(Well this review i wrote sucks, but not the short)
Have you ever heard of this character called Mr. Magoo? You likely here either because you know lot about him, or because you know nothing about em, well i'm here to tell you that his first appearance here is very entertaining.
Magoo in this short is very different from how we know him now, in that, he is very crotchety and angry, however, this doesn't take away from the cartoon, more so, it adds to it with jokes that wouldn't normally fit in other Magoo shorts.
The plot is as basic as you could get with a Magoo short, the nearsighted Mr. Magoo mistakes a wild animal for his nephew, Waldo, This plot would be used many many times after this, one time even with the same Bear, but that isn't problem, after all this is the first time this plot was used, and its done very well, the Bear in this cartoon is very enjoyable, and one s=could say that he is the actual star of this cartoon, he doesn't speak a word, he only appaered two times, he doesn't have a name, and yet he is one of the memorable characters from this series of shorts.
As for the humor, what you are getting here is far from gold, this isn't Bugs Bunny levels of comedy, however i do find this short pretty funny, theres an real charm to the timing animation of these gags, and the final scene is the best part of the short, also theres something shorta humorous about how harsh this short is to Waldo.
As for the animation? Its some of the nicest movements from UPA, its kind of a blend of the low budget stuff UPA is know for and high quality stuff studios like MGM were putting out, well this short animates nicely, i cannot say its the best looking of UPA, its not like Rooty Toot Toot levels are style, its just ok for the 40s, which is great for the 50s.
To be honest, i feel Magoo is sorta misunderstood as a character, what do i mean about this? Well, when most people say they hate Mr. Magoo, they seem to be talking about his TV show from the 60s, that (if you ask me) was 72% awful, likely because its the most well known thing to come outta Magoo, but a lot of those folks haven't seen any of his theatrical shorts, many of them are classics, and this is one of the greatest, it you wanna check out his shorts and see if their you'll thing, watch this and "When Magoo Flew" to give your self a idea.
Have you ever heard of this character called Mr. Magoo? You likely here either because you know lot about him, or because you know nothing about em, well i'm here to tell you that his first appearance here is very entertaining.
Magoo in this short is very different from how we know him now, in that, he is very crotchety and angry, however, this doesn't take away from the cartoon, more so, it adds to it with jokes that wouldn't normally fit in other Magoo shorts.
The plot is as basic as you could get with a Magoo short, the nearsighted Mr. Magoo mistakes a wild animal for his nephew, Waldo, This plot would be used many many times after this, one time even with the same Bear, but that isn't problem, after all this is the first time this plot was used, and its done very well, the Bear in this cartoon is very enjoyable, and one s=could say that he is the actual star of this cartoon, he doesn't speak a word, he only appaered two times, he doesn't have a name, and yet he is one of the memorable characters from this series of shorts.
As for the humor, what you are getting here is far from gold, this isn't Bugs Bunny levels of comedy, however i do find this short pretty funny, theres an real charm to the timing animation of these gags, and the final scene is the best part of the short, also theres something shorta humorous about how harsh this short is to Waldo.
As for the animation? Its some of the nicest movements from UPA, its kind of a blend of the low budget stuff UPA is know for and high quality stuff studios like MGM were putting out, well this short animates nicely, i cannot say its the best looking of UPA, its not like Rooty Toot Toot levels are style, its just ok for the 40s, which is great for the 50s.
To be honest, i feel Magoo is sorta misunderstood as a character, what do i mean about this? Well, when most people say they hate Mr. Magoo, they seem to be talking about his TV show from the 60s, that (if you ask me) was 72% awful, likely because its the most well known thing to come outta Magoo, but a lot of those folks haven't seen any of his theatrical shorts, many of them are classics, and this is one of the greatest, it you wanna check out his shorts and see if their you'll thing, watch this and "When Magoo Flew" to give your self a idea.