This is the second adult-oriented animated movie I've seen with "heavy" as the first word in the title and which is also chock full of gratuitous sex and violence. I prefer "Metal" to "Traffic" because it looks better animated and engages in surrealistic sci-fi and "sword-and-sorcery" fantasy sequences. The sex in "Traffic" is also a lot more graphic. This is my baptismal into the world of Ralph Bakshi. Maybe it's not for my generation, so I really don't get what he's going for here. It's extremely weird, though not in a very pleasant or entertaining way. I'd read Bakshi was lead animator for Paramount and worked for many years at Terrytoons. "Heavy Traffic" certainly seems to draw inspiration from the old Paramount toons in terms of style, though he cartoon characters are deliberately cruder. Some characters seem like non sequiturs and are irrelevant to the plot. There are live-action segments which don't seem to make a whole lot of sense. This film's nihilistic to the nth degree. It all feels like some psychedelic LSD trip that's really not all that entertaining. Again, it's not for my generation.
The X-rating is well-deserved. Tons of graphic sexual imagery and weird violence. NOT for anyone under 18! If I want trippy 'toons, I'll stick with "Heavy Metal" or lighter kiddie fare, such as that weird "Raggedy Ann and Andy" movie that was shown on Disney Channel way back when.
The X-rating is well-deserved. Tons of graphic sexual imagery and weird violence. NOT for anyone under 18! If I want trippy 'toons, I'll stick with "Heavy Metal" or lighter kiddie fare, such as that weird "Raggedy Ann and Andy" movie that was shown on Disney Channel way back when.