"Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy" is a 47-minute animated short film from over 10 years ago. The version i watched ran for 47 minutes, but I see there's apparently also one that runs for 44 only and fulfills the short film criteria according to IMDb, even if I did not find it. Anyway, this is about Popeye, the famous sailor and people who have seen his old cartoons from clearly over half a century ago may have a hard time adjusting to this modern style of animation. But if you do manage, you will be rewarded. I thought this was a good version of the sailor stories. I think they managed a nice balance between new aspects (Bluto is not the bad guy really) and the traditional values (Popeye eating his spinach in the end to get superpowers). The film delivers in terms of drama (surprisingly) and comedy. Of course with this runtime there are no jokes every 15 seconds like in the 7-minute cartoons, but this simply would not be possible The ones that are there are working and I also liked the animation. nice idea that almost all the action takes place on a ship, which adds a lot to the sailor reference again. One of the people who made this is successful actor and Golden Globe nominee Paul Reiser, which surprised me a bit. All in all, I say good job to everybody who worked on this, also the great voice acting cast who nailed their parts, and I recommend checking it out. Too bad no sequels were made afterward. Maybe the reason i enjoyed it is that I am not the greatest fan of the old Popeye cartoons and occasionally consider them quantity over quality.
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
(2004 Video)
Different, but good
29 April 2016
Warning: Spoilers