Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Forumrxes
Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
utgard14
Porky Pig takes shelter from the rain inside an old Irish castle, despite a sign outside that warns "Beware of Leprechauns." Sure enough, there are leprechauns inside the castle. Two of them, to be exact. Believing Porky to be after their pot of gold, they make him wear a pair of magic green shoes that force the tired pig to keep dancing an Irish jig. It's a beautifully animated cartoon with lovely colors. Nice voicework and music. It's not hilarious but it is amusing and fun to watch. The visuals are amazing for such a slight cartoon, particularly after Porky puts on the shoes and has his freak-out. By the way, some remarks here about stereotyping with the leprechauns? Really, people? Has it really come to that?
Michael_Elliott
Wearing of the Grin, The (1951) ** 1/2 (out of 4) It's a dark and stormy night so Porky Pig tries to get shelter inside a dark castle but he turns into a couple leprechauns who think he's there to steal their gold. This has never been one of my favorites and this latest viewing just affirmed that for me. The thought of Porky going up against a couple leprechauns should have made for some great entertainment but that's not the case here as we only get a couple small laughs. The whole gimmick of the two leprechauns coming together as one was an interesting idea but not enough is done with it. The same could be said about the joke dealing with the dancing shoes. Even Porky himself doesn't have too much to do. Considering it only runs 7-minutes you're going to stay entertained but there's so much better out there.
phantom_tollbooth
Chuck Jones's 'The Wearing of the Grin' is a genuine oddity. While he would ultimately utilise Porky Pig brilliantly as Daffy Duck's sidekick in several genre spoofs, Jones seems here to be struggling to find a use for a character whose personality doesn't extend far beyond his stutter. 'The Wearing of the Grin' largely eschews gags in favour of a creepy atmosphere and a sense of the surreal. Caught in a storm, Porky seeks refuge in an old castle where he encounters a pair of Irish leprechauns. While the strange sense of otherness is well evoked, 'The Wearing of the Grin' fails to generate that much interest. This is due largely to the boring characters of the leprechaun antagonists. The short build to a brief surreal set piece in which Porky is pursued by a pair of shoes. This is undoubtedly the high point of the cartoon yet it falls short on inventiveness and is ultimately quite dry. This sense of disappointment is compounded by a predictable and unfunny climax. All in all, 'The Wearing of the Grin' is notable for its unusualness but has little else to recommend it.
bob the moo
Caught in a rain storm while on his way to Dublin, Porky seeks refuge in an old castle despite warnings that it is inhabited by leprechauns. When he arrives seeking a room for the night, the two leprechauns assume that he is after their gold and decide to keep him away from it, one way or another.I could get all up in arms about Irish stereotypes and so on, but who cares? If you ignore this rather crude image and take it in the affectionate spirit it was intended then this is quite funny. Porky does some good double takes when first discovering the identity of his hosts (especially when approached by one of the leprechauns who says `pardon me sir, but have ye seen the lower part of me about?' - had me rolling!).The characters keep it amusing, even if the plot takes it places that don't totally work, but it is still quite funny and is different enough to hold it's own. One thing I didn't get was the way that the little fellas smoked their pipes upside down - is this the way it's meant to be done? Ah well, probably doesn't matter!
