Friday, April 3, 2026

For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953)

Disney plays a little racist in a quick seven minute cartoon. This short has tourist Goody riding his jalopy through Mexico, and meeting up with an obstinate bull on a road. After removing him through dumb luck, the local villagers call ahead to the city, and announce the arrival of the new matador. Goofy shows up and faces a bull in a crowded arena. While amusing enough, Bugs Bunny fought a bull to much funnier results. The downer here is the portrayal of Mexicans- caricatures with funny accents, sombreros, and unkempt hair and mustaches. Internet sources lists an alternate version with the Mexicans edited out, but they show up on some older physical media. Kids might need that title Hemingway reference explained, as well as the Mexican stereotype.

Frankenstein Reborn! (1998)

Charles Band and David DeCoteau strike again in this monstrously awful tripe. Cute Anna (Haven Burton) is sent to uncle Victor Frankenstein...