Official Tom & Jerry in "The Karateguard" Talkback Thread

[JDWeil]

Originally Posted by Masked Stinker

I missed the beginning.

I think the limited animation of the characters snapping from pose to pose is a problem. While the designs on Tom & Jerry are good, everything else, the backgrounds, etc... look kinda generic.

I pretty much agree with what you all have said above: Too fast, not up to par music, timing needs work, plot nicked from The Bodyguard, and it's not really funny.

It could of been much worse though.

Not just The Bodyguard, but there were also shades of Fit To Be Tied, and Jerry's Cousin as well. It's like deja vu all over again.

[Jack G.]

Originally Posted by JDWeil

Not just The Bodyguard, but there were also shades of Fit To Be Tied, and Jerry's Cousin aswell. It's like deja vu all over again.

I've seen those, but not for quite some time. I'm thinking of finally purchasing the recent T&J DVDs despite the fact they are cut and the Mammy dubbing thing.

[Dan Porceddu]

Originally Posted by Barb Herholzer

So how did it open? With the WB sheild? Obviously, the MGM lion was not an option.

Can anyone post some screenshots?

[Barb Herholzer]

Thanks for the screen caps, Dan (I'll take more, if you got 'em). The titles look very nice, I'm impressed. Too bad they have to have that horrid
"TV Y7" pasted over them...
Geez, don't people know what's in a T&J cartoon by now? Do we really need that rating?

[Sogturtle]

Originally Posted by Barb Herholzer

Thanks for the screen caps (I'll take more, if you got 'em). The titles look very nice, I'm impressed. Too bad they have to have that horrid
"TV Y7" pasted over them...
Geez, don't people know what's in a T&J cartoon by now? Do we really need that rating?

Barb~

I'm SURE that there will be any number of people making screen caps of the titles and then running them through a photo program and painting out that blasted "TV Y7" label shortly... And then editing the cleaned up titles back into their recorded copy...

[cbrubaker]

Originally Posted by Barb Herholzer

Geez, don't people know what's in a T&J cartoon by now? Do we really need that rating?

I think this is required by the orders of the FCC, although I don't think the logo needs to be this big.

If the rating was an option, then we won't see the TV-MA box on "South Park".

[ThePeterNetwork]

It's kinda weird to see the WB shield where the MGM lion should be. Wouldn't it be interesting, now that WB is handling most of Turner's acquired classic animated characters that a LT/T&J crossover would be imminent.

Y'alls are probably thinking "GOD NO!", and personally, it doesn't really matter since studio execs will do whatever they want, and if the public doesn't like it, they'll just stick their fingers in their ears and go, "LA LA LA LA LA I DON'T HEEEEEEEEAR UUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

So, did the MGM cartoon fanfare play over the WB Cartoon title logo?

[Dr. Killpatient]

Originally Posted by ThePeterNetwork

So, did the MGM cartoon fanfare play over the WB Cartoon title logo?

A new, alternate version of the MGM fanfare was used. Wouldn't it be odd to hear the LT theme in a Tom & Jerry cartoon?

[Debbie]

Honestly, I can't say it impressed me much, other than the design work. This was a nice looking short. If only it would convince more animatin houses to get away from the flat, ugly style many new cartoons use... The plot seemed derivative of a lot of other Tom and Jerry shorts, (the part where they were flying around in airplanes was starting to give me Filmation flashbacks ), the pacing seemed too fast, and they seemed to have this take place in too many locations. Spike as the "karateguard" really wasn't a very funny character. The formula seems a bit stale here. Maybe I've watched too many Tom and Jerry cartoons to find this funny. From 1940-1968 theatrically, with numerous short-lived revivals from 1975 up to 2006 has been quite an impressive run, but as much as I like them, perhaps it's time to let the cat and mouse retire and live on in repeats of their classic theatrical episodes.

[FleischerFan]

Maybe I'm easy to please, but I enjoyed it.


Sure the plot was basically a remake - but Chuck Jones and Text Avery frequently remade their own plots back in the Golden Age as well.

After years and years of mishandling ("The Magic Ring" "Tom & Jerry Kids," etc.), it was nice to see a cartoon that at least had the characters behaving "in character."

I laughed out loud at a few of the gags (and I was watching by myself). Yes, the music track didn't seem quite right, but I still thought this was step in the right direction.