Johnny Express

An intergalactic delivery man finds himself with a tiny package to deliver on what appears to be a very small planet – so small it takes him only 5 minutes to circumvent it looking for anyone to deliver to. While his problems are small, on a much smaller scale the residents of the planet have some very big problems.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this film but I had heard it was pretty funny. The plot sees an unsuccessful but uneventful day for our delivery man, but at the same time "Michael Bay" levels of disaster for the residents of the planet he delivers to. The aliens are cute as anything so there is a certain cruelty in the film to see them be destroyed in certain ways, but it is funny enough to cover up for this aspect of it. The quick cuts between chaos and re boredom add to the comedy and it is very nicely constructed for laughs. The animation is also of a very high standard, with very slick and good looking graphics but also plenty of character despite there being no real dialogue to speak of.

A very funny little short film that is well worth checking out.

From every point of view this short is GREAT: animation, sound, character design and over all screenplay! It deserved Academy Award for animated short, IMHO.

BTW. It's a surprise to discover that US reviewers forgot that they invented the meanest characters in Cartoon's history! Popeye, Beep Beep (the Roadrunner in Wile Coyote), Speedy Gonzales, Bugs Bunny (I hate him). Not to mention the "violence" in Tom and Jerry :)

Not every cartoon's character can be like Horton when he hears a Who. Ordinary people are more like Johnny Express' delivery man and this wonderful short helps us to remind the "awful truth".

My vote 10/10

This is one of those animated shorts that's so absurd you laugh at first-then start thinking. The story is absolutely hilarious: two worlds collide in a way that's completely unpredictable and unnoticed... at least by one of them. For the other, it's a matter of life and death.

The animation is well executed, and the delivery guy's character is surprisingly realistic in many ways-just mark the job as done, even if it wasn't. Who cares, right?

I genuinely enjoyed the story, even though it might not end well for everyone involved.