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Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Cross Country Detours' is not one of Avery's best but for a travelogue cartoon, or for a travelogue of anything, it doesn't fare too shabbily at all, actually it fares well. It may not be one of his overall funniest or most imaginative and at all structurally it's a little episodic, but it's well made and clever.
It is no surprise that, as with a vast majority of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Beautifully drawn, very detailed and the colours are vibrant. The highlight animation-wise are the different locations brought to remarkably vivid and superbly detailed life.
Carl Stalling's music score is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms, it's also beautifully synchronised with the action and gestures/expressions and even enhances the impact.
While not hilarious, 'Cross Country Detours' is very clever, with the frog and lizard scenes very daring for their time and still shock. Timing is spot on and the narration is suitably sardonic. Avery directs splendidly and distinctively. Voice acting is very good.
On the whole, a lot of fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Cross Country Detours' is not one of Avery's best but for a travelogue cartoon, or for a travelogue of anything, it doesn't fare too shabbily at all, actually it fares well. It may not be one of his overall funniest or most imaginative and at all structurally it's a little episodic, but it's well made and clever.
It is no surprise that, as with a vast majority of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Beautifully drawn, very detailed and the colours are vibrant. The highlight animation-wise are the different locations brought to remarkably vivid and superbly detailed life.
Carl Stalling's music score is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms, it's also beautifully synchronised with the action and gestures/expressions and even enhances the impact.
While not hilarious, 'Cross Country Detours' is very clever, with the frog and lizard scenes very daring for their time and still shock. Timing is spot on and the narration is suitably sardonic. Avery directs splendidly and distinctively. Voice acting is very good.
On the whole, a lot of fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 20, 2017