Scrappy cartoon from Charles Mintz of Columbia Pictures. In this one, mad scientist Hugo Plotz experiments on the boy character in a water bowl by first turning him into a fish and then an old man.
Sid Marcus
United States
Is it worth your time? If you like old, jittery animation that makes absolutely zero sense, you’ll probably have a blast with The Great Experiment. If you need a plot that actually follows a straight line—or even a squiggly one—you’re going to hate this. It is barely a story. It is more of a series of aggressive incon...
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Sid Marcus
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old, jittery animation that makes absolutely zero sense, you’ll probably have a blast with The Great Experiment. If you need a plot that actually follows a straight line—or even a squiggly one—you’re going to hate this. It is barely a story. It is more of a series of aggressive inconveniences happening to a kid who just wanted to be left alone. The Hugo Plotz School of Science Hugo Plotz is exactly the kind of guy who shouldn’t have access to a laboratory. Or..."
