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579,480 | 583,640 | 59,664 | 7 | This is probably about as good as the last Warner Brothers cartoons got . | In the last two or three years , the majority of the Warner Brothers cartoons were simply there . There was nothing spectacularly good or bad about most of them . The music was almost uniformly horrid , backgrounds were average at best , animation was limited , but some had decent gags . The Coyote and Roadrunner carto... |
578,851 | 583,640 | 30,999 | 7 | Interesting variation on the " books / magazines come to life " plot line-this one uses travel brochures | There were a good number of shorts which used the conceit of having characters in books or magazines ( sometimes on items in a grocery store ) come to life and interact with each other . This is a rather novel variant , in that it uses travel brochures . As I want to discuss some details , there will be spoilers below ... |
579,800 | 583,640 | 23,408 | 7 | Bimbo and a prototype pre-Betty Boop in this one | Forget that this is on a compilation of Betty Boop shorts-this is a Bimbo cartoon and the female character bears just a slight resemblance to Betty . Most likely this is a phase of her evolution , very early in the character's develpment . An okay cartoon , but nothing special . WOrth watching . |
578,921 | 583,640 | 52,056 | 7 | Decent cartoon , typical Disney , but nothing exceptional | This longish short was nominated for an Oscar . Decent enough and a fairly good adaptation of the tall tale , but fairly routine Disney and with nothing especially memorable or exceptional about it in any area . Worth watching , this runs infrequently as filler on the Disney Channel during " Vault Disney in the wee hou... |
579,745 | 583,640 | 39,093 | 8 | Foghorn Leghorn's first appearance-and his only shot at an Oscar | This cartoon , nominated for an Oscar , was actually a Henery Hawk cartoon . But Foghorn Leghorn-a takeoff on a radio character of the 1930s-1940s-steals the show and launched himself to fame and fortune , while Henery saw his career fizzle . The Foggy in this is the Foggy everyone knows today . Very little change from... |
578,785 | 583,640 | 33,041 | 8 | Somehow , I doubt that the Bard would recognize this one ! | Picture a production of Romeo and Juliet with none of Shakespeare's dialogue and sung ( badly ) and you can get a slight idea what goes on here . The lyrics that Olive sings to Bluto are worth the price of admission alone ! A Shakespearian without a sense of humor will be gnawing the baseboards , but I like this one , ... |
579,582 | 583,640 | 36,922 | 8 | Worth watching for " The General Jumped At Dawn " ! | This movie in and of itself is only a curio piece , During the war ( WWII ) , there was a Hollywood Canteen staffed by celebrities for military personnel and this film grew out of that effort . What is worth watching are the musical numbers , particularly one fairly early in the movie , called , " The General Jumped at... |
578,850 | 583,640 | 30,605 | 8 | Hilarious short starring Porky as a fireman battling more than a fire | This is an extremely funny short most effectively done in black and white and directed by Frank Tashlin . Because I want to cover some of the gags in this , here's a spoiler warning : Porky and company are called out to fight a fire at a boarding house for performers . While the fire is a problem , Porky has at least a... |
579,889 | 583,640 | 33,081 | 8 | Manic short which starts out very well , with an uneven middle and a great ending ! | This is a black and white Porky cartoon where Porky is basically an extra , with the dominant characters being a lazy cat and a demented fish . Because I want to discuss some of the details , this is a spoiler warning : The first couple of minutes of this is great , with Porky deciding to go fishing and then asking his... |
579,900 | 583,640 | 101,270 | 8 | Good animation coupled with a sometimes entertaining , occasionally tedious , story | This short was nominated for an Academy Award and is well worth watching , though it was probably about a minute too long or thereabouts . It's often amusing , but drags in spots . Interesting idea with excellent animation , but uneven and tedious at times . Recommended . |
579,697 | 583,640 | 80,351 | 8 | A very good short that has the seeds for two great ones planted within its fertile soil ( SPOILERS ) | All Nothing was Frédérîc Back's first Academy Award nominee and is a very good short which might be more highly regarded if Back had not gone on to make both The Man Who Planted Trees and The Mighty River , the early genesis of which can be seen in All Nothing , as well as Crac ! , one of two Academy Award winners for ... |
578,928 | 583,640 | 47,863 | 8 | Excellent Bugs , Daffy and Elmer teaming | This cartoon is one of the better ones using all three that Warner Brothers did-almost as good as the hunting trilogy . The scene where Daffy and Bugs await their fate at the hands of Elmer is priceless ! Daffy is his typical insufferable self and the ending is perfect for both Bugs and Daffy . This airs fairly often o... |
