Showing posts with label classic cartoons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic cartoons. Show all posts

Monday, December 31, 2012

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 4 (1938) Review

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 4 (1938)
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
At this yearly pase I will have to wait till about the year 2020 to have a complete Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies-collection! ;) So keep them coming! I love the favorites, but I also like and am interested in the lesser known ones!
Here's data on Golden Collection #4:
* Includes 60 episodes on a Four-Disc Set.
* Disc One: Showcase the long-eared star extraordin-hare with 15 Bugs Bunny Cartoons, including the 1958's Oscar-winning Best Cartoon Short Subject Knighty Knight Bugs.
* Disc Two: (Porky Pig) celebrates animation legend Frank Tashin, who brought a filmmaker's eye for angles, editing and style to his cartoon creations.
* Disc Three: Zips along pronto with fast-acting Speedy Gonzales and includes Tabasco Road Mexicall Shmoes and Pied Piper of Guadalupe, all of which were nominated for Academy Awards.
* Disc Four: And cats may have nine lives but they also have 15 cartoons on the fourth disc's batch of feline follies. The Fur's Gonna Fly.
* 26 Commentary Tracks on 25 Shorts (The Aristo-Cat get 2 commentary Tracks) by the likes of Paul Dini, Eric Goldberg, June Foray, Michael Barrier, Mark Kausler, Daniel Goldmark, Greg Ford, Eddie Fitzgerald, Stan Freberg, Art Leonardi, Jerry Beck and comments by the late Frank Tashlin, the late Fritz Freleng and the late Chuck Jones.
* 15 Alternate Studio Tracks (music or music and effects only tracks).
* 8 Cartoons From the Vault:
- The Goldbrick (1943 Snafu short).
- The Home Front (1943 Snafu short).
- Censored (1944 Snafu short).
- 90 Day Wounder (1956 Army reinlistment film by Chuck Jones).
- Drafty, Isn't It? (1957 Army recruitment film by Chuck Jones).
- Porky's Breakdowns.
- Sahara Hare Storyboard Reel.
- Porky's Poor Fish Storyboard Reel.
* 7 Behind the Tunes Documentaries:
- Bugs Bunny Superstar Part 1 (1976 documentary).
- Bugs Bunny Supperstar Part 2 (1976 documentary).
- Friz on Film (new documentary).
- 2 Behind The Scenes Look at Bugs Bunny Show.
* Frank Tashlin's Storyboards.
- Little Chic's Wonderful Mother.
- Tony and Clarence.
* Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in three & one half Minutes (1989 short)
* Porky and Daffy in The William Tell Overtures!
* The Bugs Bunny Show:
- Ballpiont Puns Bridging Sequences.
- Foreign Legion Leghorn Audio Recording Sessions.
* Trailer Gallery:
- Bugs Bunny's Cartoon Carnival.
- Bugs Bunny's: All Star Revue.
* Behind the Tunes:
- Twilight in Tunes: The Music of Raymond Scott.
- Powerhouse in Pictures.
- One Hit Wonders.
- Sing-A-Song of Loonet Tune.
- The Art of the Gag!
- Wild Lines: The Art of Voice Acting.
- Looney Tunes: A Cast of Thousands.
* DISC ONE: Bugs Bunny Classics:
1. Roman Legion-Hare.
2. The Grey Hound Hare.
3. Rabbit Hood.
4. Operation Rabbit.
5. Knight-mare Hare.
6. Southern Fried Rabbit.
7. Mississippi Hare.
8. Hurdy-Gurdy Hare.
9. Forward March Hare.
10. Sahara Hare.
11. Barbary Coast Bunny.
12. To Hare is Human.
13. 8 Ball Bunny.
14. Knighty Knight Bugs.
15. Rabbit Romeo.
========================================
** DISC TWO: Frank Tashlin;
1. The Case Of The Stuttering Pig.
2. Little Pancho Vanilla.
3. Little Beau Porky.
4. Now That Summer is Gone.
5. Porky in The North Woods.
6. You're An Education.
7. Porky's Railrood.
8. Plane Daffy.
9. Porky the Fireman.
10. Cracked Ice.
11. Puss N Booty.
12. I Got Plenty Of Mutton.
13. Booby Hatched.
14. Porky's Poulty Plant
15. The Stupid Cupid.
=========================================
*** DISC THREE: Speedy Gonzales;
1. Cat-tails For Two.
2. Tabasco Road.
3. Tortilla Flaps.
4. Mexicali Schmoes.
5. Here Today, Gone Tamale.
6. West Of The Pesos.
7. Cannery Woe.
8. Pied Piper Of Guadalupe.
9. Mexican Boarders.
10. Chili Weather.
11. A Message To Gracias.
12. Nuts and Volts.
13. Panchos Hideway.
14. The Wild Chase.
15. A-Haunting We Will Go.
=======================================
**** DISC FOUR: Cats;
1. The Night Watchman.
2. Conrad The Sailor.
3. The Sour Puss.
4. The Aristo-Cat.
5. Dough Ray Me-ow!
6. Pizzicato Pussycat.
7. Kiss Me Cat?
8. Cat Feud.
9. The Unexpected Pest.
10. Go Fly A Kit.
11. Kiddin' The kitten.
12. A Peck Of Trouble.
13. Mouse And Garden.
14. Porky's Poor House.
15. Swallow the leader.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 4 (1938)

