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Lacks thrills
Despite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his cartoons being popular and well received at the time, they have been vastly overshadowed over time by succeeding animation characters. It is a shame as, while not cartoon masterpieces, they are fascinating for anybody wanting to see what very old animation looked like.
Oswald in the Disney years saw mostly good to very good cartoons, and while the Winkler years had some duds there were also cartoons as good as the best of the Disney years. The 1929-1930 batches of Walter Lantz-directed Oswald cartoons were a mixed bag, with some good, some forgettable and not much special and a few mediocre. The 1931 batch was mostly underwhelming, with only 6 out of 18 cartoons being above average or more. The 1932 batch had a few not so good, though the cartoons in question were nothing compared to the worst of the previous 3 years, cartoons, but most were decent to good and some even very good. The 1933 batch is one of the most consistent, with the weakest 'Beau Best' still being decent. The 1934 batch were mostly nice and decent if unexceptional, with a few average ones and 'Sky Larks' and 'Toyland Premiere' being very good.
Alongside 'Kiddie Revue', 'Trailer Thrills' is one of Oswald's worst later cartoons, one of his worst in a while and one of his worst overall.
There are good things. Even with the loose rubbery style, the elaborate and meticulously detailed animation impresses, as does the bouncy, characterful and lovingly orchestrated music score.
Oswald is endearing and at least doesn't seem too much of a supporting character like he has tended to be in his later cartoons since his unrecognisable change to character animation.
'Trailer Thrills' is sadly a cartoon lacking in thrills and laughs. The laughs are not enough and the ones that were there were not particularly funny or imaginative and the comic timing wasn't sharp enough.
With the gags and timing being so lacking, it makes it hard to forgive the non-existent story, the bland atmosphere and that it seemed too cutesy compared to the more chaotic nature seen in the best Oswald cartoons.
In summary, lacklustre. 4/10 Bethany Cox
Oswald in the Disney years saw mostly good to very good cartoons, and while the Winkler years had some duds there were also cartoons as good as the best of the Disney years. The 1929-1930 batches of Walter Lantz-directed Oswald cartoons were a mixed bag, with some good, some forgettable and not much special and a few mediocre. The 1931 batch was mostly underwhelming, with only 6 out of 18 cartoons being above average or more. The 1932 batch had a few not so good, though the cartoons in question were nothing compared to the worst of the previous 3 years, cartoons, but most were decent to good and some even very good. The 1933 batch is one of the most consistent, with the weakest 'Beau Best' still being decent. The 1934 batch were mostly nice and decent if unexceptional, with a few average ones and 'Sky Larks' and 'Toyland Premiere' being very good.
Alongside 'Kiddie Revue', 'Trailer Thrills' is one of Oswald's worst later cartoons, one of his worst in a while and one of his worst overall.
There are good things. Even with the loose rubbery style, the elaborate and meticulously detailed animation impresses, as does the bouncy, characterful and lovingly orchestrated music score.
Oswald is endearing and at least doesn't seem too much of a supporting character like he has tended to be in his later cartoons since his unrecognisable change to character animation.
'Trailer Thrills' is sadly a cartoon lacking in thrills and laughs. The laughs are not enough and the ones that were there were not particularly funny or imaginative and the comic timing wasn't sharp enough.
With the gags and timing being so lacking, it makes it hard to forgive the non-existent story, the bland atmosphere and that it seemed too cutesy compared to the more chaotic nature seen in the best Oswald cartoons.
In summary, lacklustre. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 19, 2017
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