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Summary: Extremely Funny Stuff!
Review: I'd forgotten how funny Goofy actually is! After growing up with Disney cartoons, we all got spoiled by the raucous, adult comedy of Warner Brothers cartoons.....sadly, they made me forget how terribly funny Goofy was! HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL had me laffing out loud! These 'toons range from 1939-1961 and will stir your memories of the Goof. From tiger hunting to Olympic athlete, this is a wonderful collection. There's also a little retrospective of the voice of Goofy, Pinto Colvig, who was the first Bozo The Clown as well and great behind-the scenes documentaries show the birth and evolution of Goofy. If you wanna see the titles, read Amazon.com's description...I'm here as a consumer to tell you that you WILL LAUGH OUT LOUD AS YOU VIEW THIS COLLECTION. Even though they're older cartoons, even the most "politically correct" people shouldn't have any trouble with these for the kids. This is funny stuff from a funny character by a great man.
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Summary: I hope the Warner Brothers take a note..
Review: I'm a fan of the Cartoons Golden Era, I was angry when i readed that Walt Disney Co., WB and many other studios were censoring their own cartoon beacause the so-called "politically corectness", but finally, Disney was the first to bring this fabolous collection, giving the treatment that it deserves... This DVD claims that is uncensored, and it really is! (i hope Ted Turner read this, hehe); in the cartoons that appears "shocking scenes" (like the WW2 cartoons), you'll see a disclaimer about how to watch the cartoons in the current context (so don't be shocked if you see some japanesses here and there; specially in "How to be a sailor", or phrases like "beat jap with scrap" like in "Victoria Vehicles"); the "how to" cartoons are hilarating (if you think Bugs Bunny is the best, you haven't seen goof-action)... the only cons about this DVD, is the lacking of other language subtitles, besides the english, and the amount of copies of this edition (only 124,999 copies... 124,999 because i have one in my hands righ now ;) ). Don't think twice, buy it now!
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Summary: I want Freeway Phobia, parts one and two!!!...
Review: I'm giving this collection 5 stars because it really is a glorious DVD and has some of my all-time Goofy favorites. I agree that the play all feature is greatly missed here, and yes, it is annoying to have to select each cartoon, however, you still get a wealth of Goofy treasures, especially Motor Mania and the How To series. I do want to have Freewayphobia parts one and two at some point in the future, and hopefully the Disney people will release some of their educational gems, (including the aforementioned Freewayphobia) now only produced for schools but available on VHS at a very high price. Freewayphobia is available, as are Windwagon Smith, Ludwig Von Drake shows, The Truth about Mother Goose, etc. etc., but again, unless you have very deep pockets, it is not economically possible to purchase all the titles you would want; Freewayphobia alone (both parts) is [less expensive] So for now, we have a terrific value in this compilation, and hopefully, the Disney Studios will produce some of these other titles on DVD at a more reasonable price...
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Summary: Loving it!!!!
Review: IT's goofy. How could it be bad?
I'm a dyed in the wool Goody fan. And it's a lot of fun having these to run from time to time.
Thanks Mr Disney!!!
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Summary: NO PLAY ALL FEATURE!?
Review: Just like the other reviewers have noted, this is a wonderful video. But, the biggest and only complaint is that there is no "Play all" feature. Why? There are 46 seperate videos that you have to press play on.
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Summary: The "Complete" Goofy only in a limited sense
Review: My five year old loves this collection, and I do too, but with some reservations. Goofy was a better co-star than star, and you get more pleasure from his turns in classic Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cartoons than from those in which he starred on his own, the only ones collected here. Also, it is utterly infuriating that this DVD does not let you "play all" the cartoons with a single click. Each successive cartoon you watch must be separately selected and clicked on one of two menus (alphabetical or chronological). That's OK if you're only watching one or two cartoons, but is most annoying when you would like to simply kick back and watch the disk. The same mistake was made on "Mickey Mouse in Black and White," another of the "Treasures" released simultaneously with this one.
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: My three year old loves this DVD and has discovered the joys of Goofy, BUT... Why can you just set the DVD to play all? The Mickey collection you can just set it and forget it. This collection you must keep selecting the next cartoon (it does not even default to the next cartoon). POOR SHOW DISNEY!
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Summary: A little less than 10 dollars per hour
Review: Now, in Canada this costs about 40 dollars total, it contains about 5 hours of Goofy cartoons. To compare, I bought old WB cartoons on a DVD disc for 10 dollars and received 4 hours worth in a 2-pack. These cartoons are great nostalgia, for anyone who saw them as a child, but it's really not necessary. Couldn't they package it at a better price?
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Summary: What a cartoon collection should be.
Review: Sure there are 2 or 3 omissions from this "Complete" collection, but this is, otherwise, a perfect assembly of classic theatrical animated shorts. Titles like "Californy or Bust" and "Victory Vehicles" are presented in their entirety, not cut for modern politically correct sensibilities. (Some of this material has been absent from The Disney Channel for years.) Now if only Disney will include "Der Fuhrer's Face" when it comes time to release a similar Donald Duck collection.Fret not for "How to Ride a Horse". That short was originally presented in THE RELUCTANT DRAGON feature which is included on "Walt Disney Treasures - Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio". As for the absence of the "Freewayphobia" cartoons, I suggest that Disney consider an educational collection in the future that can include the Freewayphobia(s), the Jiminy Cricket shorts, "Donald in Mathmagic Land", and Ward Kimball's music series among others. A note to the owners of Warner Bros. and MGM titles. "The Complete Goofy" is just the sort of thing we animation lovers are looking for in a collection. Please keep this in mind whenever you get around (please) to releasing DVDs of Bugs Bunny, the Roadrunner, Daffy Duck and a decent Tom & Jerry collection. One more added note: I've noticed that many of the other reviews of this title have complained about the lack of a "play all" feature. I have found that if I use my DVD player's "shuffle" ability I can watch all of the cartoons on a disc without repeatedly pressing buttons. Sure, this throws Maltin's introduction and the featurettes into the mix, but I find that a small price to pay.
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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.
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