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Looney Tunes - Golden Collection - Volume 1 (2003)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Mel Blanc
Arthur Q. Bryan
June Foray
Richard Bickenbach
Stan Freberg
John T. Smith (II)
Plot
For years, animation buffs have waited impatiently for the Warner Bros. cartoons to appear on DVD. The Warner shorts never commanded the budgets and prestige of the Disney and MGM films, and won fewer Oscars than they deserved. But decades after the best ones were created, they remain the quintessential Hollywood cartoons: brash, fast-paced, aggressively funny and uniquely American. Virtually everyone in the U.S. under the age of 60 grew up on these films, in theaters and on TV. The 56 cartoons in the set (out of a studio output of over 1,000) were transferred from good prints--which means the viewer can see dust, scratches, and occasional mistakes by the cel painters. The films are all presented uncut, in defiance of the killjoys who have insisted on censoring alleged "violence" in the versions shown on television. Warner Bros. is obviously testing consumer response with this set. Although the erratic selection includes many classics, purists will argue (correctly) that it offers neither a fair representation of the directors' oeuvres, nor anything approaching a coherent history of the characters or studio style. (Nearly half the films were directed by Chuck Jones; only three are by Bob Clampett, and there's nothing by Tex Avery or Frank Tashlin.) But it seems petty to carp about omissions and biases when the discs offer excellent, uncensored prints of some of the funniest films ever made in the U.S.--or anywhere else. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon
Movie Details
Director Robert McKimson; Friz Freleng; Chuck Jones
Studio Warner Bros.
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating G (General Audience)
Running Time 411 mins
Movie Release Date 2003
Color Color
Personal Details
Format DVD
Seen It Yes
Index 115
Collection Status In Collection
Location Shelf
Product Details
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 085392791828
Release Date 10/28/2003
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Packaging Custom Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Nr of Disks/Tapes 4
Extra Features
Animated Color Closed-captioned Box set
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