cricket30 Review of Alice Chops the Suey

Alice Chops the Suey (1925)

Is it still okay today to type out the words . . .

[7/10 · 12 November 2021]

. . . ALICE CHOPS THE SUEY? When you type in the last word of this title, a squiggly red line appears underneath it, similar to the sort of red-lining that you'd expect to see when parents are purging books on the library shelves of a prairie state elementary school. Some of these book depositories are down to only a couple books, and pupils have to bring their own crayons. Fortunately, the musical score for this silent film does not include the composition commonly referred to as "Chop Sticks," because that sounds like a term that also would violate the terms of usage, if not today than very soon. And why do the Dizzy people think that they can get away with a rodent throwing a sword into the title gal's derriere, even given the fact that she's concealed in a bag? The only way that this sharp instrument is lodged elsewhere is if she's trotting backwards, and that would make the whole outrage even worse!