DVD : The Complete Superman Cartoons - Diamond Anniversary Edition

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Rating:

- Excellent
These Superman shorts are definitely some of the best examples in classic animation that you can find. TheDVD fully restores the brilliant color as if these cartoons were made today rather than in the 1940s. It's true that most of the plots put Superman against gangsters rather than any super villians, but we are talking about Superman's very early career. These are excellent shorts and deserve this wonderful treatment. I would highly recommend this DVD to anyone interested not only in the history of Superman but in beautiful, classic animation.

Rating:

- Classic cartoons get DVD treatment...
At last, the original Superman cartoons are brought to DVD in their entirety. I'm a huge fan of the original 'toons and so this disc was a real treat. The animation is vivid and inspired as well as the sound quality, which has been largely improved. My biggest complaint is the quality of the stories. True, they were great then, but after a while they get very, very predictable. Oh well. They're still loads of great fun.

Rating:

- Your kids will love it
My children request this DVD regularly. Animation aficionados will be in nirvana watching this feast for the eyes. Most adults, though, might have to take the episodes in small doses. The plots are too similar and the Superman theme song plays almost continually. The opening title sequence is also pretty long, which becomes tiring moving from one short to another. Parents should be reasonably happy with the content here. There's less overt violence here than in most Disney films. Lois is a very independent modern woman; even though Superman continually rescues her from her journalistic risks, she remains a tough character - much more so than Clark. In fact, she exudes more personality than even Superman - who speaks very little and is usually busy performing heroic deeds.

My DVD has no special features - just the 17 Superman shorts. It also does not have enhanced audio features. Thus, I'm a bit confused by the comments by other reviewers. Potential buyers of this DVD will want to compare this to the two rival Superman restoration DVDs by Audio Galaxy. I do not own those, but I have some clips of them on my Gulliver's Travels DVD by Audio Galaxy. The color in this Bosko Video edition is indeed darker, but Audio Galaxy's renditions still look great. Who knows how either of these compare to the original 1940s film before time took its toll on them. I liked very much what Audio Galaxy did with the sound to Gulliver's Travels, and I expect the enhanced audio option on their Superman DVDs are a plus. For me the big advantage of the Bosko Video was that it's all on one disk - rather than Audio Galaxy's two disks.

Rating:

- Lone Masked Guy
THIS dvd has the BEST picture quality of these early 40's cartoons originally made for theatres. They're all mono sound but if that is'nt a problem AND seeing a golden age Superman in works that rank amoung the greatest cartoons ever made is'nt a problem for you then THIS is the dvd for you. If you prefer these in remixed Dolby stereo sound with surround via Pro Logic on your reciever then Audio Galaxy's "Max Fleischer's Superman" and it's other volume "Superman: the lost episodes" are for you BUT mind you the picture quality is nowhere as good as on this dvd! If you like traditional caped heroes, this is a MUST see. Heck, the WB Batman toons were inspired in part by these very cartoons! You think SUPER FRIENDS in the 70's rocked, well see THESE....these will earthquake rock you! Your exposure to classic animation is INCOMPLETE without seeing these cartoons PERIOD.

Rating:

- Great cartoon
These cartoons still look better then cartoons from today. All the episodes are good. The only thing i don't like about the cartoon is the predictability, but it is understandable for the time period.

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