tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693402.post5163607567877921755..comments2023-08-04T04:03:19.618-05:00Comments on Anime Hell: American Pop (1981)Dr. Milahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709123264511789800noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693402.post-88649860089022473242011-03-16T22:00:12.041-05:002011-03-16T22:00:12.041-05:00Still haven't seen it myself, but I'll kee...Still haven't seen it myself, but I'll keep that in mind in case I do fall out of favor by the middle or end of the film.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693402.post-12081253867002389352011-03-16T17:01:39.488-05:002011-03-16T17:01:39.488-05:00I've got this one on VHS and will eventually p...I've got this one on VHS and will eventually pick up the DVD.<br /><br />It's a bit loose with its pastiche of distinct pop-cultural eras at times, but is otherwise a very compelling and cohesive piece of storytelling.<br /><br />They just don't make 'em like this anymore...<br /><br />[DVC]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693402.post-62546689822189343732011-03-16T12:49:02.177-05:002011-03-16T12:49:02.177-05:00Some wonderful backgrounds. Nice watercolours in t...Some wonderful backgrounds. Nice watercolours in this movie. the opening credits have some great drawings, too.<br /><br />Bakshi's characters don't really go through any change. They keep doing the same crap and don't really evolve into better people. But that's the kind of movie he wants to make, I guess. They're like cartoon shorts. Bugs Bunny is the same asshole at the end of the cartoon as he was in the beginning. Only a bunch of gags has marked the passing of time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621988278894362595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693402.post-14519014724843451462011-03-16T12:32:40.113-05:002011-03-16T12:32:40.113-05:00I watched it on the Yube and stopped caring by the...I watched it on the Yube and stopped caring by the 50s. Tony takes up too much of the film. <br /><br />This is usually the problem I have with Bakshi's films: I don't feel like making any kind of emotional investment in <i>any</i> of those people. <br /><br />I do like the backgrounds, however. That was some nice work.Dr. Milahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709123264511789800noreply@blogger.com