Mr. Mistoffelees | Cats (2019) | TUNE

Mr. Mistoffelees (Laurie Davidson) makes Old Deuteronomy (Judi Dench) reappear in his own showstopping musical number!
Cats (2019) Tom Hoopers breathtaking screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's stage phenomenon. An abandoned cat discovers a new life after stumbling into the world of the Jellicles. The tribe competes annually to determine the Jellicle Choice who would journey to Heaviside Layer and be reborn.
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[@JFtheLOLZOR]

they really went and deyassified Mr. Mistofelees

[@kellynelson8201]

OMG yes!

[@jpetersgoyanks]

Huh, what does that mean?

[@kryptonianpowers]

I hate that he's shown to be a charlatan for most of the song.

[@Ava-ik1ni]

I love that absolutely no one in the cast understands the basis of the musical

[@cameronheaton9900]

It possible the cast did but the director and the producer did not.

[@shockwave0032]

Bar 1. Skimbleshanks, his version of the song slaps

[@claytoncullers1884]

@@shockwave0032LITERALLY! Who wrote and choreographed that number and where did they go for the rest of the movie?

[@robo1513]

@@claytoncullers1884I believe Steven McRae (Skimbleshanks) choreographed it and also came up with the idea for tap dancing. Honestly he’s the best part of the movie, Skimble really won’t let anything go wrong.

[@user-te7gb5wm6e]

So what"s your problem?

[@lfrankify]

Did anyone else think that Old D saved herself and just walked in on the song and just went along with it to make Misto feel better?

[@Darin_Tomlinson]

Lol that's the funniest thing ever.

[@Charlescy5]

I did, which downplays the character a lot

[@ryanmodom]

That’s exactly what I thought

[@bobjer6683]

6:30 6:30

[@tobak952]

wow... making misto sing his own song really squashes the charecter

[@jwhaler82]

🤷‍♀

[@triggerfairy4070]

Not a fan of derulo's RTT so dodge a bullet.

[@CeltycSparrow]

Its not the worst song in the movie (Jennyanydots, Bustopher Jones, the Calico Twins, ANYTHING with Judy Dench (forgive me, Dame Judy, you ARE a queen, but your singing was truly awful in this. I love you.) I would qualify on THAT) but its definitely lacking the energy and passion and love from the original version. I DO think that Munkustrap and Misto are two of the better characters in this version, so it was cute....but I definitely liked Tugger's version much better. (Jason Derulo was NOT Tugger. He was cute...but he lacked the sexuality and charm that Tugger had.) I think Tom Hooper's biggest mistake (apart from saying "HMMM. I did Les Mis and got LOTS of money AND Academy Awards for THAT emotional song, so lets slap this together and do Cats the same way) was, that he took the lyrics in this movie WAYYYY too literally and he didn't understand the true essence of these characters....ESPECIALLY poor Grizabella. Its long been noted that Cats is pretty much 2 hours of sexuality and singing with one huge burst of emotional catharsis with Memory at the end and BAM, you're done. This version DID NOT have that. Instead, they had Grizabella RECOIL from Victoria when she reached out for her....even though, THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT OF Grizabella's story arc....that she WANTS them to touch her and accept her back into the Jellicles.

[@tobak952]

@@CeltycSparrow no its not the worst song in the movie.. its honestly barely even bad. its just SOO inferior to the theater version

[@saralopez6373]

Actually, he sings his own song on the original cast recording.

[@blistineduh3088]

Movie: sksksks im so scared i cant do this >-< I'm too shy🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 Musical: *literally ascends from heaven wearing a light up jacket* I WILL DESTROY YOU WITH MY LIGHTNING POWERS

[@tamarbeker1701]

This.

[@mustlovebooknerd]

Descends. But yes, agreed!

