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Catnapped! was created, written, and directed by Takashi Nakamura. His other notable work was serving as the animation director on Akira.Catnapped! takes place in a location called Banipal Witt, and its populated by anthropomorphic cats. It is ruled by Buburina, a cruel witch princess who has the ability to turn any living thing into a balloon by simply touching it. She kidnaps a dog named Papadoll, who she intends to use to take over the world. The dog's owners, two kids named Toriyasu and Meeko, must try to turn him back to normal and return him to their world.The film clocks in at 75 minutes, and I have to give credit to Nakamura for utilizing this short time to the fullest to tell his story. While my children enjoyed watching this film, I felt as if I was watching someone's drug trip. But I do have to also give credit to the film'sanimation; it fits in with the fantasy feel Nakamura appeared to strive for.The DVD was rather disappointing. There was very little in the way of special features, and the movie automatically starts instead of going to the main meny first. But it appears that this pressing of the DVD was originally released in 1998, which was during the first year or so of DVDs (which would have been before much effort was put into special features).While Catnapped! is a film that can be appreciated by children, it utlimately leaves the adults watching with them scratching their heads and wondering what they just watched for the past 75 minutes. |