Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Michael_Elliott Scaredy Cat (1948) *** (out of 4) Fun Merrie Melodies short has Porky Pig buying a new house but his cat Sylvester is the only one that can see the strange things going on in it. This leads to some misunderstanding as Porky doesn't realize the danger inside the house and Sylvester will have to build up the courage to fight it. This is a pretty good entry in the series as both Porky and Sylvester are at the top of their game. The biggest weakness is that the mice really aren't developed too well so they're only middle ground villains. The best sequence in the movie is when the mice push the bed out the window and Sylvester gets blamed for what follows even though he's just trying to save Porky.

slymusic "Scaredy Cat" is an entertaining Porky/Sylvester cartoon, with Porky in his typical fussy middle-aged bachelor role who is constantly annoyed at Sylvester's childishly scared mannerisms. In fact, probably the best thing about this short is Porky's stuttering reactions to Sylvester's paranoia about the "haunted" house where they are staying.Some of the funniest scenes in "Scaredy Cat" include the following. Sylvester jumps into Porky's nightshirt after he sees a group of mice executioners carrying a cat to the guillotine. Later, Sylvester prevents an anvil and a bowling ball (both supplied by the mice) from whacking Porky in the head, but Porky of course misunderstands and demands an explanation from the mute Sylvester. (In fact, throughout most of the film Porky simply misses out on all the mischief that the mice create, and this only adds to Sylvester's hysteria.) Porky is even too absentminded to notice that the mice pushed his bed out the window onto a flagpole while he is sleeping! "Scaredy Cat" is a well-named cartoon, and Porky and Sylvester make a great team. A similar "haunted house" premise cropped up again with the world-famous pig and cat in "Claws for Alarm" (1954).

Akbar Shahzad (rapt0r_claw-1) Scaredy Cat is the first in a series of Porky/Sylvester teamings directed by Chuck Jones, and the series certainly started with a bang. Sylvester and his master Porky move into the last house the real estate agent had, for reasons only Sylvester understands. The house is inhabited by homicidal mice, who will stop at nothing to kill the intruders most painfully. Sylvester is the only one who knows what's going on, and the oblivious Porky mistakes Sylvester's attempts to save him as murderous. The animation of Porky is good, but Sylvester doesn't really look like himself. We must take into consideration that Sylvester was quite a new face in '48, and besides Jones never really drew him like Freleng did. The best horror scenes are those in which the mice's plans don't come off, like Sylvester's empty basket descending. The audience never knows what happened to the basket, nor what happened to Sylvester when he goes all white. This is a brilliantly funny cartoon, essential for all Looney Tunes fans, and as all Looney Tunes fans will have the Golden Collection DVD, all fans will see it!

Shawn Watson Porky Pig and his loyal cat Sylvester move into a big scary looking house and Sylvester (who doesn't have any dialogue in this 'un) is instantly panicky and afraid. He's sure the house is over-run with homicidal mice, booby traps and ominous shadows. However Porky doesn't appear to be listening and insists Sylvester sleep in the kitchen and not beside him, where he feels more safe. Sure enough, it's not long before the mice are poking at and prodding Sylvester with sharp objects or launching the poor kitty through windows. Despite repeated attempts, Porky will just not pay attention until he himself is kidnapped.Now it's up to Sylvester to rescue him in an unusual role as the victim turned hero. You gotta love him, he's just so adorable.