[@Sawyl15]

This was either stolen from the musical version of this song or you commented this twice 🤨

[@katthunter6561]

This barely qualifies as a song, it just keeps stopping and the only thing they actually sing is the chorus. Compared to the epic upbeat original and it makes ya wanna cry

[@CeltycSparrow]

It definitely lacks the energy and sass of the other one....but still, I find a certain charm to it.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

If I am listening to this version, I would switch to the next song If I’m listening to the ’98 version, I’m listening with rapt attention Also, it’s just not the same when Rum Tum Tugger is singing it because this version just sounds like feeble bragging

[@Misora7303]

WHERE 👏IS👏THE👏DANCE👏

[@ChasehaWing]

Rum Tum Tugger: BRO! STOP FLIRTING WITH MY BOYFRIEND! Munkustrap: Its not my fault you weren't hyping him up! ...But seriously, why is Munk singing instead of Rum Tum? And Victoria singing instead of Rum Tum?!

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

Rum Tum Tugger being the one hyping up Mistoffelees in the original was honestly genius. It showed that he was more than just some cool-guy sex-symbol. It suddenly showed him as a caring, almost big brother type, using his own popularity and fame to draw attention to and encourage a younger cat who otherwise seemed almost unknown (if he wasn't unknown, they would have gone straight to the →literal sorcerer← as soon as Old Deut got kidnapped). It added greatly to both characters. Not only is Rum Tum not in this version of the song, they also made Mistoffelees just... lame. Why'd they make him suck so bad? Even when Old Deut does show up, she kinda just walks in from off stage, like she was watching all along and just got tired of him looking the fool, and came in out of pity. Did he even have anything to do with her return? I love the original song. This one's just sad.

[@ChasehaWing]

@William Bowles Agreed. I think Rum Tum Tugger is one of the most important cats in the musical. If only because he is one of the most complex characters in the show, and slowly but surely, every song he's in reveals more of his character. He initially shows up as a show stealing, hip thrusting kitty, letting us know of his vanity and ego. Then later he shows a silent, angry side towards grizabella when she appears, he does not say a word but how the actor portrays him and how the costume department ends up usually hints at what their relationship could have been (many theories say they're mother and son and she probably abandoned him as a kitten). In Old Deuteronomy, the most soft hearted and warming side is revealed, when he joins Munkustrap in a duet, not stealing the show again but SHARING the spot light, and implying that not only are they brothers, but he is proud to be so. In this number, Old Deuteronomy and Munkustrap are seen as the people he respects the most... and again more layers are revealed after Macavity attacks. Where while Munkustrap is too injured and tired to lead, he appears, temporarily takes control, and lifts EVERYONE'S spirit and depression, and hypes up one cat whose compliments he sings through the entire song. Showing his absolute love/ amazement for the cat Mr. Mistoffollees! Who has been seen throughout the entire musical but barely said a word and made sure never to stand out too much... but who becomes the most important cat in the world as he takes center stage while the most popular cat in the junkyard cheers him on. And you're right, about Mistoffollees, in the show there is no wiggle room for doubt. Mistoffollees saves Old Deuteronomy and Tigger and the clan are so thankful/ amazed by it all and he pretty much becomes an absolute hero in the eyes of the entire junkyard. He could have been the Jellical Choice and no one would have complained (until Grizabella shows up again.). But here...yeah she shows up behind them all and sings the most limp-wristed version of the song and Mistoffollees takes credit because "yay I did something." Its pathetic...he's pathetic and it's truly sad to see. Removing the Rum Tum Tugger as a prominent member of the movie probably RUINED a large portion of the story in itself. He never should have been the main character (oh hell no his ego is big enough as it is) but he should have at least kept the same amount of screen time as he did in the show, and probably could have done wonders for both Victoria's and Mistoffollees character in the film.

[@puppyhowler]

they probably couldn't afford to give jason darulo any more screentime lol

[@ChasehaWing]

@@puppyhowler Seriously?! Ugh, when will studios learn to use actors they can actually afford!!!

[@puppyhowler]

@@ChasehaWing nah i was only joking, but i wouldn't be surprised if that actually WAS the case

[@Dazyet]

Hmm but if he’s shy and quiet.. why’d they make him sing basically the whole song in this version??

[@EnriqueGarcia-ry8pd]

Because is garbage

[@Lord_Numpty]

Because the director is an idiot who has no idea what he's doing.

[@username.unknown.0]

Yeah it was better when rum tum tugger sang it

[@E-eb6ic]

like, fr, there's a reason he never sang his own song

[@NeroCM]

Because they have no idea what they're doing. I don't like saying things I've heard someone on youtube say, because it's just one opinion/analysis, but after watching sideways' video on this musical I have to say, if even half of what he claims they were doing is true, this was a shitshow from the start and anyone in any way familiar with music should have seen its bombing coming from a mile away.

