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looney tunes golden collection | Year: 2000 Classification: Feature Film Family Near Perfect Collection Of Animated Treats Looney Tunes fans should be delighted that Warner Bros. has finally released a collection of shorts on DVD. Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Yosemite, Coyote, Roadrunner, Foghorn, Tweety, Slyvester, Marvin, and even the banned from Cartoon Network Speedy are all here in this four disc fifty six episode DVD set. Watching these cartoons I was thinking, "they don't make them like this anymore." Some of the highlights include Rabbit Seasoning, a cartoon in which Daffy Duck is going out of his way to see Bugs Bunny shot but dull witted hunter Elmer Fudd only to end up repeatedly getting shot himself. Also there is Fast and Furry-ous, the debut of the Roadrunner and Wild E. Coyote which is a hoot. And there is Ballot Box Bunny which has Bugs and Yosemite Sam running for mayor. After some rather violent debates and competitions neither candidate wins and ends in our two characters playing Russian Roulette. I bet you never see the Power Puff Girls doing that. Not all of the cartoons featured on this set are winners. As a matter of fact there are a few bombs, most notibly a cartoon featuring a blatant chip and dale rip off who are upset that their home (a tree) has been cut down in the name of progress. Thankfully the bombs are few and far between. Also, most of the cartoons are from the fifties, when the looney tunes were great. None of the post Mel Blanc material ended up to soil this set. There are also some vintage cartoons from the thirties before Mel Blanc voiced the Looney Tunes. They are not great but a fun to watch, especially since Elmer Fudd looks a lot like Fred Mertz. But even back then the 'Tunes had the attitude and sense of politcal incorrectness which made them a lot of fun to watch in the first place. I am sure a lot of fans will be disappointed that this is not a complete set. There are a lot of classic cartoons missing, including the singing frog and the opera cartoon featuring Elmer and Bugs Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbitand really too many more to mention. I am sure they will all end up on other boxed sets in the future. If you are a Looney Tunes fan this should quench your thirst for other sets to come. I give the Looney Tunes Golden Collection an 4 out of 5 Stars. Just Get It They've given me approximately 300 words to review Looney Tunes: The Golden Collection 4-disc DVD collection of classic Warner Brothers cartoons, but I could do it in 1/100th of the verbiage-just get it! Whether you're a casual fan of Warner Brothers stable of cartoon crazies or a rabid die hard animation maniac, you need this set in your DVD library. It is quite simply the best collection of animated shorts that have been released in the format. Spread across four discs are 56 beautifully restored animated shorts featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzalez and many other favorites from the Warner Brothers Studio's stable of characters. The shorts include such classics as "Rabbit of Seville", "Baseball Bugs," "Duck Amuck," Duck Dogers in the 24 1/2th Century," "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears," "The Foghorn Leghorn" and the first appearance of Speedy Gonzalez in his eponymously named short. The restoration work on these cartoons is amazing. The line art is crisp and sharp and colors pop off the screen. In addition, the set is decked out with a generous selection of extras including several documentaries, stills galleries, pencil tests and more. Twenty-six of the shorts have commentary tracks from the likes of animation historians Jerry Beck, Michael Barrier and Greg Ford, which fill in many behind-the-scenes details about the cartoons' creation. The glimpses of some of the wartime cartoons in the documentaries are enough to make you want more. Even with the lavishness of the set, there are a few nits to be picked. Everyone will have a favorite cartoon or two that didn't make it onto the set. The selected shorts are weighted towards director Jones, who is represented by almost half of the set's 56 cartoons. Sadly, not one of Tex Avery's 60 some cartoons have made this set. The year range of the selected cartoons is a little narrow with all but ten produced between 1948 and 1953. Among the documentaries I would have liked to see more about Warner's other great vocal talents like Elmer Fudd's original voice Arthur Q. Bryan, Bea Benaderet, who provided the voices for Ma Bear, Witch Hazel and Granny, and June Foray, who wound up taking over many of Benaderet's roles in the mid-`50s and others. Fortunately, Warner has stated that they're committed to the restoration of their entire cartoon catalog and eventual release on DVD. So don't worry, this isn't all, folks! www.PortHalcyon.com Just rented these...now I have to buy them... We rented all four DVDs from Netflix (my husband, who will be 40 next week LOVES Warner Bros cartoons!). After watching them with our 7- and 3-year-old children, I have to get it for his birthday, because he was such a kid again! He did notice that some of his "favorites" were not included (even without reading the amazon.com reviews) but he said he would love to own this set anyway. Can't wait to receive it! Buy Looney Tunes Golden Collection at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Looney Tunes Golden Collection Search with the Priority Search Engine on Looney Tunes Golden Collection This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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