More Looney Tunes. Your wish is our command. Because in this 4-disc set are 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed on rabbits, pigs, mice or cats. Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Disc 1 features the tall, gray and haresome one. Disc 2 is all pig. Disc 3 is all about Speedy. And Disc 4 is the cats meow. One thing: to watch these, you must be as tall as this sign. Wrong disclaimer. Read the one in the box below. Got the idea? Now have fun

Buy NowGet 37% OFF

Click here for more information about Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 4 (1938)

Read More...

Monday, November 26, 2012

150 Cartoon Classics Review

150 Cartoon Classics
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
For the price you really can't complain too much. There are about 2/3 of the set that I rate as good cartoons that I'd watch again. Obviously some real clunkers, like THREE STOOGES, the HOFFNUNG & the MR PIPER ones which don't appeal to me liking the bizarre 1930s ones, fortunately there are lots of those on here! Many are typical public domain quality, the worst one is the wonderful COBWEB HOTEL Fleisher Toon which is rough at the start. Some have extra noise too from worn films. 5 stars for 2/3 being good toons & the price.
There are loads of Popeye (23 of them, almost all the post Fleischer ones), just one Casper & Woody Woodpecker, which may disappoint, but the Woody one is a great early 40s one.
BEWARE buying this set if you own the 100 Cartoon collection (with the dog pen drawing on the front) and the 101 Set (from Australia) as these duplicate most of this set. The 101 set copies 75% of this set in the same order!
Here's the full track listing on 4x DVDs...
1Tuba Tooter
2Plane Dumb
3Redskin Blues
4Jolly Fish
5Barnyard Bunk
6Spanish Twist
7Piano Tooners
8Pencil Mania
9Mendelssohn's Spring Song
10In The Museum
11Snow Man
12Goofy Goat Antics
13Let's Sing With Popeye
14Circus Capers
15Sultan Pepper
16Red Riding Hood
17Nursery Scandal
18Boy Meets Dog
19Westward Whoa
20Molly Moo Cow Indians
21Talking Magpies
22Jerky Turkey
23Doggone Tired
24Trolley Ahoy
25Toonerville Picnic
26Inki and Mynah Bird
27Fresh Vegetable Mystery
28Have You Got Any Castles?
29Hamateur Night
30Tale Of Two Kitties
31Case Of Missing Hare
32Enchanted Square
33Private Eye Popeye
34Porky's Midnight Matinee
35Tarts and Flowers
36Flycycle Built For Two
37Wolf wolf!
38Bargain Counter Attack
1Little Hawk
2Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
3Uncle Tom and Little Eva
4Hoffnung Vacuum Cleaner
5April Maze
6Hoffnung Music Academy
7Hoffnung's Professor Yaya's Memoirs
8Along Came Duck
9Story Of Ali Baba
10Magic Horn
11Brave Molly
12Hasty and Princess
13Kindhearted Girl
14Three Sisters
15Proud Princess
16Sunshine Makers
17You Can't Shoe Horsefly
18It's Greek Life
19Picnic Panic
20Cupid Gets His Man
21Molly Moo Cow Robinson Crusoe
22Scotty Finds Home
23ParroTVille Post Office
24Spinning Mice
25ParroTVille Old Folks
26Les Escargots
27Henpecked Rooster
28Mutt In A Rut
29Story Of Time
30Notes To You
31Mechanical Monsters
32Fresh Hare
33There's Good Boos Tonight
34All's Well
35Flat Heads
36Shuteye Popeye
37Cheese Burglar
38Stupidstitious Cat
1Time For Love
2Little Stranger
3Hawaiian Birds
4Peeping Penguins
5Car-tune Portrait
6Play Safe
7All's Fair At Fair (1938)
8Ants In Plants
9Cobweb Hotel
10Day At Zoo
11Jungle Jitters
12Nearlyweds
13Fire Cheese
14My Friend Monkey
15On With New
16Pudgy Takes Bow-wow
17Rhythm On Reservation
18Hairbrained Barbers
19Sock-a-bye Kitty
20Comin' Round Mountain
21Crazytown
22Golden State
23Winter Draws On
24Shortnin' Bread
25Once Upon Time
26Lost Dream
27Cad and Caddy
28Quack-a-doodle-doo
29Marriage Wows
30Hector's Hectic Life
31Falling Hare
32Gabby Goes Fishing
33Goofy Goofy Gander
34I Don't SCare
35Noisy Silent Movie
36Littlest Martian
37Naughty But Mice
38Early Worm Gets Bird
1Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
2Ancient Fistory
3Taxi-turvey
4Popeye For President
5Assault and Flattery
6Fright To Finish
7Bride and Gloom
8Gopher Spinach
9Customers Wanted
10Out To Punch
11Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
12Spree Lunch
13Greek Mirthology
14Parlez Vous Woo
15Haul In One
16Insect To Injury
17Cookin' With Gags
18Floor Flusher
19Little Brown Jug
20Corny Concerto
21Wabbit Who Came To Supper
22Timid Toreador
23Impatient Patient
24Casper Friendly Ghost
25Goose That Laid Golden Egg
26Pantry Panic
27Electric Earthquake
28Pigs In Polka
29Yankee Doodle Daffy
30Wacky Wabbit
31Get That Snack Shack Off Track
32Boo Moon
33Patriotic Popeye
34Big Bad Sindbad
35Eleventh Hour
36Queen Of Hearts