579,564 | 583,640 | 409,799 | 8 | Entertaining , if not earthshaking | This was the " weakest " of the five nominees for the Live-Action Short category bestowed by AMPAS , which means it was only very good in a field of excellent shorts . Because I want to discuss the short in a little detail , there will be spoilers : The basic premise is that people who work on the clock at a supermarke... |
579,938 | 583,640 | 47,867 | 8 | A battle of wits between Donald Duck and Humphrey-both woefully unarmed ! | This short is a battle of wits . To be more accurate , it's a battle of half-wits and largely comes out a draw , though Humphrey could technically be called the bigger loser . As neither would ever be mistaken for a member of MENSA , their schemes and machinations don't go as planned . Delightful cartoon that's well wo... |
579,871 | 583,640 | 26,257 | 8 | Every time I watch this , I think of Busby Berkley and Astaire and Rogers . | This cartoon is part of the Color Classics series that Fleischer Studios did when they decided to try and out-Disney Disney , with varied degrees of success . This one owes as much to the lush musicals of the early 1930s as it does to any animated studios and has the typically grand visual effects that were one of the ... |
579,664 | 583,640 | 21,964 | 8 | Good cartoon , but don't expect to see it without doing some serious searching . | This short is one of eleven that likely won't be seen on television any time soon , if ever again . An innocuous little thing , cute in spots and with some good animation , it also has elements that make it unpalatable to some in the present day culture that has developed a mindset that no one should ever get their fee... |
579,159 | 583,640 | 153,920 | 8 | Enjoyable , if unexceptional , Woody Woodpecker short | This is a reasonably decent cartoon , entertaining and fairly funny , but nothing special , with Woody trying to mooch a meal and fairly predictable consequences ensue . Worth watching , but don't go to great lengths for this one alone . Recommended . |
579,813 | 583,640 | 23,854 | 8 | An early Mickey Mouse mini-musical | This cartoon has the feel of an old-time melodrama in some respects and has one of the least-interesting Disney villains in Pete . The Mickey in the early cartoons is more prone to mischief and is more frenetic , bearing more resemblance to Krazy Kat than to the mouse that most know and love today . The cartoons were m... |
578,991 | 583,640 | 43,951 | 8 | My sympathies are entirely on the side of the raccoon in this one . | Amusing , if slight and fairly predictable short from Disney that has Mickey and Pluto hunting a raccoon presumably for some reason undiscernable here . This raccoon , who likely would much rather be indulging in the raccoon equivalent of pipe , slippers and Ye Olde Saturday Evening Post in an easy chair before a cozy ... |
579,239 | 583,640 | 99,171 | 8 | Good , but nothing terribly exceptional . | Though this is a good , enjoyable cartoon , they did much better ones later on , like Carrotblanca . This is almost like the first Star Trek feature , which would have been welcomed with open arms and glee no matter what , just for existing . This is really a patchwork of old bits with some nice touches , but nothing s... |
578,809 | 583,640 | 102,997 | 8 | A short where the story is almost more important than the animation | This short , nominated for an Academy Award , is a story first and foremost , for all that there's no notable dialogue . The animation is relatively simple and straightforward ( although the detail of the backgrounds is quite good ) and the events unfold as the short goes on . I'm still not quite sure what to make of t... |
579,415 | 583,640 | 23,819 | 8 | Early Popeye short | This is an early Popeye short , if i'm not mistaken , the first official Popeye cartoon ( his first appearance was in a Betty Boop with the title , " Popeye the Sailor " ) and the seams show a bit here . The basic concepts are started here and it's an enjoyable cartoon , but nothing special . Worth watching . Recommend... |
579,515 | 583,640 | 45,610 | 8 | The first appearance of Speedy Gonzales , in a markedly different form than the one most people know and recognize | This short is the first short where Speedy Gonzales made an appearance , though he doesn't look much like the version most familiar to the average viewer . This is Speedy , Version 1 . 0 . The redesign is an improvement over the original depiction . Because I want to discuss the cartoon in some detail , this is a spoil... |
579,500 | 583,640 | 63,229 | 8 | The Pink Panther becomes a sheepherder in Texas ! | This is a fairly funny short with some excellent sight gags and a pretty funny ending . I want to describe some of the gags , so let this serve as a spoiler warning : This cartoon has the Pink Panther as a sheepherder ( literally-he has exactly ONE sheep , though it is a most hungry sheep , as is shown early on when it... |
578,927 | 583,640 | 91,369 | 8 | Enjoyable , fun film that has a special plce in my heart | Warm and dark at the same time ( no mean feat , that ) , this is a very well-done production and Jim Henson and his company acquit themselves well here . David Bowie does a good job in his role as does Jennifer Connelly . But the main reason that the film is special to me is , my niece ( then 9 or 10 ) , upon finding o... |
