Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

"Dizzy Red Riding-Hood" is another black-and-white short film starring Betty Boop from the early 1930s, so this one has its 85th anniversary this year and it should not come as a surprise that Betty is not too known today anymore. I myself cannot say that this makes me too angry as I am not the biggest fan of her as a cartoon character. Here we see Fleischer's take on Betty as Red Riding Hood and using her as famous fairytale characters is not a rarity. She also has her own little Snow White version. As usual with Betty, the film runs for under 7 minutes and includes really more music than a truly funny or memorable tale in terms of drama. I liked the tune of "London Bridge" the most about this short film here I guess. Other than that, it is not really worth the watch sadly. Thumbs down.

This is obviously another transposition of a fairy-tale to accommodate the Betty Boop character. The end result is not as entertaining as others of its ilk, being also the oldest 'vehicle' of hers I have watched, but there is still sufficient inventiveness on display (regular partner Bimbo overcomes the wolf's threat and, amusingly, takes up its place at Grandma's house!) – not to mention risqué visuals, since Betty is shown repeatedly losing her garter and causing the male population around her to turn 'wolf' in the process! In the long run, Tex Avery – who made a number of classic variations on this theme in his own right over at the staid MGM studio! – would fare considerably better and, by way of outright surrealism, take the latter modern assimilation to its hilarious extremes.

Although cartoons were often re-shown in movie theaters, I can pretty much guarantee that "Dizzy Red Riding-Hood" was not seen after about mid-1934. That's because a very tough Production Code was enacted to make films more family-friendly. There were now LOTS of taboos and occasionally, older films were edited to 'clean them up' so they could gain approval in the US. However, I really can't see how they could have sanitized this particular cartoon as it has many things that were objectionable according to the new Code. There is a joke about homosexuality involving pansies that clearly would have been eliminated, as homosexuals were NOT to be in the Post-Code era. There also is a scene where Bimbo the dog grabs Betty by her breasts—and that would actually probably not be in films today since it was a cartoon intended for kids--ditto for the scene with Betty and Bimbo in bed together near the end of the film. The bottom line is that things were NOT as boring and sexless in the 'good old days' as most folks imagine today. Even cartoons could be a bit smutty, though the objectionable material is far tamer than what kids are exposed to on television today that are not cartoons! So is it worth seeing? Sure. The animation (as usual) is great and the anthropomorphic creatures and house are wonderful to see. Also, I do find it fascinating and enjoyable to watch many of the Pre-Code films, as they are a wonderful window into the past and are occasionally quite shocking.

This short sees Betty taking on the role of Little Red Riding Hood as she walks through the forest to visit her grandma. Bimbo follows behind despite being told to stay at home. On the way some talking trees warn her that there is a wolf in the forest but she continues and meets the malevolent creature; it is clearly intending to eat her but Bimbo kills the wolf. Bimbo then wears the wolf's skin and gets to Grandma's ahead of Betty. Betty then sings to 'Grandma' who is really Bimbo but looks like the wolf.While this isn't as inventive as the later Betty Boop version of Snow White it is a good take on the 'Little Red Riding Hood' tale with an enjoyable twist. The wolf was a particularly villainous creature; we see how he is planning to cut her throat; so it was a lot of fun when Bimbo defeated him. As always there is a lot of inventive animation; some of it funny like when she uses her picnic basket as a boat and it grows an outboard engine and some of it mildly disturbing like the singing fish she intends to take to Grandma's. As is often the way with her early cartoon there are some risqué moments: here her garter belts slip down and as usual she shows rather a lot of leg. I'm sure fans of Betty and Bimbo will enjoy this one.