Absolutely amazing

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

" . . . but all I became was just waste," laments Brown Cow's Ghost at the end of World War Two's Army-Navy Screen Magazine Issue #29, also known as THE CHOW HOUND. The late Mr. Cow's lamentations come as he stares at the juicy remnants of his bodily self deposited into a camp garbage can by Private Snafu (who's just admitted that his eyes were bigger than his stomach when he somehow managed to squirrel away a platoon's worth of Fresh Holiday Fare on a large plate heaped with food two feet high, plus another couple pounds of chow concealed down his trousers, not to mention a five-gallon helmet full of the Good Grub). However, the specter of being stared down by the spirits of the animals one is consuming is more than enough to put anyone off his feed. Though the classic flick ALIVE documents a cannibalistic strain among Uruguayan soccer guys, such a Tradition is nowhere to be found in America's Military Code of Conduct. That goes for anthropomorphic meat dishes, as well. If Foghorn Leghorn asks, "Who wants a drumstick?" just say "NO!"

Another fun entry in the Private Snafu series made for use by the US Army during World War II. This one's directed by Frank Tashlin and focuses on wasting food. It's a pretty interesting cartoon. First, it's narrated by a bull. He tells the story of how, on his honeymoon with his new bride, the news comes that the US has entered the war. So the brave bull decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and be turned into food for the soldiers. Already we're dealing with an amazing concept for a cartoon, but it gets better. So the bull becomes part of some kind of canned food and is sent to the battlefront, where Private Snafu promptly makes an ass of himself by eating only some of the food and letting the rest go to waste. So the bull's ghost goes ballistic, kicks the crap out of Snafu, and lets us know what he thinks of his wasted sacrifice. I like this series and shorts like this are a good example of why. It's just so bizarre and creative in a way you didn't see that much in mainstream cartoons of the time. Plus it has a good message and nice animation. It's not my favorite of the series but I like it a lot.

This is one of a series of training films featuring Private Snafu, which were done under contract to the US Army by Warner Brothers during World War II. There will be spoilers ahead:The purpose of this short was to teach soldiers not to waste their food, as a great deal goes into making certain they get their provisions. Narrated in rhyme, we get the story of a bull who, on his wedding night, instead joins up after World War II starts. Obviously, the bull is turned into meat, but his ghost follows his canned remains through the dangerous and arduous process of getting food to the troops in the field.The continuing mantra here is that "Snafu must eat!" as the shipment is moved by air, rail, truck and pack animal, through the most horrific circumstances imaginable, at great expense of time and resources, until it's final destination is reached.Once being served on the chow line, Snafu asks repeatedly for more food, finally getting a vast amount of food, on top of which, he pulls food he's secreted in addition to the mountain he got in the chow line. Full before he's finished it all, Snafu tosses what's left in the trash, which enrages the ghost of the bull. He charges Snafu and launches him through the air and then lamenting the waste of his sacrifice.The above sounds morbid, I'm sure, but given that it was produced and released in 1944, the bulk of its intended audience had probably done and seen things far worse, so I doubt they found it all that disturbing. This short is available on various DVDs and online. It's well worth tracking down. Most recommended.

A bull was about to live a settle life with a cow, till war occurred and Snafu was drafted to fight in the war. The bull realizes that the Snafu needs food in order to prevent hunger while fighting in the war.So the Bull turns himself in to the slaughterhouse and his meat was canned and shipped to Snafu's Army Corp. But will Snafu eat the meat of the Bull he gave his own life away for a soldier? I won't give away on what the ending is like, but just know that this short has a simple lesson in not to waist food. Which gives Soldiers the idea to eat small and not too much.This one has some usual gags. As well as some humor expected in all Snafu cartoons. Another WW2 short to check out.