tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3885653378470443408..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: American Pop (1981)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-6108430554948067302013-07-03T09:55:13.023-07:002013-07-03T09:55:13.023-07:00Glad you enjoyed it Richard, sorry it took me so l...Glad you enjoyed it Richard, sorry it took me so long to answer but sometimes replies avoid me! But yeah, American Pop is a great film, so serious, so epic, so dramatic for an animated film, I was surprised how much emotion they could convey through the aniamtion. Bakshi's best in my opinion. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-13525315163898554372013-03-19T10:26:34.114-07:002013-03-19T10:26:34.114-07:00The hideous cover for this DVD made me avoid this ...The hideous cover for this DVD made me avoid this movie for years. My wife is a fan of all things Bakshi (and American animation outside of Disney) so when I saw your review, I thought I'd rent it despite my reservations. American Pop is a truly great film. I really enjoyed it. One problem: Bob Seger. Really? All that buildup and Bob friggin' Seger? I was super disappointed.Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-66317949453172784962013-02-05T08:57:38.516-08:002013-02-05T08:57:38.516-08:00Yeah, this was always my complaint about Bakshi...Yeah, this was always my complaint about Bakshi's stuff, how it felt disjointed, but I think this one benefited from having a good script written by Ronni Kern, he hadn't written much before American Pop, but has written a lot of television and straight to dvd after he did American Pop. I think this is what gave it it's coherence, because most of Bakshi's films previous to American Pop, he'd written himself. <br /><br />Apparently writing isn't Bakshi's forte. I think it worked wonderfully for American Pop, because this way he could just syphon all of his strengths on directing and animating. <br /><br />Hope you enjoy it Jack. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-52566857529626028942013-02-05T07:56:20.531-08:002013-02-05T07:56:20.531-08:00Heard good stuff about American Pop. Will be watch...Heard good stuff about American Pop. Will be watching it soon - preparing a little Bakshi marathon.<br /><br />Good to hear that this is a Bakshi film with a strong story for a change.Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.com