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Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete First Season
…Zorro adventures. Perhaps the first significant screen adaptation of the character came with the Republic serials Zorro Rides Again and Zorro’s Fighting Legion, both 12-chapter cliffhangers that kept kids coming… |
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Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology
…continuity with a sub-plot set in Don’s Diner, where the robbed of his powers Clark is attacked by a customer, only to set things right after spinning the world back:… |
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Cartoons Then and Now: Jerry Beck talks Woody, Popeye and More!
…going to put out one set of Woody Woodpecker, and if it came out and bombed, at least this set with all of these great cartoons would have been out… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete Second Season
…specials of Zorro, which were broadcast as part of Walt Disney Presents. Disney and ABC eventually settled their differences, but by that time Disney sensed that the moment for Zorro… |
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Inside The Box: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs DVD and Blu-ray Disc Comparisons
…and the Dwarfs are set free to run about your home (well, we wouldn’t want them to suffocate in there, would we?)! Left: Blu-ray, DVD and Plush Dwarfs Set /… |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2
…slouch himself… The New Adventures Of Zorro The main difference between The Lone Ranger and Zorro, aside from Zorro’s Spanish influences, is that Zorro maintains a secret identity. This figures… |
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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 1
…dole out justice in this two-disc set celebrating Filmation at its adventuresome best. The Lone Ranger and faithful Indian companion Tonto make things fairer in the Old West, while Zorro… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970s: Volume 1
…the set even more representational of the 1970s experience. The entertainment value of this set is not as high as in the 1960s set, by my estimation, but the rarity… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…G, Retail: $29.99 (2-disc), $49.99 (gift set) Storyboard: Set in wide and wild beautiful African country landscapes, The Lion King tells the story of two kings: the present, Mufasa, and… |
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Frank Walsh: Setting The World of Narnia
…bridge with the castle skeleton in the background. Courtesy of Frank Walsh AV: To you, how does a good set take part in a story? FW: The set is I… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume One
Walt Disney Pictures (1930-1947), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (December 7 2004), 2 disc set, 266 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $32.99… |
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The Best Of 2009: This Time It’s Personal!
…gotten fed up with the constant upgrading. With higher resolution sets and the promise of 3D television and discs (most likely requiring another new set of player hardware), consumers look… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1980s: Volume 1
…cartoons from the 1980s are combined in this 2 disc set featuring some of the many shows produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears during the decade. This set includes episodes from… |
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Woody Woodpecker And Friends: Classic Cartoon Collection
Walter Lantz Productions/Universal Pictures (1930-1964), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (July 24 2007), 3 disc set, 535 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Not Rated,… |
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The Best Of 2008: It Came…It Saw…It’s Over!
…set an overall score of seven points, valid in the face of some of the shortcomings explained in the full review. But the sheer concept of the set itself, an… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four
…set with One-time cartoons, but for now one can only hope. Donald’s nephews and his girlfriend Daisy also make several appearances in this set. Huey, Dewey, and Louie first appeared… |
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Space: 1999: Season One
…Moonbase Alpha was set up for research and to assist with deep space exploration, particularly to the planet Meta, where mankind hoped to settle. It is made clear in the… |
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Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition (Blu-ray/DVD)
…set, but also as it places many of the extras in context, something that is sometimes painfully missing throughout the set. Lasseter is obviously a very competent director, even if… |
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Justice League: Season One
…for the addition on the Blu-ray set of a basically useless music video. I’m going to grade the Blu-ray set the same as I did the DVD set, but realize… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two
Walt Disney Pictures (1939–1995), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (May 18 2004), 2 disc set, 345 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio and 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital Mono… |
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Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees
Warner Bros/MGM/Fleischer Studios (1936-1965), Warner Home Entertainment (February 12 2008), 3 disc set, 323 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio (selected shorts in original 2.35:1 letterboxed widescreen), Dolby… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938
…in the Aprils of 1941 and 1942— Raggedy Ann And Raggedy Andy, and The Raven.) The first two Popeye two-reelers appear on this set. The DVD set starts out with… |
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2017 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…nab a couple nifty exclusives in the Coraline display set from NECA and the Gravity Falls 8-piece set from UCC Distributing. But it was by chance that a friend of… |
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Batman: The Complete Animated Series
…DC Comics animated series. Case Study: First of all, this box set is gorgeous. I never cared for the individual cases that the original four volumes sets came in, never… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary Edition
…electronic press kit. Initially appearing on the “family-friendly” disc in the Vista set, this 11-minute piece takes us behind the scenes (including the crazy vocalist on set in his rabbit… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume Three
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1963-1967), CLV box set with extensive booklet liner notes, 3 discs/6 sides, 34 complete cartoon shorts produced or directed by Chuck Jones, 5 hours, 1.33:1 original full-frame ratio, Digital… |
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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1
…Magilla Gorilla (though, read on to see what makes this Saturday Morning DVD set better for Magilla fans). I understand that this set serves as a sampler, and that the… |
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Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition
…the film’s creation, all of it featuring featurette clips culled from the LD set. An Early Presentation Reel sets things off, featuring the concept art demo that was shown at… |
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Tom & Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
…beach-set short, in which Jerry is protected from Tom’s fishing by the dog, who gives him a whistle to blow if he gets into trouble – a very similar set… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume One
…the final two “All Stars” discs in this set as The Premiere Collection – but why skimp on that when this Golden set offers so much more? Plus, strong sales… |
