Dan Gordon (5) (1902–1969)

2023 movie #52. 1939. The 2nd ever full-length animated movie and the first to use rotoscoping (for Gulliver). Some pretty clever animated scenes and an OK movie, except I didn't care for the music (which won Oscar nominations for original song and original score).

A cute telling of the Lilliput story, and I like the music. A short movie that the grandkids enjoyed despite its age.
I think one of the featured comic characters (Gabby, the night watchman) was a well-known cartoon personality of the day.

Superman sabotages the Japanese navy.

No excitement, no fun - just Superman, destroying and killing.

Concept: D
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.6/4

Superman vs. Nazis in the jungle.

There are some nice images, and a good role for Lois. It doesn't really work, though. It's basically a pile of adventure serial tropes thrown together for no apparent reason, with a hearty dash of patriotism and racism.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.2/4