Nonureva Really Surprised!

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

John T. Ryan THIS PRODUCTION CAME along when the Woody Woodpecker character was still in its embryonic stages. The woodpecker had not developed into what we consider his best and far before his being the victim of creator/producer Walter Lantz's preoccupation with having a "cute" Woody; instead of a truly funny and irreverent wise guy. (This latter stage happened to coincide with the Woodpecker's words being voiced by actress, Grace Stafford (Mrs. Lantz).THE ON SCREEN presentation of starvation and the struggles between a manic starving bird and an equally hunger driven cat is a hard backdrop for comedy presentation. After prolonged struggling, the two are shown finishing up a feast on a hapless moose; who just wandered into the story during this extended period of extremely arctic-like conditions.WE'RE OF THE opinion that the powers that be at Universal Pictures wanted Producer Lantz to come up with an answer to Leon Schlesinger's BUGS BUNNY over at Warner Brothers' LOONEY TUNES/MERRIE MELODIES. This is a status that would be achieved, if only for a short period, some several cartoons later.WOODY WOODPERCER at the time of PANTRY PANIC may have had the proper lunacy, but gave us precious little to identify and sympathize with.

MartinHafer This early Woody Woodpecker cartoon is a lot more vicious than the later ones--which is exactly why I liked it! Additionally, it gives you a chance to see how different the early Woody drawings were compared to the more familiar later ones.When the cartoon begins, the weather prognosticating groundhog tells everyone to migrate south because a bad winter is coming. All the birds take off except for cocky Woody who announces he has plenty of food and he's staying. Well, the storm arrives in cartoon fashion--quickly and taking Woody's food! Now, after a month of nothing to eat, a cat knocks on the door. The cat intends to eat Woody--and Woody intends to eat the cat. The cartoon is full of cartoony violence and is pretty funny--and edgy to see such a beloved character behaving rather viciously. Well done and about as good as any of the cartoons coming from Warner Brothers at that time.

ccthemovieman-1 Who do you think would be labeled "Weather Forecaster Extraordinary?" How about "Prof. Weatherby Groundhog!" Oh, man, cartoon writers sure loved corny puns back in the "old days." Usually, though, I think they are fun to read and hear.With a bulletin that cold weather is approaching, all the birds zip up their houses and leave in a hurry. Who's skeptical about the weather warning? Woody, of course. He's like one of these dumb people who get hurricane warnings but stay home....and then disaster hits.The birds warn him: you're going to freeze and have no food. Woody just laughs at them, but not for long. The temperature drops from about 80 to 130 degrees below zero! (Hey, even the cartoon makes fun of that nonsense.)Things get worse in a hurry as our obnoxious friend gets quickly humbled and winds up fighting it out with a cat - each wanting to cannibalize the other! Yeah, the humor becomes dark. On a lighter note, the village in this story is absolutely beautiful. This is colorful and very nice artwork.

Robert Reynolds This short, also available on a great many public domain tapes under the alternate title of Pantry Panic, is proof that the difference between predator and prey is a matter of who is the hungriest. Entertaining but unexceptional. Fairly easy to find. Worth watching. Recommended if you like Woody.