Got excited when I seen there was a new Tom and Jerry. Instant disappointment within 30 seconds in. Colors are obnoxiously crisp and the pacing was rushed and choppy like a really good high school flash animation project. Spike's attacks on Tom left no lingering effects at all. I only watched the first two attacks then I zoned out for the rest as the speed and choppiness started giving me motion sickness. The first gag has Tom thrown into a garbage truck that then compacts him. In the next scene Tom has no broken bones, no splints, no crutches, not even a band aid. As he reaches through an open window and grabs Jerry. As spike appears behind Tom I thought I knew what was about to happen. I thought spike would shut the window on Tom and produce a paddle and then pick up Tom by his tail and begin spanking him until he agreed to leave Jerry alone. Instead he produces a katana and cuts Tom in half. Then we hear Tom's internal organs fall out and he collapses. Then in the next scene he was not taped together or bandaged at all. This is when I zoned out. I think the younger audience would think highly of this cartoon but for someone who grew up watching the classics it's going to be a huge letdown.
Review of The Karate Guard
