The Best of Dr. Seuss

Rating:
Summary: STINK, STANK, STUNK!!!
Review: Compiling two specials made for TNT, and Chuck Jones' 1941 "Horton Hatches The Egg" (From his early Disney-like peroid) to boot, it's nothing more than a thrownaway! Get the DVD of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Horton Hears A Who" instead!

Rating:
Summary: STINK, STANK, STUNK!!!
Review: Compiling two specials made for TNT, and Chuck Jones' 1941 "Horton Hatches The Egg" (From his early Disney-like peroid) to boot, it's nothing more than a thrownaway! Get the DVD of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Horton Hears A Who" instead!

Rating:
Summary: Fun for grown-up Seussians.
Review: Don't let the Cat in the Hat on the cover fool you: this grab-bag collection features a trio of relatively obscure animated Seuss tales, each of which deals in a more satirical, "adult" vein of humor than the good Dr. is commonly associated with.

I can remember watching the "Butter Battle Book" in a high school poli-sci class; Seuss's satirical Cold War fable is both amusing and chilling, and a good choice for older children and teens.

"Daisy-Head Mayzie" was produced for cable network TNT and is based on a story published after Seuss's death. As "Butter Battle" does with the arms race, "Mayzie" sends up our culture's obsession with celebrity.

"Horton Hatches The Egg" is actually a Looney Tune cartoon short, originally released in the 1940s and directed by Bob Clampett (not Chuck Jones as a previous reviewer asserts). This item might actually be of greatest interest to animation buffs (such as yours truly), featuring as it does Clampett's trademark rubbery animation and adult-oriented humor. It's also completely restored and uncut on the DVD version.

All in all, I'd recommend this collection for Clampett/Looney Tunes fans and adult Seuss fans. It's probably going to be a little too far over the heads of the kiddies.

Rating:
Summary: dismayed with Dr. Suess
Review: This video leaves much to be desired. Especially the scene in "Horton Hatches an Egg" when a fish came out of the water and shot himself in the head. Definitely not what I would expect from a Dr. Suess video.

Rating:
Summary: dismayed with Dr. Suess
Review: This video leaves much to be desired. Especially the scene in "Horton Hatches an Egg" when a fish came out of the water and shot himself in the head. Definitely not what I would expect from a Dr. Suess video.

Rating:
Summary: dismayed with Dr. Suess
Review: This video leaves much to be desired. Especially the scene in "Horton Hatches an Egg" when a fish came out of the water and shot himself in the head. Definitely not what I would expect from a Dr. Suess video.