[@heatherlikesoctopi]

Every time I think “well maybe this movie wasn’t so bad” I remember this like…just soul crushing

[@jillybeangaming]

it really is soul crushing.. mr. mistoffelees is my favorite number from the musical, and idk what this is exactly, but this ain’t “it.”

[@ride-playerbb2818]

I get how the big shot celebtities can't be on set for too long, but the fact that Jason Derulo is RIGHT THERE hurts me so much

[@maltesers1238]

He's going ahhhhhhh in a hauntingly angelic voice and it's got me actually crying like why is it so funny-

[@maltesers1238]

One of the biggest mistakes they made with Misto is not casting a professional dancer to play the part, Misto had the biggest and most difficult dance in the entire show, in the play you'll notice Misto barely sings, ofc he sings along with the ensemble and has a couple of lines in different songs, like jellical cats or rum tum tugger, but he's not belting out any solos or anything like that and that is because he is not a singer, the role of Misto has always been made for a dancer.

[@bkrokkit217]

I mean, OBC Misto sang 'Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer' and tag-teamed this song with RTT. And in the latest revival versions they basically do it as a duet. For the really intense dance solo everyone just shuts up and lets him dance, but while how much he sings depends on the actor, anyone in a legit production should really be able to do both. Or, in the case of this miserable plop of instant mashed potatoes, he could do neither. The one small mercy is that they cut out the five minutes of instrumental where he *should* be dancing, rather than make this poor inept boy struggle through as badly (or more likely worse) as he did the singing...

[@cyh2499]

Who would want timid, unsure, non-magic Mistoffelees when you can have sparkly, confident, definitely magic, and adored Mistoffelees? The latter is better, trust me

[@tamarbeker1701]

Yup indeedy!

[@andresmaldonado8935]

They desyassified Mistoffelees

[@user-ko6co8sq1u]

And subtle most likely possibility gay

[@asheasaunders5606]

I haven't seen the movie, but I'm reliving my freshman year of high school, since this is the musical we did... Omfg what did they do to Misto?! He was one of the coolest cats on stage, even Tugger admired him! WTAF?!

[@_IVXX]

I am thoroughly convinced that this is just a natural consequence of trying to put him with Taylor Swift's character, a character that didn't even need to exist in the first place.

[@laysmaxx5789]

@@_IVXX ...wait...put him with Taylor's character? Could you please elaborate?

[@scottcowan7343]

​@@laysmaxx5789Taylor Swift's character is essentially what Misto's character was in the stage show, and ig Tom Hooper thought they're couldn't be too confident characters so just completely got rid of what made this character this character.

[@laysmaxx5789]

@@scottcowan7343 Ahh okay. That's kind of sad because mistoffelees' performance is the most electrifying one and Tom hooper totally ruined the character.

[@scottcowan7343]

@laysmaxx5789 Tom Hooper completely ruined this film lmao.

[@algordo1997]

They did our boy dirty, friends.

[@merkules6]

He's like this because in this version he hasn't got Tugger there to tell him he's awesome.

[@laysmaxx5789]

They turned him from a badass to a shy uwu boi

[@jesuskun3673]

Why is Mr. 🪄🌟Presto🪄🌟 singing his own song? I *see* Jason Derulo in the scene. Why remind me that he should be the one singing? Why?

[@beccaberry688]

In some versions, I think MM sings his own song (?). At least in the broadway cast recording he does.

[@scarletmoon.]

@@beccaberry688 in the original production, Tugger sings this and MM just says "✨PRESTO✨"

[@vinetail5735]

If the actor playing misto is a good enough singer he will sing some verses

[@triggerfairy4070]

Cause Derulo keep saying his name instead of misto's

[@laysmaxx5789]

@@beccaberry688 Yes but on stage it's Tugger who sings it, because there is so much dancing on Misto's part that it's impossible to sing and dance at the same time

[@ainfaiz6201]

Though this has some unique charm to it (im not denying this movie is a mess) but it still missing the "magical" feelings from when you watch the original play

[@ainfaiz6201]

Plus it's kinda contradicting how he's so self conscious and then say "we'll say oh well I've never met...."

