This is another great Superman cartoon, not one of the best the Fleischers made, but still entertaining.
The story is about this fictional volcano called Mt. Monokoa, on a fictional unnamed island. On this island occurred the mightiest erruption that ever shook the earth, burying the beautiful city beneath it in molten lava, and creating destructive tidal waves that raced around the world. For 300 years, the mighty volcano lay dormant. A new and more beautiful city sprang up at its base. But now, after centuries of inactivity, slight tremors are being felt. Scientists of course watchfully check delicate instruments to determine the seriousness of the renewed activity. And that's when Lois and Clark of course are sent to report about it. On arrival, Clark has lost his press pass, but without him knowing, it's actually Lois who has stolen his press pass. As Clark goes to the town to acquire another pass, Lois takes a tour of the volcano. Her guide tells her that the plan to save the city is to blow a hole in the side of the volcano, thus altering the course of the lava flow away from the town, to the ocean on the other side of the island. Suddenly, the volcano begins to erupt, and lava spews out of its top, flowing towards the town. Lois and her guide are separated. Two men on the other side of the volcano scramble to get to the machinery which will blow a hole in its side, but a giant boulder cuts the wire connecting the dynamite to the machine. Now it's up to Superman to save the day.
Not one of the best ones that the Fleischers made, i like the other ones better. I don't know how to explain why. Maybe some of the animation is a bit sloppier than in the others. And the cartoon also tries to copy the spectacular scene in the Magnetic Telescope, where Superman grabs both ends of this cut wire, allowing the electric current to run through his chest from arm to arm, in the end of this cartoon. Some on IMDB also complain that Lois is a brat, when she steals Clark's press pass. Stuff like that doesn't really ruin the cartoon for me, since in my opinion it only makes the characters more realistic. So with all of that said, what did i like about this cartoon. Well i like the fact that in this one, it's not a villain or a monster Superman is fighting, for once, but a natural disaster. Fighting natural disasters is also a very cliche superhero challenge or task nowadays, but like i said in my review of Billion Dollar Limited, the plots in these shorts were original for they're time, and were some of the first films with these kinda plots. And this is the first and only time in this series, that Superman is fighting a natural disaster. Something different from the other cartoons, but great. I also really love the animation on the lava. And there are some really exciting scenes where Superman saves the town from the Volcano in this. My favorite scene is when Superman flies up to the volcano, catching a huge boulder hurtling toward the town and flinging it into the ocean. Great stuff!
This one is very entertaining. Not my favorite, but well worth a look. 8/10.
The story is about this fictional volcano called Mt. Monokoa, on a fictional unnamed island. On this island occurred the mightiest erruption that ever shook the earth, burying the beautiful city beneath it in molten lava, and creating destructive tidal waves that raced around the world. For 300 years, the mighty volcano lay dormant. A new and more beautiful city sprang up at its base. But now, after centuries of inactivity, slight tremors are being felt. Scientists of course watchfully check delicate instruments to determine the seriousness of the renewed activity. And that's when Lois and Clark of course are sent to report about it. On arrival, Clark has lost his press pass, but without him knowing, it's actually Lois who has stolen his press pass. As Clark goes to the town to acquire another pass, Lois takes a tour of the volcano. Her guide tells her that the plan to save the city is to blow a hole in the side of the volcano, thus altering the course of the lava flow away from the town, to the ocean on the other side of the island. Suddenly, the volcano begins to erupt, and lava spews out of its top, flowing towards the town. Lois and her guide are separated. Two men on the other side of the volcano scramble to get to the machinery which will blow a hole in its side, but a giant boulder cuts the wire connecting the dynamite to the machine. Now it's up to Superman to save the day.
Not one of the best ones that the Fleischers made, i like the other ones better. I don't know how to explain why. Maybe some of the animation is a bit sloppier than in the others. And the cartoon also tries to copy the spectacular scene in the Magnetic Telescope, where Superman grabs both ends of this cut wire, allowing the electric current to run through his chest from arm to arm, in the end of this cartoon. Some on IMDB also complain that Lois is a brat, when she steals Clark's press pass. Stuff like that doesn't really ruin the cartoon for me, since in my opinion it only makes the characters more realistic. So with all of that said, what did i like about this cartoon. Well i like the fact that in this one, it's not a villain or a monster Superman is fighting, for once, but a natural disaster. Fighting natural disasters is also a very cliche superhero challenge or task nowadays, but like i said in my review of Billion Dollar Limited, the plots in these shorts were original for they're time, and were some of the first films with these kinda plots. And this is the first and only time in this series, that Superman is fighting a natural disaster. Something different from the other cartoons, but great. I also really love the animation on the lava. And there are some really exciting scenes where Superman saves the town from the Volcano in this. My favorite scene is when Superman flies up to the volcano, catching a huge boulder hurtling toward the town and flinging it into the ocean. Great stuff!
This one is very entertaining. Not my favorite, but well worth a look. 8/10.