579,775 | 583,640 | 153,998 | 8 | Popeye wins the war in the Pacific ! | This short was the first short released by Paramount Famous Studios and was one of several done by the studio showing Popeye engaged directly against the enemy , most often the Japanese . While Warner Brothers , Disney and , to a lesser extent , other studios , did shorts often depicting Germans as foils , the majority... |
579,707 | 583,640 | 41,978 | 8 | Donald and Chip n ' Dale " celebrate " Christmas together | This is actually a very good short . All too often both Donald and Chip n ' Dale get on my nerves after a very short period of time and , paired together , they're like fingernails on a chalkboard . This one works for some unfathomable reason . Good story , I guess . Nominated for an Academy Award and is a very good ca... |
579,482 | 583,640 | 26,145 | 8 | Trash and treasure , like beauty , are dependent on which eye is looking at the time . | This quite charming Disney short depicts a group of discarded and generally damaged toys give spirit and a new lease on-well , not " life " , per se-a new found functionality to do what every toy wants-find a child to join in the vital task of playing . One toy decides that the scrap heap is no place for a toy and gets... |
579,353 | 583,640 | 91,152 | 8 | Good ( but not great ) animated short | This short won an Academy Award . Not having seen either of the other nominees , I can't say whether it should have , but it is a head-scratcher . The animation is good and it's an enjoyable short , but it isn't terribly special . It may well be suffering by comparison to the shorts that it accompanies on The World's G... |
579,072 | 583,640 | 33,152 | 8 | Visually stunning , but the script is just so-so | The visuals on this movie are just gorgeous and so are the special effects , with well-earned Academy Awards to show for it , but the script is at best average , the romantic leads give new meaning to the term , " lightweight " and most of the performances are lifeless . Sabu is okay in the title role and Conrad Veidt ... |
579,587 | 583,640 | 30,465 | 8 | Another Disney entrant in the " celebrity caricature " style of cartoon | Back in the 1930s and 1940s , various animation departments ( chief among them being Warner Brothers ) made cartoons that used caricatures of well-known celebrities ( movies stars , principally ) as characters . This is the best of Disney's efforts and was nominated for an Oscar . The main problem with this cartoon is ... |
579,884 | 583,640 | 45,786 | 8 | Bugs Bunny joins the Army . | This is a very funny short which plays on a series of coincidences and misunderstandings to put Bugs Bunny in position to be inducted into the United States Army . Because I want to discuss some details , this is a spoiler warning : The short opens with an induction notice being delivered to one " B . Bonny " , only th... |
579,584 | 583,640 | 186,508 | 8 | Good documentary , great music , if a bit too long and somewhat creative subtitles on occasion . | This is a very well done documentary , showcasing some fine Cuban singers and musicians and is worthwhile for bringing them a wider audience if nothing else . It probably should have been about ten minutes or so shorter as it tends to drag in spots and a working knowledge of Spanish is helpful , as the subtitles altere... |
578,807 | 583,640 | 240,912 | 8 | I found several moments quite telling in this documentary | Let me state at the outset that I come to this film with a different viewpoint than most people . I can understand , to a degree , what it is to be an " other " , as I am disabled ( I have Cerebral Palsy and I use crutches ) , though the advocates of the concept of a " deaf culture " would probably say that the two sit... |
579,264 | 583,640 | 30,512 | 8 | Frank Tashlin later became a director of live-action feature films and his sensibilities show through in a number of his animated shorts , including this one | This short is one of Frank Tashlin's better efforts as a director , though not his absolute best . This ( and many other shorts ) show that Tashlin approached animated shorts with the eye and sensibility of a director of live-action features , which he generally did , because that's what he ultimately aimed to be and l... |
579,765 | 583,640 | 35,120 | 8 | What a difference 60 + years make ! | This is a documentary short done by Disney for the Department of the Treasury to encourage people to pay their taxes early . This was nominated for a Academy Award for Documentary and though it is somewhat dated , it is a fascinating look back in time . Consider Donald's income level , for one thing . The amount he owe... |
578,839 | 583,640 | 21,824 | 8 | Fun and frolic during wartime | Warfare is not going to get Bosko or Honey down , nosiree ! The title is a play on the film title Dawn Patrol and Warner Brothers made another short 33 years later with the same title . Both are decent , but they started to flesh out the Bosko character at about this point in the series , so this one is better than mos... |
578,783 | 583,640 | 35,146 | 8 | I feel sorry for Olive at times in this one . | Usually , Olive irritates me no end . But in this one , there are times when I feel sorry for her , because Popeye and Bluto see her more as a prize to be won in their continual battle with one another , rather than as someone worth having around for her own sake . Excellent animation and good sight gags here . Well wo... |
