Too much of everything

Load of rubbish!!

An absolute waste of money

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

The winner of Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards is a look at middle age. I understand that "Bob's Birthday" became the inspiration for an animated series. I've never seen the series, so I can only focus on this story of a dentist's misgivings about reaching middle age while his wife invites their friends over for a birthday party.I should note that this is a mature cartoon, but in my opinion that improves it. The cartoon doesn't sugar-coat or dumb anything down. It treats the characters with respect the whole time. It also brings to mind the fact that the millennials will start reaching middle age in a few years. That creates all the more incentive for us to check out "Bob's Birthday". I recommend it.

This short disgust me. Totally sickening. I can't think of another cartoon that has a character imitating an elephant with his crotch. I bet the main reason why this short won an award is because of its sexual content. When I first seen this on Cartoon Network that one time, I was shocked and disgusted. Lately and recently, I never saw it again. Now, I have no love for elephants, no thanks to Bob. Trust me on this. This is not a cartoon for kids and well- minded adults, like myself. Man, I wished Cartoon Network never aired this crap (The time they've aired O Canada). In fact, I wish Adult Swim was separated from Cartoon Network.

Next time I'm scheduled for a teeth cleaning (or worse) I'll pop this DVD in to give me something to think about while he starts drilling! Picturing my dentist doing "Bob's Elephant Routine" will be a distraction almost as good as novocain. The surprise party Margaret plans for Bob goes wrong in a way that makes my party faux pas pale by comparison. But I really can relate to Bob's birthday anxieties, although, luckily I haven't reached the big four-oh, yet.I'm glad this got expanded into a series but you really should see the short that started it all. For your own copy, go to www.Filmporium.com. For five dollars you can pick up this DVD, which also includes "Aria", a short, stop-motion puppet interpretation of "Madame Butterfly" and the risqué, fun "Girl's Night Out".

This short justly won the Academy Award and is probably one of the two short produced by the National Film Board of Canada (the other is The Cat Came Back) that most people would have seen than any other work done under their umbrella. Excellent and hilariously funny, particularly Bob's semi-meltdown under circumstances that his wife Margaret would just as soon forget. Beware of surprises. Available from the NFBC, relatively easily for Canadian citizens, a bit more complex for non-Canadians, but worth it either way. Most joyously recommended by a somewhat less neurotic, just-turned-42 Robert!