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Mighty Mouse meets Bill Bunion
Will admit to not being the mightiest of fans of Mighty Mouse, pleasant enough if limited and not always used very well. His cartoons, 80 between 1942 and 1961 (though he was first named Super Mouse for the first seven, until 'The Lion and the Mouse'), were quite mixed and followed a formula that tended to be on the repetitive side. Some were pretty good, others were very weak. Most of them were in between of those, mostly of the watchable but average distinction.
1945's Mighty Mouse batch was a good example of most of that. None of the cartoons were weak (not like with 1944 featuring two of the series' worst in 'The Two Barbers' and 'At the Circus'), with only 'Raiding the Raiders' underwhelming somewhat. Almost all of the 1945 Mighty Mouse cartoons were above average and a few were pretty good and among the best of the series. 'Bad Bill Bunion' is one of them, and one of the best of Terrytoons' variable but more consistent actually than most of previous years' batches.
Sure, 'Bad Bill Bunion' is less than perfect. Story-wise it is not particularly surprising, having seen elements of what happens before a good deal, and the ending can be smelt from miles off being a typical sort of Mighty Mouse cartoon ending. The final third may have some excitement but not all the gags come off, being quite corny, and it felt a little disconnected from the rest of the cartoon.
It did feel that Bad Bill Bunion was the lead character here and Mighty Mouse was plot-device supporting when really it should have been the other way around in my view, at least he feels necessary though here. That was something that quite a fair few Mighty Mouse cartoons made the mistake of doing. Mighty Mouse's character design can be a little inconsistent in size.
On the other viewpoint, there are many good things with 'Bad Bill Bunion'. Best asset as ever is the music, which is its usual lush and characterful self. Also excelling in enhancing everything going on between the cats and mice. The animation is equally great in quality, especially the backgrounds and landscapes, though the colours are also very attractive and never drab or garish. Mighty Mouse and Bad Bill work well together and it is interesting seeing him interact with humans in alternative to cats and mice, why not a change in the formula once in a while.
While nothing is completely hilarious, there are gags that are amusing with the best being the one saloon singer and her skirt making bell sounds. There is a good deal of energy here and the conflict has tension, thanks to Bad Bill himself being a suitably formidable opponent though with good comic timing, and the first half generates some suspense. The saloon singer is a nice character and sticks in the mind, thanks to namely that she has the best gag.
Altogether, pretty decent. 6/10
1945's Mighty Mouse batch was a good example of most of that. None of the cartoons were weak (not like with 1944 featuring two of the series' worst in 'The Two Barbers' and 'At the Circus'), with only 'Raiding the Raiders' underwhelming somewhat. Almost all of the 1945 Mighty Mouse cartoons were above average and a few were pretty good and among the best of the series. 'Bad Bill Bunion' is one of them, and one of the best of Terrytoons' variable but more consistent actually than most of previous years' batches.
Sure, 'Bad Bill Bunion' is less than perfect. Story-wise it is not particularly surprising, having seen elements of what happens before a good deal, and the ending can be smelt from miles off being a typical sort of Mighty Mouse cartoon ending. The final third may have some excitement but not all the gags come off, being quite corny, and it felt a little disconnected from the rest of the cartoon.
It did feel that Bad Bill Bunion was the lead character here and Mighty Mouse was plot-device supporting when really it should have been the other way around in my view, at least he feels necessary though here. That was something that quite a fair few Mighty Mouse cartoons made the mistake of doing. Mighty Mouse's character design can be a little inconsistent in size.
On the other viewpoint, there are many good things with 'Bad Bill Bunion'. Best asset as ever is the music, which is its usual lush and characterful self. Also excelling in enhancing everything going on between the cats and mice. The animation is equally great in quality, especially the backgrounds and landscapes, though the colours are also very attractive and never drab or garish. Mighty Mouse and Bad Bill work well together and it is interesting seeing him interact with humans in alternative to cats and mice, why not a change in the formula once in a while.
While nothing is completely hilarious, there are gags that are amusing with the best being the one saloon singer and her skirt making bell sounds. There is a good deal of energy here and the conflict has tension, thanks to Bad Bill himself being a suitably formidable opponent though with good comic timing, and the first half generates some suspense. The saloon singer is a nice character and sticks in the mind, thanks to namely that she has the best gag.
Altogether, pretty decent. 6/10
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