Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971) User Reviews

Cute, funny and unusual short definitely for adults!

[llltdesq · 7/10 · 6 January 2014]

This short is strange, even for Bob Godfrey. There will be mild spoilers ahead:

This short, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short, covers the rather extraordinary sexual exploits of Stanley and Ethel, a couple clearly of mature years. Stanley recounts the increasingly extreme and often dangerous lengths the couple goes to in order to improve their sexual experiences. The activities become and more outrageous, until the viewer wonders just how they survive Stanley's enthusiasms (particularly Stanley himself).

It becomes clear that Stanley is the driving force behind this search for more novelty, with Ethel being the patient and long-suffering spouse. The ending is priceless, when the inevitable finally happens.

This short is well worth searching out and well worth watching, particularly if you like Godfrey's work. Recommended.

Bizarre erotic animation from the 70s

[Rectangular_businessman · 5/10 · 22 December 2021]

When I was a kid, I used to watch a Brittish cartoon called Henry's Cat, but I had no idea the director from that series also made plenty of erotic-themed shorts like this one.

From a historical perspective, it does have some interest seeing this gag cartoon as an early example of adult-aimed animation, but the overall result is a little bit forgetable, disregard of all the sexual humor.

That being said, the fact a short like this was able to get an Oscar nomination is a great achievement on itself, especially back then in the 70s.

Explicit, but not really relevant

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 10 May 2016]

"Kama Sutra Rides Again" is a British 9-minute animated short film from almost 45 years ago. The writer and director was the late Bob Godfrey and this one here resulted in his first Academy Award nomination. He won with his second. I am a bit surprised that this was so successful as it was (as the title already says) pretty explicit with nudity (even if mostly in comic book style), but the story was not particularly good or memorable. I think this one is only worth seeing from the perspective of how nudity took place in film during an era where it was not taken for granted and still may have shocked many people, such as the 1970s. The humour is fairly light and this film does not make a dramatic impact, also never tries to, which makes it fine again I guess. It is 100% comedy, but in my opinion not on a level that would warrant an Oscar nomination. Thumbs down and I don't recommend it.

Pretty Dull

[Hitchcoc · 4/10 · 18 October 2021]

I have to say that for its potential, this animated short fell very short. The problem is that it isn't funny. The sexual positions that are presented are impossible and, hence, just forms of acrobatics. The animation is very ordinary.