Off His Rockers (1992) User Reviews

Still endearing

[Rectangular_businessman · 7/10 · 2 March 2024]

Sure, the CGI might be quite dated for modern standards (Though I do think it blended CGI and traditional animation more effectively than other movies and television shows from later years) and the design for the kid character feels almost like something straight out of a cereal commercial, but there is still something very endearing about this little known Disney animation from the early 90s.

I guess because it feels oddly relevant, with modern kids being no longer interested in toys; in this short, the cause of that disinterest are videogames, while in real life cell phones and tablet computers were proven to be far more destructive, making kids lose their innocence from a very early age due their unrestricted access to internet from careless parents.

And kids from real life have become like the kid from this short, joyless, unable to look away from the screen.

There is a happy ending here, with the beauty of imagination being celebrated, but sadly in real life kids are no longer encouraged to be creative and genuine, being pushed instead into following the new technological trend without any form of critical thinking.

. Kids grow up way too fast and way too early nowadays, while adults still want to act like immature teens and techbros keep dictating how we should life our lives.

People who refuse to play by their twisted rules are ostracized and mocked. No wonder why society keeps getting worse with each passing day.

Great short - wish I could see it again

[timothyhodge · 10/10 · 18 August 2005]

This is a great little short started in the animators' off hours at the Animation studio at the Disney/MGM Studios theme park in Florida. It's a great blend of traditional and CG animation that tells the story of the struggle of a rocking horse to regain the affection of a young boy who has turned his attention to his video games. The irony id that the "old" toy (the horse) is animated in the modern animation style, while the video game playing kid is good, old- fashioned hand drawn cel animation. This short was Barry Cook's directorial debut. He went on to helm the Roger Rabbit short "Trail Mix-Up" and co-direct "Mulan" with Tony Bancroft.

It appears on the laser-disc version of "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid!" (I believe), but nowhere since. I only wish Disney would see fit to release it as a special feature or an Easter egg on a current DVD.