The Three Blind Mice (1945) User Reviews

Often called the Demon Weed or the Devil's Candy . . .

[pixrox1 · 5/10 · 5 May 2023]

. . . tobacco is the main staple of the Canadian diet, as illustrated by THE THREE BLIND MICE. On average, Canadians are half a foot shorter than their American counterparts, since tobacco really does stunt growth. Because the sun does not like to shine very much upon Canada, Canadians would grope through life as blindly as the three mice, were it not for the flaming brightness of their frequent spontaneous combusting. Why are these dangerous Northern Neighbors so prone to self-immolation? This picture suggests that the average Quebec Qua, Man It Turban, New Burning Wicker, Albert Tan, Prince Eddie Eyelet, Northwest Tear-the-Story or Novel Squash is about 100% Proof. That fact explains a lot.

Strange, abstract safety film by YELLOW SUBMARINE director

[boris-26 · 2 October 2001]

23 years before George Dunning made film history with YELLOW SUBMARINE he made this very strange, abstract animated short for the Canadian Safety Board. This short, using simple cut-out animation, and the song "Three--- Blind--- Mice----" tells of horrific factory accidents that befell three mice that work there. "They didn't check their machinary....those three blind mice...." is how some of the lyrics go. A bizarre party film.

Wow kids--let's watch an industrial safety film!!

[planktonrules · 3/10 · 11 September 2009]

I must be fair. THE THREE BLIND MICE appears to have been intended as an industrial safety film and not a film for the masses (or so I would hope). So, its obvious messages about safety in the factory would make sense in this context. Also, its very poor animation (relative to other cartoons of the mid-1940s) might be chalked up to this--you aren't going to have the high frame-rates, color (other than black--this is a color, I know) and smooth animation you'd have for a general release film because of the cost. Plus, seeing three rather stick-like mice being torn to pieces or smashed by machines isn't as upsetting as it would be if they were more lifelike or cute!! However, the overall effort when seen today is amazingly dull and uninspired. This is one film sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada that probably isn't worth your time and effort.

Does it REALLY matter to a rodent if . . .

[oscaralbert · 7/10 · 16 May 2023]

. . . he's visually impaired? To begin with, nobody ever has said that mice are eagle-eyed. In fact, eagles often use their superior vision to chow down on field mice they spot from their cruising altitude of 40 or 50 thousand feet. On the other hand, it's said that a rodent can sniff out a couple grams of peanut butter from 10 kilometers away, even if there are a dozen warehouses full of raw radishes, onions and rutabaga in between it and the goober pea spread. Furthermore, mice have "soft hands," like the Tampa Bay Rays infielders. This allows them to filch every iota of peanut from a mousetrap without tripping the spring and having their head crushed. So no one should lose any sleep over the plight of THE THREE BLIND MICE.