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The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show (1995)
Stupid Show, But In Retrospect It Made Me Laugh...
Personally i hated the part of the show with the dog and the cat. It was too much of a cartoon cliché. We'd already seen enough Cat&Mouse or Dog&Cat rivalry's in cartoons. This show pushed the limit as far as grossness. Sometimes it was too gross even for me as a kid to watch. But it was directed by Seth MacFarlane, what can you expect...
However, I loved the other short cartoons on this show. "Pith Possum: Superdynamic Possum of Tomorrow!". Hilarious!! I'll never forget that stupid possum superhero. He cracked me up.
Even more hilarious was that stupid cowboy cartoon. I can't even recall what exactly it was called, "Tex Tinstar" I believe. Stupid, but funny. The possum one was no doubt the best on the show.
I give it a 6/10 but only because of the possum/superman parody...
Vuk (1981)
Favorite Children's Movie of All Time
This was my absolute favorite movie as a kid. Foxes were always my favorite animals, and I believe this movie was what started that. This had to be one of the first movies I saw because I watched it for years and years after that. It still brings back many fond memories. I can't quite put my finger on the reason why I liked it so much, but I don't really care to anyways. I liked it then, and I still like it now.
Watching it now as an adult I can see the juvenile aspects of the film, as well as the non-North American influence. The animation is very unique (almost like anime, but completely different). This isn't a flaw, but instead a part of the film that makes it that much better. The dialogue is almost humorous in that it is very juvenile, but I can't bring myself to criticize this film. As a children's movie in the early 90's it was utterly flawless, but today's kids are getting smarter and probably wouldn't appreciate a film like this (unless they were very young).
I still have the old VHS copy of the movie, but would like to find and purchase a newer copy so that someday my kids could enjoy it as well. They need to re-release it as a classic on DVD. I'll bet many people could appreciate something like that.
If you've never seen this film, find somebody who owns an old VHS copy and watch it with your young children. You'll find that it is a welcomed escape from some of the distasteful modern cartoons they put out these days. I can't say everybody who watches it will enjoy it simply because people have different tastes. But you will have to admit that it is unique in a good way.
Cheers
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Doesn't do the first movie justice
I was disappointed with this movie. At first i was very excited to see they were making a continuation of the first Zorro movie. The Mask of Zorro was an excellent movie. But this sequel just doesn't do it justice. There was too much childish humor and unbelievably unrealistic stunts (i.e. horse jumping onto the train) for this film to really grab my attention. Film makers need to choose a specific audience to target, and stick with it, instead of adding aspects that are supposed to make the kids laugh and try to keep and adults entertained. Though it was disappointing, it wasn't a complete waste of my time.
Rate: 5 out of 10