Click Here to see more reviews about: 150 Cartoon Classics

All your favorite characters are there including Woody Woodpecker, Casper the Ghost, Betty Boop, Little Lulu, Baby Huey, The Three Stooges and many more. You''ll discover rare gems from the early days of animation that are sure to delight any collector. It's all here in this 150 cartoon treasury, digitally re-mastered on 3 DVDs. Includes:
Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp
Ali Baba
All's Fair At The Fair
All's Well
Along Came A Duck
Ancient Fistory
Ants In The Plants
April Maze
Assault and Flattery
Bargain Counter Attack
Barnyard Bunk
Bee My Honey
Behind the 8 Ball Express
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
Betty Boop and the Little King
Betty Boop with Henry, The Funniest Living American
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
Betty Boop's Ker-Choo
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Betty in Blunderland
Big Bad Sindbad
Boo Moon
Boy Meets Dog
Brave Molly
Bride and Gloom
Cad and Caddy
Candid Candidate, The
A Car-Tune Portrait
Cheese Burglar
Circus Capers
The Cob Web Hotel
Comin' Round The Mountain
Cookin' With Gags
Crazytown
Crystal Brawl
Cupid Gets His Man
Customers Wanted
A Date to Skate
Ding Dong Doggie
Dizzy Doodlers
The Enchanted Square
Fire Cheese
Flat Heads
Floor Flusher
Flycycle Built for Two
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery
The Friendly Ghost
Fright To The Finish
Gabby Goes Fishing
Get That Snack Shack Off the Track
The Golden State
Goldriggers of '49
Goofy Goat Antics
Goofy Goofy Gander
The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
Gopher Spinach
Grampy's Indoor Outing
Greek Mirthology
Hairbrained Barbers
Hasty and the Princess
A Haul In One
Hawaiian Birds
Hector's Hectic Life
The Henpecked Rooster
Hot Air Salesman
I Don''t Scare
In The Museum
Insect to Injury
Is My Palm Read?
It's a Greeks Life
Jingles
Jolly Fish
Judge For A Day
The Kindhearted Girl
King for a Day
Language All My Own, A
Les Escargots
Let's Sing w/ Popeye
Litter Bear
Little Brown Jug
Little Hawk
Little Nobody
Little Soap and Water, A
The Little Stranger
The Littlest Martian
The Lost Dream
The Magic Horn
Making Friends
Marriage Wows
Me Musical Nephews
Music Academy
A Mutt In The Rut
My Friend the Monkey
Naughty But Mice
Nearlyweds
The Noisy Silent Movie
Nursery Scandal
On With The New
Once Upon A Time
Out To Punch
Palm Court Orchestra
Pantry Panic
Parlez Vous Woo
Parrotville Old Folks
Parrotville Post Office
Patriotic Popeye
Peeping Penguins
Pencil Mania
Picnic Panic
Play Safe
Popeye For President
Popeye Meets Ali Baba''s Forty Thieves
Popeye''s 20th Anniversary
Private Eye Popeye
Professor YaYa''s Memoirs
The Proud Princess
Pudgy Picks a Fight
Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow
