Minnie the Moocher Reviews

To be honest, I can't remember the last time I saw a Betty Boop cartoon and I thought it was a good opportunity to check one of those on YouTube. Well, I have to admit that I had no idea that this character was already so old and I was also quite surprised that I enjoyed it so much. Indeed, for a movie made almost 100 years ago, the animation was actually quite impressive but I think I enjoyed the tone even more. Indeed, back then, there was no real censorship yet, these guys really went wild and it was so refreshing to see an animated feature miles away from what Disney was already making at the time. This short was also the first of three collaboration of Cab Calloway with this cartoon series and the intro featuring Calloway and his band was already a delight. As a result, the music was also top-notch through the whole duration and there was a really nice jazzy vibe combined with some really spooky stuff. The only complaint I might have was that the whole thing was finished so quickly, there was really no time to develop an actual plot and, as a result, Betty Boop got pretty much nothing to do, I'm afraid. Still, it was a minor flaw,  the end-result was actually really neat and you should definitely check it out, especially if you are interested in vintage animation.