I saw this short yesterday (June 8, 2005) at the Newport International Film Festival and found it to be highly entertaining.
*** MILD SPOILERS FOLLOW *** This is a story about how a blue dog, with a case of fleas (I think), gets one of those conical guards put on to keep the dog from continually scratching itself. The trouble is that the owner doesn't take the guard off when it comes time to feed the dog. As a consequence, the dog has to figure out how to get the dog biscuits out of his bowl. The results are hilarious.
I give this film a lot of credit because it tells a story that is easy to understand and easy to follow. While it was created using computer generated imagery, the director maintained enough restraint with the CGI to make sure that the story line was first and foremost.
The other comment I have is that this is one of the first animated films I have seen in a long time (not since the Baby Herman/Roger Rabbit cartoons and the Pixar shorts) that I consider to be in the same league as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Ian Freling, Hannah & Barbera (in their MGM days), Disney, and so many others. The reason I say this is because the director not just tells the story, he fully exploits the "What if ..." possibilities of a dog and his elusive biscuit.
My only negative comments (and they really are minor) have to do with the scene transitions which were many and I considered each of them to be too long. I also wish the director had come up with a better ending.
I hope to own this film one of these days.
*** MILD SPOILERS FOLLOW *** This is a story about how a blue dog, with a case of fleas (I think), gets one of those conical guards put on to keep the dog from continually scratching itself. The trouble is that the owner doesn't take the guard off when it comes time to feed the dog. As a consequence, the dog has to figure out how to get the dog biscuits out of his bowl. The results are hilarious.
I give this film a lot of credit because it tells a story that is easy to understand and easy to follow. While it was created using computer generated imagery, the director maintained enough restraint with the CGI to make sure that the story line was first and foremost.
The other comment I have is that this is one of the first animated films I have seen in a long time (not since the Baby Herman/Roger Rabbit cartoons and the Pixar shorts) that I consider to be in the same league as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Ian Freling, Hannah & Barbera (in their MGM days), Disney, and so many others. The reason I say this is because the director not just tells the story, he fully exploits the "What if ..." possibilities of a dog and his elusive biscuit.
My only negative comments (and they really are minor) have to do with the scene transitions which were many and I considered each of them to be too long. I also wish the director had come up with a better ending.
I hope to own this film one of these days.