Dr. Seuss - The Lorax/Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano

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Summary: Extreme Fading In The Lorax But Good Nonetheless
Review: The Lorax is one my favorite Dr. Seuss cartoons. Obviously Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss) had many different things on his mind when he wrote The Lorax. While many kids enjoy this story, many of them, most likely, will not be able to see one of the messages Dr. Seuss incorporated into the story: Corporate greed.
The cartoon is very well done, but I noticed extreme color fadings on the cartoon. It's not as crisp and bright as the ones I've seen growing up. In fact, this is the worst presentation I've seen The Lorax in. There are also a few scenes where the color finally gets brighter, but then a few seconds later, it turns to dull coloring again.

I have not seen the second cartoon on this DVD but plan to soon.

In a nutshell, The Lorax is a fine cartoon. But the extreme color fading of the film is most likely the worst presentation it has been given in. It is still worth the buy.

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Summary: Help the rest of the Lorax lovers, please
Review: The schools resource centre where I work owns an ancient copy of the Lorax (VHS PAL for Australia) and it is almost loved to death. It is used for fun, as well as units on the environment, greed, selfishness and the stupid side of capitalism. Where can we get another copy? If we find a source, it will be flooded with orders because I will spread the word to those outside our area who would love to get their hands on any copy, even ours.

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Summary: Lorax - Fond Memories, Pontoffel - Wow..
Review: We rented The Lorax because I realized I hadn't seen it since 1978 on a reel-to-reel tape in my elementary school library but I loved it. Somehow 27 years later I knew a lot of words to the songs, but was struck by how much the message of the movie is relevant today. If anything, these days this movie would not be shown in a public school or on television because the FCC would investigate its subversive message of enviromentalism, critique of consumerism, and caring for others.

As for Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano - I have no memory of this movie, and I have to say that it is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Let's just say Theodore Giesel meets Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey and keep it at that.