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DVD Fun and Fancy Free (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Fun is probably worth the purchase for "Mickey and the Beanstalk," the second half of this combo-film. "Beanstalk" includes the last performance by Walt Disney of Mickey Mouse. It also has Donald Duck and Goofy as comrades who climb the beanstalk in their back yard to face Willy the Giant. This segment actually achieves the goals of the film's title. The first half, however, is "Bongo," the story of a addlepated circus bear. "Bongo" is more poky and interest-free. Dinah Shore warbles and narrates the segment, and it goes on much too long for its purpose. Don't trade your cow in for it. --Keith Simanton
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Even the newest generation likes it!
My almost-4-year-old has asked me every day since I got this DVD for him if he can watch it again (AND AGAIN). At first, I was afraid that my son would be turned off by the more "dated" elements (the 40s music, sweet narration by Dinah Shore, the almost-creepy ventriloquism)but not so. He's not even very familiar with Disney cartoons yet but he loves this DVD, which I think speaks volumes for the genius and timelessness of the old Disney films. As for the format being different from what some people remember (I'm 27 and can remember the Wonderful World of Disney on TV), it's really a minor thing and doesn't take away any of the joy of watching these shorts.
One of Disneys most whimsical films.
In this film Disney dishes out two more stories that are very charming. In feature one you meet lovesick Bongo the Bear, and in the second feature Mickey fills Jack's shoes and climbs the beanstalk with Donald and Goofy behind him. The animation is good, and the music is great. A definate must see. I reccomend this film.
Mickey's Second Time On The Big Screen
The Disney Studios didn't have much money at the time of this release, so Disney made two short films, "Bongo" and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," and packaged them together with in between animation featuring Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, and Cleo from "Pinocchio." This formula works if your a fan of the old Mickey Mouse cartoons. If you aren't, I don't recomend that you buy this film. The picture and sound isn't much better than the home video release.
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This is another collection of Disney shorts set to music, but this time the formula works. That's predicated on the inherent strength of the individual pieces and almost all of them come through. Surprisingly, two American folk heroes, Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill, are the stars of this show, with rousty little tunes, humor, and compelling linear story lines (a rarity in most of these shorts). Even the shorts that are weak in one area, thematically or musically, make up for it in another. There's very little of the Disney animators attempting to be 1940s modern, thank goodness, and there's a sterling quality in the depth of the art work. A definite plus to an animation (or Disney) collection. --Keith SimantonMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Hamilton Luske - Jack Kinney - Wilfred Jackson - Clyde Geronimi DVD Release Date: Released the 06 June 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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As a Disney oddity, they don't get much odder than Three Caballeros. Donald Duck receives a birthday package from South America, and the film proceeds to unravel like some peyote-induced hallucination. It starts out reminiscent of other Disney films, where shorts are cobbled together, such as "Make Mine Music" or "Fun and Fancy Free." The film has vignettes such as "The Cold-Blooded Penguin" and "The Flying Guachito." After them it careens straight into part-travelogue, part-stream-of-consciousness animation. Not helping out much are Donald's "friends," Joe Carioca (a parrot) and Panchito (a rooster). They spend most of the rest of the film watching Donald chase skirt. That's right, Donald Duck is a wolf in this movie, and he chases every live-action señorita who bustles... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Norman Ferguson DVD Release Date: Released the 02 May 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This 1949 Disney feature has never been available on video in its original form until now. The 68-minute film contains two shorts: The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The former is a lively version of Kenneth Grahame's book of animal adventures, including Mr. Toad, a rambunctious sort with a passion for motorcars. Basil Rathbone narrates the story. Sleepy Hollow is the Washington Irving story of a stuffy schoolmaster and his ability to win the love of the fair Katrina from the brutish Brom Van Brunt. Many fans will see a resemblance to Disney's masterpiece created some 40 years later, Beauty and the Beast, in style and story. The end is still scary enough to send youngsters under the table. Bing Crosby supplies the narration,... More Info about this DVD Director(s): James Algar - Clyde Geronimi - Jack Kinney DVD Release Date: Released the 03 October 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The first of two features Walt Disney made at the behest of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, Saludos Amigos consists of four cartoons linked by live-action travel footage. The very funny "Lake Titicaca" finds Donald Duck high in the Bolivian Andes, struggling with a recalcitrant llama. "Pedro," the story of a little airplane replacing his father on a mail run across the Andes, is a variation on "The Little Engine That Could." "El Gaucho Goofy" continues the popular "How To" cartoon series that juxtaposes a deadpan narration with increasing physical mayhem. Here, Goofy demonstrates Pampas-style riding and the use of the bola. The jaunty parrot Jose Carioca makes his debut in "Aquarela do Brasil." Although largely eclipsed by the wilder The Three Caballeros... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jack Kinney - Bill Roberts - Hamilton Luske - Wilfred Jackson - Norman Ferguson DVD Release Date: Released the 02 May 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Sometimes referred to as "the Poor Man's Fantasia," Make Mine Music (1946) was the first of the "package features" Walt Disney released after World War II. Instead of Bach and Beethoven, the artists illustrated segments set to popular music by Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, and the Andrews Sisters. Originally set to Debussy's "Claire de Lune," "Blue Bayou" remains an atmospheric evocation of the Everglades. "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" is a charming fantasy about a cetacean with an extraordinary voice. "Peter and the Wolf," based on the Prokofiev score, offers brightly colored designs, but the narration by Sterling Holloway seems superfluous. "All the Cats Join In" is an upbeat evocation of the Bobby Sox era, but "Casey at the Bat" and "Johnny Fedora and Alice... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jack Kinney - Joshua Meador - Clyde Geronimi - Bob Cormack - Hamilton Luske DVD Release Date: Released the 06 June 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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