BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Pecos Bill" is an American animated short film from 1948, so this one has its 70th anniversary this year. It says here on imdb 23 minutes, but I think actually it runs for a bit under 20 in fact and here we have another old cartoon about American everyday heroes like Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed etc. Pecos Bill is probably not the most known of the bunch, but his eternal friendship with his horse as well as his romance with Slue Foot Sue. It needs a little while to get going I would say, but at the latest when the previously mentioned ginger redhead character enters the picture, it is really worth seeing, not just looks-wise, but also story-wise. It is a Disney production with the inclusion of Clyde Geronimo and the best way to watch this one is to go for Melody Time, a full feature film that includes other cartoons and also some live action. Maybe just watch the segment if you know the other stuff already or don't care for it. As for this one here, music's nice, animation is nice and the story isn't too bad either. This is really exactly what a western animation film should look like, a pretty daring genre combination that could also go very wrong. But it all worked out fine, even became pretty touching towards the end. See it and with Ferdinand getting his own full feature recently, maybe this one here can at some point too. I'd definitely watch it.

utgard14 This cartoon was originally part of Melody Time. It's the longest cartoon in that movie and probably the best. It tells the story of Pecos Bill, a cowboy raised by wolves and capable of amazing feats. He meets the love of his life, Slue Foot Sue, and plans to marry her. But his jealous horse Widowmaker isn't happy about it. Great harmonies from Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers, who appear in live-action mixed with the animation. Disney's child stars of the time, Bobby Driscoll and Luana Patten, also appear. Indian part and cigarette smoking will no doubt ruffle politically correct feathers. It's harmless unless you insist on making it otherwise. It's a fun, cute cartoon.

MartinHafer This is a short that was used to make up the full-length film from Disney, "Melody Time". Following WWII, Disney Studio was a mess--a terrible strike and the war (where many of the workers were drafted and many more were assigned to wartime animation work) decimated the studio and many of the old animators were gone. As a result, Disney did not get back to making traditional animated feature films for several years. In the meantime, their 'full-length' films were really odd compilations of shorts--and of a rather lackluster quality compared to earlier and later work."Pecos Bill" is a cartoon that is narrated and sung by Roy Rogers and his regular backup group, The Sons of the Pioneers. It's a country western style cartoon about Pecos Bill--a kid abandoned (accidentally) in the desert and is raised by wolves--much like Mowgli from "The Jungle Book". Once he grows up, Bill has a lot of adventures--all set to country western music and narrated in a pretty funny manner. What I particularly liked was the animation--not the greatest Disney ever did, but better than anything else in "Melody Time"--even a bit better than "Little Toot". Enjoyable throughout, the only reservation I have is for younger audiences--I just can't see little kids enjoying this.

Atreyu_II 'Pecos Bill' is one of the segments from Disney's 'Melody Time'. In my opinion, it is a cartoon with very little to offer and limited appeal. It is basically just another cartoon. And one that isn't particularly interesting, with a bland plot, poor artwork, characters incapable of captivating the public and literally no charm.The only thing I really liked in this was the live-action sequences, with actors Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Bobby Driscoll and Luana Patten. The actors don't portray any characters, they portray themselves (which is fun). Bob Nolan, besides himself, is also cast as The Sons of the Pioneers. And I really like that horse, it's beautiful. These live-action sequences, while not the best Disney has ever made, are nevertheless interesting, charming and fun.If this was an entirely live-action short and these actors portrayed the animated characters (not by voicing them but as live-action) I'm sure it would have been a lot better. Unfortunately the live-action bits are short, way too short.By giving this a 5 rating I am being generous. The 5 is because of the live-action sequences. If I only considered the live-action sequences, I'd rate it much higher than 5. But the animated parts clearly deserve a far lower rating than 5.