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    Default Wilco Create New Popeye Cartoon For Their New Video


    The band Wilco have released a brand Popeye cartoon to accompany their new single Dawned On Me. You can explore the accompanying website here, or just watch the video below.

    It's not even a knock off or a parody, this is a genuine new cartoon created with King Features Syndicate. And it's Wilco's first music video for twelve years...

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    as long as Betty Boop stays away from Lady Gaga and the like I hope this trend continues
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    Pretty cool... but the painfully sluggish pacing of the characters and awkward off-the-beat dancing of Olive makes me appreciate even more the old timers at Fleischer who did the originals.

    Nice song... and the poster rocks.

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    Not quite up to snuff, I'm afraid. Sweet idea hamstrung by stiffness, over-repeated cycles and so-so models. There are so many animators out there doing better work than this - shame some of those didn't get the gig.

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    Love the band. Video was good. Could have been better, but I suspect there were some budgetary limitations.

    Makes me want to pull out my popeye dvds.

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    Well, blow me down...

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    Just saw Wilco in L.A. last night. Love these guys and love the song. Popeye's a strange choice, but I'll go with it for one of my favorite bands!

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