MartinHafer
This wartime Popeye cartoon begins with Popeye taking on a fort full of Japanese soldiers and single-handedly wiping them out! As a result of this and other great acts of heroism, Popeye is granted leave--and he goes home. However, Olive is too busy with the war effort and the boys (Peepeye, Pipeye, Poopeye and Pupeye) entertain him by showing off what they've learned about home defense, camouflage and the like. In the process they end up beating the snot out of Popeye--and so he rushes back to the war in order to get some peace and quiet.Overall, this is a good WWII propaganda film--clever and able to make some good points about the war effort at home. My only complaint is the oddly drawn messenger bird. It looks like it was made by another studio and is oddly animated. But, it's a minor quibble.
ccthemovieman-1
Popeye discovers it's more relaxing fighting WWII than being home with his nephews. That twisted message should tell you something about this lame Popeye effort.The poor sailor is anxious to see Olive and the little ones, but all they do is run over him (Olive, with a car) and torment him (the kids, with their Home Defense Program tests - with Popeye as the victim.)Generally, the artwork was poor and the jokes lame. I miss the days when the Fleischer Brothers did these cartoons; they were far better. Popeye even gets a little mean-spirited at the end, when he shoots the messenger. No wonder a popular expression over the last half century is, "Hey, I'm only the messenger."
tedg
I've been watching propaganda movies recently. I don't think we appreciate the government influence on the industry, and its easiest to see here.In this case, the message seems to be that GIs can be relatively happy away compared to home.The story is that Popeye comes home to his girlfriend and family and finds them a hassle, so much so that he runs back to the front and shoots at the messenger that brings further leave. You can almost see the memo about what it was supposed to illustrate.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
TheOtherFool
Popeye is fighting against the Japanese enemy when he gets a couple of weeks off to see his family. He decides to visit his 4 nephews, who began a 'home defence' program on their own. They decide to try it on Popeye himself so he gets slapped around, beaten and kicked by his nephews so hard, he decided to go back to the ocean to fight the Japanese again. Anything's better than this bunch!This short propaganda film isn't as racist or offensive as others, except for the moment Popeye's nephews ask him: 'Did you kill any Japs, uncle Popeye?' and he answers: 'yes, we're all doing our duty!'.But mostly it's just slapstick-comedy, quite entertaining I must say: 7/10.
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