"A Bird in a Guilty Cage"

"A Bird in a Guilty Cage" (short), 1952. Sylvester vs. Tweety in a department store.

Directed by Friz Freleng. Written by Warren Foster. Starring Mel Blanc.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 1/4 (Bad). It actually has a beginning and an end, which is pretty good for this sort of thing.
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent). Sylvester gets a couple great character moments.
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). There are some really great gags in this one - some of them are recycled almost verbatim from Bugs Bunny cartoons, but they're actually done better here. Freleng's in rare form. Wait a minute, I liked a Tweety cartoon? What the hey?
Objective Rating (Average): 2.2/4 (Okay)