Cane-Toad: What Happened to Baz? (2002) User Reviews

Hopping good fun...

[Theshapeshifter · 8/10 · 4 March 2006]

This film is short, but sweet and ever so simple. It carries on a useful little message to all residents of Australia and to the rest of the world about the cane toad, which has invaded Australia in plague proportions. The story is, as told by a yobbo cane toad named Daz, whose "mates call him Dazza", the tale of what happened to his good friend Baz. Daz is not sure what happened, only that he left and hasn't been seen since. Daz tells the audience that Baz has a number of qualities which made him primarily susceptible for any number of attacks from foes which all turn out to he humans trying to exterminate the toads. The story is cleverly written with a number of fun jokes and tales. All in all, it was well worth a watch.

Nice CG animation, but not my cup of tea.

[planktonrules · 6/10 · 12 March 2008]

Even though we have become inundated with short CG films in recent years of exceptional quality thanks to powerful home computers and rendering software, CANE-TOAD is a standout artistically. Its CG effects are excellent--perhaps too good. That's because when it comes to the story, I was less than thrilled--especially at some of the very disgusting scenes of toads being very realistically smashed or liquefied. I usually LOVE cartoon violence--because it is so obviously fake--this really looks too real for comfort. Some might think this is funny--I just thought it was rather gross. Additionally, this is also NOT a kid-friendly film because of the relatively strong language for an animated film. Usually, when you see a film is CG, you assume it's for the family--this one isn't.

Still, the quality is very good despite the unpleasantness of the film. It's worth seeing just for the animation, but that's really about it. I didn't find it funny or memorable in a good way.

Very difficult accent

[adecio · 6/10 · 31 October 2019]

I watched this in a class to try to understand the Australian accent and GOD THIS IS SO DIFFICULT. I enjoyed the violent scenes, but that kind of humor is not for me.