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Face Like a Frog

Face Like a Frog (1988)

October. 20,1988
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7.3
| Fantasy Animation Horror

A frog is driving his alligator-shaped car when he is stopped by a shapely she-frog who steps into the road. She tells him that her house is haunted, so he goes along to assist.

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JinRoz
1988/10/20

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

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Invaderbank
1988/10/21

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Matho
1988/10/22

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

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Mathilde the Guild
1988/10/23

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Shawn Watson
1988/10/24

I first saw Face Like A Frog (or at least part of it) on an episode of Liquid Television when I was about 10 years old. I absolutely loved, LOVED the "Don't Go In The Basement" song and I had no idea that it was part of a larger animated short until recently.The cartoon is mostly unintelligible first time around (and none the worse for it) but it features a frog going into a cursed house to sort it out...and that's basically it. But the colors, characters and background are all so brilliantly surreal and exaggerated you'd be forgiven for thinking you've gone on the ultimate acid trip. Directed and animated by Sally Cruikshanks, Face Like A Frog displays an exceptional imagination and talent. I'm amazed to find that she hasn't gone on to do much more.For a utterly surreal and dreamlike five minutes, look no further than this short.

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papatony
1988/10/25

A short movie like this would probably irritate your average nerd that lives on logic. "Face Like a Frog" doesn't really have any kind of coherent plot line, and that's what I love about it! Every frame is an explosion of ecstatic creativity that can barely be restrained by the rectangle of the viewing screen. Such a frantic array of sounds, music, colors, movement, constantly-changing characters and backgrounds NEEDS to be in a short-subject format, because anything longer would wear everybody out! I'm over fifty now, and I'm proud that gleeful, out-of-control animation like this still excites me. Small children will probably "get" this film, and so do I, even if it intentionally ignores all rules and expectations. Great job, Sally!

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tails-13
1988/10/26

The plot essentially follows a frog-man who enters a "hexed" house in order to lift the curse.The incoherent, if existent, plot may remind some people of Forbbben Zone. The animation is beautiful, and full of rich colors; in addition, the music is eerie and well-fitting to the story. The song Don't Go in the Basement, performed by Danny Elfman who also scored this piece, was just as fun and strange as the movie itselfIt is an enjoyable, outlandish piece of animation, and is worth taking five minutes to appreciate.I would recommend it to every Danny or Richard Elfman fan as well as those who love anything bizarre.

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