Quack-A-Doodle-Doo
The Queen of Hearts
Red Riding Hood
Scotty Finds a Home
Shuteye Popeye
Snow Foolin''
The Snow Man
So Does An Automobile
A Spanish Twist
Spinning Mice
Spooky Swabs
Spree Lunch
The Story of Time
Sultan Pepper
The Sunshine Makers
The Talking Magpies
Tarts and Flowers
Taxi-Turvy
There''s Good Boos Tonight
The Three Sisters
Time For Love
Tin Horn Dude
Toonerville Picnic
Toonerville Trolley
Tree Nuts
Trolley Ahoy
The Tuba Tooter
Turnabout is Bearplay
Vacuum Cleaner
Westward Whoa
Winter Draws On
Wolf! Wolf!
You Can''t Shoe a Horsefly

Buy Now

Click here for more information about 150 Cartoon Classics

Read More...

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Road Runner & Wile E Coyote: Scrapes of Wrath (1960) Review

Road Runner and Wile E Coyote: Scrapes of Wrath  (1960)
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
This is a good cartoon collection for all ages. WHOA, BE GONE and GUIDED MUSCLE are both pretty good cartoons. RABBIT'S FEAT includes Wile E. Coyote with Bugs Bunny instead of the Road Runner. He has no better luck with the rabbit than the bird. STOP! LOOK! AND HASTEN! is the first great Road Runner cartoon. HOPALONG CASUALTY is very good. It includes the classic earthquake pills gag. This tape is worth buying to add to your collection.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Road Runner & Wile E Coyote: Scrapes of Wrath (1960)



Buy Now

Click here for more information about Road Runner & Wile E Coyote: Scrapes of Wrath (1960)

Read More...

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door Review

Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door is a full-screen children's DVD continuing the hit adventures of Fireman Sam and his firefighting crew. Together they learn that safety comes first when dealing with fire, which is one of the most dangerous things there is! The five colorful, computer-animated episodes are "A Real Live Wire", "Twist of Fate", "The Case of the Licorice Shoelaces", "Carnival of Junk", and "Joker Soaker", with a bonus "Roary the Racing Car" episode "Roary Sees Red". A wonderful addition to public library children's DVD shelves, and also an excellent gift for young children. Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door is a great way to get children thinking about fire safety - best followed by a parent-child discussion about do's and don'ts when dealing with fire, and what to do in the case that a fire breaks out in one's home. 45 minutes, English and French languages, closed-captioned.


Click Here to see more reviews about: Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door

FIREMAN SAM:HERO NEXT DOOR - DVD Movie

Buy NowGet 10% OFF

Click here for more information about Fireman Sam: Hero Next Door

Read More...

