SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Purely Joyful Movie!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

This is mostly "flashbacks," which mean re-hashed or retread materials, clips from previous Tom and Jerry cartoons. I hate it when that happens, whether it's The Pink Panther cartoons, or The Three Stooges short films....whatever....it's a lazy way to make a "new" animated or short film. For devotees of that particular character or characters, it's a total waste because we've seen this stuff before.In this cartoon, the "angle" to use this old material is a new book that Jerry has published called "Life With Tom," a play-on-words of the late 1940s film, "Life With Father," perhaps. Anyway, as Tom thumbs through this best-selling book, we get some of Jerry's favorite stories of the two rivals going at each other. A fishing trip comprises one story; a Thanksgiving Day is another is the day Tom tied Jerry's to some miniature railroad tracks. It's all good material, unless you've seen it before. The ending - which at least is new - makes Tom change his mind about the book.

Tom gets the mail and finds a package for Jerry. Instead of giving it to him, he opens it himself and finds a copy of a book Jerry wrote detailing all the stupid things Tom has done and all the mean things he's done to Tom. And, during the course of the cartoon, you are treated to a lot of vintage clips of the cartoons. While I really don't like these retread films, this one is pretty good because the original material is so good and because the story that ties together all these old clips is pretty good as well. While not exactly a great Tom and Jerry cartoon, it is entertaining and worth seeing. Plus, the animation quality and the rest of the production values are excellent.

Jerry writes a best-seller about his experiences with Tom. This sets the scene for flashbacks to three cartoons: The Little Orphan, Cat Fishin' and Kitty Foiled.***Spoiler*** Jerry is of course upset (being made the laughing stock) and let's Jerry have it. However, Jerry has a card up his sleeve. He's received a check for the book - half of which goes to Jerry.

I LOVE this. I have seen it sooo many times. Tom finds a book in Jerry's mailbox and it is all about the times Tom and Jerry have spent together. Well, the times that make fun of Tom. It is very funny and it is a classic with and ending that will surprise you. I give it an A.Chris