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Summary: Big Disappointment
Review: This DVD is a big disappointment relative to Silly Symphonies or the Mickey Mouse in Color series. First, Disney inserts unnecessary and definitely not-entertaining commentary by Leonard Maltin in many places throughout the DVDs. There are a few very minor, insensitive references to ethnic groups in the cartoons which would probably go unnoticed, but Maltin draws unwarranted attention to them. Secondly, unlike the first "Mickey" treasures collection, this one has no "play all" button. So you have to go back into the TV room every nine minutes to turn on another cartoon for your youngster! If you could get beyond these two great annoyances, you would find the actual cartoons entertaining.
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Summary: It all Started with a Mouse
Review: This collection of black-and-white Mickey Mouse shorts from the 1920s and 30s is a treasure trove of vintage shorts. Not only does the DVD set feature some of Mickey's better-known shorts like "Steamboat Willie" or "Orphan's Benefit", but also some equally charming rarities such as "The Gorilla Mystery" and "Blue Rhythm". All of the included shorts, unlike previoud showings of these shorts on Television, are also uncensored and many feature introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin to put into perspective what would be considered today as politically incorrect. Bonus features are also included including an interesting look at the original Mickey Mouse Clubs in the 1930s and pencil tests and sketches from the disk's shorts. The shorts themselves may not be as flashy or action-packed as many of today's cartoons, but these music and joke-filled films are full of nostalgia and are must-haves for any Disney fan.
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Summary: Great Mickey DVD,but gets a F for features
Review: The Dvd has some great Mickey shorts on it.The problems comes with a lack of play all feature.some people say disney did this so little kids could not see all the so called bad shots.Well if there that bad release Song of the south on dvd,if disney will release this then they could do the same for song of the south.I think the feature was just left out by accident,if not this will be the last disney treasure I will buy.the goofy dvd has the same problem.Letter to DISNEY FIX IT,or lots of loss sales will follow.
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Summary: This DVD is fantastic!
Review: "It could have been perfect, but some geniuses disable the "play all" feature in this and Goofy's DVD. Well Mr. "Genius" you made it again"Well maybe the genuises wanted the DVD buying community to not be so lazy to not be able to select another cartoon from the menu! Comon people. That is no reason to give a DVD 1 star. This cartoon collection is made for the adults benefit, not some kid who's glued to the television all day. The DVD is fantastic. Leonard Maltin provides introductions for the more "contrivercial" cartoons and puts them in their proper context. The picture is superb, especially for these cartoons being almost 70 years old. I hope Warner Brothers realizes that there is a market for classic cartoons and releases their Looney Tunes in this type of format.
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Summary: The Mistake That Wasn't
Review: After reading a review of this excellent DVD set on a site called cartoonresearch.com I understand now why there was no "PLAY ALL" feature. Many of these cartoons have many stereotypes, some "unsocial" activity from the Mouse, himself and "Mammy" of course...these cartoons are not to be shown for 4-year old kids....after all many of you may be parents that would like to sit their child unattended in front of the TV but you can't because of the fact there's no "PLAY ALL" feature. But the kids will probably find these boring and may get the wrong impression. true, many of you will disagree but the abscence of "PLAY ALL" isn't a mistake after all. Well at least on this DVD set.
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Summary: A solution for the lack of "Play All" problem
Review: This is a great DVD collection. Even my wife and my 2 year old son sit in awe and watch this. It's an even break from all the flashy shows my son watches. As for the play all problem, go to a seldom used option built right into most dvd players: random play. It works great until you hit the chapters that show the storyboards, then you have to manually skip through it. It works better on the Goofy DVD set since there are no storyboards to stall it up. As for the cartoons themselves, my kid loves them. He laughs harder at these than he does most other shows. A blast for all ages.
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Summary: I wish this hadn't been rushed
Review: Generally I found the title amusing. I found that the inability to play all shorts without interruption (like on previous "Treasures..." releases) rather frustrating. Maltin's comments while factual and informative really didn't need to dwell on the politically incorrectness of the some of the shorts. In case most of the viewers didn't realize, all the shorts were done before the "enlightenment" of the politically correct movement. However, what frustrated me the most was:
1. Consistent poor mastering. I know these are old shorts, I know it was probably difficult - but please, please clean up the sound. I don't expect 5.1 Digital, but stereo with out hisses and pops would be nice. I suppose it would be difficult to remove the scratches and other artifacts in the video - but this is their corporate symbol they placed on the DVD, they needed to show some more respect and care. Disney, next time you release these, clean up the presentation or don't bother. 2. Inconsistency between shorts. Some shorts started off with the original credits and musical score. Other shorts started off with a newly created (probably circa 1980's) screen that displayed the year the short was originally released and then it was off to the original credits and musical score. Even my 6-year-old son noticed the difference - Walt must have rolled in his grave over this lack of attention to details. Otherwise this title is delightfull and should be purchased by any serious Disney/Mickey Mouse fan. However, the title felt like it was rushed to market.
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Summary: MICKEY MOUSE
Review: IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO TAPE CALLED "HERE'S MICKEY" THEIR IS A CARTOON NAMED ORPHINS BENIFIT AND ON THIS DVD ITS THE SAME EXACT CARTOON, EXCEPT ITS IN BLACK AND WHITE. WHY WOULD DISNET DO THAT???
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Summary: Another DVD without "Play all" - What's the big idea Disney
Review: It could have been perfect, but some geniuses disable the "play all" feature in this and Goofy's DVD. Well Mr. "Genius" you made it again.
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Summary: This Is A TREASURE
Review: This truly is a Walt Disney Treasure. These are some of the finest cartoons of all time including the firsts "Plane Crazy", "The Gallopin' Gaucho", "Steamboat Willie" and some favorites "The Klondike Kid", "Touchdown Mickey", "The Chain Gang", "Mickey's Nightmare", and "Mickey's Service Station". I wish "Mickey's Good Deed" was on here since that is definently one of the bests. But if there's a volume 2 It'll be on there. And lack of the PLAY ALL feature is dissapointing but these shorts rock the house and if you are an animation fan you HAVE to buy this. I wouldn't say its for kids though as they will find the cartoons "Dumb" and "Boring". How sad for them.
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