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3 stars for Lucky Ducky

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:31 GMT

lupercal's review: "Avery meets Freud. Two dogs (a father and son who look like a cross between Droopy and Goofy) are preparing to duck-hunt. The ducks of course know exactly what time the season starts and ends, and� this is really peripheral. They wing a mother duck. Her egg falls onto the boat and hatches. The hatchling is disturbingly sensual..."

3 stars for Bad Luck Blackie

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:28 GMT

lupercal's review: "I find myself so much in agreement with the previous reviewer, in terms of just about everything, including his rating, that I wonder if I shouldn't merely write 'see above', or merely give a rating without a written review. I'll try to justify this excursion into 'ibid', however fractionally. To me this short rings bells not merely with MGM and Avery..."

4 stars for Bleach

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:14:48 GMT

Vulpecula's review: "Coolest Shonen Jump anime, ever. Another anime that I've seen and liked since the mid-2000's is Bleach. Based on the manga series of the same name by Tite Kubo, the anime follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who has the ability to see ghosts, as well as Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami girl. The series can be violent..."

3 stars for The Last Unicorn

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:10:52 GMT

wildanimals's review: "At my primary school, the teachers used to show us movies during lunchtime if it was raining (living in the UK, this was a frequent occasion). I remember the daughter of our headmistress clamouring for us to watch 'The Last Unicorn,' and obviously she succeeded. From then on, I always wanted it to rain so then I could find out..."

4 stars for The Rescuers Down Under

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:27:14 GMT

Juuchan17's review: "Remember what I said about loving animated adventure movies with a lot of rescuing? I can at least say that "The Rescuers Down Under" is probably one of the prettiest examples... and surprisingly, it's a sequel to boot! I'm surprised that this didn't get enough love in theaters like the movie released before and after it did ["The Little Mermaid" and..."

3 stars for The Rescuers

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:01:15 GMT

Juuchan17's review: "Who doesn't love a good adventure story with a hint of romance, tons of peril... all for the sake of rescuing someone that needs help? I know I love it, and "The Rescuers" is one of those types of movies... but with a pair of mice as our heroes to cheer on throughout. It's classic Disney to the max, though it..."

3 stars for Apple Andy

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:01:42 GMT

lupercal's review: "This cartoon is mental. I�ve been trying to think of a direction to come at it from, but they all fail. At its most basic, it�s a morality tale. Andy spies some apples (why a panda wants apples is another mystery), and is tempted and warned both by his devlish and saintly avatars. Nothing new under the sun there. ..."

4 stars for Crusader Rabbit

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:21:27 GMT

lupercal's review: "Oh, Lord - I did the profile for this, God knows how many years ago, and never wrote a review? I must have been busy. This was the first animated TV show, folks. Nevermind 'Flintstones'; this pre-dated it by well over a decade. It first aired in 1949-50. It is THE piece of TV animation history. So what? It was..."

1 stars for Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:28:51 GMT

lupercal's review: "Well, the consensus so far seems to be, 'I'll give this 1.5, but look it up only if you're a CB fan'. Well it was on TV locally: I recorded it and watched it thre times. So here is a review from a non CB fan. I think it deserves equal air-time. I think the earilier reviews require/invite it. It is..."

3.5 stars for Homestar Runner

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:42:17 GMT

lupercal's review: "Imagine a cross between 'Adventure Time' and 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force', then imagine it being done on the cheap in every regard (actually this isn't much different from the above in some regards) and you probably have something vaguely like the Homestar conglomaration of webeps. Please note; I expect web cartoons to be poorer than DTV which I expect to..."

3 stars for The Adventures of Blinky Bill

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:47:58 GMT

lupercal's review: "I must admit to being quite a fan of this show, despite it possessing some obvious flaws. Additionally the three seasons are quite different and I had to come up with a median rating. I hope it isn't too biased one way or the other. 'Blinky Bill' is the most well known TV series by Yoram Gross, a Polish kid..."

3.5 stars for The Croods

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:17:00 GMT

ApolloMaria's review: "If I could criticize anything about this film it would be the name. The name does not tell you that the movie is in fact a really funny and sweet story with excellent character dynamics. The character dynamics really carry the story. The voice work of Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds is absolutely fantastic. The only drag on the film..."

3.5 stars for Pok�mon Heroes

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:19:07 GMT

Vulpecula's review: "The fifth film of Pokemon Another older Pokemon film that I've seen more recently is Pokemon Heroes. The film features Pokemon from the first through third generations, most notably the two legendaries Latias and Latios. Pokemon Heroes takes place in the water-themed city of Alto Mare, which is modeled after real-world cities such as Venice, Italy (Alto Mare even has canals..."

