Vacations in Prostokvashino (1980)
The continuation of the adventures of Fyodor and his friends from the Prostokvashino village.
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Memorable, crazy movie
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
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.
"Vacation in Prostokvashino" is the second of three cartoons from this little series directed by Vladimir Popov and written by Eduard Uspenskiy. It runs for slightly under 20 minutes and is very Soviet. I am not only talking about the fact that it is in Russian, but the animation and humor are typical for these Eastern Europe animated films. The story is pretty bizarre, in terms of the bikini suit countdown, the hat shooting, the packet switch and some more scenes. And as usual, we have a couple animals speaking and behaving like humans. This was a common theme in Soviet animation. And in this one here, they even make fun of animals, which makes this even more ironic. As a whole, it is slightly inferior to the first of the series I guess, but still a decent watch. Thumbs up.