I love many of Charley Bowers' films--in particular, his live-action films. However, despite my admiration for his creativity and exceptional use of stop-motion films, I cannot give this bizarre little film a glowing review. It is just too weird and too disjoint to love---and I tried!
The film consists of two main skits that go on and on and on. The first involves stop-motion peanuts that dance about as well as sprout limbs. The second, and strangest, consists of a lobster claw being used like a head on a rag doll. Again, like the peanut, there really isn't that much fun you can do with this. Sure, the cars hatching from eggs was a bit cute--but it was also used before in Bowers' EGGED ON--and used much better.
All in all, not a particularly professional looking or interesting film--just weird and inclined to make most viewers just scratch their heads in disbelief.
By the way, unlike many of his films, this one is a sound film and I assume the narrator is Charley--but it doesn't seem to indicate this on IMDb.
The film consists of two main skits that go on and on and on. The first involves stop-motion peanuts that dance about as well as sprout limbs. The second, and strangest, consists of a lobster claw being used like a head on a rag doll. Again, like the peanut, there really isn't that much fun you can do with this. Sure, the cars hatching from eggs was a bit cute--but it was also used before in Bowers' EGGED ON--and used much better.
All in all, not a particularly professional looking or interesting film--just weird and inclined to make most viewers just scratch their heads in disbelief.
By the way, unlike many of his films, this one is a sound film and I assume the narrator is Charley--but it doesn't seem to indicate this on IMDb.