Showing posts with label Low Rating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Low Rating. Show all posts
Thursday, August 18, 2022

It's another disappointing trip to Cartoonland...

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Alice Gets Stung (1925) Starring: Virginia Davis Director: Walt Disney Rating: Four of Ten Stars A cat chases a rabbit while bears make musi...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Alice strikes out in the cartoon big league

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Alice in the Big League (1927) Starring: Lois Hardwick Director: Walt Disney Rating: Four of Ten Stars Alice proves herself to be the worst ...
Friday, July 8, 2022

'Alice's Wonderland' isn't wonderful

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Alice's Wonderland (1923) Starring: Virginia Davis and Walt Disney Director: Walt Disney Rating: Three of Ten Stars The night after visi...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

The Big Cheese has a visit from the Mouse

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Big Cheese (1930) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors (but there are no important spoken lines) Directors: John Foster and Manny Davis Rating: ...
Monday, May 23, 2022

'Barnyard Melody' is a song of madness

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Barnyard Melody (1929) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors Directors: John Foster and Harry Bailey Rating: Four of Ten Stars Animals form a sin...
Friday, April 8, 2022

'Sinister Stuff' doesn't deliver enough

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Sinister Stuff (1934) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors Director: Steve Muffati Rating: Four of Ten Stars Cubby the Bear must save his lady l...
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Thursday, February 24, 2022

'Laundry Blues' may not be for youse

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Do you like using the word "problematic"? Do you think everyone and everything (including you) is racist? If you answered "ye...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

'The Law of the Tong' is saved by its interesting main characters

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The Law of the Tong (1931) Starring: Phyllis Barrington, Jason Robards, John Harron, Frank Lackteen, and Dot Farley Director: Lewis D. Colli...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Of Wolves and Girls in Hoods: Walt Disney

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Before he ascended into legendary status as a producer and entertainment industry mogul, Walt Disney was himself an animator and created his...
Saturday, August 7, 2021

Early Disney version of 'Cinderella' disappoints

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There's a new version of "Cinderella" debuting on Amazon Prime on September 3 . To prepare, we're watching and reviewing s...
Friday, March 5, 2021

'Plane Dumb' is... well... it's complicated

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Plane Dumb (1932) Starring: F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles Directors: John Foster and George Rufle Rating: Four of Ten Stars While trying to c...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

'Stone Age Stunts' leaves something to be desired

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Stone Age Stunts (1930) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors (but this is basically a silent movie) Director: John Foster and Mannie Davis Ratin...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Tom & Jerry flame out as firemen

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Hook & Ladder Hokum (1933) Starring: Anonymous Voice Actors Directors: George Stallings and Frank Tashlin Rating: Four of Ten Stars Tom ...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

The Case of the Disappointing Perry Mason Movie

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The Case of the Black Cat (1936) Starring: Ricardo Cortez, Garry Owen, Jane Bryan, June Travis, Harry Davenport, George Rosener, Nedda Harri...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Angels and Fairies and Toys--Oh My!

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The Grandmother's Story and the Child's Dream (aka "Grandmother's Story") (1908) Starring: André Méliès Director: Ge...
Saturday, October 19, 2019

'Treasure Blues' is lacking

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Treasure Blues (1935) Starring: Patsy Kelly, Thelma Todd, and Arthur Housman Director: James Parrott Rating: Four of Ten Stars Patsy (K...
Friday, August 9, 2019

'Sinners in Paradise' should be left there

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Sinners in Paradise (1938) Starring: John Boles, Madge Evans, Bruce Cabot, Milburn Stone, Willie Fung, and Gene Lockhart Director: James W...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

'One Track Minds' is off the tracks

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One Track Minds (1933) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Lucien Prival, George McFarland, Billy Gilbert, and Jack Rube Director: Gus Mein...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

'The Pajama Party' was a bust

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The Pajama Party (1931) Starring: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Eddie Dunn, Elizabeth Forrester, Donald Novis, and Charlie Hall Directors: Mars...
Monday, March 11, 2019

'Torchy Blane in Chinatown' is misnamed

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) Starring: Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell, Tom Kennedy, Patric Knowles, and Richard Bond Director: William...