The Portrait of Captain Grogg
The Portrait of Captain Grogg
| 12 August 1917 (USA)
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An artist receives the visit of Grogg, an animated captain, to draw his portrait

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Blucher

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Micransix

Crappy film

Fairaher

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Hayleigh Joseph

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

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peefyn

In the opening of the previous Kapten Grogg shorts you get to see the animator drawing the opening shot. In this one the animator is working as usual, but he is tasked with making a portrait of Kapten Grogg. The good captain then comes for a visit, and turns into a slapstick chase through the apartment. It is surprisingly well done and fun! While the animation is clearly flawed at times (jumpy at some points, and see through at other), other scenes are really good!If you are watching these because you are curious about the history of animation, then don't skip this! It's actually really well done! I could imagine showing this short in front of later feature length movies doing the same thing, like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mary Poppins or Song of the South.

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