Three Little Pigs

1933 "Who's afraid of the BIG BAD WOLF?"
7.5| 0h8m| NR| en
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The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.
Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
utgard14 Academy Award-winning Disney short that brings to life the timeless fairy tale of the three little pigs who, as we all know, live in houses made of straw, sticks, and brick. The Big Bad Wolf comes by and does his thing, huffing and puffing. You know what happens next but it's still very entertaining to watch it unfold. It's a wonderful cartoon that was very popular with the Depression-era audience that first saw it and still holds up quite well today. Who doesn't love the classic song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" It's a beautiful-looking cartoon with rich colors and fluid animation. The voice work is terrific and the music score is delightful. It's the premier version of the three little pigs tale, which has been told in countless cartoons over the years. It's a fun short that everybody should see at least once, preferably when they're still young enough to truly appreciate its simple charms.
mads leonard holvik The three little pigs are very unlikable. Fat, round, smirky and totally out of whack with nature!Imagine they made Zeke's son out to be the pig's best friend. Zeke wolf is an animal that can only eat meat, and in fact, if he doesn't get meat, he will develop all kinds of medical conditions because of malnutrition. It is like the sailors who got scurvy and lost their teeth because they lacked vitamin c.This show is totally racist, but it seems like no one really cares about that. I wonder if it would be possible to make up stories were animals were not warped into something they are not and did not suffer because of human morality or political agenda?
MartinHafer Disney's THE THREE LITTLE PIGS is a classic and I remember watching and loving it as a child. In some ways the film isn't as good as I remember and in other ways it's far more impressive. As far as the story goes, it's much more tame than I'd remembered and this was disappointing. According to the older story by Grimm, after the two foolish pigs' homes are destroyed, they are eaten AND when the wolf goes down the chimney, he is made into stew and eaten by the wise pig!! I was actually hoping for this, as the tame Disney version didn't appeal as much to the sadistic child living within me! However, even with an overly tame approach, there is still a lot to love about the film. In particular, I marveled at the newly restored print as the colors are so vivid and inviting. Additionally, as a child I never noticed that the artwork was simply amazing--especially the great painted backgrounds. It's nearly the equal of the later full-length films such as SNOW WHITE or PINOCCHIO--it's that good.Overall, it's a lovely little film that will appeal to all but mostly to kids. Unfortunately, I don't know of any gritty versions available today because too many parents are afraid it'll traumatize the kids. What's wrong with a little trauma?! Give me the moralistic and bloodier version every time!By the way, a decade later, Looney Tunes essentially stole the idea of this cartoon in the form of PIGS IN A POLKA. However, despite being Oscar nominated, PIGS IN A POLKA isn't nearly the film THE THREE LITTLE PIGS and never gained classic status.
mk4 I've heard about the politically incorrect version...the original version...of this cartoon, but have never seen it until today. It's the theatrical release that featured the wolf dressed as a jewish peddler, complete with a BIG false nose, beard, long black hair and hints of Yiddishe music for a few bars in the background as he gets hit over the head by Practical Pig (A clever(?) disguise as why would a Jew be at the door going after some pork?) In the latter day, "cleansed" version (circa???), Disney artists edited this part out and REDREW the scene aping the old classic style, changing the Big Bad Wolf into a harmless Fuller Brush Man, sans Jewish features. This modern whitewashing happened due to protests from folks over offensive stereotypes, but anyone whose seen pre-code movies knows Jewish peddlers were omnipresent whenever street scenes were shown, as were all ethnic stereotypes On the "forbidden" video I viewed, the second cartoon featuring the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" ('34), he dons a fairy outfit and minces about in the forest in an openly gay manner (it's hysterical), enticing Bo Peep and two of the Little Pigs. I don't know if this scene has been subsequently cleaned-up as well for today's uneasy audiences, but I have never seen this cartoon before. In fact, it was a well-kept secret, never featured on any Disney TV show to the best of my knowledge. The video I previewed is fairly recent, released circa 1995 (I thought it was cleaned-up in the '50's or '60's...the old version being yanked from circulation around the same time). Other videos I have seen feature the "scrubbed" PC version from an even earlier date, so I don't really know what's going on over at Disney. All I can say is that I'm Jewish, and love watching stuff like this. I don't believe in censorship, revisionism, correctness, or cowardice for that matter. These films are a chronicle of their age, and should be left alone. I'd like a show of hands...have any of you seen one or both versions...and do you deplore the Disney clean-up...or condone it?