Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Eric Stevenson Robert Crumb hated the movie version of "Fritz The Cat" so much he ended the comic by killing Fritz, but they made a sequel anyway. Pity Ralph Bakshi wasn't involved as the first film wasn't great, but it was at least serviceable. This movie features Fritz imagining eight other lives while being yelled at by his wife. It's just so weird to even see him with one as he was so promiscuous in the first film. Honestly, I'd like to see how he even got a wife, but it's never touched upon. My main complaint is the Henry Kissinger segment.It goes on for nearly 20 minutes and makes up a fourth of the film! In a movie that's only 77 minutes long, that's a big problem. This is the last ever appearance of Fritz the Cat in any media. So how does it end? His wife simply kicks him out and he presumably becomes a bum or something. I was always intrigued by the orange cat and tall mouse like woman that appeared on the poster and it turns out neither of them are even in the movie. **1/2

blakedaul I really liked the first installment of Fritz, but this one was just mediocre in comparison. Not having Ralph Bakshi direct this one was a huge mistake. The plot moves forward even more jittery, is way more vulgar, and overall nonsensical compared to the first. The few pluses I got out of this film is I really like the animation style of all the characters, and the settings. That is the one thing that they didn't take away from the sequel, and I thank them for that. Obviously effort and time was put into it on that side of the equation, so that is why I give The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat a 4 out of 10.

TheBlueHairedLawyer The animation wasn't bad, although incredibly cheap as they used greenscreen shots of Fritz dancing as filler. However, the 1972 Fritz the Cat film was crude and racist because it was making a statement on society at the time, as well as the hippie lifestyle. This new sequel, made two years later, is crude and racist just for the hell of it. It certainly doesn't seem to be reflecting any time period of society, although, if Fritz' new obese wife had a cell phone and lived in a trailer, it could easily pass off as reflecting the jogging pants wearing, Wal-Mart, texting trailer trash people of today.There were some scenes that made absolutely no sense at all, and the only scene I thought was remotely funny was the one where Fritz and the businessman in the space helmet are in the truck. Even the soundtrack was better in the original. Duke doesn't even have the same sounding voice as he did in the first one.I wouldn't recommend this film, just stick with the first one, you're probably better off not seeing this.

TheLittleSongbird It does have its problems, but I liked it, and I do think there are worse sequels out there. I enjoyed Fritz the Cat and was all for a sequel, and I got a pretty good film. The story structure is episodic and there are moments that I would deem strange, but along the way I noticed some improvements as well. While I loved the unique look of Fritz the Cat, the animation here is really good here as well, even more colourful and vibrant than before. Plus the pacing I felt was much more secure first time around. The script is witty and funny, the soundtrack is hip and cool, the voice acting is good and Fritz still has both his hypocrisy and likability. Some of the supporting characters aren't as likable, and don't get enough screen time to shine though. Still, it is a pretty good film. 7/10 Bethany Cox