'Puss in Boots' may be a slight story, but one can see why it is popular and why it and its titular character are adapted and parodied a lot, animated, live action and even in ballet with Tchaikovsky's 'Sleeping Beauty'. It is memorable for having one of the most interesting and difficult to forget (in a good way) titular characters there is, with his wit and his way of tricking, and also the climax between Puss in Boots and the ogre.
'Grimm Masterpiece Theater's' (or 'Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics' in some places) version of 'Puss in Boots' is uneven, with the second half of the episode being much better than the first, part of it is to do with that that is also the case with the original story as well. Mainly to do with that this first half story-wise is not as eventful, there aren't to start with any moments that stand out as much as the episode's climax and the rest of the characters other than Puss are, although not annoying, are a little on the bland side. Having said that, the first half of the series' 'Puss in Boots' has enough to recommend it and the episode overall is entertaining enough, also being the best of the few animated versions of the story.
Am still having a problem with the music, which was a constant complaint of 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' in general. The opening and ending credit songs are typically charming, but generally the music doesn't fit very well and sounds repetitive and very 80s. Only Puss stands out properly of the characters in the first half, with most having little to do to stand out.
The story charms enough but doesn't grip as much as the more eventful second half. The voice acting is on the most part not the greatest with too much of it not fitting the characters, the exceptions being Puss (voiced with a lot of energy) and the narration, complete with sloppy synchronisation.
However, much of the animation, though with the occasional lack of finesse in the character designs, was quite nice in its own simple but oddly charming way. It's atmospheric, mostly smooth and expressive and a nice job is done with the attention to detail in the backgrounds. The theme songs are pleasant and accompanied by well designed intros/outros.
Regarding the writing, it is surprisingly mature here, so it is successful in having something for older audiences, but it is easy enough to understand for youngsters without dumbing things down too much. Will say though that it could have slowed down more, some of it was in my mind too rapid. Again it is much better in the second half, in particularly the climax. Max, the only one of the brothers to show a little personality, has some likeability and did like his chemistry with Puss. The latter of whom easily steals the show as he ought to, loved his witty dialogue and how he goes about his trickery and he has all the best lines and the character voiced with the most energy.
Concluding, decent first half to an uneven but entertaining episode, that is brought up considerably by the second half. 6/10
'Grimm Masterpiece Theater's' (or 'Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics' in some places) version of 'Puss in Boots' is uneven, with the second half of the episode being much better than the first, part of it is to do with that that is also the case with the original story as well. Mainly to do with that this first half story-wise is not as eventful, there aren't to start with any moments that stand out as much as the episode's climax and the rest of the characters other than Puss are, although not annoying, are a little on the bland side. Having said that, the first half of the series' 'Puss in Boots' has enough to recommend it and the episode overall is entertaining enough, also being the best of the few animated versions of the story.
Am still having a problem with the music, which was a constant complaint of 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' in general. The opening and ending credit songs are typically charming, but generally the music doesn't fit very well and sounds repetitive and very 80s. Only Puss stands out properly of the characters in the first half, with most having little to do to stand out.
The story charms enough but doesn't grip as much as the more eventful second half. The voice acting is on the most part not the greatest with too much of it not fitting the characters, the exceptions being Puss (voiced with a lot of energy) and the narration, complete with sloppy synchronisation.
However, much of the animation, though with the occasional lack of finesse in the character designs, was quite nice in its own simple but oddly charming way. It's atmospheric, mostly smooth and expressive and a nice job is done with the attention to detail in the backgrounds. The theme songs are pleasant and accompanied by well designed intros/outros.
Regarding the writing, it is surprisingly mature here, so it is successful in having something for older audiences, but it is easy enough to understand for youngsters without dumbing things down too much. Will say though that it could have slowed down more, some of it was in my mind too rapid. Again it is much better in the second half, in particularly the climax. Max, the only one of the brothers to show a little personality, has some likeability and did like his chemistry with Puss. The latter of whom easily steals the show as he ought to, loved his witty dialogue and how he goes about his trickery and he has all the best lines and the character voiced with the most energy.
Concluding, decent first half to an uneven but entertaining episode, that is brought up considerably by the second half. 6/10