I know that Robert Crumb has made this film out to be some kind of illegitimate bastardization of his "Fritz the Cat" comic series. Having never read the comics, I am curious as to the differences between them and this film.
shareWhat i saw in trailer and have read on other websites it sounds like they did it like the comic series, you should check out danger diabolik that to me is the best comic book movie adaptation ever.
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shareDoes anyone who has read the comics and seen the film have an opinion on cool302's comment?
shareThe film is a lot more broard and less subtle than the original comics but some of the flavour is still there. There are similar episodes in the comics to the film but as well as being quite different in tone, the animation isn't really up to Crumbs style. It's certainly worth a watch but I can see why the rather sensitive Crumb was appaled at what they did to his comic creation.
If you like it (and read comics) track down the collected Fritz the Cat cartoons by Crumb.
I'm pretty sure Crumb got quite seriously ripped off by the creators of this movie too which could add to his bitterness about the whole project.
The film has a more "liberal" tone then the comics. There are many references though to Crumb's comics, even outside the Fritz comics.
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One major annoyance with both Fritz movies is the long pointless interludes of 'trippy' non-figurative animations with blaring music. It adds very little. not much wrong with the story parts - script could've been a lot sharper, but there's a lot of good stuff nonetheless
shareOne big difference is the scene where Fritz is with the revolutionaries. In the comic that the scene is based on, Fritz actually joins in raping Harriet (the horse girl), in the film he does not. Now, the obvious reason for this is in the film, Fritz is the protagonist, but the comic that scene is based on, he's just a no-good (the comic is titled Fritz The No-Good in fact). That comic had Fritz behaving differently from the previous comics, I think because at that point Crumb was sick of the character. However, since the film is mostly based on several earlier comics, they had to keep Fritz less psychotic.
I personally prefer the film because of this change. The ironic part is the Crumb had the nerve to criticize Bakshi's film for being "sick" and "violent"!
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.. thus providing fascinating glimpses into the depraved depths of the human psyche, providing masterfully subversive reading material for generations of teenagers. can't thank 'em enough
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