tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post1824583193084719621..comments2024-03-12T07:14:26.097-07:00Comments on Cartoon SNAP: "Wot A Night" 1931 Tom and Jerry (NOT the cat and mouse)Shermhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-73102885334036745682009-12-15T00:56:15.869-08:002009-12-15T00:56:15.869-08:00i love van beuren cartoons! my friend pedro turne...i love van beuren cartoons! my friend pedro turned me on to them on my first nyc animation job about 4 years ago now. it's great to see that there were other studios out there that weren't just emulating disney. i feel like van beuren took the viewpoint of "we might not be as good as fleischer...but we can be way weirder!"<br /><br />i bought jerry beck's collection from his animation garage sale thing and it totally makes me proud to be an animator in new york! i just wish i was doing the same kind of crazy work!:: smo ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/02948005244845740011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-14584587956723580662009-12-04T09:54:29.543-08:002009-12-04T09:54:29.543-08:00You're so right, one amazing/unexpected gag af...You're so right, one amazing/unexpected gag after another! The cloud/pipe-organ gag was my favorite. It woulda been so fun to work on these toons! Are they all this good? One more item to add to my wish list.FrankenBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227175050509010372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-79550769197610494972009-12-03T18:12:14.192-08:002009-12-03T18:12:14.192-08:00I'm new to these, too...but I'm surprised ...I'm new to these, too...but I'm surprised that they have a similar surreal urban quality - kind of like low-rent Fleishers. I really love the music. I noticed that I enjoy the sensation of feeling like I have NO idea what's going to happen from one moment to the next!Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-9053039215173930272009-12-03T18:00:39.714-08:002009-12-03T18:00:39.714-08:00Fun cartoon. Highlights include the treatment of t...Fun cartoon. Highlights include the treatment of the water in the cab, the trees with tentacle-like flutes, and the skeleton going down the drain almost like a double-helix.<br /><br />Definitely need to watch more of these. I'm a Fleischer guy, but these have good visual humor, too. Even if the animation isn't quite as good.Bob Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053411253123465715noreply@blogger.com