579,866 | 583,640 | 45,710 | 8 | One of a trio , all of which were very good | There is an absolutely beautiful line that floors me every time I hear it in this short which I want to discuss , so here there be a spoiler or two : This is the last of three cartoons with Elmer , Bugs and Daffy that were similar in theme and attitude . The best of the three was , at least for me , Rabbit Fire . But R... |
579,680 | 583,640 | 141,005 | 8 | Amusing short , definitely geared more towards kids , but has its moments | This short was nominated for an Academy Award and is actually fairly good , with an amusing premise about a cat who leads a much more interesting and involved life than his humans realize . While not the best short I've seen , entertaining enough with quite a few good moments and young children will be quite entertaine... |
579,059 | 583,640 | 28,389 | 8 | This is an absolutely beautiful cartoon from a visual standpoint | This cartoon is short on plot , but is a visually stunning piece of work . There will be very , very minor spoilers : This short has a " story " that's incredibly slight-gnomes underground are responsible for the return of spring each year , yet must contend with a winter not yet ready to withdraw . Both the gnomes and... |
579,304 | 583,640 | 63,073 | 8 | Good later Warner Brothers short | This cartoon is a fairly good and most enjoyable example of the cartoons produced by Warner Brothers after 1966 . While they don't come up to the level of the work done in the 1930s-1950s , they have a certain charm to them and a few are fairly good . Merlin isn't my favorite character from these later shorts ( I like ... |
579,469 | 583,640 | 281,850 | 8 | Entertaining take on one of those urban legends floating around . | This is well made , a tad ghoulish and darkly humorous , even if it does have what the late writer Damon Knight called an " idiot plot " , which means that everyone in it has to be an idiot in order for the plot to work . Good cast , though really only two of them have much to do-the driver ( finalist for the Village I... |
579,089 | 583,640 | 158,371 | 8 | The type of film Woody Allen does very well | In my opinion , there is more than one type of Woody Allen film . There is the antic lunacy of films like Bananas and Sleeper , the serio-comic " serious " film with " meaning " , like Annie Hall , Husbands and Wives and Deconstructing Harry and then there are what I think are Woody Allen's " love notes " , if you'll b... |
579,559 | 583,640 | 28,365 | 8 | Very cute , beautifully drawn and animated and a lot of fun to watch ! | This cartoon , with a very basic and not very significant plot , is loads of fun and very nice to look at . Because I do want to touch on the short to some degree , there are mild spoilers : The title basically says it all-the protagonists are the Three Blind Mouseketeers and they are " all for one and one for all " wh... |
579,331 | 583,640 | 227,745 | 8 | A comment of notable length would take longer to read than would watching the short ! | This is a brief ( perhaps a a minute or so ) short produced by the National Film Board of Canada and consists of animation timed to the musical soundtrack . Extremely bright and colorful , this is quite engaging visually . This type of short is part of the dessert cart-sort of like cotton candy , in this case : sweet ,... |
579,737 | 583,640 | 38,978 | 8 | Good , but not great , cartoon from Disney | This cartoon was nominated for an Oscar and , for the life of me , I don't understand why . It's an enjoyable short , but I don't see it s particularly noteworthy , apart from being one of the earliest Chip ' n Dale cartoons ( if not the first ) and I've always thought that Warner Brothers ' The Goofy Gophers were bett... |
579,514 | 583,640 | 52,304 | 8 | A very good Speedy Gonzales short , with Speedy facing a rather stupid bird | This is a fairly early Speedy and a fairly novel one , in that Speedy's nemesis is a rather slow-witted bird named Senor Vulturo . As I plan on discussing some details , this is a spoiler warning : The short opens with a large crowd of mice celebrating Cinco de Mayo , which is one of two Mexican Independence Days . The... |
579,303 | 583,640 | 32,769 | 8 | Standard Olive Oyl Plot # 1-good cartoon , though | This is a standard cartoon featuring Olive Oyl , of the most frequent variety-Olive dumps Popeye , typically for Bluto in one of many guises . Popeye , instead of celebrating his freedom , sets to win her back in defiance of all logic and common sense . He and Bluto fight , with Bluto holding his own or even winning un... |
579,613 | 583,640 | 59,043 | 8 | Slightly uneven , but unsettling film exploring the dimensions of madness | This film is really a two-character effort . Terrance Stamp and Samantha Eggar ( who was nominated for an Oscar ) dominate the film , with the other parts little more than walk-ons . Stamp carries his performance a bit too far over the top at times , but Eggar is spot-on in hers . William Wyler's direction ( also nomin... |
