DVD : Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Three

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Rating:

- Overall An Excellent Set
I agree with the reviewers who state that each of the three volumes thus far have not had an abundance of classics on them. Warners is spreading them out, obviously, over the many planned releases for this series. That's ok with me since I would like to own them all anyway. Importantly, the cartoons they are releasing look great. I am getting a little impatient over the lack of Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Pepe, and Speedy cartoons, however. No doubt Speedy violates the PC doctrine, causing him to be largely absent thus far. I consider myself lucky to have been a child in the 1960s, allowing me to see all of the 11 censored cartoons that will probably not make it to DVD. Maybe Whoopi can come up with a sensitive disclaimer that will save us from the psychological damage watching those would wreak on us. I wonder why there aren't disclaimers preceding the garbage Hollywood inflicts on us via the TV and movie screen these days? Shows you how warped America is when they put disclaimers on 60-year old cartoons, but violence, sex, homosexuality, etc. go largely unchecked on prime-time and cable television. Gee, I guess I'll have to go to brainwashing, I mean, diversity training.

Rating:

- too much Hollywood and wartime
I thought the first and second volumes were superior to the third. In my opinion there are too many "Hollywood" characature cartoons and too many wartime cartoons. I would have liked to have seen more Foghorn Leghorn, Porky, Daffy, Tweetie, etc.

Rating:

- Five for what you get; one for what is forced; three for not enough.
There are plenty of reviews. My preference is for more shorts per collection and no recorded disclaimers. I like to watch the Looney Tunes stuff one or two shorts at a time before watching a movie on a separate DVD. Unfortunately, this means waiting forever through countless moments to get there. I absolutely hate having to forward past a lecture every time I watch one of the shorts. Why can't I see this disclaimer once and be done? Or better yet, put the disclaimer in writing somewhere and don't force me to watch it at all. That is what I would like to see in future Collections.

I may be in the minority, but I don't want to see documentaries or background interviews in place of more shorts per disc. That's my vote. I would rather more shorts per disc and less behind the scenes views. Let me buy a special documentary disc on that. I really want to see the shorts and learn the history somewhere else. I love watching a variety of shorts from different periods. However, I'll learn about them elsewhere. I want the school's out bell to ring when I put one of these in. I mean, I loved seeing the one-time Disney animators featured on a couple of the early shorts in this collection. That's enough of a history lesson. I don't want to hear folks lamenting for a half an hour. Not here. Just give me the shorts and put more on each disc. I'll learn whatever I want about them some place else. There are plenty of excellent sources available for such a lesson. And I am glad for them.

The shorts themselves are what I love. Give me more, please!!! And absoutely no more forced disclaimers. Let me immediately bypass it at the very, very least so that it doesn't pop up time and time again.

Rating:

- ANOTHER GOLDEN COLLECTION HIT!
Having watched repeatedly volumes 1 and 2, I bought this one with high expectations. There was absolutely no disappointment. While many of the best known shorts have gone onto the first two volumes WB made so many cartoons that there are still plenty more to enjoy here. There are a few more of the 30's and early 40's shorts but thats o.k. as once you get used to the less sophisticated style of animation there is heaps of craziness to enjoy. The Clampett cartoons which were not as commonly seen in the 60's and 70's are a particular early highlight 'Falling Hare' and "Gruesome Twosome' are two LOONEY examples. Both these push the envelope of drawing to be visual treats. Another beauty is called 'Wackiki Wabbit' which is directed by Chuck Jones but has way out backgrounds and very fluid animation of a tropical Bugs and two starving guys who'd like to eat him (or each other).
There are also many later works which usually have more highly developed character and situation based humor. There is also a Sam and Ralph cartoon (More please) a Speedy, a Roadrunner, some Pepes, a Foghorn and some excellent one offs. The remastering again is excellent and the commentaries are very interesting. I love John K's enthusiasm for cartoons he likes (holy crap look at this!) even though I disagree with his negative opinion on some things. At least he thinks it's important. There are also good mini docos on characters and directors and a hidden mid 60's MGM Jones gem which is almost psychedelic called 'The Bear that Wasn't'
Now for Volume 4. My son would like more Goofy Gophers and I'd like to see more "Morning Sam." "Morning Ralph"
Keep em coming!

Rating:

- better than tv
I am a (...) son of a professor and i have been stunned to learn the greatness of what can be put on to 4 discs. Disc 1 is a great disc filled with bugs classics. Disc 2 stars a very daffy feathered creature with a whole lot more of unexpected things. Disc three has the first Looney thing that hit the streets Porky pig in black and white shorts. And Finally DISC 4 it stars bugs,daffy, Porky,Road Runner and lots more including casts of crazys.

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