[@CeltycSparrow]

I could just HEAR the people behind the scenes thinking "I KNOW we made Ken Page crawl out on his hands and knees under the red cover when Misto did his magic to bring Old Deuteronomy back, but HOW are we going to get Dame Judi Dench....who is 85 yrs old and wearing this insanely big and heavy fur coat, to do that? Let's just have her appear behind the cats when Misto does his song and call it a day." lol

[@algordo1997]

Those weren't seven kittens, those were like four to five mice that came out of a hat.

[@anasshole5633]

That phenomenal cat only did it not long ago

[@333angeleyes]

No disrespect to this cast but, this does not even come close to the 1998 version of the song, I almost cried on that version because of how emotionally powerful it was.

[@user-zm2fw9vb3m]

If you, like me, got acquainted with two films (1998 and 2019) at the same time, then perhaps you would understand how much the last film is better than the first in almost all respects.

[@CeltycSparrow]

@@user-zm2fw9vb3m Pray HOW is this film better than the original one? It COMPLETELY misses the WHOLE POINT of the story....which is that Grizabella DESPERATELY WANTS the other Jellicles to touch her and accept her back into the group. In the original, they make it a point to show that all the other Jellicles DO show affection and connection by physical touch....but every time when the kittens try to reach out for Grizabella, one of the older cats STOPS THEM. She's not allowed. Its only at the very end, when Victoria, herself, reaches out to Grizabella....WITH OLD DEUTERONOMY'S BLESSING to do so, and she finally makes that connection and touches Grizabella's hand, that she is allowed to rejoin the Jellicles. When Victoria reaches out for her in the new movie and Grizabella RECOILS, it TOTALLY breaks her character, because SHE WOULD NOT DO THIS. It also misinterprets several of the other characters. Bustopher Jones, for example....in the original, he is a classy, distinguished cat who prides himself on being well-fed. In this one, he stuffs his face and he almost seems ASHAMED of his size. Rum Tum Tugger, as well....while this one TRIES to be sexy, John Partridge in the original OOOOZES the sexuality and charm and energy in both his song AND this song and Old Deuteronomy song. He has a clear character arc....yes, he's the suave, handsome ladies man, but he's also a son who loves his father and is devoted to his clan. I didn't see the second part in this one. He did ONE SONG and then fades into the background until Macavity.

[@saoranachnah-alba723]

​@@user-zm2fw9vb3mDude, I, like you, got acquainted with both at the same time, and you couldnt be more wrong.

[@jillybeangaming]

@@CeltycSparrowyou didn’t include anything about mr. mistoffelees being bold and confident, sassy, competitive, a show off even, and having a beautiful song sung by… uhhh. i think it’s rum tum.. i was so upset they ruined mistoffelees.. he’s my fav in the musical.

[@charliekember6749]

They just need to stop hiring tom hooper for bloody musicals

[@beccaberry688]

Exactly.

[@feanfox]

Thank God nobody sings or dances in King's Speech

[@quaxointherye]

he has a habit of hiring a listers who *cannot* sing for the life of them (see half of the cast in this, all of the leads in les mis)

[@slytherinmember1009]

Tom Hooper should make Horror Films now.

[@chloeburrescia9001]

He even did Les Mes

[@Ava-ik1ni]

At 11:00 at night I suddenly had the thought that perhaps the 2019 version of cats wasn’t so bad so I decided to rewatch. I instantly regretted that discussion and will never do it again

[@patrickwharf409]

I decided to give it a try a while back and… It is definitely something, it ain’t bad, but it ain’t all that good, there are parts I liked (this being one of them) but there some parts that did not work, (the look is a huge contender) but throughout it all, this was an experience and whilst it is defiantly has points for being the laughingly funny bad movie, there are some good things about this that I hope are appreciated in the future. Let’s just hope an PROPER animated version of the musical is at the very least nowhere as bad looking as this film.

