‘Serious cartoons’ may sound like an oxymoron, but don’t let that stop you from checking out this fascinating series featuring animated versions of classic stories like Ben Hur and Ivanhoe. The shows work best when they stick to the original story and don’t veer off course with some misguided notion that just because it’s animated it needs to be cartoony. The slapstick scenes in the Jules Verne classic From the Earth to the Moon are annoying, but the drama of three guys being shot from a cannon into space still works.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Greatest Tales Ever Told - The Collection
‘Serious cartoons’ may sound like an oxymoron, but don’t let that stop you from checking out this fascinating series featuring animated versions of classic stories like Ben Hur and Ivanhoe. The shows work best when they stick to the original story and don’t veer off course with some misguided notion that just because it’s animated it needs to be cartoony. The slapstick scenes in the Jules Verne classic From the Earth to the Moon are annoying, but the drama of three guys being shot from a cannon into space still works.
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