Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Expected more

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

This 'Tom and Jerry' short opens like most of them do with Tom chasing Jerry. Tom seems to be getting the upper hand until Jerry falls into a bottle of Invisible ink. When he gets out he looks down and sees that he is invisible beneath the waist; he quickly dives back in and when he emerges we can't see him! As he runs off we can only tell where he is because of the effect he has on various objects. Tom is still trying to catch Jerry and is shocked when the cheese he is using to lure Jerry out disappears in front of his eyes. From now on Jerry has the upper hand as he beats, batters, electrocutes and sets fire to Tom! Even when Tom realises that Jerry is now invisible he can't defeat him despite some clever ideas.This is a good 'Tom and Jerry' short; the idea that invisible ink actually makes you invisible has been used in other cartoons but that doesn't make it any less funny. As is often the case Jerry's treatment of Tom is rather sadistic... especially when he slips a book of matches between Tom's tows and sets lights it. One always has to suspend ones disbelief when watching these cartoons but that is especially true here; not only do we have to accept that Jerry is invisible but we also have to believe he can lift fairly heavy objects! The way Jerry becomes visible again at the end was rather fun. Fans of the animated duo should enjoy this one.

The cat and mouse are involved in the usual chases when Jerry dives into a bottle of invisible ink and discovers that it makes him vanish. Instead of seizing the opportunity to go spy on a girl mouse changing room or something, he uses his new-found invisibility to torment Tom. And it's pretty funny and quite inventive despite being a somewhat one-joke cartoon. And the action never leaves the interior of the house, which is usually the trait of below average T&J shorts. Still worth a 7/10.However, I'm not sure how an invisible mouse can cast a shadow on the wall, it defies physics and the very nature of being invisible itself.

The basic joke here is simple. These characters -- all cartoon characters of the era -- are drawn on paper with ink. So using "invisible ink" will make a character invisible. I'm sure this isn't the first cartoon that implicitly plays with the notion that the characters are drawings on a page. (I'd like to know which was the first.) And this is a pretty subtle reference. But we get it without even thinking about it.Other than that, the chases and such are ordinary, most involving techniques Tom uses to make Jerry visible.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

The usual cat and mouse antics abound until Jerry jumps into a bottle of invisible ink. He gets the bright idea of torturing Tom without him knowing. The cat gets wise and tries to do stuff to make him 'see' jerry even if it's not fool-proof. Of course Jerry gets Butch aka Killer aka Spike the dog into the act (even if it's late in the short, and his contribution is minimal indeed) Brilliant animated short which kind of reminded me of the one with the white mouse who scares Tom so badly. Most of the gags work and all violent as any good tom and jerry short should truly be. This hilarious cartoon can be found on disc one of the Spotlight collection DVD of "Tom & Jerry" My Grade: B+