A butterfly gets trapped by a spider, but a grasshopper comes to save her.A butterfly gets trapped by a spider, but a grasshopper comes to save her.A butterfly gets trapped by a spider, but a grasshopper comes to save her.
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Harvest melodrama
The Terrytoons are oddly interesting, mainly for anybody wanting to see (generally) older cartoons made by lesser known and lower-budget studios. They are a mixed bag in quality, with some better than others, often with outstanding music and with some mild amusement and charm and variable in animation, characterisation and content.
1940, like all the other years for Terrytoons, saw a hit and miss batch, more so than the other years even. Of which 'Harvest Time' is one of the middling ones ranking it in correlation with the rest of the Terrytoons and one of the middling 1940 cartoons. It is an unexceptional, nothing exactly special cartoon and has the same amount of problems as it has the amount of strengths. 'Harvest Time' is also watchable, completest sake is the main reason to see it but it's not the only reason.
Best asset is the music, which predictably is incredible. It is so beautifully and cleverly orchestrated and arranged, is great fun to listen to and full of lively energy, doing so well with enhancing the action. The ambitious, elaborate detail in the backgrounds is still great to see, as is the comparatively improved fluidity of drawing and movement, and some synchronisation is neat. The colour is vibrant.
Some mildly amusing moments, some imaginative (like the dancing of the butterfly) and there is some zest and natural charm, and parts of it and the basic set up are nicely done. The spider is the best character, showing the most personality.
Occasionally though the visuals lack polish in drawing and some transitions. The conflict is bland as are the lead characters, again typical archetypes.
Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic with not an awful lot to it (like the cartoon in general), doing little new with a very familiar, recycled and melodramatic premise. Gags aren't enough, they are not always very organised (fairly scattershot), there is not much especially memorable about some, some don't serve much point and there is some recycling going on. The cartoon tends to veer towards being too cute and a lot of it is pretty predictable, particularly at the start which is dull. It picks up a little towards the end but still doesn't compel in content. Some choppiness too.
Overall, watchable if unexceptional. 5/10 Bethany Cox
1940, like all the other years for Terrytoons, saw a hit and miss batch, more so than the other years even. Of which 'Harvest Time' is one of the middling ones ranking it in correlation with the rest of the Terrytoons and one of the middling 1940 cartoons. It is an unexceptional, nothing exactly special cartoon and has the same amount of problems as it has the amount of strengths. 'Harvest Time' is also watchable, completest sake is the main reason to see it but it's not the only reason.
Best asset is the music, which predictably is incredible. It is so beautifully and cleverly orchestrated and arranged, is great fun to listen to and full of lively energy, doing so well with enhancing the action. The ambitious, elaborate detail in the backgrounds is still great to see, as is the comparatively improved fluidity of drawing and movement, and some synchronisation is neat. The colour is vibrant.
Some mildly amusing moments, some imaginative (like the dancing of the butterfly) and there is some zest and natural charm, and parts of it and the basic set up are nicely done. The spider is the best character, showing the most personality.
Occasionally though the visuals lack polish in drawing and some transitions. The conflict is bland as are the lead characters, again typical archetypes.
Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic with not an awful lot to it (like the cartoon in general), doing little new with a very familiar, recycled and melodramatic premise. Gags aren't enough, they are not always very organised (fairly scattershot), there is not much especially memorable about some, some don't serve much point and there is some recycling going on. The cartoon tends to veer towards being too cute and a lot of it is pretty predictable, particularly at the start which is dull. It picks up a little towards the end but still doesn't compel in content. Some choppiness too.
Overall, watchable if unexceptional. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 8, 2018
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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