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1 Review

Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
This is it, Popeye cartoon fans! We have dreamed about it, wished for it, and hoped for it. Warner Brothers Video, by arrangement with King Features Syndicate, is issuing here the first 60 ORIGINAL Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoons. Wonderful! These fantastic cartoons are being released in chronological order of their theatrical release, FULLY RESTORED from the original negatives in beautiful black and white, UNCUT, with all Paramount titles restored. Volume 1, 1933-1938, is a 4-disc collector's edition. Also included in this release are the first two Three-Color-Technicolor two-reel specials: "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor", and "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves". If that isn't enough, 5 hours worth of bonus materials are included: Audio commentaries from Mark Kausler, Jerry Beck, Mark Evanier, and others. More features include restrospectives on Popeye and Max Fleischer, behind the toons featurettes, and bonus shorts.
So many of us remember seeing many of these vintage Popeye shorts when we were kids, and fondly remember the incredible animation from those early Fleischer Studios Popeye's. In 1933, the original Popeye voice was done by William Costello. Sometime in 1935 he was fired and The Sailor Man's voice was taken over by Jack Mercer, who kept at it for the remaining duration of these great cartoons. Remember that wonderful muttering in those early years by Popeye? That was the great Jack Mercer. Who could forget that fantastic "Is that so?" and all the other regular mutterings that Popeye would utter, more so especially during the Fleischer years. Bluto was fantastic, too, with some great back-and-forth quips between himself and his rival. His voice was delivered by William Pennell from 1933-1935, then Gus Wickie from 1935 until his death in 1938. The voice of Olive Oyl was delivered by Mae Questel.
So, all you Popeye fans... this is what we have been waiting for many a year. Throw out all your other Popeye videos and DVDs. Get rid of your VHS tapes that you made from the Cartoon Network. Destroy (with pleasure) all of those horrible colorized Popeye's made infamous by Mr. Turner. Animation historian Jerry Beck says that "your eyes will POP at the restorations. If you've never seen them you are in for a revelation." At long last...the first official release of the Max Fleischer cartoons on DVD. Without a doubt, you will be absolutely, positively delighted!!!

Click Here to see more reviews about: Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1

The plot lines in the animated cartoons tended to be simple. A villain, usually Bluto, makes a move on Popeye's "sweetie", Olive Oyl. The bad guy then clobbers Popeye until Popeye eats spinach, which gives him superhuman strength. The fundamental character of Popeye, paralleling that of another 1930's icon, Superman, also invokes traditional values possessing uncompromising moral standards and resorting to force only when threatened, or when he "can't stands no more"! The first volume includes 58 (7-10 min) theatrical blk & white shorts from 1933 to 1938 and 2 two-reeler 20 minute color cartoons. (Notable shorts: * POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR was an Academy Award� Nominee. Betty Boop appears in a cameo as a hula dancer in the 1st short "Popeye The Sailor")DVD Features:DocumentariesFeaturetteMusic Only TrackOther


Buy NowGet 32% OFF

Click here for more information about Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1

Read More...

