ROOKIE REVUE (Released to Theaters USA 1941)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì  Rookie Revue—is a cute, comical animated, short film—works at the suitable to okay level.   Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline  A comical overview of how soldiers do their day jobs in the military.  Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director Friz Freleng for directing efforts. Thank you to Producer Leon Schlesinger for making the film possible. Cast includes Billy Bletcher, Reid Kilpatrick, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, and Jackson C. Wheeler.   Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. This is not a high quality short film but is worth a watch. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

GIFT WRAPPED (Released to Theaters USA 1952)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì  Gift Wrapped—short animated film—involves Sylvester, Granny, and Tweety Bird. It's cute and worth watching. Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia  Storyline On Christmas Day Sylvester the Cat finds his present is a toy mouse but finds Granny has a cage with a real bird in it.  Additional Thanks Thank you to I. Freleng for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Edward Selzer and John Burton  for making the film possible. Cast includes Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet with Narrator Daws Butler.  Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. Cute and beguiling...well-timed and written...it makes a sweet, quick watch. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

BUGSY AND MUGSY (Released to Theaters USA 1957)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì  Bugsy and Mugsy—Bugs Bunny short film—pairs the bunny with gangsters. The film is worth a watch.  Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia Storyline  Rocky, the gangster, and his dim witted henchman, Mugsy, try to hide from the police in a condemned building. But Bugs Bunny finds the building is a drier place to live when it is raining than his hole in the ground.  Additional Thanks   Thank you to Director Friz Freleng for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Edward Selzer and John Burton for making the film possible. Cast includes Mel Blanc.   Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. This toon is not as good as other films in the Looney Toons lineup. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

THE FIFTH-COLUMN MOUSE (Released to Theaters USA 1943)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì The Fifth-Column Mouse—slow and not as entertaining as other animated short films—allows coloration to tell its parable.  Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline  A cat makes a deal with a mouse that if the cat is provided with all the luxury desires that he has, he will not eat mice.  Additional Thanks Thank you to Director Friz Freleng for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Leon Schlesinger for making the film possible. Voice casting includes: Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, and The Sportsman Quartet.  Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Maybe. This is a military propaganda short film that has an interesting portrayal.  Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

FRESH HARE (Released to Theaters USA 1942)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì  Fresh Hare—early work of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd's interaction—offers the very different look of these two cartoon characters. It's a good watch.   Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline   Elmer Fudd plays the part of a Canadian Mounty who hunts Bugs Bunny to bring him to justice for multiple traffic violations and other related crimes.    Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director Friz Freleng for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Leon Schlesinger for making the film possible. Voice casting includes: Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan.  Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. This is a good show and has a good story. Video Critique Available Here:

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