[@mustlovebooknerd]

@@patrickwharf409THIS song is your example for things that WORKED?! 😂😂😂 Dude, this is an atrocity and an insult to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jacob Brent (among others)

[@patrickwharf409]

You think I’m not aware of that, the whole look was seriously off. But I like the Music in this, the cast seemed to be having at least some fun whilst recording, and I looked at your reply and was about to say something. Then I realised, I’m just a flipping weirdo. Hate on it all you want, it doesn’t bother but I personally think it is an ok movie. Goodnight Tri-State Area.

[@sonny_time]

I feel like Mr Mistoffelees is the only design that wasn’t complete nightmare fuel.

[@laysmaxx5789]

I think it's probably because he's wearing some items of clothing, the hat and the jacket fits well with his black fur, so he looks like a real magician. Skimbleshank's design was also okay imo.

[@brandonlincoln778]

I like his shy demeanor

[@jillybeangaming]

the design wasn’t bad.. the song and overall character is horrid.. he’s my favorite in the musical, and it was so sad to see a sassless mr. mistoffelees..

[@idiot2471]

Look at what you did! You took a perfectly good cat and gave him anxiety!

[@tamarbeker1701]

😂😂

[@irinaibanez8418]

To me this song is more melancholic than anything. The Broadway version is more joyful. Here the characters sound like they are whispering most of the time.

[@CrazyQuilman157]

I know why it took so long in this version! He didn't do the Conjuring Turn!

[@vinetail5735]

This really fucks up what i love sbout cats. Cats is great becasue there is no plot. Mr mistoffelees being sble to swoop in and save the day with no difficulties is so fucking fun. Yes, he can sing some of his own verses but it has to be like hes putting on a show, not q scared cat. Also, he and tugger are friends if not something more and its so sad not to see that relationship :(

[@caesarstrings]

This version is more neutered than the animals it’s based off

[@swa7169]

The song is a complete mess, but I will note that (as with Skimbleshanks) the cats that wear clothes are much less off-putting. More cartoonish and less Island of Dr. Moreau.

[@algordo1997]

I'm getting cancer in my eyes and ears for how awkward they made Mr. Mistoffolees look and act. The 1998 version had more confidence than him.

[@CRYP71D0g]

Skimbleshanks (in the 1998 film) is adorably cartoonish cause that’s his personality, he’s fun and animated in his character- this new one is ok, not the worst part but definitely more stiff

[@kristenhewett226]

@@algordo1997 75uhb

[@jodieg6318]

It should have been more highly stylized like the stage show because why would you bring a grim and gritty realism approach to a show about singing, dancing, incredibly horny cats?

[@anonymousperson560]

the only reason i liked that Rum Tum Tugger didn't sing here is because I don't like Jason Derulo's portrayal of the character

[@sarahanderson6696]

I agree.

[@triggerfairy4070]

definitely

[@Beppo85]

They butcher this song by constantly stopping it, robbing it of its upbeat empowering energy, and they also straight wash the character.

[@donnaquixote7538]

To be honest, I never thought about Misto's sexuality when I was watching the 1998 version growing up. Fans often paired him and Victoria together although in my head-canon they were brother and sister. I sort of shipped him with Cassandra.

[@laysmaxx5789]

@@donnaquixote7538 Most of the fandom ships him with Tugger and honestly it works better since they have really good chemistry.

[@vikaaaaaa]

@@donnaquixote7538I can see him being with Cassandra more than him being with Victoria. (Although I prefer him and RTT) like him and Victoria really don’t seem to have that much chemistry.

[@tamarbeker1701]

​@@laysmaxx5789also, in some productions they make it canon

[@laysmaxx5789]

@@tamarbeker1701 Yesss...the 2016 Broadway revival even changed the choreography so that they could dance together 😂

[@CannibalCoyote9758]

Why did they do this!! This was one of my favorite songs from the musical and they stomped all over it. Also, whats with them making that cats sing the songs about themselves?

[@DarkShadowFilms101]

0:57 The face I made throughout most of this “song”

[@karenlizhenriquez231]

More like the face you make throughout the whole movie

[@lia2xh_]

Same 😭

[@Robbity]

This song had potential. It started out really good, but they constantly stop it. It’s not even a full song at this point.

