Gopher Broke (2004)

I love this movie so much

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I probably would not agree with this film's Academy Award nomination, but it's not worse than the eventual winner "Ryan" either in my opinion. "Gopher Broke" is a short film that only runs for 4 minutes, is animated and tells us about the unsuccessful attempts of a gopher to get a meal. And when he finally seems to manage, it's just a gigantic cow that falls down on him. I hope he is alright. The animation was okay, the story wasn't bad either for four minutes. yet something's missing for me to recommend this work. It was not as funny as I hoped it would be. Can't say I am too surprised that writer and director Jeff Fowler has not managed to build a career on this in the last 10 years. So, not recommended, although it's not horrible either.

"Gopher Broke" pretty much well represents the medium standard of CGI animation at this particular moment of time. It's titular character is cute and goofy looking, it's a modern throw-back to almost Looney Tune-esquire humor, and it gets a few Aws and Giggles.Basically, the gopher is hungry and digs a rut in the road so that farmers going to market will spill some food for the gopher to eat. However, the gopher is too busy celebrating each victory that something always comes along and steals the food away. Poor hardworking gopher just can't get a break, so he.... doesn't. He gets crushed by a cow and that's it. Because, I guess, that's ironic.Gotta admit, of all the cute goofy gopher characters out there, I wouldn't really distinguish this one. I don't know precisely why we're watching this gopher, except that he's cute and goofy lookin'. But he's not really all that inventive or resourceful, he just kinda keeps trying everything over again, just at higher degrees, and so he and the story gets nowhere. But oh well.--PolarisDiB

...wait till a cow lands on you.You'll never look at a trip to the Farmer's Market the same way again. "Gopher Broke" is a colorful look at one animal's frustration in trying to get what he wants, namely food. And how he is thwarted from that goal at every turn. He hits a bump in the road and tries to make it work for him (literally). But there are more aggressive scavengers than he. Such is the way of life, and not just for gophers, either. It's now available for purchase, for a mere five dollars, at www.Filmporium.com. The DVD includes two other shorts, "The Hill Farm" and the off-beat romance "The Fan and the Flower."

Gopher Broke was playing as part of the Sundance Film Festival this year. It is a great 3D animated short about a hungry gopher who tries to 'score' produce from passing-by farm trucks. Of course, his mishaps are what make the show funny. Gopher Broke was nominated for the 2005 animated short film Academy Award.The animation is well-done and the gags come rapidly throughout the films 4 min. run time. My favorite joke involves a passing by cow. It's always fun to watch a good animated short. And while this may not be a classic like 'What's Opera Doc?', 'Gopher Broke' is a very entertaining toon. Hopefully, we'll see this scheming gopher again soon. Overall, a highly recommended animated short I voted an 8 for.