OllieSuave-007 A sports announcer, filling in for the narrator, tells the story or rather game in this case about Goofy and the Goofy-lookalikes playing an aggressive game of hockey. You get some classic Goofy moments here and there, and there's some really outrageous hockey plays and fights. Even the audience members got a little carried away, ultimately becoming the watched spectacle themselves.Lots of action in this one and crazy stuff in this one, but not much funny scenes overall.Grade C+

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Hockey Homicide" is an American English-language cartoon from 1945, so this one is already over 70 years old, which means it is from the last year of World War II. It was made by the Kinneys and Dick Berg and this as well as the inclusion of voice talent Pinto Colvig means that here we have another Disney cartoon and this one is among the many films starring Goofy elaborating on certain situations or sports. When we say hockey here in Germany, we usually mean field hockey, so I was initially a bit surprised to see that the on-ice activity was meant. But my surprise quickly left and turned into laughter and admiration as this is definitely among the better, if not best, Goofy films. The scenes with the audience were maybe the funniest overall and it starts right away with the 2 viewers realizing they have the wrong teams on the sheet after their 100 corrections. But everything on the ice is really funny too, be it the poor referee, the 2 star players who constantly get penalized or the entire team taking place in the stands eventually watching the audience fight down there. Nice writing and narration too. How can you not love Goofy after seeing films like this one. I very much enjoyed the watch and I think from what I have seen this is the best cartoon / short film from 1945 and this means quite something as the year of course falls into Golden Age of Animation, a time that really had a lot to offer in terms of both quality and quantity. It really is a shame that the Academy never really cared for these Goofy cartoons. But we do as they have aged so well. Go see this one now.

morrison-dylan-fan Getting caught by surprise with Disney's wonderful Western spoof Goofy short Californy er Bust,I quickly decided to get out of the saddle,and join Goofy for a deadly round of hockey.The plot:Playing in a packed out stadium,hockey teams the Loose Leafs and the Ant Eaters get ready to play the game of their lives in the championship final.As the game reaches the half way point,the over excited crowd reveal that they are not going to allow the 2 teams to be the only people on the pitch,for what may be the most violent hockey game of all time.View on the film:For the animation in the movie,director Jack Kinney disappointingly relies to much on clearly reusing animation from Goofy's past short titles,which leads to the stylish "fresh" animation being snowed in by Kinney's recycled footage.Thankfully giving the film the burst of life that it richly deserves,Doodles Weaver delivers an electric performance as the movie's narrator,with Weaver making Bill Berg and Dick Kinney's screenplay move at an amazing pace,and also giving the film's ending a real shot of lightning.

TheLittleSongbird I simply adore this cartoon! Not only is it for me the single funniest of the Goofy sports cartoons, but also alongside Goofy Gymnastics, How to Dance, The Big Wash and Motor Mania as one of his best ever cartoons. The animation is great, colourful and done at fever pitch, the use of multiple Goofys was an interesting touch, and the story is fast-paced with a wonderfully frantic ending and the game itself as wild as you'd expect. But it was the gags and pace that really struck me that was so good about Hockey Homicide. The pace has so much energy to it it's almost like watching a Looney Tunes cartoon(that's a compliment by the way), there is some inspired use of footage of Pinocchio(with Monstro), How to Play Football and How to Play Baseball, and the gags are delivered in a constant breakneck fashion and keep coming so it's not until the ending(which is still one of the cartoon's highlights) when you can sort yourself out from laughing so much. Goofy is still as clumsy and likable as ever, and Doodles Weaver's narration is very witty. All in all, a riot and is recommended without a moment's hesitation. 10/10 Bethany Cox