3.5 stars for Pok�mon 4Ever

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:16:07 GMT

Vulpecula's review: "The fourth film in the Pokemon franchise Unlike the first three films, I haven't had the chance to see Pokemon 4Ever until more recently. When it had a limited release in 2002 in the states, I was hoping to go see the movie but none of the theaters in my hometown were showing Pokemon 4Ever, which is a shame (For some..."

3 stars for Shiver me Timbers!

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:38:04 GMT

lupercal's review: "This cartoon is completely mental. I mean, really, WTF is going on here? Popeye, Olive and Wimpy board what turns out to be a ghost ship, and from thereon nothing makes any bloody sense whatsoever. Popeye wanders about mumbling, Wimpy gets haunted by supernatural hamburgers, and there is a sequence about 3/4 through which is like Dante. Really freaky, horrific..."

4 stars for Axe Me Another

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:51:08 GMT

J-Kitty's review: "This short is one of my favorite Popeye shorts animated by Seymour Kneitel & Roland Crandall...I am quite terribly particular about that - a favorite cartoon short from which year or a favorite short animated by someone. In this Lumber-Jack short, Popeye rescues Olive from the river, because Pierre Bluto threw her in for no liking her spinach. I love Popeye's..."

4 stars for Shiver me Timbers!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:49:57 GMT

J-Kitty's review: "You already know, I am a huge Popeye fan, and I am also a fan of the Fleischer studios' work; and here is a favorite Popeye cartoon perfect for Halloween. It has a little bit of the spooky surrealism used in Minnie the Moocher and Betty's Halloween Party, both starring Betty Boop. In this short, Popeye, Olive Oyl & Wimpy,..."

1 stars for Capetown Races

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:18:25 GMT

starlac's review: "Profiles such as this always present me with a minor quandary, along the lines of its obvious racial-fueled content. Yet ultimately, I know that this kind of theatrical short belongs on the site as much as anything else does. If for no other reason than to acknowledge and remind others of the existence of such things having been about in..."

2.5 stars for The Vanishing Private

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:41:37 GMT

lupercal's review: ""Don't say I didn't warn you", says Leonard Maltin, introuducing the 'From the Vaults' extras to disc 1 of 'The Chronological Donald, Part Two'. Shorts which were deemed too politically incorrect to be included on the regular parts of the discs. Whereas this may have some veracity for some of the wartime Disney shorts, I am completely stumped as what..."

2.5 stars for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:38:26 GMT

lupercal's review: "Kim Novak* I so much wanted this to be great. It has a pedigree of no less than three National Lampoon writers from the 70's/early 80's. Plus the first ten minutes are SO promising. I give kudos to anything which I term 'world building'. That is, the creative personnel deliver a wholly new, previously unimagined world which doesn't rely upon existing..."

3 stars for Meet the Robinsons

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:23:22 GMT

athena's review: "I hab a cood... so this was my entertainment this afternoon. I haven't seen it in a few years, so it surprised me a bit how dated it actually looks given it's really not that old. You compare this to Disney's latest CG effort, "Tangled", and everything seems so stark and plastic-y by comparison. This is such an odd-duck little movie..."

2 stars for Flipper and Lopaka

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:05:49 GMT

lupercal's review: "The last of the four Yoram Gross TV series, 'Flipper' is probably the least of the bunch (if you don't count season 3 of 'Blinky Bill'). Boasting the same voice cast as the slightly earlier 'Skippy: adventures in bushtown' (suggest update), 'Flipper and Lopaka deviates from the earlier YG series in that it's not flamboyantly Australian. Rather it is... well,..."

4 stars for Fullmetal Alchemist

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:56:04 GMT

Vulpecula's review: "One of the greatest anime of all time I remember watching Full Metal Alchemist on Adult Swim once (and later on YouTube) and thought it was a good anime and was interested in seeing more of it. As a matter of fact, it is just awesome and the storyline is well developed, gripping and not too cliche. I also thought that..."

4 stars for Naruto

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:52:11 GMT

Vulpecula's review: "An awesome anime of recent times, believe it. Now, what I don't understand is why most people think Naruto is overrated, it is not. It's actually a good anime/manga series with nine-tailed demon foxes, action, adventure, ramen and other neat or awesome things in it. If anything, the series' length and popularity is comparable to that of Dragon Ball, another shonen..."

3 stars for Winx Club

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:49:50 GMT

Juuchan17's review: "Winx Club - it's just like any other magical girl cartoon you've seen before... except with fairies. I could leave it right there, but to be honest, there is some sort of magical charm about this Italian series. [WARNING: Possible story spoilers... but meh, it's a magical girl show from Italy. It can be very predictable-ish.] The basic story is typical: A seemingly-normal..."