Friday, September 30, 2011

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series Review

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
There's no denying it: BCI Eclipse had some incredible animated titles that risked becoming forever lost to the archives of time once the company was forced to shut its doors this past year. Fortunately Mill Creek Entertainment, which by the way is distributed by BCI's parent company, Navarre, has acquired the rights to bring many of BCI's titles to the home market once more. Even more impressive still is that these sets will be packaged up and sold as complete box sets (rather than individual season releases).
In the case of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, this set represents the complete 2002-series release by Mike Young Corporation. Coming in at a total runtime of 960 minutes, this set spans 4 discs and contains the same clear-plastic slipcase and artwork-style as the previous BCI releases.
The extras contained are only slightly less thorough than the individual season releases and include:
End of Episodes Morals
Interviews with Toyline Artists from Mattel and The Four Horsemen
12 audio commentaries
Scripts for episodes 1-40
A PDF Comic Book for unproduced episode #40
Notably missing from this set are the original art cards (a pair was included in each of the three season releases).
Now let's take a look at the show itself:
Fans are treated to what many consider the most accurate and exciting rendition of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe saga. Debuting in 2002 under the Mike Young Productions umbrella, this latest rendition of the He-Man source material closely follows the original Filmation standard set in the early 1980s with modernized animation quality and in-depth stories that further built upon the original characters and environments. The first season consisted of the following 26 episodes:
The Beginning Part 1
The Beginning Part 2
The Beginning Part 3
The Courage of Adam
Sky War
The Deep End
Lessons
Siren's Song
The Ties That Bind
Dragon's Brood
Turnabout
Mekaneck's Lament
Night of the Shadowbeasts
Underworld
The Mystery of Anwat Gar
The Monster Within
Roboto's Gambit
Trust
Orko's Garden
Buzz-Off's Pride
Snake Pit
The Island
The Sweet Smell of Victory
Separation
The Council of Evil Part 1
The Council of Evil Part 2
Season two consisted of the following thirteen:
The Last Stand
To Walk With Dragons
Out of the Past
Rise of the Snake Men Part 1
Rise of the Snake Men Part 2
The Price of Deceit
Of Machines and Men
Second Skin
The Power of Grayskull
Web of Evil
Rattle of the Snake
History
Awaken the Serpent
In case you're just tuning in, no this isn't the Filmation version of the show so many of us recall with warm fuzzies from our youth. This is in fact the third (and most recent) animated iteration of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Produced for Cartoon Network by Mike Young
Productions, this version ran from 2002 until 2004 where it went for two full seasons (26 in the first season, 13 in the second). Along the way it managed to snag a very well deserved Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing (2004).
While there are few who could argue successfully that anything could replace the original Filmation series, Mike Young Productions managed to capture all of the elements that made the original so successful and to bring them up to modern standards of animation quality, sound work, and script writing. As a result the mythos had been brought to an entirely new generation of fans while simultaneously pleasing fans of the original.
Without giving too much away (I hate spoilers personally), I will say that the origins of Snake Mountain will begin to unfold in the second-half of the first season in addition to the complete origin of the Dark Hemisphere which imprisons Skeletor and his minions. New characters are plentiful as well and contain some slick back-story efforts, which make even the original Mattel toys a lot more desirable. Among the notables includes the stories of Two-Bad, Cobra Kahn, Cyclone, Roboto, Moss Man, Zodak, and Stinkor. Many of these characters were never fully fleshed out in the original show (if they appeared at all) and would have remained only in the imaginations of those who played with the toys if not for the spectacular effort here. We are also treated to a couple of new looks for He-Man himself including an amped up version of he and Skeletor in combat and his ever impressive winter gear which includes a flowing fur cape and a heavy battle ax.
The Snakemen element introduced in the first season develops into sheer brilliance in the second (and unfortunately final) season! Not to insinuate that the Masters didn't have their hands full as it was with Skeletor and his minions, this time around the threats to peace and justice come in from all angles in the form of the Skeletor and company, the Snake Men, and the Evil Horde! Yes, you read that correctly- She-Ra's arch nemesis, Hordak, who just so happens to have been Skeletor's mentor, shows up in Season 2 within Skeletor's origin story that finally ties all of the loose threads of Mattel's franchise together once and for all.
I often like to wonder what ground Mike Young's team would have covered had the show continued. Would they have expanded to include He-Man's sister (She-Ra's) story arc? Could have writer Larry DeTillio revisited some of his wise dragon influence? A shame that we'll probably never know.
All in all, the show simply continued to build upon the foundation first set by Filmation in the 1980s and thanks to Mill Creek Entertainment, can be yours in its entirety for the cost of each of the single season releases.

Click Here to see more reviews about: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series

2002's HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE was a revival of the classic 80's cartoon. These new episodes focus on the early adventures of Prince Adam, who, having just become Eternia's most powerful guardian HE-MAN, grapples with his new, awesome powers. HE-MAN must lead the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE into battle against the villainous SKELETOR and his evil warrior henchman, who scheme to rule Eternia and spread chaos through the kingdom. This Complete Collection starts with the three-part movie that shows how Price Adam becomes He-Man and leads Man-At-Arms, Teela, Ram Man, Buzz-Off, Mekanek and other MASTERS OF THE UNIVESE as they battle Skeletor, Trap Jaw, Tri-Klops, Evil-Lyn, Mer-Man and other villains for control of Eternia.



Buy NowGet 60% OFF

Click here for more information about He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series

Read More...

