in PROJECT MOONBASE, even the cockpit of the space craft will be redressed and reused for P.B. The SPIDER that appears in this film was one of the most often used B picture props from the 50's it would also appear in MESA OF LOST WOMEN and MISSLE TO THE MOON which was a remake (yes, beleive it or not a remake!) of CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON. The space suits and helmets would make their way into ABBOTT & COSTELLO GO TO VENUS in the end C.W.O.T.M. is rare film and very fun in its own way. The casual viewer may be put off by it, but for collectors of this kind film this is must for any library.

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"Cat-Women of the Moon" is a black and white remnant of the golden age of science fiction. Made in 1953, the film stars Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, and Marie Windsor. The plot is simple yet ridiculous: a spacecraft carries astronauts to the moon, where the lone woman onboard is telepathically commanded to lead the crew to an ancient city of cat-women, who have no men. They need to go to earth to breed, and are clearly evil given their wily ways and "Teenagers From Outer Space" style skintight leotards.

Along the way the intrepid explorers have to battle enormous space tarantulas (complete with enormous string), invade ancient cities composed of matte paintings, and watch the completely ludicrous dance of the cat-women. The problem is that the atmosphere of the moon is being gradually destroyed (insert your own Al Gore joke here), which has (somehow) killed off all the moon men. Into this mess is thrust Kip, the leader of the expedition (Jory), although somehow copilot Sonny Tufts gets top billing. There is a vast quantity of otherworldly dialogue sprinkled throughout (e.g. "I love you Doug, yet I must kill you." and "I'll make a bargain with you. You take me to your rocket ship; I'll show you the cave of gold.") The film is only 64 minutes long, and at about the 63 minute mark I was wondering how it was going to end. the answer is "abruptly." Not only was the ending anticlimactic, it was just plain lame.

The film was originally released in 3-D, although this version is 2-D. You can still find the 3-D version on VHS, if you really want to. On the positive side of the ledger, the film was scored by Oscar winning Hollywood legend Elmer Bernstein, who did movies such as "The Ten Commandments," "The Great Escape," "The Magnificent Seven," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "The Great Santini." I guess everybody has to start somewhere.

For pure camp value I give this three stars. It's short and sometimes plodding, but has a great, cheesy plot, ridiculous props, and cut-rate performances from the golden age of science fiction.

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This is a fun movie, I agree. However, I was disappointed with my VHS video, as only certain scenes are shown in 3D, NOT the entire film. (Robot Monster was entirely in 3Din this series.) My coverbox is exactly the same as the one pictured, but I'm wondering if Rhino put out more than one version. The analglyph 3D is unbearable, due in part to the fact that the up/down convergence is way off. I've seen segments of this film in Field-Sequential format on the Encounter in the Third Dimension DVD and it looks beautiful. If only someone would give it the treatment it deserves and put it out on DVD in both 2D and 3D field-sequential formats. If you don't know what field-sequential shutterglasses are, you haven't seen 3D video!!! See: The Ultimate 3D Collection. Now! Go look!

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Original 1953 Black & White trailer shows why this movie was deemed "The most startling picture of the century!" 3-D glasses are not required. Enjoy!

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Marie Windsor (Swamp Women) is part of a lunar exploration team that discovers giant spiders and cat-women on the dark side of the moon. Said cat-women (played by the Hollywood Cover Girls) are the final remnants of a once flourishing society. Now they seek to steal the team's rocket and conquer the earth! CWOTM isn't a total loss, but it can be rough on normal-brained viewers! You must keep in mind that it was made in the 50s, at a cost of about 42¢. This will help get you through the majority of the dullness and jaw-shattering dialogue. The middle-aged earth males are about as heroic and verile as Homer Simpson, yet neither Ms. Windsor nor the Cat-women can resist them! It must be the moon's thin atmosphere. The black leotard-wearing cat-babes look more like beat club waitresses than alien marauders! Still, this movie has it's own imbecilic charm. Watch it w/ MESA OF LOST WOMEN, PREHISTORIC WOMEN, and WILD WOMEN OF WONGO for a complete estrogen explosion...