Comments on: Popeye: The Optimus Prime of Early Animation http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:18:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adidas Sunglasses http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-134862 Adidas Sunglasses Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:41:52 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-134862 I really love anime and cartoons and Popeye is the my first favorite cartoons since 90's and children like it too. I really love anime and cartoons and Popeye is the my first favorite cartoons since 90's and children like it too.

]]> By: cheating natalie http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-127515 cheating natalie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:00:45 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-127515 Optimus Prime's voice is dead sexy... lol not that i'm into the whole robot thing lol Optimus Prime's voice is dead sexy… lol not that i'm into the whole robot thing lol

]]> By: Athanasios http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-90236 Athanasios Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:00:23 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-90236 Nice! Nice!

]]> By: Kalinikos http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-87226 Kalinikos Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:33:31 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-87226 Sorry :( Sorry :(

]]> By: Thrasyvoulos http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-84767 Thrasyvoulos Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:16:36 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-84767 Nice! Nice!

]]> By: David Halsted http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-14911 David Halsted Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:31:33 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-14911 <i>Funny what kids focus on.</i> Your daughter may enjoy the Out of the Inkwell cartoons, too. Funny what kids focus on.

Your daughter may enjoy the Out of the Inkwell cartoons, too.

]]> By: Dan Leo http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-11019 Dan Leo Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:29:10 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-11019 Dig it, Viscount. Even me and my fellow snotnosed nine-year-old punk friends knew that Brutus was bogus. Dig it, Viscount. Even me and my fellow snotnosed nine-year-old punk friends knew that Brutus was bogus.

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10994 Viscount LaCarte Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:59:03 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10994 <em>Oh, boy, I am so looking forward to this.</em> You and me both, Dan. Those cartoons are amazing and hilarious. Much better than the new ones they made in the (I think) 50s were Bluto became <em>Brutus</em> Oh, boy, I am so looking forward to this.

You and me both, Dan. Those cartoons are amazing and hilarious. Much better than the new ones they made in the (I think) 50s were Bluto became Brutus

]]> By: Dan Leo http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10969 Dan Leo Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:31:35 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10969 Oh, boy, I am so looking forward to this. I'm old enough to have watched these on afternoon after-school TV (Sally Starr's cowgirl show in Philly), and I loved this stuff. Now I just need a Curly-era Three Stooges box set. Oh, boy, I am so looking forward to this.
I’m old enough to have watched these on afternoon after-school TV (Sally Starr’s cowgirl show in Philly), and I loved this stuff. Now I just need a Curly-era Three Stooges box set.

]]> By: The Shamus http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10946 The Shamus Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:08:29 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10946 Kevin: Thanks for the info on the backgrounds. To OutOfContext: The Sinbad color short is in this box set, as well. Another reason it's a keeper. Kevin: Thanks for the info on the backgrounds. To OutOfContext: The Sinbad color short is in this box set, as well. Another reason it’s a keeper.

]]> By: OutOfContext http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10941 OutOfContext Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:55:56 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10941 I heard that about the backdrops too, Kevin, and it's easy to believe, although hard to understand technically. The early Popeye's have no peer in my book and I was excited to see they were coming out on DVD. When Popeye stopped muttering, he lost his character. I agree about the Depression era black and white, but I do remember a couple of early color cartoons (one with a Sinbad theme) that were pretty fantastic as well. I also enjoyed (as did my kids) Altman's Popeye and it puzzles me why it is usually marked among his worst. It was done very much in the spirit of the early Popeyes. I heard that about the backdrops too, Kevin, and it’s easy to believe, although hard to understand technically.
The early Popeye’s have no peer in my book and I was excited to see they were coming out on DVD. When Popeye stopped muttering, he lost his character.
I agree about the Depression era black and white, but I do remember a couple of early color cartoons (one with a Sinbad theme) that were pretty fantastic as well.
I also enjoyed (as did my kids) Altman’s Popeye and it puzzles me why it is usually marked among his worst. It was done very much in the spirit of the early Popeyes.

]]> By: Kevin Wolf http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10939 Kevin Wolf Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:34:13 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/07/30/popeye-the-optimus-prime-of-early-animation/#comment-10939 I'd heard that this set was coming out. I look forward to seeing them. And thanks for mentioning Segar, whose original Thimble Theater and Popeye strips are works of genius. Fantagraphics has begun publishing >a href="http://www.amazon.com/Popeye-Vol-I-Yam-What/dp/1560977795/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4044537-8731106?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185798494&sr=1-1">the complete Popeye</a> and I encourage fans to read them. BTW, it's my understanding that the backgrounds in these Fleischer cartoons often were, in fact, "real" three dimensional settings. They were rotated on a turntable to create the illusion of movement while the animation cels - depicting, say, Popeye walking - were propped up before the background on glass. I’d heard that this set was coming out. I look forward to seeing them.

And thanks for mentioning Segar, whose original Thimble Theater and Popeye strips are works of genius. Fantagraphics has begun publishing >a href=”http://www.amazon.com/Popeye-Vol-I-Yam-What/dp/1560977795/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4044537-8731106?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185798494&sr=1-1″>the complete Popeye and I encourage fans to read them.

BTW, it’s my understanding that the backgrounds in these Fleischer cartoons often were, in fact, “real” three dimensional settings. They were rotated on a turntable to create the illusion of movement while the animation cels - depicting, say, Popeye walking - were propped up before the background on glass.

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