Was very fond of Woody Woodpecker and his cartoons as a child. Still get much enjoyment out of them now as a young adult, even if there are more interesting in personality cartoon characters and better overall cartoons.
That is in no way knocking Woody, because many of his cartoons are a lot of fun to watch and more and also still like him a lot as a character. He is a lot of fun here and is never obnoxious or a jerk, though he is more toned down here than with his original personality and is more a supporting character somewhat rather than the starring role. The other characters, especially the cat, are fun.
'Get Lost' does a nice job with the oft-told 'Hansel and Gretel' story, doing it in a way that is cute and funny, though not doing much new or inventive as such with it.
Time and budget constraints shows in some of the animation, which is a little rushed looking in the drawing and detail wise it's on the simplistic side.
Not all the animation is applicable to that. It's brightly coloured with some nice if simple backgrounds. There are far worse-looking Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
Music is bouncy, energetic and very lushly orchestrated, not only synchronising and fitting with the action very well but enhancing it. The whole cartoon goes at a snappy pace, especially in the second half.
Gags are always very amusing and never less than that and the voice acting is solid.
Overall, nice. 7/10 Bethany Cox
That is in no way knocking Woody, because many of his cartoons are a lot of fun to watch and more and also still like him a lot as a character. He is a lot of fun here and is never obnoxious or a jerk, though he is more toned down here than with his original personality and is more a supporting character somewhat rather than the starring role. The other characters, especially the cat, are fun.
'Get Lost' does a nice job with the oft-told 'Hansel and Gretel' story, doing it in a way that is cute and funny, though not doing much new or inventive as such with it.
Time and budget constraints shows in some of the animation, which is a little rushed looking in the drawing and detail wise it's on the simplistic side.
Not all the animation is applicable to that. It's brightly coloured with some nice if simple backgrounds. There are far worse-looking Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
Music is bouncy, energetic and very lushly orchestrated, not only synchronising and fitting with the action very well but enhancing it. The whole cartoon goes at a snappy pace, especially in the second half.
Gags are always very amusing and never less than that and the voice acting is solid.
Overall, nice. 7/10 Bethany Cox