Review of Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) by Sanity Assassin ! — 03 Apr 2012
The animation even gives early Disney a run for it's money and still stands up today. Hoppity is a bug who returns from some nondescript adventure/locale, perhaps he was fighting in the great bug wars, I dunno.
Bring on a prequel. Anyway he returns and immediately attempts to get laid. Can't blame him since Honey Bumble is super fit. The rest of the plot plays out as the humans desecrate the land and our buggy friends attempt to find a new place to live.
Some sweet songs, nice characters and one of the most racist things I've ever seen in a film involving rice and a Chinese impersonation, which is so innocent and out of the blue I was in stitches for hours.
It's a very good, if under-appreciated film. Apparently some small conflict affected it's cinema release but hey, catch it now.
This review of Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) was written by Sanity Assassin ! on 03 Apr 2012.
Mr. Bug Goes to Town has generally received positive reviews.
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