I will give some credit, High Steaks is not the worst of the Gene Dietch Tom and Jerry cartoon. It is not as sadistic as Switchin' Kitten or Sorry Safari or as creepy as Dicky Moe and Landing Stripling. However, that is saying very little, even for Tom and Jerry High Steaks is very painful to watch and epitomises everything that makes the Gene Dietch cartoons so horrible to watch.
The animation is incredibly shoddy for starters. The facial expressions are forced, the colours are flat, the backgrounds are static and the editing is all-over-the place. The music is abysmal as well, there are no memorable, beautiful or energetic motifs, instead it is annoying, repetitive and creepy.
The cartoon is further disadvantaged by some truly stomach-churning sound effects, dull pacing, a predictable story and some sickening violence, so much so I felt compelled to turn the television off. When it comes to the characters, I really sympathised with Tom, Jerry is underused and really annoying and when it comes to talking about the support characters on Tom and Jerry the owner gets my vote as my most hated, I absolutely despised him with all my heart, it actually went beyond supposing to hate him.
Overall, while not the worst, this is a painful cartoon and to be avoided. 2/10 Bethany Cox
