Termites from Mars

. . . architectural designs on the Continent of Africa all are modeled on termite towers. This is especially true when it comes to low-cost, down-to-earth air conditioning blueprints. For centuries African termites have been light years ahead of their human counterparts in terms of adapting to their environment, and making the best of what could otherwise be a bad situation. TERMITES FROM MARS seems to be well versed in the engineering attributes of these small creatures. If any human rival could construct a fleet of inter-planetary space ships, surely termites constitute one of the most likely candidates.

Was very fond of Woody Woodpecker and his cartoons as a child. Still get much enjoyment out of them now as a young adult, even if there are more interesting in personality cartoon characters and better overall cartoons.

That is in no way knocking Woody, because many of his cartoons are a lot of fun to watch and more and also still like him a lot as a character. It is always interesting to see something different from the norm, and 'Termites from Mars' for Woody Woodpecker couldn't be more different. Not having Wally Walrus or Buzz Buzzard for a change was a nice change and it was interesting to have a more imaginative and sci-fi-based concept with some tension in conflict with the Martians. This makes it stand out from the rest of the Woody Woodpecker cartoons and is actually one of my favourites of his.

Very funny and never obnoxious here (like him as a character but will admit that that trait has come through in some of his cartoons), Woody carries this cartoon very well. The Martians are fun foils.

As ever, the animation is very good. The characters are well drawn, but even better are the rich colours, meticulously detailed backgrounds and smooth backgrounds.

Music is another strength here. It's characterful, lushly orchestrated and is not only dynamic with the action it even enhances it. There are some funny and suspenseful moments littered throughout and the ending was refreshingly atypical.

Overall, wonderful. 10/10 Bethany Cox