[@catkate1526]

It's just weird having him sing, especially how awkward alot of the lines sound Like in the 1998 version, it holds so much power and is easily one of the best songs But this? This isn't even a song

[@Joeofthemasks]

This is so so sad compared to what could have been

[@sunnydayzie1202]

Oh no! What happened to misto! Saw this on Broadway back in the 80s as a teenager and it was absolutely the magical highlight of the show! Pooh, this is sad!

[@Wardle77677]

never before have i been emotionally edged by a piece of music in a dissatisfying way

[@blastymcsplode8265]

So I’ve never watched the movie. I’m 2 seconds in and I’m already enraged by the fact that Tugger isn’t singing this song

[@CompSomAnichi]

The song has its own charm - IM JUST SO CONFUSED WHY THE HANDS ARE HUMAN HANDS!!

[@quaxointherye]

i played this for my cat and she bit me, i dont think she was impressed

[@Annahg78]

😂🤣

[@jessyca_zander]

She said, "Excuse me, human. What in the name of Old Deuteronomy is this!?!?"

[@carolinedixon8091]

XD I have a cat that’s the magical cats name, but I named it before the movie

[@Irizzrizz]

W cat

[@Misora7303]

That is an insult to her religion Xd

[@vicstarlight333]

Oh no they straightened him

[@tamarbeker1701]

Why.

[@flitcraftfanboi4046]

I wonder why it only worked the last time he did it... The biggest difference seems to be that all the other cats were joining in sincerely the last time. In which case, doesn't Victoria deserve as much credit if not more because she was the one who got everyone to believe in him? Mistoffelees was just the conduit but all of the cats' belief in him was the power. Or maybe it was just kissing the wand (4:10). Maybe it was his saliva that did it.

[@carolinedixon8091]

Fun fact : the cats CLIPS were realeased on april first 😃

[@maltesers1238]

Fitting

[@mediakira6621]

Think this is where the script writers just gave up adapting and just went “let’s just repeat the chorus about six or ten times and have the actor talk with some melody to it”

[@AstraVex]

I've never been blue-balled by the same musical number SIX TIMES IN A ROW, but here we are! 🤣

[@carolinedixon8091]

Imagine stripping an entire song just to repeat the chorus 4 times

[@SeeWhyAt]

Made sure to avoid the movie when it came out and seeing some clips of it years later, I'm so glad I did. Everything about the story, the changes, the design and the music makes me so sad considering how great the stage play and the 1998 version are.

[@hav__1150]

I like to belive this was Misto’s up bringing. He wasn’t sure but slowly gained confidence. I love him both ways.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

It really amazes the capacity Hollywood has for literally destroys everything that touches it.

[@sallyroslin4634]

HES NOT SHY LIKE THIS IN THE PLAY IT HURTS SEEING THIS I want my most confident and dance around making lighting rainbow and glitter where he just did the stopping thing two times and got it the second time

[@matthewtrujillo7228]

Gotta love him animating the trombones..... when I'm pretty sure there aren't even trombones playing in the song.

[@nicklengyel6710]

Heard the movie stunk. I can see why.. Play was way better. Was wondering why they made him a nervous cat.

[@cofault5677]

So, I totally get what they were going for here. And there are parts of it I like. But it is really awkward for him to sing the song himself… The unconfident version of Misto works fine for the movie, but the stage version is def superior.

[@cofault5677]

One more thought. I wish they had made it more clear in the movie that it was actually him that brought back Old D. It almost seems like Old D just came in the back door and started singing. And if the goal was to still make you question wether the powers were real after all that, don’t show him levitating instruments and shooting flowers out of his sleeves. Maybe I’m putting too much though into this. Actually I KNOW I am.

[@slackerpinkie]

To borrow a quote from the Monty Python film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'... "GET ON WITH IT!"

[@thomaslucignano5188]

I guess he seems somewhat more vague & aloof than Jacob Brent. 😉 Really, this has grown on me. While I love the '98 Misto song, which is sung by Tugger and superior in so many ways, I don't hate this as much as everyone else seems to. I particularly like the final portion of this number. The ending "... As you... As meeeee!" is quite charming to me. Just meeeeeeeeeee! I guess. 🤷‍♂️

[@tamarbeker1701]

Fair enough.

