Oggy and the Cockroaches - Light in the night
Today, when jap and other fighting cartoons took down the standard (that's level was originally set up by legendary classics) under the cellar this one gives hope and good amusement even over kid age. Yes, Oggy and the cockroaches is actionful as well, but a good and up-to-date remake of the traditional cat-mouse chase. Its visual ideas and sound effects affect absurd and may grotesque, but they run on the old tracks of Tommy and Jerry or such other cult. Incredible gags and burlesque-situations make this cartoon classic of its age. The Oggy series are maybe disliked by lot of cartoon viewers, and disinterested for kids. This is simply to explain: this cartoon needs lot of so-called previous studies. The viewer shall grown up on Tommy and Jerry and old chase-cartoons, and so feels Oggy a modern answer on them. A nice parallelism: you wont understand or enjoy the modern arts without knowing the classics. Knowing them gives a basement to build on and enjoy the new ideas and the absurd covers of old patterns. It is maybe paradox, but the viewer of this simple-like show must have erudition in patterns of traditional cartoons and films. Without these the viewer wont understand the incredible ideas, the grotesque art of the situations.
Constantine Wolf
critic, Hungary
Today, when jap and other fighting cartoons took down the standard (that's level was originally set up by legendary classics) under the cellar this one gives hope and good amusement even over kid age. Yes, Oggy and the cockroaches is actionful as well, but a good and up-to-date remake of the traditional cat-mouse chase. Its visual ideas and sound effects affect absurd and may grotesque, but they run on the old tracks of Tommy and Jerry or such other cult. Incredible gags and burlesque-situations make this cartoon classic of its age. The Oggy series are maybe disliked by lot of cartoon viewers, and disinterested for kids. This is simply to explain: this cartoon needs lot of so-called previous studies. The viewer shall grown up on Tommy and Jerry and old chase-cartoons, and so feels Oggy a modern answer on them. A nice parallelism: you wont understand or enjoy the modern arts without knowing the classics. Knowing them gives a basement to build on and enjoy the new ideas and the absurd covers of old patterns. It is maybe paradox, but the viewer of this simple-like show must have erudition in patterns of traditional cartoons and films. Without these the viewer wont understand the incredible ideas, the grotesque art of the situations.
Constantine Wolf
critic, Hungary