Despite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his cartoons being popular and well received at the time, they have been vastly overshadowed over time by succeeding animation characters. It is a shame as, while not cartoon masterpieces, they are fascinating for anybody wanting to see what very old animation looked like.
After the 1932 batch of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons off to a promising start with 'Grandma's Pet' and 'Mechanical Man', which seemed to suggest that the 1932 cartoons would be much improved over the most disappointing standard of the 1931 cartoons (where about six were above average or more, and the rest average or less), it sadly goes back to mediocrity with 'Wins Out'.
'Wins Out's' best assets are the music and the ending. The music has an energetic nature, fits well and is dynamic with the action, then again the music is nearly always good in the Oswald cartoons. Synchronisation is also good and matches with the audio well.
The ending is very clever, the cleverest and funniest 'Wins Out' gets, though there are a few amusing moments here. Oswald is likable enough.
Usually one of the best assets of an Oswald cartoon, though there are some that don't have good animation, the animation is on the other hand pretty sloppy and repetitive and agreed very suggestive of budget and time constraints. The story is just an excuse to string along scenes and gags, and can feel over-crowded and lacking in energy.
A few amusing gags aside, 'Wins Out' is not consistent in the humour factor, too far and between for my taste, others are too predictable and drawn out. The supporting characters aren't particularly memorable.
In summary, after the 1932 batch started off with promise 'Wins Out' is sadly a return to mediocrity. 4/10 Bethany Cox
After the 1932 batch of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons off to a promising start with 'Grandma's Pet' and 'Mechanical Man', which seemed to suggest that the 1932 cartoons would be much improved over the most disappointing standard of the 1931 cartoons (where about six were above average or more, and the rest average or less), it sadly goes back to mediocrity with 'Wins Out'.
'Wins Out's' best assets are the music and the ending. The music has an energetic nature, fits well and is dynamic with the action, then again the music is nearly always good in the Oswald cartoons. Synchronisation is also good and matches with the audio well.
The ending is very clever, the cleverest and funniest 'Wins Out' gets, though there are a few amusing moments here. Oswald is likable enough.
Usually one of the best assets of an Oswald cartoon, though there are some that don't have good animation, the animation is on the other hand pretty sloppy and repetitive and agreed very suggestive of budget and time constraints. The story is just an excuse to string along scenes and gags, and can feel over-crowded and lacking in energy.
A few amusing gags aside, 'Wins Out' is not consistent in the humour factor, too far and between for my taste, others are too predictable and drawn out. The supporting characters aren't particularly memorable.
In summary, after the 1932 batch started off with promise 'Wins Out' is sadly a return to mediocrity. 4/10 Bethany Cox
