Dear Mr. Watterson: A Brief Documentary Review by jacobtothe

review · @jacobtothe · Nov 25 '19 (edited)

$1.82

Dear Mr. Watterson: A Brief Documentary Review

I just finished watching a documentary entitled [*Dear Mr. Watterson,*](https://www.dearmrwatterson.com/) a Kickstarter-funded film from 2013  about the classic comic strip [*Calvin & Hobbes.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Mr._Watterson) It covers the history of the strip, interviews with fans and cartoonists on its influence, some discussion of Watterson's notorious reclusiveness and opposition to merchandising, and a glimpse into how his hometown was incorporated into his art. The production quality overall is good, and while I in my infinite wisdom as *not-a-film-person* (It's easy to criticize stuff, y'know) would have cut and shot things differently, it was overall better than most such films I have seen. 

I think I learned to read because I wanted to know what that yellow-haired kid and his tiger were doing in the Sunday funnies. There are plenty of funny comics, but this one certainly set a standard few have even approached in its blend of art and dialogue. I have several *Calvin & Hobbes* collections in my bookcase, and I will probably revisit them when I am done writing this post. If you have not read the comics, I definitely encourage you to do the same. If you don't have books on hand, you can read it online [here.](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/11/18)

Meanwhile, if you have about 90 minutes to spare, and you're in the mood for a somewhat self-indulgent light-hearted documentary made by a fan for fans, check out *Dear Mr. Watterson.*

<center>![Dear Mr. Watterson](https://resizing.flixster.com/rzEHeFXdZM5VHhmEDwEMmisJbvo=/206x305/v1.bTsxMTE3NDA2MjtqOzE4MzA5OzEyMDA7OTAwOzEzMzM)
Image credit: [Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dear_mr_watterson)</center>

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@scribblingramma · Nov 25 '19 (edited)

Where did you find the documentary? Was it from the library? Netflix? Amazon Prime? Youtube? I would like to watch that one.

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@jacobtothe · Nov 25 '19

Amazon Prime.

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@flemingfarm · Nov 25 '19

$0.02

I am still sure that the comic was made about my wacko childhood, at least I got myself into nearly as many situations as Calvin. I have every book sitting my shelf and I am just waiting for my oldest to be big enough to take care of them before I gift him the wonderfulness that is Calvin and Hobbes. I have not seen the doc so am now going to go get it and watch this week.

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@creatr · Nov 30 '19

Thanks for this review....

One of my favorite comics *ever!*

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