AniInterview
Sorry, this movie sucks
Spoonatects
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Geraldine
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
OllieSuave-007
A rather boring cartoon about a courtroom scene where an owl judge and a bunch of stupid bird jurors try to find out who shot the Cock Robin with an arrow. Most of the time, the character sing their way through the trial, which I thought was quite annoying. And, those abusive bird cops were horrible - glad the leg sparrow punched them a few. The redeeming character of the cartoon is the Mae West-like character. But, overall, this is one of the least entertaining Silly Symphonies.Grade D+
TheLittleSongbird
I have always been a Disney fan, and Who Killed Cock Robin is one of my favourite(after re-visiting it after so many years of having nothing but fond memories of it)Silly Symphony cartoons of the 30s alongside Flowers and Trees, The Band Concert, The Old Mill and The Ugly Duckling(1939). It is quite dark with all the interrogating, the perfect capturing of the mood of a detective story and the black and white opening credits, but the characterisation of Jenny Wren, the natural strut of the parrot while interrogating the parrot, the brilliant courtroom sequence and the delightful caricatures of Mae West(Jenny Wren), Bing Crosby(Cock Robin) and Harpo Marx(the third bird) ensure that it is very smart and satirical also(of the criminal justice system that is). The animation is fluid and colourful, each frame looking beautiful, and of the character designs the revelations were the strut of the parrot and the floating nature of Jenny Wren. The music is wonderful, really helping to enhance the action, and all the characters are great. There was a time where I was annoyed by Dan Cupid's high-pitched voice and his Ed Wynn-like laugh, but I am now used to it. Overall, simply brilliant. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Mightyzebra
Sometimes I'm so into watching Looney Tunes that I forget about gorgeous animated Silly Symphonies. This one, despite some jokes that would be inappropriate today (like a slightly racist one, which is probably about 20% racist), "Who Killed Cock Robin?" was a pleasure to watch.I enjoyed this Silly Symphony for the beautiful animation, Cock Robin, the singing and the female robin is good as well. The end is very sweet. Some people may be put off by the "innapropriate jokes" but it should not let you be put off. That was what cartoons were like in those days. They did not know it was rude. Sometimes it's quite nice to watch an "unsafe" cartoon nowadays. :-) A lot of Looney Tunes episodes are like this as well.A cute and handsome robin sings to a beautiful female robin, playing his guitar (the female robin is supposed to represent Mae West). Someone shoots him and the police investigate very quickly, taking quite a few witnesses to a court case. Will they find out who killed Cock Robin?Recommended to people who do not mind "different" cartoons and Silly Symphonies! Enjoy! :-)
Squonk
In this Silly Symphony cartoon, Cock Robin is shot with an arrow while trying to woo Miss Jenny Wren (wonderfully animated as a Mae West parody). A trial featuring a wide variety of well drawn bird characters follows. The cuckoo bird, drawn to look like Harpo Marx, is especially enjoyable. This is a great short, but it seems to sprint through the story. Other Silly Symphonies, like The Wise Little Hen, take their time with things. This one seems very hurried. Still, that shouldn't take away from enjoying the wonderful animation.
