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Classic Looney Tunes that look great after being restored.
Can't find them on TV any more.
I have the whole set and enjoy it very much.
Great info in the extra features.
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This is a great collection to add to your classic cartoon collection , it is unedited , perfectly restored sound and picture, A++++++++++++++ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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With 4 discs packed with at least 14 cartoons on each disc. It equals a whole lot of Looney Tunes classic cartoon fun for not only you. But for young ones as well. These cartoons stand the test of time and characters included such as Tweety, Sylvester, Granny, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner, Wil E Coyote, Elmer Fudd and more. For the price of admission believe it is cheap considering these are cartoons that are repeat worthy even now.
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This collection is well worth buying if you are a looney tunes fan. The cartoons are nostalgic and just as entertaining today as they were when I was a child. Buy it!
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I ordered all the Looney Toon Golden Collection DVDs. So far, Amazon has sent me boxes #1, #2 and #4. That was yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to check everything out yet. Here's what I have noticed at this point:
ARTWORK ON THE DISCS THEMSELVES
Volume 1--It's stupendous! It's colossal!....
Volume 2--Not bad...
Volume 4--Just OK
I guess they ran out of steam (or money).
PICTURE/SOUND QUALITY--Fabulous.
BONUS FEATURES
A fantastic array of goodies on all volumes...
HOWEVER.....On Volume 2, Disc 4 is listed as having "Sinkin' in the Bathtub". On the disc, I can't find it. Was it in an Easter egg I missed?
And in Volume 4, Disc 2, there's a SNAFU cartoon called "The Goldbrick". Warner cartoons zip and sparkle at the industry standard film speed of 24 frames per second. Warner Bros. DVD has very lovingly transferred this gem at the wrong film speed of 18 frames per second! The soundtrack slogs along through the mud, and the animation looks jerky. To the meatball at Warner's who made the executive decision to pull this little stunt, I say, "You're dethpicable!"
THE MEANING OF "RESTORED AND REMASTERED"
I cringe every time I see these words on DVDs of classic animation, because they mean whatever the manufacturer chooses, NOT Daniel Webster.
On Disc 4 of Volume 2, two of my all-time favorites "Hollywood Steps Out" and "Have You Got Any Castles" challenge the definition of "restored".
The beginning and ending of "Castles" includes scenes which were cut from the laser disc edition. As the camera pans over to a town crier, 2 BIG, THICK vertical scratches run through, marking the start and end of the part to be edited. My God! I hope this isn't the original negative! But not to worry. Nowadays, digital cut-and-paste technology allows frame-by-frame restoration of such defacing on any computer. But Warner's did NOT restore this. It's a jarring, disturbing experience. Way to go!
In "Hollywood", there is a scene of The Three Stooges, and HERE is where the Warner's digital computer wizardry was used. On each and every frame, Moe's hair has been beautifully painted PURPLE. So, instead of using the computer to restore "Castles", they spent endless hours at the computer, frame by frame, giving us purple hair on Moe, which nobody ever wanted anyway. Imagine the guy at Warner's who came up with THAT bright idea. What a maroon.
I'm a little bit wary to watch more of these cartoons, afraid of whatever other "improvements" I may unearth. In any case, every time I encounter this digital fiddling, I can't help but think "This is no way to run a railroad".
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