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Gone looney
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.
Of the 1935 Terrytoons, 'King Looney XIV', reminiscent of 'The Mad King' (equally weak), for me is one of the worst. Also, again from personal opinion, among the lesser Terrytoons. Not irredeemably awful, but very weak. Its main reason to see it is, as has said a number of times by me already, if you are on a quest to watch every Terrytoon available (most are but not all).
Its best asset is the music, which 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.
Also saving 'King Looney XIV' from total doom is the character of the cat, who is a good antagonistic threat, without being frightening, and deserving of heroes with stronger personalities than the pallid ones here to play off against.
However, the animation is not good. It's stiff and crude with choppy transitions, static drawing and even the overly-simplistic backgrounds underwhelm (background work-wise, 'Kinf Looney XIV' has to be one of the least detailed and ambitious Terrytoons, if a little more advanced than 'The Mad King).
Very little is fun or interesting. The story is flimsy and formulaic, with a premise done to death long before this cartoon and it shows badly in its very stale execution. The pace is dull often, and gags are too few and have nothing to them. Likewise with the mice heroes, the only interesting character is the cat.
In summary, weak. 3/10 Bethany Cox
Of the 1935 Terrytoons, 'King Looney XIV', reminiscent of 'The Mad King' (equally weak), for me is one of the worst. Also, again from personal opinion, among the lesser Terrytoons. Not irredeemably awful, but very weak. Its main reason to see it is, as has said a number of times by me already, if you are on a quest to watch every Terrytoon available (most are but not all).
Its best asset is the music, which 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.
Also saving 'King Looney XIV' from total doom is the character of the cat, who is a good antagonistic threat, without being frightening, and deserving of heroes with stronger personalities than the pallid ones here to play off against.
However, the animation is not good. It's stiff and crude with choppy transitions, static drawing and even the overly-simplistic backgrounds underwhelm (background work-wise, 'Kinf Looney XIV' has to be one of the least detailed and ambitious Terrytoons, if a little more advanced than 'The Mad King).
Very little is fun or interesting. The story is flimsy and formulaic, with a premise done to death long before this cartoon and it shows badly in its very stale execution. The pace is dull often, and gags are too few and have nothing to them. Likewise with the mice heroes, the only interesting character is the cat.
In summary, weak. 3/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- May 11, 2018
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