The Critic

The Critic

1963-05-20 4m
Animation Comedy
6.5
User Score
38 votes

Overview

Mel Brooks is an old man watching abstract animations.

Ernest Pintoff

Director

Mel Brooks

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

4m

Release Date

1963-05-20

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-02-19T18:15:31.786Z

Heaven only knows what Mel Brooks might have made of half of Norman McLaren's animations - indeed this might even have been inspired by them a little, He's paid $2 to go the cinema and so now provides us with a running commentary of the abstract images he sees on screen. He reckons it's a cartoon but is unsure as some of the images look real, others rude, and by the conclusion I think he just feels that the designer - must be over thirty - hadn't a clue what was going on either. Regular viewers of all things surreal might appreciate his candour here - a layman's hatchet job on artistic pomposity or just an ignorant fool?