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Summary: Great Film for Disney Fans
Review: An enchanting product of the Good Neighbor policy with Latin America, Saludos Amigos gives viewers a nostalgic trip back. The film chronicles the good will tour Walt Disney and his animators made to Latin America in 1941. Footage of Walt and company on their trip tie the four cartoons that make up this feature (Lake Titicaca staring Donald Duck, Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy, and Aquarela do Brasil). The four cartoons are cleaver and very well done in the Disney tradition, staring existing Disney favorites such as Donald Duck and Goofy, and new characters such as Pedro the airplane and Jose Carioca (the last of which would go on to appear with Donald in two other features during the 1940s). However, it is truly the live action at the artists finding inspiration that elevates the film to more than just a collection of four shorts. Also included with the film is a travelogue entitled "South of the Boarder with Walt Disney" which includes even more footage of Disney and company and their travels in South America. To any Disney fan, this is a hidden gem and a nostalgic treasure.
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Summary: Disney history - not a family entertainment DVD!
Review: As a product of wartime material, this 'package' film (a number of bits and bobs) was not an ideal format for Disney artists, but it was a way of putting together a feature-length release at a time when wartime shortages and economic pressures made true features impractical. Although made after the war, this is a Disney money-saving effort of that time which is much lesser now. In all honesty it's ironic that something which was once money saving has been turned around by the very same company to become money-making! HOWEVER, I love Disney and would say that those interested in the progression of Disney material would benefit. It wouldn't make a great long-term entertainer for children though.
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Summary: Disappointing release
Review: Being a fan of all Disney animated cartoons and features, I regret to say that I was quite disappointed by this release. The problem isn't with the subject matter, but with what's actually on the DVD. As an earler reviewer mentioned, scenes were cut in which characters were seen smoking. I have to ask why? (Espcially when they leave in a scene which shows a "young" airplane drinking gasoline). What else was removed from the movie that we don't know about? In the bonus material they mention two other characters, an armadillo and a burro, which weren't part of the feature. Were they originally? I recall seeing the burro character as a child while watching the Wonderful World of Disney on NBC. Maybe an expert on Disney movies could enlighten us.Disney, let parents decide what their children should watch. Remain true to the original films.
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Summary: Fair Disney movie
Review: Being a fan of the Three Cabalerros I was excited to hear that this movie would finally be available on home video minus a previous laser disc release. This movie was slightly a dissappointment. Not because of the film, just its length. 42 minutes just doesn't constitute as a feature for me. Other than that squabble, I enjoyed it. The DVD transfer is sharp and clear once again in the animation scenes, but the live action 16mm stuff is grainy but will probably will never look better. The extra "South of the Border" featurette is a nice addition but it reuses a lot of the material from the feature. Losing 2 seconds of footage of Goofy smoking is really no big deal to me, if Disney wants to "protect" children, whatever, it doesn't change the plot and is really insignificant.
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Summary: Old Tyme...i.e.The Best....Disney!!
Review: Congratulations to the politically correct pinheads at present-day Disney. I'm sure that you're decision to remove the few seconds of Goofy smoking (and the digital removal of Pecos Bill's cigarette in 'Melody Time') will stamp out worldwide lung cancer forever! If I can just get over the disgusting idea of how these clowns mess with the classics, I thoroughly enjoy what's left. "Saludos Amigos" gets ragged out by a lot of people as being inferior to "Three Caballeros" but it's great fun in it's own way. Basically a travelog of Latin America...even all the cartoons are narrated...I find it historically fascinating. The four 'toons are great! Usually Disney stuff is warm and fuzzy as opposed to really funny, but El Goucho Goofy has a Tex Avery feel to it and it made me laugh. There's some really neat music too("Brazil", "Tico, Tico"). More Disney for adults than kids, except for "Pedro The Airplane" which is just a bit too cute for me. The supplementary short subject, which shows Walt and his gang of animators and musicians travelling around South America gleaning information and inspiration for the feature that followed, suffers in quality visually...but it is really interesting and the end gag is marvelous. It's great to see these famous animators at work both on the ground, and flying over the Andes....sniffing oxygen from a tube. Check out the old-tyme fashions, cars, buses, cameras...and the great heads! I definately recommend this disc. Put it on your shelf next to "Melody Time", "Three Caballeros" and "Make Mine Music".
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Summary: Anouther censored piece of art.
Review: Disney felt they had to censor Goofy's smoking. Like some idiot is really going to start smoking because of a cartoon. The reason I like old films is because they are from a time when the world wasn't PC. I hope someday in the future Disney releases an uncut version. The same way the release Dragonball. Edited version & uncut version
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Summary: A favorite from Disney, but too many ads.
Review: For many Disney may mean quality family entertainment, but after purchasing Saludos Amigos on "Disney DVD" it also means watching a string of ads. Skipping the ads is a painful process that I shouldn't have to go through. Each ad must be skipped over, there is no way to just put in the disk and start watching the film. Each time the disk is played the ads will play as well. After paying for the disk why should I have to watch ads, I just want to watch the movie. The advertising doesn't seem to lower the price of the product. In my opinion this tarnishes an otherwise good film and I hope Disney tries to be a little more consumer friendly with its future releases. I am also sad Disney felt it necessary to edit the film.
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Summary: Disney's "Package Feature" era begins with "Saludos Amigos"
Review: I was not really fimiliar with Walt's "Package Features" until their DVD release. "Saludos Amigos", Disney's 6th feature for the first time on DVD, is the first of these features, a style that Walt wouln't abandon until "Cinderella". Since this movie is considered one of Disney's "Classic Films", it would make it the shortest one ever (45 minutes), but don't let the short time put you off, it is actually a very good length to tell the stories of the film. "Saludos Amigos" is split into 4 animated stories, with some live action intros in between, all taking place in South America. The first, and the best one, is Donald Duck's "Lake Titicaca", where the feathered tourist explores the lake and the town arround it, with some comical twists, narrated all the way through. "El Gaucho Goofy" is a funny story, of transplanting a Texas Cowboy (Goofy), in the middle of South America. The other subjects are "Pedro", the story of a determined plane, and "Aquarelo Do Brasil" where we meet Joe Carioca. The film on the whole has more of a documentary tone, giving us insight on South America ("The Three Caballeros" focuses more on Mexico). The Gold Collection DVD, has a great documentary which shows us Walt Disney's trip to South America, and the development of the film.
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Summary: Disney's "Package Feature" era begins with "Saludos Amigos"
Review: I was not really fimiliar with Walt's "Package Features" until their DVD release. "Saludos Amigos", Disney's 6th feature for the first time on DVD, is the first of these features, a style that Walt wouln't abandon until "Cinderella". Since this movie is considered one of Disney's "Classic Films", it would make it the shortest one ever (45 minutes), but don't let the short time put you off, it is actually a very good length to tell the stories of the film. "Saludos Amigos" is split into 4 animated stories, with some live action intros in between, all taking place in South America. The first, and the best one, is Donald Duck's "Lake Titicaca", where the feathered tourist explores the lake and the town arround it, with some comical twists, narrated all the way through. "El Gaucho Goofy" is a funny story, of transplanting a Texas Cowboy (Goofy), in the middle of South America. The other subjects are "Pedro", the story of a determined plane, and "Aquarelo Do Brasil" where we meet Joe Carioca. The film on the whole has more of a documentary tone, giving us insight on South America ("The Three Caballeros" focuses more on Mexico). The Gold Collection DVD, has a great documentary which shows us Walt Disney's trip to South America, and the development of the film.
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Summary: "Dad. What is this stuff?" ONLY FOR HARDCORES!!
Review: If they could get rid of all the useless "educational" stuff about South America, the 4 short cartoons would be worth having. But you will need to endure the live action snoozers which are woefully out of date. South America is depicted as paradise without mention of the struggling economies and millions of poor people who live there. My daughter (4 and a half) urged me to quickly fast forward through the boring stuff. Rent it and then decide if it's worth the price for 4 little toons.
It's amazing how people will say this review is not helpful when it only speaks the truth. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT STAND SITTING THROUGH MOST OF THIS!!! I could barely stand it myself. My wife, a teacher, thought it was mind numbing. I'm a fan of Disney animation, and what little animation they have in this one is good, but, again, you will need to endure some painful "home movies". YES, DISNEY MADE SOME BAD MOVIES!!!
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