OR
Title: The Bremen Town Musicians
Starring: Bob Hoskins
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Germany / Animals / Fairy Tale
Company: Rabbit Ears Productions
Directed by: John McCally
Year: 1993
MPAA Rating / TV Rating: N/A
Buy on: Amazon
The story starts off with a donkey who has become so old that he can't do anymore work on the farm. Because of this, the farmer decided to kill the donkey and when the donkey finds this out, he decided to run away from the farm and go out to the town of Bremen to start a musical band. Along the way, the donkey meets up with a dog, a cat and a rooster, who are all also running away from home and they all decided to form a band together. But along the way, the four friends ended up coming to a den of robbers and they decided to try to sing to them in order to not be killed by them.
So, I've been familiar with the fairy tale "The Bremen Town Musicians" for years now and I was surprised that Rabbit Ears Productions actually made their own version of this classic fairy tale. I really enjoyed the late Bob Hoskins' narration for this story. To be honest, when I was younger, I only knew Bob Hoskins through "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and there, he was able to pull off a fantastic American accent. It was only when I watched "The Bremen Town Musicians" that I realized that Bob Hoskins is actually British. Anyway, Bob Hoskins did a fantastic job at sounding so energetic with the characters, especially with the cocky rooster. Another thing that I liked about this story was the music by Eugene Friesen. The music was very well done and I loved how kooky yet catchy the music sounds. I also really enjoyed the story as it's rare to read a story about a bunch of animals trying to form a band together.
My only issue with this story was the artwork. While I enjoyed David Johnson's artwork in other Rabbit Ears stories like "Thumbelina" and "The Boy Who Drew Cats," I felt that the artwork here was a bit too out of place with this story. The artwork looked a bit too weird, what with the characters having cartoonish mismatched eyes on realistic bodies and that always made me feel a bit disturbed when watching this story.
Overall, even though the artwork clashes heavily with the story, this was such an enjoyable story to watch and anyone who is a huge fan of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale "The Bremen Town Musicians" will definitely enjoy this one!
No comments:
Post a Comment