Bardlerx Strictly average movie

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Lee Eisenberg The winner of Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards is a look at middle age. I understand that "Bob's Birthday" became the inspiration for an animated series. I've never seen the series, so I can only focus on this story of a dentist's misgivings about reaching middle age while his wife invites their friends over for a birthday party.I should note that this is a mature cartoon, but in my opinion that improves it. The cartoon doesn't sugar-coat or dumb anything down. It treats the characters with respect the whole time. It also brings to mind the fact that the millennials will start reaching middle age in a few years. That creates all the more incentive for us to check out "Bob's Birthday". I recommend it.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Bob's Birthday" is a 12-minute movie from 12 years ago by the National Film Board of Canada. David Fine and Alison Snowden wrote and directed this Oscar-winning little movie and they are mostly known for their work on "Shaun the Sheep" (the series, not the new movie). Anyway, this one here has some dark humor, but also some truth to it. A woman invites all her and her husband's friends to surprise him on his birthday. Unfortunately, the husband does not have his best day, walks around with no pants and calls all their friends boring while they hear it still being hidden to surprise him. Lots of awkwardness in this movie and some pretty funny moments I thought. Decent watch and I recommend it. The animation is very simple, but I liked it too.

Kristie Ann Webb This short disgust me. Totally sickening. I can't think of another cartoon that has a character imitating an elephant with his crotch. I bet the main reason why this short won an award is because of its sexual content. When I first seen this on Cartoon Network that one time, I was shocked and disgusted. Lately and recently, I never saw it again. Now, I have no love for elephants, no thanks to Bob. Trust me on this. This is not a cartoon for kids and well- minded adults, like myself. Man, I wished Cartoon Network never aired this crap (The time they've aired O Canada). In fact, I wish Adult Swim was separated from Cartoon Network.

Robert Reynolds This short justly won the Academy Award and is probably one of the two short produced by the National Film Board of Canada (the other is The Cat Came Back) that most people would have seen than any other work done under their umbrella. Excellent and hilariously funny, particularly Bob's semi-meltdown under circumstances that his wife Margaret would just as soon forget. Beware of surprises. Available from the NFBC, relatively easily for Canadian citizens, a bit more complex for non-Canadians, but worth it either way. Most joyously recommended by a somewhat less neurotic, just-turned-42 Robert!