Gumby - 7 Disc Boxed Set

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Summary: GREAT BOX SET!!!
Review: I love this box set I think it is great. all the other reviewers were mean. If you like the gumbys that were on nick in the 1990's then you will like theese. you know why? Because the new soundtrack is actualy the soundtrack used on the ones on nick in the 90's. I think all of the other reviewers should just let it go. BUY THIS IT IS GREAT!!!

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Summary: What were they thinking????
Review: I seriously hope there are plans to release this piece of junk!

My Gripes:

1. Soundtrack... OBVIOUSLY

2. Redubbed voiceovers! Why does Gumby sound like cookiepuss from the Carvel ice-cream commercials?!

3. Editted episodes! Where's the beginning of 'Outcast Marbles'?? Too much for children? ;)

Please, PLEASE, release Gumby in his original form. This box set totally ruins the experience. Rhino should have made enough money on this crap to buy the original soundtrack! DO NOT BUY THIS UNLESS IT GETS RE-RELEASED, IT'S TERRIBLE AS-IS. Dont be fooled!

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Summary: Buyer BEWARE!!! Shame on Rhino
Review: I want my money back. I thought Rhino was all about celebrating the originality, creativity, and genius of past media. So why is it they're duping us with defaced work here? This is an absolute OUTRAGE. The magic that is Gumby has been all but trashed. The beautiful, eerie, awe-inspiring soundtrack that included original compositions, all sort of innovative sound effects, and the great character voices have been replaced with a modern "Barney" mix. I want to cry. I thought Rhino would understand the importance of sound having started out in the audio product business. This is clearly a case of bottom line or ignorance or both. F- .

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Summary: Thanks for letting us know about the bad new sountrack...
Review: I was going to purchase 3 of these sets, using two of them for gifts, to introduce the kids to a great cartoon that was truly out of this world. I can't believe the compilers of a major set would actually think that people would enjoy different background music. Do they know ANYTHING about collectibility? About purists? Who is spending [the money] on a Gumby set, the casual shopper... or those who fondly remember the quirky look, feel and SOUND of theshow, and want exactly that in a compiled set? With all the information a DVD can hold, they could have made the new sountrack an option, switchable in the menu. I'll save my [money], and wait for 'The Complete Gumby (Unabridged, with original sountracks.) Thanks for the warning, all you reviewers!

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Summary: It's still a surreal surprise
Review: I was worried when I read about the new 80's soundtrack added to these cartoons, but upon watching them its really not that bad. And it even works on a few of the early "moon" ones. While I would have prefered the original soundtracks, the cartoons still keep their surreal quality and feel of wonder that they did when I first saw them as a child. I'll deduct a point for the soundtrack, but I still think these are a must own for all who remember Gumby from their childhood.

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Summary: Mis leading, a different way for me.
Review: It sais, all the Gumby episodes, to my dissapointment, after i spent 150$ Aussie on it, i found out that this was not the gumby i remember. The gumby i watched were different "drawingS" so to speak, and made in the 80s, I dont even like these Gumby episodes, Are they ever going to release a Dvd of the newer version of Gumby, with the smoother Claymation effect from the 80s ????? If any one knows any thing, please email me on [e-mail]

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Summary: Thank you Rhino!
Review: Man, this DVD box set rules! I'm HAPPY they put the 80s synth soundtrack on the episodes because guess what- that's the version I grew up with when I was a kid in the 80s. This set is so cool, and I'm so thankful. The only downer is that with the packaging- you've kinda gotta juggle the darn thingto get to some of the DVDs, it folds out all the way across my arm and then UP! Oh well, still a very cool collection. Intvw with the guy who voiced Gumby is awesome.

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Summary: Lighten Up - It's Gumby, People!
Review: Negative reviews of this box complain about the "new" musical soundtrack (still thirty years + old, but not the original) and bumpers, but this is an excellent hunk of Gumby. Not the perfect package for reliving childhood memories (if you're old enough to have seen the original broadcasts) but perfectly adequate for showing today's kids and entertaining them hugely. The sly square/hip wit is still intact, and the synthesizer score is not nearly as bad as it could be. The material itself holds considerable charms, especially when the characters shut up and surreal events unfold. If you can find this package for a reasonable price and want your claymation in a super-size party-pack, go for it.

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Summary: A BIG Disappointment! NOT the original GUMBY!
Review: Received this DVD set today and to my surprise, it is missing the ORIGINAL 'CAPITAL MUSIC' score and original theme song and open. ... If you are going to do an elaborate collection of CLASSIC ANIMATION, it must be restored to it's original elements. These cartoons have a horrible synthesizer score that were added in the 1980's. Word is, they didn't want to pay the money to keep the CAPITAL score in. ... IMAGE issued two GREAT ART CLOKEY 'DAVEY & GOLIATH' discs with wonderful packaging and original CAPITAL MUSIC score!
I can't even watch this with the score they used and the continued use of bad music in the menus and NEW animated bumpers. This is a BIG disappointment! Small Children may still enjoy this collection BUT not the people that grew up with this series as kids....and for this price, those are the only people that would be buying this so RHINO cut out their target audience. I rated it One Star for the kids. 0 STARS for Adults.
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Summary: They are in it for the money
Review: Rhino doesn't give a damn about preserving the past, accurately. They are behaving like the Ministry of Truth, in the novel 1984, and hoping no one will notice their re-editing of history, or worse, that no one will care.
Having read the 31 reviews, I will not purchase this tacky, deceiving, and over-priced travesty of the past.

So Rhino couldn't afford to pay for the original music, eh?
Baloney. Greed is why they are using cheapo junk music from the 1980s.
They are gambling on the naivite, stupidity, and sleazy taste, of the modern public. Judging by the positive reviews posted here, they seem to have proven that today's public will accept any piece of garbage, and call it great.
The "dumbing down of America" is a fact.

Kids must be exposed to the music of the past. The original Gumby music was atmospheric, and very inventive, in the context of what the series was trying to do.
Using 1980s cheapo-syntho music, destroys the original atmopheric feel of the series.
But, Rhino doesn't care about that.
As long as they make money, they are content.

I am boycotting Rhino, and I am telling all my friends to boycott Rhino, also.