[@mirabeeeeel8736]

no presto? no tugger being a simp for 6 minutes? no ballet? heterosexual plot? this isn't cats bro

[@Sunnfloweropposum]

I will forever be a broken woman

[@phoenixblue-koszalka1518]

They made it heterosexual and I hate it. Why isn't Tugger hyping up Misto?? That's like the whole point of the song! And what about the rainbow scarf?! I am very, very disappointed in Tom Hooper.

[@sir.crayons]

my thoughts exactly

[@paintingwithkarmiya6149]

Finally someone said it! I was wondering why no one had and then realised that the homophobes LIKE that this movie straightwashed them. Sigh. Meanwhile the comments on the '98 stage recording are all full of people doing meta analysis of their relationship based on their dancing and the lyrics in both their songs.

[@joshuagoforth1658]

This movie is a disaster and I love laughing at it but I unapologetically love this song it’s hilarious and catchy 🤣

[@user-zm2fw9vb3m]

If you, like me, got acquainted with two films (1998 and 2019) at the same time, then perhaps you would understand how much the last film is better than the first in almost all respects.

[@legomaker1423]

Mr. Mistoffeles is one of my top favorite character from cats love guy and I really enjoy his music

[@frankie.__._7868]

I swear when I saw the Rum Tug Tugger I said "Jason Darulo"(like the vine) and died--

[@emilym8530]

Tugger hitting those operatic notes 😂😂😂😂

[@SM-dq3ix]

For all the musical fans out there, just know that I still feel in love with magicial Mr. Mistofelees watching this movie. I'd never seen the musical, but I'd love to see Cats live now and see the real Mr. Mistofelees!

[@user-zm2fw9vb3m]

Laurie Davidson and Francesca Hayward are gorgeous here.

[@leahporter6891]

I love how literally no one takes into consideration that Andrew Lloyd Webber literally remade the soundtrack for the movie. He is as established in the industry as anyone else. He most likely wanted this song to look like this.

[@aimeeromley4189]

Literally the only song I liked out of the whole movie. I never did like this musical but the movie just sealed the deal.

[@TheBullshitStudio]

There's nothing magical about this Mr. Mistoffelees....

[@Delta21OnYT]

Heard Scott The Woz sing the chorus to this with his friends in a Scott's Stash video about Wheel of Fortune on the Wii at random parts and I'm not disappointed

[@Turtlemannn]

I heard them singing it a bunch in _The Year of Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics_

[@g.d.graham2446]

Wow, the difference between this song and Thimbleshank is MIND-BLOWING

[@katiehickey4539]

Mr. Mistoffelees and Victoria sure make a happy couple in this version.

[@peteparker22]

It actually works if you look at from the perspective that he's singing about himself and trying to build up his confidence

[@mistercleff8819]

Honestly this was my favorite part of that horrible movie. This mistofeles it’s a completely different character and I think that’s good, cause the song CAN work as a hype song or a show off song

[@Doctor180185]

I've refrained from seeing the film ... yet ... but this is the first time I've watched a song all the way through. WTF was that?!

[@farewell4376]

God it is truly horrible what they did to this poor song.

[@mynamese1103]

I hate this dumpster fire of a film, but that moment in the beginning with Emo Mad Hatter and Munkustrap was quite cute Edit: spelling

[@CM_2]

I agree, I'm glad someone noted that. Munkustrap is my favorite character and he's the less destroyed in this movie, he even has some really cute moments. And Mr Mistoffelees is cute too at this moment (even if the song and the whole musical are faaaaar from being as good as the 1998 version)

[@michaelplurad4879]

At the least, anyone who shipped Mr. Mistoffelees and Victoria can rest easy knowing their boy finally got some tail lol

[@tamarbeker1701]

But... *Who* are those people? There are *a lot* more people shipping him with RTT, it's basically canonized in modern productions.

[@slytherinson8302]

First they made them too human. Then they cut out “ The Great Rumpus cat” But making Mr Mistoffelees such a weak magician. That cross the line

[@davidribeiro]

Look How They Massacred My Boy!!

[@stratkids]

Imagine all the cartoon cats brought together like this movie

[@nicholasscales4446]

THIS IS NOT MR. MISTOFFOLEES!!! THIS IS QUAXO!

[@maltesers1238]

DON'T DISS MY BOY QUAXO LIKE THAT! I'VE TAKEN TO CALLING HIM KEVIN-

[@mattmatthews5785]

they ruined a one of the best plays,this is just sad.

