'The Skeleton Dance (1929)' takes a while to get into its eponymous boogie, with its first few scenes dedicated to establishing a variety of graveyard creatures (such as hooting owls and screeching cats). When the skeletons hop out of their graves and do their jaunty little jig, though, the flick is as silly and enjoyable as you'd expect. It feels really random, but that's not a massive issue; the experience is, in essence, designed to do nothing more than make you laugh. In this regard, it succeeds. It isn't hilarious, don't get me wrong, but it is rather funny in a subtle sort of way. Its animation is also wonderfully rubbery and has a real energy to it. It's a simple but solid animated short that should put a smile on your face. 6/10.
Review of The Skeleton Dance
