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In the Navy to see the world
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.
1934, like all the other years for Terrytoons, saw a hit and miss batch, more so than the other years even. Of which 'See the World' is one of the middling ones ranking it in correlation with the rest of the Terrytoons, though one of the better faring ones of the batch up to this point. It is an unexceptional, nothing exactly special cartoon and has the same amount of problems as it has the amount of strengths. 'See the World' 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 and some synchronisation is neat.
A few amusing moments and there is some zest and natural charm.
Outside of the backgrounds however, the animation is primitive at best with a fair bit of crudeness, over-simplicity and choppiness.
Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic executed in a familiar and unimaginative fashion. Some of the gags, of which there are not enough, don't quite have the lustre and cleverness as others and there is a choppiness and lack of energy at times. The characters are bland on the most part.
To conclude, worth a one-time watch but not much more than that. 5/10 Bethany Cox
1934, like all the other years for Terrytoons, saw a hit and miss batch, more so than the other years even. Of which 'See the World' is one of the middling ones ranking it in correlation with the rest of the Terrytoons, though one of the better faring ones of the batch up to this point. It is an unexceptional, nothing exactly special cartoon and has the same amount of problems as it has the amount of strengths. 'See the World' 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 and some synchronisation is neat.
A few amusing moments and there is some zest and natural charm.
Outside of the backgrounds however, the animation is primitive at best with a fair bit of crudeness, over-simplicity and choppiness.
Likewise, the story is paper thin and formulaic executed in a familiar and unimaginative fashion. Some of the gags, of which there are not enough, don't quite have the lustre and cleverness as others and there is a choppiness and lack of energy at times. The characters are bland on the most part.
To conclude, worth a one-time watch but not much more than that. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Apr 17, 2018
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