I bought FRITZ THE CAT on DVD because I have read so much about how influential this movie has been, being an animated feature intended for mature audiences, plus, I've always had a weak spot for Bakshi's subsequent animated features like American POP. I'm sorry to say that the only redeeming value I found in FRITZ THE CAT was the fact that I was watching animated cats, pigs and crows getting it "on" with each other and then killing each other off. I actually found it rather cool! But the movie is devoid of any plot or logical story. Sure: it satirizes late 60's youth culture and stereotypes, but what could have been a landmark in animation was rendered incomprehensible. For starters, the animation isn't that happening. I much prefer Bakshi's "rotoscoping" style that so many people find annoying over this primitive cartoon. Yeah, it's fun to watch cartoons doing obscene stuff! Had it been a short feature FRITZ THE CAT would have been a more memorable affair. I'm sorry to say this is just a bloated, overrated (and dated!) adult cartoon!
Review of Fritz the Cat
