"Bosko the Doughboy"

"Bosko the Doughboy" (short), 1931. Bosko fights in the trenches of World War I.

Directed by Hugh Harman. Starring Carman Maxwell.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). It's so very wrong, but that might be half the fun. Whimsical gags - even some silly dancing - in the midst of grotesque horrors. Well, cartoonified versions of grotesque horrors, anyway.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.5/4 (Okay)