579,063 | 583,640 | 149,805 | 8 | A funny , if ' one-note ' ( sorry , I couldn't resist that one ! ) short starring Krazy Kat and a revolt of the musical instruments | This short stars with one gag and basically plays off it for the length of the cartoon . It's a cute premise and the sight gags make it appealing . Because I want to discuss the short in some detail , this is a spoiler warning : Krazy Kat is playing a viola ( and doing so badly ) as the short opens . He's playing so po... |
578,792 | 583,640 | 19,777 | 8 | Very good , but not great Marx Brothers | This film can really be viewed as a feature-length screentest for the Marx Brothers . It actually has the feel of a stage play thats been filmed for movie release more than anything else . While there are some good scenes and some fairly funny bits throughout , Its reall not in the same weight class as , say , Duck Sou... |
579,954 | 583,640 | 41,593 | 8 | Two Parodies for the price of one ! | In this one , Tex Avery pkes continued fun at his old friends , Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf , but adds a slight twist-he parodies the tale of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse and of course , in true Avery fashion , stands everything on its ear . Tex also proves an old adage-beauty is in the eye of the behol... |
579,711 | 583,640 | 56,700 | 8 | Visually stunning , with George Pal's wonderful stop-motion animation , but could have used a better script and performance in the lead role . | As with almost any George Pal production , this is visually an eye-catcher and has some wonderful stop-motion animation , as you would expect from Pal . Entertaining at times , the film drags horribly in spots and could have used a better script , which is a bit surprising , as Charles Beaumont was involved . The fact ... |
579,171 | 583,640 | 147,872 | 8 | A Gandy Goose cartoon which has a number of caricatures and is surprisingly good | I'm not a big fan of the character Gandy Goose . He's okay , but the character is very limited and most of the shorts I've seen don't do a whole lot for me . But I very much liked this short . Since I want to talk about this one a bit , this is a spoiler warning : Gandy Goose is patterned after Ed Wynn , a very talente... |
579,491 | 583,640 | 63,417 | 8 | Uneven , but enjoyable and worth watching | This one is hard to describe , Two ballet dancers perform a piece while various visual effect are added to augment the performance . Some of the effects are stunning , while others are very jarring and don't quite work . Intriguing idea that works most of the time . If you've seen " A Chairy Tale " or " Neighbours " an... |
579,170 | 583,640 | 30,376 | 8 | Nice little cartoon . | This is a nice little cartoon . It isn't a ground-breaking piece of animation to catch the eye and impress , it's just an entertaining short and that's good enough for me . Because I want to discuss some details , this is a spoiler warning : Little Pancho wants to be a bullfighter more than anything else , but no one e... |
579,996 | 583,640 | 30,388 | 8 | Ah , ye olde melodramas ! | This short is a takeoff on the old melodramas , where the hero is forthright and true , stalwart and brave , with the IQ of a grape , the heroine bats her eyes and sighs either lovingly or sorrowfully , depending on the scene and the villain is truly despicable and hissable . This is an excellent cartoon for its time .... |
578,794 | 583,640 | 50,419 | 8 | Audrey Hepburn , Fred Astaire and music by the Gershwins-what more can you ask for ? | This is an entertaining , enjoyable movie . Good , but not great , it has audrey Hepburn sigh , Fred Astaire and some wonderful songs by the Gershwins . A touch predictable in spots , but a charmer nonetheless and well worth seeing . Decent script if a somewhat implausible plot and beautiful scenery are also a plus . D... |
579,501 | 583,640 | 63,453 | 8 | A very entertaining short , but one thing puzzles me-why are they moving the rock ? | This is a very good short , where the gags mostly revolve around the attempts of the Pink Panther and the little guy who regularly shows up in these shorts to move a very large rock . I have know idea why they're moving the rock . I suppose the answer to that is " Because it's there " . I want to give some details in t... |
579,557 | 583,640 | 39,395 | 8 | Reasonably enjoyable , somewhat predictable cartoon | There's nothing really special or unique about this cartoon , save the fact that the fox wants the duck's down for his pillow instead of duck for dinner ( I wonder , if pork is the other white meat , is duck the other dark meat ? But I digress . ) . The opening sight gag with the fox's pillow is excellent , the rest am... |
578,875 | 583,640 | 32,340 | 8 | Tex Avery takes on the circus ! | This short is a mixed bag , some bits working , others not working . There are inside jokes referencing animators , including a caricature of Bob Clampett in a bit that is hilarious if you know who Clampett is and so-so if you don't ( Clampett was still primarily part of Avery's animation team , later becoming one of t... |
579,217 | 583,640 | 126,029 | 8 | Not perfect , but quite good and hilarious quite often . | This most assuredly is not a perfect film , but it is a marvelous send-up of the fairy-tale genre and the script is great . This has romance , humor , a talking donkey , no car chases and makes fun of The Mouse . What more could you ask for ? Movie spoofs and karaoke ? It has those too . Most harrowing performance by g... |
