Fleischer were responsible for some brilliant cartoons, some of them still among my favourites. Their visual style was often stunning and some of the most imaginative and ahead of its time in animation.
The character of Betty Boop, one of their most famous and prolific characters, may not be for all tastes and sadly not as popular now, but her sex appeal was quite daring for the time and to me there is an adorable sensual charm about her. That charm, sensuality and adorable factor is not lost anywhere here, nor her comic timing and she is very well supported by the ever fun Bimbo and Koko. Loved also that a lot of development went into the circus acts too, and they were all both interesting and entertaining. You'd be hard pressed to find a more loathsome and lecherous ring-master in any cartoon anywhere.
'Boop-Oop-A-Doop' is not quite among the best Betty Boop cartoons, but still has pretty much all the elements of her pre-Code cartoons that made them great to still make it just as good. There is very little wrong here actually in 'Boop-Oop-A-Doop', the weak link being the routine of Bimbo which does feel somewhat repetitive, and the solution feels strangely unresolved.
However, the animation is outstanding, everything is beautifully and meticulously drawn and the whole cartoon is rich in visual detail and imagination. Every bit as good is the music score, which delivers on the energy, lusciousness and infectiousness, great for putting anybody in a good mood.
'Boop-Oop-A-Doop' certainly does not disappoint when it comes to being risqué, creative or delightfully bizarre. As a pre-code cartoon, a lot of the content here is very daring stuff, very ahead of its time back then and you don't see much like the pre-code Betty Boop cartoons made today. And it's done in a very hugely creative and humorous way. The voice acting is good as always.
Overall, a great cartoon that delivers on the fun, the risqué and the surreal. 9/10 Bethany Cox
