Stephen King is known for his horror stories. But he can also produce dark humor in his stories as well. We have characters from his past films: "Cujo" and "Christine". What were they doing on the East Coast? But it wasn't a story about them. They were just cameos. The story all revolves around a cat. After it gets away from that vicious St. Bernard, it goes from Wilmington, NC to New York. It's first encounter involved a man (James Woods) trying to quit smoking. The cat was used as a guinea pig for shock treatment. "Quitters, Inc." was a very effective but controversial quitting treatment place. They get people to quit smoking, but they go through extremes with it. His tempting urge to smoke comes around, and he is watched. Even though they forgive him for that slip up,the results are effective. The result is for you to find out next. Then there's "The Ledge". This one was very silly and unentertaining. The result of that one fell a little flat for me. Then the last one focused on the cat. He is named "General" by Amanda(Drew Barrymore). Her mother protests his presence. The main reason is the parakeet, Polly. That night, a malevolent troll appears in Amanda's room. Kills Polly, and stabs General since he couldn't outwit him. Wrongfully blamed for Polly's death, the mother sends it to the shelter to be put down. But the father wasn't positive about General doing such a deed. When the troll returns, General escaped and races back to the house to save Amanda, and stop the creature. The parents were able to break open the door after General sends the troll to its death by box fan. The little girl let's her mom know that General is a hero. Both parents were in disbelief after they see the mangled pieces of the malevolent creature. The father asked if he had any friends. The reward for General was a fish on a silver platter. Some good parts, some silly parts, it was a fun movie to watch. At the end, I think it was touching. General did replace Polly, that's a lot of heart. I think it is perfect for Stephen King fans. And it's a great rainy day movie as well. A keeper it is. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

In this film, based on short stories by Stephen King, three stories intertwine through the same cat. The idea seems good and, in fact, its an interesting way to bring to the cinema stories that, alone, don't justify a feature length. The big problem with the film is that it doesn't immediately make clear that we're seeing a black humor movie. The public fills the theater expecting a horror film or a thriller and leaves very disappointed. It's one of those cases where they expects one thing and the movie is something different. Its the fault of the public? Partly yes. But let us go on. The film is divided into three parts but the cat has increased protagonism in the last. James Woods and Drew Barrymore (still making adorable child roles) are the most notorious actors, playing quite satisfactorily. You can never clearly tell what force pushes the cat through the film until find the girl and that is the biggest flaw in the movie for me. The film never scares us but it has a number of rather comical scenes that can impress the most sensitive people, given the kind of humor presented.

Three tales all connected with a feral cat who's tough and plucky are what makes up Cat's Eye. The cat has a mission, to get to young Drew Barrymore and save her from an evil troll who hides in her wall.The first story involves James Woods and Alan King with Woods trying to quit smoking and King the head of a therapy group that has some really draconian methods to quit smoking. The cat is used as an object lesson and is tortured. As a cat lover I didn't care for it.But the cat escapes and is next seen in Atlantic City where gangster Kenneth McMillan is going to use some torture himself on tennis bum Robert Hays who's been seeing McMillan's wife on the side. This is not a story for acraphobics of which I'm one.But the last tale makes up for the other two as this plucky cat arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina and is taken in by Drew Barrymore's family. Too bad the cat could not speak lest he could have warned Drew's parents about what lies ahead for their child.As a cat lover I love cat heroes so this inbalanced movie saved the best by far for last.

The adventures of a runaway cat trying to find its young owner link three stories together.The Good Stor(ies): Quitter's, Inc-At the request of friends and family, a man goes to Quitter's, Inc., a special group run by a strange doctor that encourages people to quit smoking through violent force. Warned of severe consequences if caught smoking, grave consequences are in store for his family and loved ones. As he gets further along in his treatment, the harder it gets for him to keep his promise. This is one of the better stories. Every minute of this bizarre yet surprising story inspires an interesting paranoiac atmosphere, but it is exaggerated to an extent, where a spy hides in a dresser and awaits the moment when he will smoke, another fakes jogging in front of his house, and a few others, but it's the paranoia set in that make them work well. There is a single sequence where, at a party, hallucinates giant ambulatory cigarettes to the accompaniment of The Police's "Every Breath You Take, "a song so perfectly suited it could have virtually been written for the film, as faces become distorted and changed to the point that an extreme amount of joy is had through the goofy nature of their appearances. There's a particularly thrilling sequence of events that starts with him crumbling in his car while stuck in traffic, the whole time wondering if he's being spied on throughout his trek. The only part that doesn't work is why would an important firm offer its clientèle the opportunity to torture, rape and kill, while risking getting caught? This aspect is not covered and it is a question to be asked as it seems like a risky proposition. Otherwise, this was a good entry.The General-Finding its long-lost home, a young girl is reunited with her runaway cat, much to her parents' disappointment. While sleeping with her cat, she is soon attacked by a strange troll and the cat leaps to her defense, but the resulting damage is blamed on the cat and is giving away. Racing back, it engages in an intense struggle with the creature for its owner's life. This isn't that bad, and did have some really nice moments. The troll effects are well pulled-off as it looks realistic while also giving it a creepy appearance, as it steals many of the best moments when it attacks its victim while sitting on its chest, a marvelous trick that comes off wonderfully. The climactic showdown is the natural highlight, as it's a nice, long dragged-out fight without getting repetitive or ridiculous, and the foregone conclusion is satisfying. The only thing that doesn't work in this is that the special don't always work. Most of the matte shots are obviously matte shots, as the halo around the objects is painfully apparent and no attempt is made to hide them. It's not enough to lower the rating, but it's still a distracting problem.The Bad Stor(ies): The Ledge-After his affair has been discovered, the cheater is approached by her husband and is offered a deal to save his life. If he can walk around the ledge surrounding his high-rise apartment building, he'll let him go with his wife. Reluctantly agreeing, he sets out on the quest, unaware of the traps he has set to knock him off before he reaches his goal. This does manage to provide the little bit of gore, as we get some bloody bird pecks, a severed head and some gunshots. This almost manages to work because of its simplicity and originality. The camera angles, for the most part, put in perspective the man and pit that wants to swallow him. It's a daunting enough task and he's tempted to fall because of the wind that attacks him and the pigeons who smash his ankle, but when the husband is going out of his way to make him fall by putting traps along his way by spraying him with a fire hose and popping out of nowhere with a loud horn, it's a little intense at times. However, this is ruined by the repetitive nature of the events. It's not that different from any section, as he goes out and then the guy pops up with a trap. After a while, it gets numbing and no matter how suspenseful it is, after the first few traps seen it's acceptable to miss this one with no harm done at all.Rated PG-13: Violence, mild Language and mild animal cruelty.