579,192 | 583,640 | 21,687 | 8 | This short has exceptionally good visuals and is quite good in the main | Bosko shorts generally have very good animation and there are some very nice visual sequences . I want to talk about some specifics here , so there are spoilers : This is the second war-oriented Bosko ( after the earlier Dumb Patrol ) , both using World War I as the setting . While Bosko was an aviator in the first one... |
579,841 | 583,640 | 63,437 | 8 | Androcles and the Lion , anyone ? | The plot of this one is similar in some respects to Androcles and the Lion-though far more humorous . As I intend to discuss this cartoon in a bit of detail , there will be spoilers : The primary character opposite the Pink Panther in a great many of these shorts is a little white guy with a mustache , said to be patte... |
578,840 | 583,640 | 21,685 | 8 | Entertaining , unremarkable short featuring an all but forgotten character | Bosko is largely a forgotten character by most people , if they ever knew of him in the first place . The fact that the cartoons are rarely seen accounts for this and he is rarely seen in part because of a perception that black and white shorts are of little interest and in part because of a feeling that the character ... |
579,503 | 583,640 | 63,435 | 8 | Beware of conveyor belts and guard dogs ! | This is a cute , though occasionally predictable , short with some great sight gags . There will be spoilers , so consider this a warning : The Pink Panther is forced , at gunpoint , into helping a burglar ( his frequent foil , the little guy with a substantial temper ) break into a building . This isn't the wisest mov... |
579,899 | 583,640 | 103,251 | 8 | Good romance and Spader and Sarandon do have a certain chemistry on-screen | I will be frank : if Susan Sarandon had not been in this movie , I would not have watched . I will happily watch almost anything she appears in . James Spader's acting ability is marginal at best , but here , he does a very effective and surprisingly understated job and he and Sarandon do make sparks ( although Sarando... |
579,191 | 583,640 | 21,690 | 8 | This short features one of the most annoying cartoon brats I've ever seen | This is a very good Bosko short , at least in the beginning . It kind of loses a bit of appeal in some respects ( for me , at least ) in the second half . I'll be discussing this in some detail , so you have been warned : This starts out , understandably enough , with Bosko running a soda fountain . He's busily making ... |
579,350 | 583,640 | 89,643 | 8 | Good movie , if you are a James Garner fan , but just average otherwise | This movie is basically a showcase for James Garner . He was nominated ( deservedly ) for an Academy Award for his performance . Sally Field does well in her role and there is a chemistry between Field and Garner on-screen . The script is good , although a sub-plot with Brian Kerwin as Field's ex doesn't really work to... |
578,873 | 583,640 | 30,446 | 8 | The cute mouse cartoon as done by Tex Avery | Tex Avery did a triptych of " cute little mouse " cartoons , but not to worry , gang , they have the Avery backspin , particularly this one . The three , Ain't We Got Fun , A Sunbonnet Blue and this one , were all quite recognizable as Avery shorts and the end gag on this one is prototypical Avery . This one has a fair... |
579,130 | 583,640 | 28,480 | 8 | Entertaining short , athough occasionally too cute for words . | Pete Smith was a master at making shorts-often comical , sometimes serious and usually acerbic and satirical in his running commentary . Some are brilliant , such as Audioscopicks . Some were intensely cute , like this one . They were invariably good and many were nominated for Oscars , as was this one . It's about a s... |
579,922 | 583,640 | 54,674 | 8 | Good example of the Coyote-Roadrunner series | Nominated for an Academy Award , there is nothing especially novel or intriguing about this short . It's just a good example of the series as a whole . Wile E . spends the bulk of the cartoon trying to catch the Roadrunner and giving his insurance agent the ulcer to end all ulcers . It also serves as a warning not to b... |
579,842 | 583,640 | 63,470 | 8 | Fascinating short with excellent visual design . | This short is a very effective and funny piece of work with some fascinating bits . I will be discussing details , so this is a spoiler warning : The Pink Panther comes upon a door with an eye and enters a realm of the odd and wonderful as a result . He comes upon a character who resembles " The Little White Guy " with... |
579,308 | 583,640 | 60,995 | 8 | One of the better Speedy shorts from the 1960s | This short is a fairly good one from the late 1960s , wen they admittedly had dropped a bit in quality from the heyday of Warner Brothers . But even with rising costs and smaller budgets making limited animation necessary , with at best average musical scoring , they still turned out some reasonably good stuff . This i... |