Friday, August 26, 2011

Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection (2009) Review

Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection (2009)
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
All 34 of the Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry Shorts are included along with two new documentaries. This really doesn't represent the peak of Tom and Jerry cartoons. This is not the era in which the cartoons were winning Academy Awards. Those cartoons are included in Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3. Do be aware that there was considerable controversy over these Spotlight Collections in which cartoons were edited in the first two volumes and two cartoons were not even released in the third. Here is a list of the cartoons to be included:
Penthouse Mouse (1963)
The Cat Above and The Mouse Below (1964)
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse (1964)
Much Ado About Mousing (1964)
Snowbody Loves Me (1964)
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)
Ah, Sweet Mouse-story of Life (1965)
Tom-ic Energy (1965)
Bad Day at Cat Rock (1965)
The Brothers Carry-Mouse Off (1965)
Haunted Mouse (1965)
I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)
Of Feline Bondage (1965)
The Year of the Mouse (1965)
The Cat's Me-ouch (1965)
Duel Personality (1966)
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966)
Jerry-Go-Round (1966)
Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)
Puss 'n' Boats (1966)
Filet Meow (1966)
Matinee Mouse (1966)
The A-Tom-inable Snowman (1966)
Catty Cornered (1966)
Cat and Dupli-cat (1966)
O-Solar Meow (1966)
Guided Mouse-ille (1966)
Rock 'n' Rodent (1967)
Cannery Rodent (1967)
The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. (1967)
Surf-Bored Cat (1967)
Shutter Bugged Cat (1967)
Advance and Be Mechanized (1967)
Purr-Chance to Dream (1967)
BONUS FEATURES:
New Documentaries:
Tom and Jerry...and Chuck
Chuck Jones: Memories of a Childhood

Click Here to see more reviews about: Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection (2009)

Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 06/23/2009Run time: 216 minutesRating: Nr

Buy NowGet 48% OFF

Click here for more information about Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection (2009)

Read More...

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (1974) Review

Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (1974)
Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)
For many of us, Hong Kong Phooey was the last great Hanna-Barbera cartoon character when it debuted in the fall of 1974. He was a Kung Fu crime fighting dog who never could quite go off the book. He was helped by a stripped cat named Spot. He was voiced by the immortal Scatman Crothers. The great Joe E Ross played Sgt. Flint.
Now don't get confused with the claim of 31 episodes. There were only 16 half hour long episodes. Each "episode" listed below was half the show except for the final "Cowboy" adventure that was the full 30 minutes. It'll be great to have the complete collection on the shelf in time for the 32 anniversary of Hong Kong Phooey.
The episodes will be presented in Full Frame (1.33:1) video, with an English mono audio track (with subtitles in English, French and Spanish). Here's a look at the episodes:Disc 1
Car Theives
Zoo Story
Iron, Head, The Robot
Cotton Picki' Pocket Picker
Grandma Goody (Cat Burglar)
Candle Power
The Penthouse Burglaries
Batty Bank Mob
The Voltage Villian
The Giggler
The Gumdrop Kid
Professor Presto (The Malevolent Magician)
TV or Not TV
Stop Horsing Around
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Great Movie Mystery
Disc 2
The Claw
Hong Kong Phooey vs. Hong Kong Phooey
The Abominable Snowman
Professor Crosshatch
Goldfisher
Green Thumb
From Bad to Verse (Roten Rhymer)
Kong and the Counterfeiters
The Great Choo Choo Robbery
Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Bakery Man
Mr. Tornando
The Little Crook Who Wasn't There
Dr. Disguiso
The Incredible Mr. Shrink
Comedy Cowboy
Special features include:
Documentary of the show from its development through its legacy. Includes production designs and never before seen original artwork as well as new interviews
"Hong Kong Phooey - The Batty Bank Gang: The Complete Storyboard" (11:56 mins) Motion Screen to storyboard comparison from the cartoon "The Batty Bank Mob"

Click Here to see more reviews about: Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (1974)

Hong Kong Phooey, a somewhat inept super-hero and a master of kung fu and marital arts is always on alert for crime. He gets tip-offs from the police station where he works as Penrod "Penry" Pooch, the mild mannered janitor. Whenever Penry overhears a call for help he quickly dives into a filing cabinet and changes into his karate outfit and then hops into his Phooeymobile. Despite his fallings, and thanks to Spot, his cat, Hong Kong Phooey always manages to save the day. He is a beloved superhero to all who know him. These 31 classic cartoons from Hong Kong Phooey are now available for the first time ever on DVD!

Buy NowGet 22% OFF

Click here for more information about Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (1974)

Read More...