Michael_Elliott Parking (2003) ** 1/2 (out of 4) A mild-mannered parking lot attendant slowly loses his mind as he tries to prevent single blades of grass from coming up on his new lot. At first he simply tries picking the grass but as more pieces start to come up the man begins to go mad. I really wouldn't call this movie hilarious but there are enough good scenes to make it worth viewing. One could argue that the entire set up in rather stupid, which it is, but one should never take a film like this too serious. The movie does a nice job at really showing how something simple could drive someone crazy and on that level I enjoyed the film. I thought the build up to the grass coming up was fairly good and the movie also worked well by having all the action take place between the man and grass. The animation is also very good and has the same color-pencil look that we've come to expect from his work. This certainly isn't his greatest film but it's mildly entertaining and one that kids might be able to watch.

MartinHafer This is yet another cute little animated film from Bill Plympton. Fortunately for parents out there, this is one you can let your kids watch--though you do get to see an animated butt--many of Plympton's animated shorts are too crude or sexual to show to kids. And, like all his other films, there is a colored pencil look to them that is unique but also quite charming.In PARKING, an over-zealous parking lot attendant is preparing to open up his lot. However, just before allowing folks in with their cars, he discovers a plant growing up through the pavement and he cannot allow this and embarks on a totally insane and violent attempt to stop the plant at any price. As a result, there is lots of silly violence and mayhem which are sure to make you laugh.

Polaris_DiB I think this is a really funny short. It's another man vs nature story, where nature is a little more manlike (and even supermanlike) than mankind, and ultimately prevails in its utter indestructibility.However, despite the fact that it was generally funny and told an okay story, it was pretty uninteresting overall and I don't even think the animation was particularly good. It doesn't seem like anything in it really had a particular flow, but that it was just put in there for "the heck of it." "If this doesn't work, then he should do this. It will be funny." I'm not sure I really would ever revisit this short, because there's so much out there that's funnier and more interesting with better animation.--PolarisDiB

downwardhope Bill Plympton's parking follows a parking attendant ready to open his parking lot for customer use. Unfortunately for this perfectionist, a little blade of grass manages to mess everything up. This humorous short has a great animation style and a superb sense of humor. Its filled with laughs and isn't too long or too short, just the right length. The plot-line is very similar to the Road Runner / Coyote Loony Toons cartoons; but the difference is seen in Plympton's unique style of animation. As far as Animated Shorts go, this one is defiantly worth seeing.