Really Surprised!

One of my all time favorites.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Maybe not one of my all-time favourite cartoons, but one that still hits all the right buttons. The animation is fluid and colourful, with the character animation of the moose standing out among the WB characters. The music is lushly orchestrated and energetic with the ability to add to the humour and action, as any great music for a cartoon should do, the pre-existing tunes are recognisable and still appeal. The writing is fresh, witty with a little bit of a satirical edge without going overboard. The gags are just as hilarious and imaginatively timed, and the crisp pace and creative story(another very good example at Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes/WB doing something different and succeeding at that) help a lot. The characters are great, the moose is just hysterical- not in a long time have I seen a foil this funny-, the butler is delightfully snooty that shows disdain so entertainingly at still endearing Moe's incompetence. Mel Blanc's vocal characterisations in another one of his one-man-shows are dead on. To conclude, hilarious entertainment with a great premise done in a creative way. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Robert McKimson's 'The Oily American' represents a serious missed opportunity for some strong satire. Sid Marcus's script has a wonderful premise; an oil-rich millionaire has animals shipped to his mansion so he can hunt them and mount their heads as trophies without ever leaving the comfort of his own home. However, Marcus seriously drops the ball by making this millionaire a Red Indian, which adds a rather unpleasant, un-PC element. Even discounting that, the script is full of missed opportunities for some amusing dialogue between the tycoon and his stuffy English butler. The whole thing amounts to little more than some chaotic flailing about, gallantly held together by a doing-the-best-he-can McKimson. The ending, in keeping with the rest of the cartoon, is suitably lame and the sole enjoyable image one takes away from 'The Oily American' is that of a pygmy moose, far from enough to justify this grossly unfunny cartoon's existence.

Moe Hican, the wealthy Native American, is having his daily hunt. This time with a hideously deformed moose. Unfortunately, the hunt doesn't quite go as planned, particularly with Moe's butler inadvertently getting caught in the middle of it.Robert McKimson directed many excellent one-shots during his time with Warner Brothers (The Hole Idea being probably his most famous), but this has to be his funniest. The peppy Moe and his cynical butler are such great characters that I'm surprised McKimson never used them again. But they're nothing compared to the moose, who has to be one of the funniest "victims" ever in a WB cartoon. Seeing Moe's traps constantly turn on the butler is consistently chuckle-worthy, only strengthened by the Butler's increasing frustration with the Native's incompetence. And the ending, which I won't spoil here, will leave you rolling.An easy 10/10.

Hilarious cartoon about an oil-rich Indian's daily hunt gone wrong. The title to my rant is my favorite line from the 'toon, said after the sneaky moose Moe Hican's chasing gives the Indian a hotfoot! Many great gags in this 'toon! I hope that Warner Bros. sees fit to include this in one of their "Golden Collection" DVD sets soon. It's VERY mildly "politically incorrect", but it's a fine example of the perfect comic timing of the crew at Warner Bros, and nothing like some of the racially insensitive 'toons that they sometimes made, like the ones with "Inki", an extremely stereotyped black tribesman. I just hope the law advisers at Warner Brothers can see the difference.