Jayden-Lee Thomson
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Rexanne
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Cassandra
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
TheLittleSongbird
Like Bosko's debut/pilot cartoon 'Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid', 'Sinkin' in the Bathtub' is interesting historically, with it being the first official Looney Tunes cartoon. It is also fascinating to see Loone Tunes in their early days before the creation of more compelling characters and funnier and more creative cartoons.Again like 'Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid', 'Sinkin' in the Bathtub' is an decent cartoon on its own, not bad but not much to get excited about. The story is paper thin and has its slow stretches, including an overly-sentimental moment with Bosko grieving over flowers, also getting a little repetitive towards the end. Bosko and Honey while cute do lack personality somewhat outside of being stereotypes.However, the animation is not bad at all, not exactly refined but fluid and crisp enough with some nice detail. The music is suitably bubbly and lush, with clever use of pre-existing material.There are some amusing moments, especially with the car, the sound is not as static as before, the cartoon is very cute without being too much and it is hard not to feel cheerful or smile at least while watching.In summary, decent but not great, worth seeing for historical interest. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Edgar Allan Pooh
. . . it's clear that the die has been cast to proclaim Warner Bros.' new animated shorts division as America's Extreme Early Warning System, particularly for its upcoming 21st Century Calamities, Catastrophes, Cataclysms, and Apocalypti. You can look at almost any snippet of SINKIN' IN THE BATHTUB and seem to hear a Morgan Freeman-like voice narrating from the Heavens, "Welcome to Trump World." From the cow spitting a giant glob of black chew at Bosko and Honey while blocking the progress of their touring car in the highway (obviously symbolizing the Environmental Rapist White House Resident-Elect Donald J. Rump has named as America's new "Protector" of Mother Nature) to the automobile itself that turns into a runaway bathtub at the drop of a hat (representing Conspiracy Theory Promoter Michael Flynn, Rump's man to be in charge of National Security), 2017 portends to be so Topsy Turvy that it's likely to be the last to begin under our current U.S. Constitution. When it's YOUR turn to sink below the swampy surface for the third and final time, don't be surprised to hear a Looney Tunes refrain echoing in your doomed brain, screaming "We tried to tell you so!"
MissSimonetta
Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930) was the first of the Looney Tunes series. It stars Bosko, a relatively unknown cartoon character later to be eclipsed by characters such as Porky, Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny.This short is derivative of the contemporary Mickey Mouse series, which was at the height of its popularity in the early 1930s. Gags such as the cow shaking its utter in disgust or the goat which accompanies Bosko to his girlfriend's home are directly taken from Disney works going as far back as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the late silent era.That being said, Sinkin' in the Bathtub is a cute but not essential short. A better introduction to Bosko would be Bosko's Picture Show (1933), which is funnier and very pre-code in its sensibilities.
ccthemovieman-1
As others have pointed out, this is the first official Looney Tunes cartoon to be released, so it certainly has historical merit. I like it because it has the odd, early '30s cartoon humor. It's hard to explain but because it's so dated, it has its own flavor to it, as Betty Boop did around this time. Is it almost primitive-looking in spots? Of course, but it was made at the beginning of sound being heard on screen and, well, it's over 75 years old so that's what you get. Frankly, in an innocent basic way, the cartoons of this period offer something different.It's still innovative in that you see some great sights that only animation can give you, like Bosco switching the shower to aim out the window, then surfing on the spray out the window, then pulling out a giant harmonica - that's bigger than he is - out of his pants! Outrageous!I don't believe I laughed out loud once during the eight-minute cartoon, but I enjoyed every minute of watching "Bosco" and his girlfriend and thought there were a lot of "cute" things in here. It got a little repetitive near the end but overall had enough sight gags to still call the whole thing "entertaining." That's not a bad way to start off the famous "Looney Tunes."
