AniWorthBroken Down Film
Introduction
A scene from an American animated piece called "Dudley Do Right" shows a scene in which a queen is tied to a railroad track with ropes and shouting, "Help!" This image was often used in serial action films of the silent comedy period. In this short film, a western-style hero fights a villain and saves a beautiful woman in the same situation. This classical scene, however, is marred, blurred and smudged because the film itself is very old. Not only does the hero have to fight the villain, but he also has to struggle hard against the bad condition of the film.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.35/10 · 1905
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Audience reviews
5 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
DrMechano
Just a fun short that plays with the conventions of animation and the fourth wall. Similar to classic Looney Tunes short, Duck Amok, albeit without any dialogue. The entire premise is a cartoon character watches his animated world break down - with film grain, misaligned frames, animation errors, and other quirks treated as real phenomena that the characters experience.
It's got some really visually creative gags and makes good use of its short runtime. The characters themselves are also quite expressive and - without a word - convey some fun personalities. Tezuka is a veteran of animation, and it shows with this short lovingly poking fun at the medium.
If you have five minutes, give it a watch!
Read at the sourceNextUniverse
It's quite the fun movie if I do say so myself!
I didn't think being self-aware enough to start abusing the mechanics of a movie would be this much fun. The quality here is no joke too. If you had told me this was a pre-50s movie, I would have believed anyone who said that.
It's just a short based on a cowboy and the stereotypical events that come along with it, with the scene consistently shifting due to frames being reeled up and down (from what I'd imagine) or some other old cartoon gag being used. Considering what actually goes down, I'd say that such a story is a perfect fit for such a self-aware movie. Really gives the chance to shine to abuse current and old cartoon cliches.
Aside from that and the already nailed down visual quality—of course, sound quality is equally respected (…
Read at the sourceBizancio
Excuse me, I'm Spanish and I don't usually write in English. If you want you can read my review in Spanish.
When I watch this film, I wonder: What adjective is the most appropriate to define this short film? So, the one that comes to mind is undoubtedly “brilliant”. Here we find a parodic tribute to the western, one where Tezuka limits himself to narrating a story known to all: a cowboy saving a damsel in distress. You may wonder what is so extraordinary about something that sounds as unexciting as throwing a tissue in the trash can. However, my praise is justified by how it carries out the imitation.
The idea of Tezuka is basically to imitate those classic tapes where the problems to reproduce them on the cassette were counted by the hundreds. And boy did he make it. The presentation…
Read at the sourceYoungVagabond
Highly creative, which is no surprise coming from Tezuka.
Done in a purposely archaic animation style, complete with cigarette burns, lines, and two frames jammed together on screen simultaneously long before it was cool, the characters interact with these defects in an amusing manner. Tezuka's Disney-inspired animation style works particularly well with what is supposedly an animated Western from 1885.
It's a single idea executed well over 5 minutes, perhaps even overstaying its welcome with a few gags at the end that fell flat.
Overall though, it's a worthwhile, original animation. Recommended to fans of anime looking for something short and unique.
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Rate a 7
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Story
Be fair, how often do you find films done in 19__ anything to be in poor quality? Often right? To be fair that was age of starting animation. Nothing was bound to be perfect let alone the quality we see now a days. This director, whom is starting to become a favorite of mine decides enough is enough let's stop our current pieces and make a piece based on the troubles we have to work with grandfathering animation.
Art
Of course it is grainy. Of course it is in black and white. Of course there is a tilting error. All of these and other bad things art is made of were intended. You have to understand the plot to understand the art in this case. Which is why i will say on rarity this crappy art was perfect.
Sound
Works with the audio. Although some…
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