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Stone Age blandness
Van Beuren cartoons are extremely variable, especially in the number of gags and whether the absurdist humour shines through enough (sometimes it does, other times it doesn't), but are strangely interesting. Although they are often poorly animated with barely existent stories and less than compelling lead characters, they are also often outstandingly scored, there can be some fun support characters and some are well-timed and amusing.
Like as was said for 'The Farmerette' and other Van Beuren efforts, there are worse Aesop's Fables/Van Beuren cartoons than 'Stone Age Error'. That doesn't stop it from feeling bland and cheap, with very little engaging about it. It tries too hard to be cutesy which Van Beuren have rarely been successful at, and there is very little of the absurdist and surreal humour that can be seen in their best efforts, or at least it's not done right. There are a couple of decent things but they are far overshadowed by everything else that 'Stone Age Error' does badly wrong.
Best asset about 'Stone Age Error' is the music score, pretty much the best thing consistently of Van Beuren's output. Sometimes even the only good thing. It is so beautifully and cleverly orchestrated, is great fun to listen to and full of lively energy, doing so well with enhancing the action.
A few neatly synchronised sound effects here and occasionally the pace has a liveliness.
Coming onto the numerous criticisms, the animation is not good, in fact it is downright bad most of the time with erratically sloppy character designs in particular while the simplistic background detail and lack of fluidity and crispness are just as difficult to ignore.
Story is very slight to the point of non-existence and suffers from very sluggish timing on the most part. The pace was in serious need of a kick in places especially in the middle where it was especially aimless. It is not as disjointed and makes more sense than many Aesop's Fables/Van Beuren cartoons, but it just feels dull and bland.
Likewise with endearing or memorable characters, being either annoying or personality deprived. All of them are not well animated at all and look nothing like what animals they're meant to be.
Generally the cartoon is very low on laughs, actually none of it is remotely amusing and it all feels rather disorganised. Nothing is inventive, never rising above the forgettable and there is not much absurdist about them. Too frequently, the synchronisation doesn't match. As said it tries too hard to be cute in places, to the point of being saccharine, and it sucks out the energy and humour.
Overall, there is worse in the series and from the studio but there is not much to recommend. 3/10 Bethany Cox
Like as was said for 'The Farmerette' and other Van Beuren efforts, there are worse Aesop's Fables/Van Beuren cartoons than 'Stone Age Error'. That doesn't stop it from feeling bland and cheap, with very little engaging about it. It tries too hard to be cutesy which Van Beuren have rarely been successful at, and there is very little of the absurdist and surreal humour that can be seen in their best efforts, or at least it's not done right. There are a couple of decent things but they are far overshadowed by everything else that 'Stone Age Error' does badly wrong.
Best asset about 'Stone Age Error' is the music score, pretty much the best thing consistently of Van Beuren's output. Sometimes even the only good thing. It is so beautifully and cleverly orchestrated, is great fun to listen to and full of lively energy, doing so well with enhancing the action.
A few neatly synchronised sound effects here and occasionally the pace has a liveliness.
Coming onto the numerous criticisms, the animation is not good, in fact it is downright bad most of the time with erratically sloppy character designs in particular while the simplistic background detail and lack of fluidity and crispness are just as difficult to ignore.
Story is very slight to the point of non-existence and suffers from very sluggish timing on the most part. The pace was in serious need of a kick in places especially in the middle where it was especially aimless. It is not as disjointed and makes more sense than many Aesop's Fables/Van Beuren cartoons, but it just feels dull and bland.
Likewise with endearing or memorable characters, being either annoying or personality deprived. All of them are not well animated at all and look nothing like what animals they're meant to be.
Generally the cartoon is very low on laughs, actually none of it is remotely amusing and it all feels rather disorganised. Nothing is inventive, never rising above the forgettable and there is not much absurdist about them. Too frequently, the synchronisation doesn't match. As said it tries too hard to be cute in places, to the point of being saccharine, and it sucks out the energy and humour.
Overall, there is worse in the series and from the studio but there is not much to recommend. 3/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 22, 2018
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