[@katiehickey4539]

Did you know that when Andrew Lloyd Webber first made Cats the Musical, he wanted one actress who was both a Classical Prima Ballerina, like Victoria and a Lyrical Prima Donna, like Jemima, aka Syllabub? Well, now there is, thanks to both the Royal Ballet and the 2019 Film.

[@dookieman7662]

This was my favorite part of the movie

[@shakingowens839]

I'm just here for the 1998 comments. That was THE classic

[@Olivia-dg4fb]

This is so painful

[@cosmicIllusion-eg2hk]

This is the only scene in the whole movie that didn't make me uncomfortable.

[@tameerwilliams]

I know adaptations of older stuff has to have changes and make it their own. But the worst thing about this is that he is singing his own song. Lyrically, it makes more sense for someone else to be singing it because hes so shy, he wouldnt be bragging about himself, even if he was confident. Which in this movie, he isnt confident, which makes less sense for him to be singing it. Yea we would prefer rum tum tugger, but really anyone but mistoffelees should be singing this song

[@63brennan]

You know the more I watch this and the original 1998 film, it's not that this is terrible, it's just that the original tells such a different story. But I actually love Laurie Davidson's take on the role.

[@mattdragoneed6476]

Shakespeare really let himself go ever since Marlowe died didn't he ?

[@karenlizhenriquez231]

Mr mistopholees is my favorite character in this movie

[@joshuawaldorf9559]

Them having the repeated chorus is like Hanson's Mmmbop.

[@williamperkins9125]

For me, this was the moment in this remake in which I realized a massive interstate pileup had occurred and there would be no EMS arriving soon enough to help the victims. To eff with this song in such a way is a spit in the face to all who grew up loving the 1998 for this scene specifically.

[@legomaker1423]

When I first saw Mistoffeles and Victoria do makes a magical couple.....get it

[@auntvesuvi3872]

I may be among the very small group of humans who actually love this movie. 😻 So be it!

[@cayceguillory542]

So watching this one before the original gave me a whole different look, because I love these versions so I’m afraid to watch the original

[@aceeighteyed2820]

watch the original, it is a BOP. you can still like this song and the original! here kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3TSpmSNpLOYZrs

[@cfg908]

The original is sooooo much better than this

[@mariposa9734]

The OG musical is sooo much better, this version is NOT how it’s supposed to be performed

[@tinayeyeyey1563]

This is the first cats I've watched (I heard cats before but have no idea about it) and reading how disappointed the fans are about this film, now I feel bad for the actors. But I still enjoyed it although I got bored at the first part of the film (hehe sorry 😬✌️) but I appreciate the actors and their talent.

[@Charlie-kk7sp]

This is really disappointing to watch. Like where is the bisexual rockstar cat hyping him up? Why is the gay, magical cat now straight? And where is that confident ballet dancing, magical cat?

[@SovermanandVioboy]

and why do u assume their genders?

[@kickisthattrue335]

@@SovermanandVioboy they didn't mention gender at all, only sexuality, darling, and i mean, have you watched 1998 cats?? maybe they don't say it in a explicit way, but they sure let you make assumptions lol

[@Abysalss]

@@kickisthattrue335 Idk I never get a gay vibe from mistoflees

[@brianm6013]

@@Abysalss He literally pulls a giant rainbow scarf out of a cup here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYu0kIWdpbRlipo What other vibe does that give you? lmao (i’m kidding btw, everyone is entitled to their own interpretations, it just so happens that many people see that and think, “hm, seems kinda gay…”)

[@Abysalss]

@@brianm6013 I mean I just see it as famboyant preformance mostly

[@rainbowzebra361]

What did they do to my favorite song from Cats? :(

[@user-ko5pz9li6f]

No dance No Mistoffelees😢

[@astrohgrizzleify]

HOW!! how did they even manage to do this to him😭

[@beverlywhatisthenameofthem98]

Characters that werent in the film Tumblebrutus Pouncival Asparagus Etcetra Rumpus cat Exotica Raffish crew Siamese cats

[@johnpooky84]

Major kudos to Dame Judi Dench for rescuing herself from McCavity!