Review of The Mascot

The Mascot (1933)
6/10
That's a special little dog
28 April 2005
This is a lovely piece of animation; I admit I didn't watch the devil's ball segment with any closeness but the little stuffed toy dog is fantastic. I especially enjoyed the mix of animation with live action - the dog is extremely cute and funny (I particularly liked the cocking of the leg as he stood at the policeman's feet!).

This is a worthwhile and clever piece which looks like a pre-cursor to contemporary animations like 'The Nightmare before Christmas' and even 'Roger the Rabbit.' It also strongly reminded me of the Blur music video called 'Coffee and TV' with the little milk carton who is just trying to make his way through the rough live action human world.

View it if you like cute dogs who just want an orange and weird nightmarish sections of animation.
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