579,205 | 583,640 | 43,642 | 8 | This short is a type that the animators called , " cheaters " . | This cartoon is what they call a " cheater " - it uses old footage from previously released shorts along with new footage used to frame the clips . Animation is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process . Studios contracted to produce a specific number of shorts in a specific time-frame , most often a year . As... |
579,901 | 583,640 | 23,798 | 8 | A birthday party for Betty-Fleischer style | This is a cute , if second-tier , short that centers around a surprise party thrown for Betty by her friends . The usual sight gags , many rather bizarre and unusual , to say the least , run throughout the cartoon . Entertaining , if not really among the best of the period . Well worth watching . In print and available... |
579,796 | 583,640 | 23,802 | 8 | Basically a one gag short , but it's a funny gag . | This cartoon revolves around the consequences of everything being sprayed with rubber and is therefore simply one long running gag . But Betty is Betty , the jokes that " bounce " ( sorry ) off the main premise are fairly good and a good time is had by all . In print and available . Well worth watching . Recommended . |
579,274 | 583,640 | 58,923 | 8 | Daffy really should know better by now . | This Daffy Vs . Speedy short works better than the norm because there's a logic behind the adversarial nature implicit in the nature of a chase cartoon . Daffy and Speedy doing battle makes sense here within the context of the short more than is often the case in these later cartoons . Here we see the mean and greedy D... |
579,156 | 583,640 | 63,262 | 8 | Be careful what you wish for , lest you get it ! | This short , nominated for an Oscar , follows Jack from humble biginnings to his " success " , outlining the steps along the way . The National Film Board of Canada produced this thoughtful and provoctive little short , which is moderately difficult to obtain , unless one is Canadian . In print through the NFBC itself ... |
579,720 | 583,640 | 50,255 | 8 | Fascinating documentary about the history of a mining town during the Klondike Gold Rush | This short was nominated for an Academy Award for Live Action Short , one of two shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada in the category . Using largely shots of still photography and a voice-over narration , it tells the story of Dawson City , a mining town during the Klondike Gold Rush . It's a fascinati... |
579,017 | 583,640 | 52,427 | 8 | Superb Special Effects , courtesy George Pal , but Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas almost steal the movie | This movie deservedly won the Oscar for its Special Effects . Russ Tamblyn was well-cast as tom . The romantic sub-plot is superfluous and Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers all but steal the movie as a bumbling pair of thieves . Funny enjoyable puffball of a movie . Well worth watching for the effects and Sellers and Thom... |
579,963 | 583,640 | 23,783 | 8 | Bosko in the Foreign Legion | This is a very good Bosko short , with some very good sight gags and some hilarious segments . I want to discuss this short in some detail , so this is a spoiler warning : Most Bosko shorts tend to have a few really good gags in an otherwise dull and uneven cartoon . Quite often , there will be one notable section whic... |
579,346 | 583,640 | 17,743 | 8 | Worth watching for the animal footage and scoring in the re-issue | This documentary was nominated for Artistic Quality of Production for the very first Academy Awards . The category appeared only once , apparently to give recognition to works with more critical than commercial success . Chang holds up very well and despite at times being too ridiculous for words is well worth viewing ... |
579,043 | 583,640 | 151,568 | 8 | Great movie if you like Gilbert and Sullivan | Topsy Turvy is an excellent movie if you like Gilbert and Sullivan . I do , so I enjoyed it a great deal . Jim Broadbent steals the show with a wonderful performance as W . S . Gilbert . He should have been nominated for an Oscar . I suspect the reason he wasn't is because they couldn't decide if he belonged in Best Ac... |
579,443 | 583,640 | 54,634 | 8 | Typical Disney sport-oriented cartoon | This cartoon , nominated for an Oscar , is one of the sports-oriented cartons Disney made featuring that graceful soul , Goofy . While this is a good cartoon and is well worth seeking out , there truly isn't anything exceptionally special about this cartoon . It is typical of the series-a narrator talks about the actio... |
579,392 | 583,640 | 116,293 | 8 | A rara avis-a film with a dominant lead performance that also requires very strong work from an ensemble cast or it wouldn't work . | This is an unusual film , to say the least . Most films that require a stong group performance from an ensemble in order to work don't have one central part that basically has the film revolve around it so it doesn't collapse under it's own weight . Here , the supporting players have to do a good job or the movie rings... |
579,458 | 583,640 | 54,593 | 8 | Another parody taken from Of Mice and Men | This is one of the cartoons where we meet the Abominable Snowman , a parody of Lenny from Of Mice and Men , which became a staple joke at both Warner Brothers and MGM ( courtesy of Tex Avery for the latter studio ) and virtually every less than bright secondary character was modeled to some degree after Lenny . Daffy i... |
