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Bob's Birthday
Margaret Fish is planning a surprise party for her dentist husband, Bob. Meanwhile, at the office, Bob is having a mid-life crisis while insects munch on what's left of his plants. When Bob returns home, Margaret has a terrible time getting him into the room where everyone's hidden until he's halfway through changing clothes and talking about how horrid all their nebbishy friends are (the same friends hidden all over the room).
| Release : | 1994 |
| Rating : | 7 |
| Studio : | ONF | NFB, |
| Crew : | Director, Director, |
| Cast : | Andy Hamilton Alison Snowden Harry Enfield Andrew MacLachlan Sally Grace |
| Genre : | Animation Comedy |
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As Good As It Gets
It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
"Bob's Birthday" is a 12-minute movie from 12 years ago by the National Film Board of Canada. David Fine and Alison Snowden wrote and directed this Oscar-winning little movie and they are mostly known for their work on "Shaun the Sheep" (the series, not the new movie). Anyway, this one here has some dark humor, but also some truth to it. A woman invites all her and her husband's friends to surprise him on his birthday. Unfortunately, the husband does not have his best day, walks around with no pants and calls all their friends boring while they hear it still being hidden to surprise him. Lots of awkwardness in this movie and some pretty funny moments I thought. Decent watch and I recommend it. The animation is very simple, but I liked it too.
This short disgust me. Totally sickening. I can't think of another cartoon that has a character imitating an elephant with his crotch. I bet the main reason why this short won an award is because of its sexual content. When I first seen this on Cartoon Network that one time, I was shocked and disgusted. Lately and recently, I never saw it again. Now, I have no love for elephants, no thanks to Bob. Trust me on this. This is not a cartoon for kids and well- minded adults, like myself. Man, I wished Cartoon Network never aired this crap (The time they've aired O Canada). In fact, I wish Adult Swim was separated from Cartoon Network.
Next time I'm scheduled for a teeth cleaning (or worse) I'll pop this DVD in to give me something to think about while he starts drilling! Picturing my dentist doing "Bob's Elephant Routine" will be a distraction almost as good as novocain. The surprise party Margaret plans for Bob goes wrong in a way that makes my party faux pas pale by comparison. But I really can relate to Bob's birthday anxieties, although, luckily I haven't reached the big four-oh, yet.I'm glad this got expanded into a series but you really should see the short that started it all. For your own copy, go to www.Filmporium.com. For five dollars you can pick up this DVD, which also includes "Aria", a short, stop-motion puppet interpretation of "Madame Butterfly" and the risqué, fun "Girl's Night Out".
This short justly won the Academy Award and is probably one of the two short produced by the National Film Board of Canada (the other is The Cat Came Back) that most people would have seen than any other work done under their umbrella. Excellent and hilariously funny, particularly Bob's semi-meltdown under circumstances that his wife Margaret would just as soon forget. Beware of surprises. Available from the NFBC, relatively easily for Canadian citizens, a bit more complex for non-Canadians, but worth it either way. Most joyously recommended by a somewhat less neurotic, just-turned-42 Robert!
