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Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: No "Play it all?" -What were they thinking?
Review: The content of this DVD is great. The whole family loves it and our small children especially love seeing Goofy's "demonstration" clips where everything goes wrong.

BUT what a hassle to play each clip individually. A headache if you have little ones who you don't want poking on the DVD player. I would think most adults would like the "Play it all" option as well. For that reason this will get less play time in our house than the other Disney Treasures since I have to be there to advance each cartoon. The person who came up with the menus/options should be demoted for this no-brainer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An excellent collection of Goofy shorts
Review: The newest set of Walt Disney Treasure DVDs are excellent. The Complete Goofy DVD set has an excellent selection of shorts that highlight Goofy's development and appeal over time. I especially like the "how to" shorts for a good laugh!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Disney Treasures at Its Best
Review: The Walt Disney Treasures DVD series has seen seven releases thus far, and this one easily tops them all. Considering the age of most of these Goofy shorts, the video and audio is as good as anyone can expect.

I know other reviewers have complained about the lack of "Freeway Phobia" 1 & 2. Disney considers these cartoons "standalone" pieces and not part of the Goofy collection. A technicality to be sure, but Disney isn't trying to be dishonest by not including them on this set. However, they will be included on a future release.

But the real prize here is the way Disney has chosen to present these shorts. The "Complete Goofy" really is complete! As much as I've enjoyed "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" and "Mickey Mouse in Living Color", I'd have preferred Disney to release these in chronological order, starting with the black and white cartoons and moving right on down, perhaps having a three or four volume set.

This Goofy set avoids this problem of having a themed set like Mickey. Instead of just getting "Goofy Instructional Videos" or something like that, you get it all. Not only are all the shorts available, you can list them either alphabetically or chronologically. There's even some nice extras discussing the creation of Goofy and the performer who voiced him.

Disney is also to be highly commended for not giving in to political correctness. These shorts are complete and uncensored. With Disney being considered a social representative of family entertainment, I'm extremely pleased they resisted any temptation to "clean" up the shorts or alter them as to be less "politically incorrect" for the modern viewer.

The only minor complaint I have is the lack of a "play all" feature. This feature was available on the first Mickey Mouse release. However, the only people who will be really outraged by this are soccer moms who want to plop their kids in front of the TV for 4 hours to watch the Goof. It's not that hard to just select a new short each time another is over, so again, a minor complaint.

This set is a real treat. If Disney continues the high quality of the "Treasures" series, I'll continue to buy each one that's released.

Rumored for next Christmas are: The Complete Donald Volume One (eventually comprising three volumes), and Disney at War, showcasing Disney's war ... pieces during the 1940s. If these titles are accurate - wow!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: How to ride a horse ?? where is it ?
Review: They said it is a complete collection of all the goofy's short , but they forgot the animated short " How to ride a horse"

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Almost perfect
Review: This collection is a must for fans of Goofy. The cartoons have been restored back to life very nicely, and the humor is still timeless and entertaining. The only bad things to say about this DVD: 1) The english subtitles are only for hearing impaired. For us non-native english speakers normal captions would have been nice. Luckily this is not a Donald Duck cartoon! 2) There's no "Play all" button in the menu. Why? There was "Play all" -button in Silly Symphonies and Mickey Mouse in Living Colour releases.

Rating: 1 stars
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. Secondly, unlike "Silly Symphonies", 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.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Essential for animation buffs
Review: This DVD is amazing. It is essential for all animation buffs. The picture quality is very good and the cartoons are all uncut and hilarious.

I have noticed a lot of complaints that this DVD has no play all feature. These are all complaints from moms who want to glue the kids to the TV. This DVD is not for soccer moms! It is for animation buffs -- and there is content that some people may find offensive. Don't be a lazy person and supervise what your kids watch!

I commend Disney for releasing these DVDs. Keep up the good work, Disney! I look forward to the next wave.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The way all Disney releases should be.
Review: This DVD is excellent. All the cartoons are uncut and uncensored. The greatist of all unPC.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FANTASTIC
Review: This is an absolute GEM. Animation fans have waited years for something like this. Definately tailored for animation buffs and disneyana fans. Hard to believe there are actually idiots out there COMPLAINING that disney included the very shorts we've all been waiting (and waiting) for so many years for them to release unedited like 'No Smoking' etc. This is NOT a baby sitter video and thank goodness for that!! THANKYOU Leonard and thankyou disney. Thumbs up!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Goofy Rules
Review: This may not include the first cartoon Goofy was ever in but that's because it was before he got his own world. This is all his starring roles. His "How To's" are some of the most classic and funniest ever and Goofy's Glider is one of my favorite cartoons of all time. In the 50's when he evolved into an everyman we get some hilarious results such as the excellent "No Smoking" and "Motor Mania" but also some faithful old How To renditions including my favorite "How To be A Detective" which can't be showed on TV anymore because of its violence. Even though it is a cartoon....but ah well. This is a great collection. The extras may not be as strong as that of say, Mickey Mouse in Black & white but they are great nonetheless. Complaints? yes. One Major One. No "Play All" feature!! But that's just one flaw in this otherwise perfect DVD set.


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