Rating: - Everyone is fat!
Let's put it this way. I can't say I vehemently disliked it because it was, in its own way, an acceptible introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan for children. This sort of programming is not uncommon for introductions to opera, operetta, and other classics, and I've certainly seen worse. Even as a self-proclaimed G&S purist, I am still not adverse to reasonable experimentation and adapation - as this film most certainly is! - but also (as a purist) I had to cringe at some of the truly drastic changes made to the original, and I don't think that 70's pop music mixes well with G&S, either, and ... Read More
Rating: - A Curious (70's Era) Animated Operetta
What is the audience for a psychedelic kiddie cartoon version of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? Who the devil knows--but that didn't stop Air Programs International (API), the Australian animation studio, from making this hour-long movie. This was the same studio that created the beloved "Famous Classic Tales" series of animated TV specials shown in the US from 1970 through the early 1980s (e.g. A Christmas Carol, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, Tales of Washington Irving, and many others). Gentlemen of Titipu is a departure from API's other specials. Firstly it is a musical--the only one they created. ... Read More
Rating: - Animated Operetta, with Anna Russell
What is the audience for a psychedelic kiddie cartoon version of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? Who the devil knows--but that didn't stop Air Programs International (API), the Australian animation studio, from making this hour-long movie. This was the same studio that created the beloved "Famous Classic Tales" series of animated TV specials shown in the US from 1970 through the early 1980s (e.g. A Christmas Carol, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, Tales of Washington Irving, and many others). Gentlemen of Titipu is a departure from API's other specials. Firstly it is a musical--the only one they created. ... Read More
