Lovesusti
The Worst Film Ever
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
mlmlv23
Watch this show in movie form. I repeat. Watch this show in movie form!What seems like crude, random ridiculousness in the form of 15 minute episodes is actually an outstandingly well composed film. I have to admit that if I had seen this in only short bits and re-runs that I would have wrote it off as stoner humor and not given much more thought into the show. I was lucky enough to have watched the DVD years ago in its full 3hr and 23min form and still regard this show very highly. It's worth the watch and much deeper than it appears on the surface.Although 12oz Mouse may not be for everyone, it is a work of art that deserves a second look. Watch as a movie!
Nick Calogero
I remember as a kid loving this show. I loved the action. I loved the comedy. I loved the story that was hard to follow. I even loved the awkward, stupid, somewhat boring parts like when The Eyeball is just making puns based around the word "eye".This was a short running show, I think it only laster one or two seasons, not that it was cancelled, it just had a final episode and that was it. For the most part the show was an action, and a comedy, but put little emphasis on either. It was mostly just dialogue that sounded like the voice actors were high and, for me, usually either intrigued me about the story (which wasn't really there until half way through the series), or was genuinely funny. And despite just how boring it seemed I was never really bored. I guess it's kinda like being high on pot. In the second half of the series there's a more emphasis on story and action, the story is hard to follow because you can't get it from what you see considering that the show was made up of shitty drawings. All the story is really presented in character dialogue, which, for the incredibly small budget the show had, was pretty good. It goes into more detail about Fitz's (the mouse) past and what the show's mobsters (a stick guy, a talking pink box with sunglasses, and the shark from sealab 2020) are planning to do to the city (which pretty much results in the intro sequence).All I can really say is that if you can get with, or like the bad drawings, bad animation, character dialogue, strange comedy style, strange action sequences, hard to follow story, and sex shifting manwoman you should have a great time with the show. It's more or less meant for every episode to be watched (in order of course) which shouldn't be hard considering it's more like an episodic movie than a TV series (it's a short series).I'd normally give it an 8, but I'm gonna go ahead and give it a 10 for nostalgia.
Rectangular_businessman
I heard many bad things about this show: That it was stupid,poorly animated pretentious and without sense at all, and yes, all that is true: Is stupid, poorly animated, possibly pretentious and without sense at all, but in some way it managed to keep my interest from the first chapter until the ending. The animation is extremely simplistic, the dialogue is cryptic and confusing, at first starts as a "random" comedy (Except that it wasn't funny) but it quickly turns into a weird sci-fi thriller, filled with strange plot twists and bizarre situations. And then it's when I started liking this show, because the mystery was bigger and bizarre while the series advances. I really love this series, but I'm sure that many people will hate this. I guess that is not a matter if someone "understand" the whole thing (I don't understand this show, and I love it) but only a matter of taste. Think about this: Some people love the films from David Lynch and others loathe them. The same can be applied to this show: Some love it, others can't stand it. Personally I loved it.
bob the moo
adult swim is a very strange stable at times. All the cartoons seem to be aimed at the same audience and as such are mostly all based on a surreal style of humour. Some of the work brilliantly (and in my opinion ATHF is the best) and others don't. Some feel like they are deliberately forcing the surrealistic aspect at the expense of everything else and at first glance it appears that 12 oz. Mouse is doing nothing but trying to alienate the audience and seeking out those who will embrace anything that is weird or difficult because, somehow, they think it makes them smarter than others.I am not getting at everyone who loves this show but I do suspect that there are a few out there who like this simply because it is very difficult to get into. Personally I find it intriguing and I quite enjoy watching it because I am not totally sure what it is doing or trying to do. The plot basically revolves around an alcoholic mouse and the many unusual and suspicious characters that are around him and it is sort of told in the quick-talking, shady character populated style of 1950's crime noir. And for my money it is this effective atmosphere that made me keep watching even though I didn't really understand what was going on. The problem with it is that this only took me so far and eventually the novelty of the cool, guarded style and characters started to wear off, making it a bit more hard work that it really needs to be.And it is this point where I started to struggle because at one point I didn't notice that it was hard work and impenetrable stuff but then gradually I started to enjoy it less and less as it became harder work for less reward as I already knew what it was doing. The animation is cheap and crude but to me that does make for its appeal while the manner of delivery isn't so much "messy" as some have said but for me suitably referential. Overall though it is too hard to get into and, while I don't know if this is deliberate or not, it certainly doesn't welcome its audience with open arms. Impenetrable, scatological and cheaply animated it has its charms but beyond that it will appeal to a limited audience.