Underrated remake
Paul Schrader's 1982 interpretation of Cat People is a glossy, eroticized guilty pleasure I find myself returning to on occasion, it has beautiful pre-digital matte paintings that depict the ancient desert world of the title shapeshifters,it's two lead Cat People are appropriately European,and the art direction/sets are superb.
New Wave composer Giorgio Moroder gave us one of his best scores, a sensual electronic theme that infuses every frame with a dark sexuality, the century old concrete zoo sets emphasize the concept of a primordial sleeking beast that is worshipped even in modern times.The Alan Ormsby script should have delved more into the backstory of the Cat People,as the "myth" is never fully explained, only visually told, still, this is a one of a kind Horror-Eros tale that deserves more praise than it's gotten.