Michael_Elliott Canned Feud (1951) *** 1/2 (out of 4)Hilarious cartoon has Sylvester being left alone for two weeks and thankfully he has a cupboard full of food to eat. Sadly the mouse has the can opener so Sylvester must do battle in order to get it. I'm really not a big fan of Sylvester but this is a great short with one wonderful joke after another. The movie gets off to a very fast and furious pace and never slows down until the final credits come on. There are many great moments but my favorite would have to be seeing the fur-less Sylvester. That site is certainly worth anyone's seven minutes. The final gag at the end also works quite well. The mouse here is certainly the bad guy even though poor Sylvester takes all the beatings.

slymusic Sylvester the cat is stranded at home for two weeks with no milk but plenty of canned food. All he needs is a can opener, but a sly, mischievous little mouse - who was never even provoked - always keeps the utensil just out of poor Sylvester's reach. And that, my friends, is the basic story line for "Canned Feud," a terrific Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.Here are my favorite highlights from this cartoon (DO NOT read any further if you have not yet seen it). Sylvester is hilarious as he reacts in horror and runs around the house tripping over tables when he finds out that his owners left him with no milk for two weeks. He is also funny when he excitedly and hurriedly asks the mouse to give him the can opener. Among Sylvester's numerous failed attempts to capture the mouse and retrieve the can opener, two of them stand out: First, Sylvester hoists a grand piano up in the air with a rope, intending to slam the instrument on top of the mouse, but, of course, Sylvester ends up slamming himself through the floor instead. And second, Sylvester tries to vacuum the mouse but ends up vacuuming himself, after which the mouse adds some burning coals to the vacuum bag."Canned Feud" is a very enjoyable cartoon to watch. Even when Sylvester doesn't have Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippity Hopper as his usual foils, it seems like just about ANYONE can whip his carcass!

Shawn Watson I can't believe Sylvester's owners are cruel enough to go on holiday without him, never mind leaving him locked in the house for 2 weeks without any milk. Luckily our fave cat finds a massive stash of tinned tuna. But wait...no can opener. The mouse has stolen it.But instead of being nice to Sly the mouse taunts him endlessly with an ever-just-out-of-reach can opener. Why? Why not be nice? The more he starves Sly the more likely he is to just eat the mouse. Sylvester's plans and attempts at getting the can opener echo many Tom and Jerry cartoons. But when he finally gets his hands on the prized object the mother of all twists is revealed. Poor kitty.

anxietyresister I'm sorry, but I found it impossible to get into the spirit of this short, due to the fact that my sympathies lay not with the nasty little mouse, but with poor Sylvester who does all he can to just to get a bite to eat, but ultimately ends up with nothing. Why should I feel any affection for this vile vermin, who tortures the innocent cat for all of 7 minutes for no other reason other than he is obviously deriving some sick pleasure in watching our favourite feline injure himself terribly just to get his paws on some food? In other cartoons maybe Sylvester deserves what he gets, but in this particular animation all he wants is a decent meal, and he doesn't even get a good pay-off in the end.. Just when he thinks he's won, that rancid rodent has one more trick up his furry sleeve. Yes, like most Fritz Freleng classics, it's fantastically inventive and devilishly clever in it's own right, but so what? After it had finished I was left with a bad taste in my mouth no amount of soap and water could remove. Its not over yet though.. when I have the time and resources, I will remake "Canned Feud", this time putting in a far more satisfying ending than the current atrocity. Sylvester will have his tuna yet.. ;)