Doyle's 'The Lost World' had been popular almost since it came out. Very much so in the '20s and ''30. So much so that films recreated Doyle's tale. So did the newly created animated shorts studios.
In this 'Looney Tunes' version, Buddy, the character they hoped to have as their version of Mickey Mouse, was winding down his run of some 23 animated shorts. The story is much as Doyle's. Except with a lot of fun.
This is the earliest the 'Looney Tunes' explored the world of dinosaurs and cavemen, as they've been known (An aside: Of course, as known so far in the scientific world, human-types and dinosaurs never shared the same stage on this planet. :) The cartoon world ignored the growing evidence at the time among so much else scientific. Never get in the way of a good gag! :) ) This is also one of the earliest and few times in film history dinosaurs are portrayed as friendly and fun.
In this a lot of inventive playing in the foreground and background as the animators work their best to create 3-D out of 2-D. This is only 5 years out from starting the series and the efforts at innovation are amazing.
Even the story is nicely shaped, following Doyle's story and stretching beyond it for the fun.
Great work!
Bottom line: I recommend this cartoon. 10 out of ten points.
In this 'Looney Tunes' version, Buddy, the character they hoped to have as their version of Mickey Mouse, was winding down his run of some 23 animated shorts. The story is much as Doyle's. Except with a lot of fun.
This is the earliest the 'Looney Tunes' explored the world of dinosaurs and cavemen, as they've been known (An aside: Of course, as known so far in the scientific world, human-types and dinosaurs never shared the same stage on this planet. :) The cartoon world ignored the growing evidence at the time among so much else scientific. Never get in the way of a good gag! :) ) This is also one of the earliest and few times in film history dinosaurs are portrayed as friendly and fun.
In this a lot of inventive playing in the foreground and background as the animators work their best to create 3-D out of 2-D. This is only 5 years out from starting the series and the efforts at innovation are amazing.
Even the story is nicely shaped, following Doyle's story and stretching beyond it for the fun.
Great work!
Bottom line: I recommend this cartoon. 10 out of ten points.