"The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" is an animated short film from 1982.
Directed by Bill Perez,
It sounds better than it is, trust me.
The real star here is of course the beloved Dr. Seuss who wrote it.
It's pretty boring and cringeworthy.
The film unites famous Dr. Seuss characters The Cat in the Hat, and The Grinch.
Crossover's have happened so many times it was a clique at this point, even by 1982.
Disney did it, Warner Bros. Did it, so of course Dr. Seuss had to jump aboard the bandwagon as well.
Unlike the 1967 film, "How The Grinch Stole Christmas.", this film feel's like an eternity to sit through. Even though they both run at 25 minutes each.
The Cat in the Hat and the Grinch both got animated shorts several years before this one was made, so by the early 1980s they had already reach their peak in popularity, especially the Grinch, as his first and most famous work was in the 1960's.
Never been a big fan of the Cat in the Hat to be honest, so I may be slightly biased in saying that his character did very little for me in terms of the story/plot. Plus the dialogue is some the worst of any of these animated shorts, which is surprising as this is usually the strongest aspect of Seuss's story-telling/writing.
Even with some interesting visual's, it's not enough to make up for the fact that this movie goes nowhere, and it's a pretty mediocre musical at that.
Definitely pandering to the lowest - common - denominator.
I have no idea how this won two Emmys, must have been a pretty slow year for TV.
Anyway,
I'm giving this one a 1/10.
(F)
Directed by Bill Perez,
It sounds better than it is, trust me.
The real star here is of course the beloved Dr. Seuss who wrote it.
It's pretty boring and cringeworthy.
The film unites famous Dr. Seuss characters The Cat in the Hat, and The Grinch.
Crossover's have happened so many times it was a clique at this point, even by 1982.
Disney did it, Warner Bros. Did it, so of course Dr. Seuss had to jump aboard the bandwagon as well.
Unlike the 1967 film, "How The Grinch Stole Christmas.", this film feel's like an eternity to sit through. Even though they both run at 25 minutes each.
The Cat in the Hat and the Grinch both got animated shorts several years before this one was made, so by the early 1980s they had already reach their peak in popularity, especially the Grinch, as his first and most famous work was in the 1960's.
Never been a big fan of the Cat in the Hat to be honest, so I may be slightly biased in saying that his character did very little for me in terms of the story/plot. Plus the dialogue is some the worst of any of these animated shorts, which is surprising as this is usually the strongest aspect of Seuss's story-telling/writing.
Even with some interesting visual's, it's not enough to make up for the fact that this movie goes nowhere, and it's a pretty mediocre musical at that.
Definitely pandering to the lowest - common - denominator.
I have no idea how this won two Emmys, must have been a pretty slow year for TV.
Anyway,
I'm giving this one a 1/10.
(F)