Bluto is the boxing champ; Popeye is his challenger; Wimpy the timekeeper. Popeye is pounded mercilessly until Olive comes by with a can of spinach.
Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s animation that makes your ears bleed from the sound design, you'll love this. If you prefer your boxing matches to have actual rules, skip it. It's short, loud, and entirely ridiculous. 🥊 Bluto is just a brute. He spends the first few minutes turning Popeye into a human accord...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s animation that makes your ears bleed from the sound design, you'll love this. If you prefer your boxing matches to have actual rules, skip it. It's short, loud, and entirely ridiculous. 🥊 Bluto is just a brute. He spends the first few minutes turning Popeye into a human accordion. There’s something genuinely painful about the way Popeye gets smashed into the canvas. You can almost feel the rubbery physics of his limbs. Wimpy being the timekeeper is a b..."
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