I've heard that this short has received a lot of criticism about its story and gags but honestly it seems no different than any other short that came out before it. It has an interesting premise: Jerry's training to become a Karate master but struggles against Tom in spite of what he's learned. This causes his sensei to assign him a guard he can summon. His guard is none other than Spike the bulldog. There's not much to say other than it plays like a regular Tom and Jerry cartoon and for what it is I think it's fine. The animation's polished and the gags are still what you'd expect. It's interesting to note that this's the last Tom and Jerry short as of now as well as the last short written, co-storyboarded, co-directed and co-produced by Joseph Barbera before his death on December 18, 2006. Take it for what it's worth and see for yourself.
Review of The Karate Guard
