ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Sour Puss" is an American 7.5-minute cartoon from 1940, so this one is already over 75 years old and it united the legendary Clampett, Foster and Blanc in another Porky Pig work that is in black-and-white like most of the others starring Warner Bros' and Schlesinger Studios' prime time pork. But sadly, this film is once again evidence that Porky just wasn't up to the challenge of being a main protagonist. He is pretty likable (I guess) and harmless and lacks shades compared to Daffy and Bugs and here he loses his main role quickly to his cat. But the gags were too rare and also not good enough to really make me enjoy this one. Plus half the film was over before we actually see them at the lake. And then they aren't really fishing either. Porky is seen once only during the trip and he stands there warning the cat from a shark. Could you imagine that if Donald went fishing with the nephews? OR Mickey with Pluto? Anyway, back to this one here: The cat keeps the film from being really boring. And so does Mel Blanc whose voice acting is once again top-notch and he is always so reliable to deliver, even in mediocre works like this one. It's not a failure for sure, but very mediocre and forgettable in my opinion. I give it a thumbs-down.

ragpap93 Now that's a cartoon all wacky and stuff. Is this a great cartoon or what? Eh! Could be. A cat goes a hunting instead of a dog. The bird in the cage looks like a canary so is this Tweety's origins. Is Tweety suicidal? They kept it simple and changed a few cliche's that other cartoons of that era had. The gags were all similar yet somewhat unique. So why only 7 out of 10. I cannot explain it. Maybe it started just a little slow but by the end of the short it made me wish there was more. Overall though really good. I'm watching loony toons in chronological order so I hope that they used this cartoon as a base to measure how the other shorts are.

cricket crockett . . . most of the 30,000 or 40,000 Gun Deaths happening in our American Homeland annually are Mercy Killings\Suicides (though the U.S. Congress, in its willfully belligerent ignorance, has OUTLAWED any scientific study and official quantification of this Balm of Bullets). Suicide-by-Gun is the main focus of a Looney Tune titled THE SOUR PUSS. One of the financial section headlines Porky Pig reads from Page 4 of the June 20, 1940 DAILY BLAST says "Share-holder shoots self." Financial Ruin is always a leading motivator to blow one's brains out in Real Life, especially during a Great Depression such as the one on-going in 1940, when SOUR PUSS was released. Shortly after this headline is shown, Porky's canary remarks, "Now, I've seen everything!" and immediately self-destructs with a bird-sized revolver, reflecting the fact that boredom--like financial ruin--can be taken care of with that personal firearm that half of all Americans keep loaded and ready in their nightstand drawer, next to their sleeping pills. But what about our Poorest Fellow Citizens, among the most likely to suffer chronic pain from an incurable condition, yet lack the resources to afford a dependable six-shooter? Please join Porky Pig in supporting your local chapter of BANGS (Broke Americans Need Gun Stamps) Today!

TheLittleSongbird As with most Looney Tunes cartoons, thoroughly entertaining and definitely recommended. One gag does fall flat though, the counting fish gag is not very funny and feels drawn out, and some of the middle can feel rather rushed and manic. The animation is very fluid and detailed though, with all the characters drawn well, the black and white is beautifully shaded. The music is orchestrated beautifully, especially when the fish is introduced, and is very characterful, matching the facial expressions remarkably. The story doesn't try to do too much nor does it feel too thin, and it is paced very nicely. It's also well-structured generally, the beginning gently sets things up while also providing some good laughs, and the ending is so funny it makes the sides split. The dialogue is fresh and sharp, the fish's lines are a riot, and the gags are cleverly timed and most make their mark, Porky imitating a fish is just hilarious, easily one of the funniest things he's ever done. Porky is a good lead, not as bland as he can be at times, and the cat is a gem of a character in facial expressions and such. The flying fish- the anchor character of The Sour Puss-, aside from a slightly grating giddy laugh, is wonderfully wacky and often steals the show. Occasionally though especially in the middle it can mean that Porky and the cat are a little sidelined in terms of humour, so the character rapport and such can be a little imbalanced. The canary's Now I've seen everything moment doesn't disappoint either. Mel Blanc does a fine job with all the characters, if slightly overdoing it with the fish. In conclusion, very good and entertaining. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox