Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Dizzy Red Riding-Hood" is another black-and-white short film starring Betty Boop from the early 1930s, so this one has its 85th anniversary this year and it should not come as a surprise that Betty is not too known today anymore. I myself cannot say that this makes me too angry as I am not the biggest fan of her as a cartoon character. Here we see Fleischer's take on Betty as Red Riding Hood and using her as famous fairytale characters is not a rarity. She also has her own little Snow White version. As usual with Betty, the film runs for under 7 minutes and includes really more music than a truly funny or memorable tale in terms of drama. I liked the tune of "London Bridge" the most about this short film here I guess. Other than that, it is not really worth the watch sadly. Thumbs down.

Foreverisacastironmess Compared to some of the really fiery examples of spooky and surreal brilliance that the Fleishers were still actually allowed to do by the cartoon-code powers that be around the time that this was made, Betty's second 'fairy tale' themed loony adventure presents an oddly far more ordered kind of chaos than you may be expecting. But I really enjoyed this one, it's very charming in its own weird way, and has a great sense of classy olden days, kooky be-bob-a-rhythm to it! Things don't morph or stretch or squash at all, but there are a couple of good freaky sight gags that set the usual tone and take the viewer straight into a little realm very special weirdness right away. The trees are quite creepy, and the deep dark woods are a nice and suitably eerie backdrop for Betty to be finding herself hiking into typically unusual territory... I get a kick out of all the adorable little rhymes Betty says about things as she makes her merry way! She's sure one to talk, singin' about people with big heads! Her design in this still looked a little rough and off-model somewhere. I'm pretty sure she was still a dog at this point, even though you can't see her ears, her riding hood covers them. I liked the evil wolf, I thought he was a great little character. I liked the effect with his very scary pointy teeth! It was surprisingly nasty when Bimbo beats him up off-screen and steals his skin! Ah, but the wolf was probably just fine seeing as his skeleton did run away! It's a decidedly odd take on the classic story, with some very nice artwork. I loved all the rich detailed animation of the backgrounds, and the enchanting closing image of the star-filled night sky was just beautiful-no less so at all for being in black and white. Also of note, this is one of the raciest Boop shorts I've ever seen! The whole short is so filled with raunchy crackpot humour that it's never really scary at all. At their very best the Fleischers were all about the magic and fun of what they were doing. Some of these 30's animations have such timeless soul, and I for one won't ever grow weary of them. Many decades later they still endure, as does Betty...she's "still got it!"

Tweekums This short sees Betty taking on the role of Little Red Riding Hood as she walks through the forest to visit her grandma. Bimbo follows behind despite being told to stay at home. On the way some talking trees warn her that there is a wolf in the forest but she continues and meets the malevolent creature; it is clearly intending to eat her but Bimbo kills the wolf. Bimbo then wears the wolf's skin and gets to Grandma's ahead of Betty. Betty then sings to 'Grandma' who is really Bimbo but looks like the wolf.While this isn't as inventive as the later Betty Boop version of Snow White it is a good take on the 'Little Red Riding Hood' tale with an enjoyable twist. The wolf was a particularly villainous creature; we see how he is planning to cut her throat; so it was a lot of fun when Bimbo defeated him. As always there is a lot of inventive animation; some of it funny like when she uses her picnic basket as a boat and it grows an outboard engine and some of it mildly disturbing like the singing fish she intends to take to Grandma's. As is often the way with her early cartoon there are some risqué moments: here her garter belts slip down and as usual she shows rather a lot of leg. I'm sure fans of Betty and Bimbo will enjoy this one.

Brian Camp "Dizzy Red Riding Hood" (1931) is an early attempt by the Fleischers to place Betty Boop in a children's tale setting with surreal imagery and the occasional ribald gag. It's not as successful as the Boop version of "Snow White" (1933), one of Fleischer's undisputed masterpieces, but it is enthralling, occasionally funny and offers a surprising portrayal of Betty's dog sidekick, Bimbo, as more of a leading man. Here, Betty, dressed up as Red Riding Hood, ventures into the dark, foreboding forest on the way to Grandma's despite warnings (by the trees) of a wolf at large. She sings a song about picking flowers and includes a verse about pansies, to which an effeminate tree responds in song, "And the fairies like them, too." The hungry wolf, who follows Betty with knife and fork at the ready, offers only a momentary threat. The one Betty really has to worry about is the lusty Bimbo himself who makes short work of the wolf, puts on his skin and beats Betty to Grandma's house where he waits in bed disguised as the wolf disguised as Grandma. As Betty sings a song to "Grandma" about how big "her" eyes, ears, teeth, etc. are, Bimbo seems to take great glee in groping her and lifting her up. The ending is surprising, but quite satisfying, especially for fans who've always wanted poor Bimbo to get more of a break.As usual with the early Boops, the black-and-white animation is filled with objects and pieces of nature that come to life and talk to Betty. It's a fun cartoon to watch, although it's never as inspired as the peak period Boops of 1933, such as "Snow White" and "Minnie the Moocher." Despite the risqué gags, which will go over the heads of the very young, "Dizzy Red Riding Hood" should still be safe for the same kids who enjoyed such family-friendly Betty Boop children's tale parodies as "Mother Goose Land" and "Betty in Blunderland."