579,425 | 583,640 | 85,936 | 8 | Good , if typical , Disney adaptatin of a classic tale | Nominated for an Academy Award , this is a good , though not great , adaptation of Dickens as seen through the lense of Disney . Better than average re-telling of A Christmas Carol , though the Disney hand is visible a bit heavily in spots . Enjoyable , if far from a masterpiece . Recommended . |
579,285 | 583,640 | 32,967 | 8 | The best of a very short and not terribly effective series . | This was the best of a very short series of cartoons that was a misfired attempt playing on the Three Bears , with thoroughly unlikable characters , including Papa , a lazy , mean and obnoxious fellow , Mama , not much better than Papa and Baby , a cute cipher with no real personality to speak of and consequently most ... |
579,141 | 583,640 | 50,176 | 8 | Bugs versus Taz , Round Two | This is the second encounter between Bugs Bunny and an obviously over-matched Taz . Bugs winds up in Tasmania and almost immediately becomes the object of Taz's gustatory interest ( Taz wants Bugs to come for dinner , but only as the main item on the menu ) and , understandably , our intrepid hero is reluctant to oblig... |
579,051 | 583,640 | 136,327 | 8 | An Out of the Inkwell short and quite well done | The character of Koko is likely recognized from his appearances in Betty Boop cartoons , if he's recognized at all . But he started out as a character in the Out Of the Inkwell series as a silent character ( actually , he " spoke " by word balloons , but the shorts were silent ) with a dog . These cartoons more or less... |
579,317 | 583,640 | 323,250 | 8 | A good example proving that reading the Owner's Manual first is often a good idea ! | This is a wonderful little bonus to Monsters , Inc . included by Pixar on VHS and DVD release . This is almost as funny as For The Birds and as rich in detail . While I like cel animation slightly more than CGI ( odd , because I have zero artistic ability and can't draw a straight line even with a ruler ) , Pixar's wor... |
579,421 | 583,640 | 120,594 | 8 | Very good movie highlighted by the acting performances | This movie is basically carried by the two leads ( particularly Asia Argent , daughter of Dario Argento ) and by Rupert Everett in a supporting role . The script is average and the plot a tad too obvious at times , but Argento catches fire on camera and does a very good job . If you like action-thrillers , by all means... |
578,864 | 583,640 | 23,717 | 8 | This is another Screen Song where the animation is almost treated as incidental . | As far as Screen Songs go , this one is fairly interesting and reasonably good . But I can't help feeling as though the cartoon was an afterthought . It's a decent job , but I suspect it would have been much better if it got the full treatment , instead of being an addition for time requirements . The animation and the... |
579,266 | 583,640 | 41,655 | 8 | Good short with some excellent lines and I'm glad to see it in print ! | This is a short which I haven't seen in ages , as it was declared off-limits by Ted Turner when Turner acquired the rights to the shorts . While I can understand his trepidation , I'm grateful to finally see the short again , because it has one of the funniest scenes I remember from watching these close to 40 years ago... |
578,857 | 583,640 | 45,962 | 8 | Marc Anthony tries to make a " mouser " out of Pussyfoot-with limited success | This short stars the duo of Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot , an unlikely pairing of a bulldog and a kitten . Because I want to talk about some of the gags , this will be a spoiler warning : The people who give Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot a home are having a disagreement over whether or not Pussyfoot is carrying his own weig... |
579,784 | 583,640 | 147,032 | 8 | A different take on an old standard and a relatively novel approach for UPA as well . | UPA was , in many ways , different from the other studios in its approach . This cartoon is a relative rarity for them in its use of music . While UPA shorts did use scoring and music was part of the package , music wasn't as significant for them as it was for other studios like MGM , Disney or Warner Brothers . Apart ... |
579,257 | 583,640 | 83,722 | 8 | A better movie than many think , its primary weakness is the apparent disinterest of Malcolm McDowall in much of the movie . | This movie , while by no means a masterpiece , is actually a fairly decent movie that is seriously undercut by the fact that Malcolm McDowall seems to be totally bored by the whole thing and it comes through in his " performance " . Given that he has one of the lead roles , this is something of a problem . Kinski and O... |
579,259 | 583,640 | 141,299 | 8 | Od , but interesting , sing-along short from Fleischer | This is an odd little entry from Fleischer in their Screen Song sing-along series . About half animation , half sing-along and a little hard to describe . Because I want to discuss some details , this is a spoiler warning : There really isn't all that much to this one . It starts out with mice taking buckets of water a... |
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