a5c7b9f00b Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber. American industry builds a gigantic new bomber and Lois Lane stows away on the test flight; little does she suspect, Japanese spies are aboard to hijack the giant. Superman to the rescue? Japoteurs (1942) <br/><br/>** (out of 4)<br/><br/>The title itself should prepare you for the rather un-PC content in this WW2 era Superman episode. This time out the Americans are building a huge plane, which is where we find Lois and Clark who are doing a story on it. Lois ends up staying on boardit takes off and later some Japanese men take it over and threaten to drop a bomb on America. If you&#39;ve seen one of these shorts then you should know Superman must come to the rescue. This short really isn&#39;t too entertaining but it&#39;s interesting to seea film buff because of how Fleischer took a look at Japanese people during the times of WW2. I&#39;m sure many will be offended by the look and talk of the Japanese people here so it&#39;s important to keep in mind what was going on in this country at the time. As farthe film goes, it&#39;s pretty much the same thing we&#39;ve seen in the previous shorts with very little excitement. I love the Fleischer Superman cartoons. The animation is smooth and fluid with vivid colors. The distinct art-deco style, vintage science fiction imagery, and use of noirish shadows gave them a look unlike any other cartoons. The music and voice work is superb. They&#39;re fun, accessible, enduring animation classics. While this is a cartoon from Fleischer Studios&#39; successor, Famous Studios, it still tries to maintain the Fleischer style.<br/><br/>In addition to being the first Superman cartoon from Famous, this tenth cartoon in the series is also the first with a World War II theme. The plot is that a new American bombing plane (world&#39;s largest, according to a newspaper headline) is hijacked by Japanese saboteurs. Lois Lane is on board the plane, of course. Superman must save Lois, stop the saboteurs, and safely bring the expensive plane down. This first effort from Famous Studios is a nice WW2 thriller with some good action, particularly the climactic scene of Superman catching the plane. It&#39;s a good effort, about equal to the last couple of Fleischer toons, but not a patch on the best of the series.
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