What is WB thinking! In an era of discounting, they are charging double! A half hour video for double the price!
HALF as long as Greatest Chases - only 45min!!!
It is sad that Warner Bros. has done this. For the price a person should expect the DVD to be approximately 90 minutes in length. (Movie price, Movie length) Greatest Chases is a wonderful DVD and was something like 87 minutes. Then along comes this DVD with that time cut in HALF! (But not the price) I give it half the rating because it is half a DVD. Send the message to Warner Bros. that we would like a WHOLE DVD by not buying this DVD.
Good for a 3-year-old
There are only 7 episodes on this DVD:
The Flying Cat The Missing Mouse Two Little Indians Touche' Pussy Cat The Flying Sorceress Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? The Haunted Mouse
The extras are not even worth viewing, thrown together 3 minutes before they went to press. The only good thing about it: it is a DVD, which will play in our mini-van. Given those facts, my 3-year-old boy loves it. Anything "Tom and Jerry" and he is happy.
Classic cartoon fans will delight in the bevy of classic Tom and Jerry animated shorts, each of which ends in the proclamation "Made in Hollywood, U.S.A.," and most of which are from the '40s. Fifteen episodes (totaling more than an hour) are featured. Included are: "The Cat Concerto," "Johann Mouse," "The Little Orphan," "Yankee Doodle Mouse," "Salt Water Tabby," "Tee for Two," "Solid Serenade," "Zoot Cat," "Johann Mouse," "Dr. Jekyll" and Mr. Mouse," "Mouse in Manhattan," "Kitty Foiled," "The Little Orphan," and "Jerry's Diary." It might surprise more mature viewers, with fond recollections of the adventures of the gray cat and the little mouse, how relentlessly violent (albeit cartoon violence) the 'toons are. This video, a collection of chase-centric ... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 14 March 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The ultimate cat and mouse chase travels around the world at a frantic pace in this 72-minute compilation of 10 Tom and Jerry cartoons. Whether on a cruise ship bound for Hawaii, in France during the era of the guillotine, or at a ranch deep in Texas, Tom the cat can be counted upon to pursue, and be outsmarted by, Jerry the mouse. Slapstick comedy reins as Tom and Jerry are repeatedly shot full of holes, conked over the head with frying pans, and even venture into flamenco guitar playing and dancing. Tom and Jerry cartoons appeal to all ages, but the prevalence of violence necessitates parental guidance for young children. --Tami HoriuchiMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Michael Lah - William Hanna - Joseph Barbera - Tex Avery DVD Release Date: Released the 11 February 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Tom and Jerry, the animation franchise, lasted six decades and saw several geniuses of the form--Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, and Friz Freleng--have a hand in updating and refreshing the series in later years. But Tom and Jerry: The Spotlight Collection, Premiere Volume celebrates the original mastery of producer-directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who took the familiar cat-chases-mouse concept and slowly turned it into witty, unpredictable, and sometimes ironic entertainment. The Spotlight Collection offers 40 restored, remastered shorts beginning with 1943's handsome, Oscar-nominated "Yankee Doodle Mouse" and ending with the fantastic, widescreen 1956 "Blue Cat Blues," very similar to the exaggerated look and feel of former cartoonist-gagman Frank Tashlin's... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Michael Lah - William Hanna - Joseph Barbera - Tex Avery DVD Release Date: Released the 19 October 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Mom of 4 year old who is a die-hard fan (if you can be at that age) of Tom and Jerry. He must have really enjoyed it because for about 3 weeks this is the only dvd he watched over and over and over. It held his attention every time. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 18 January 2005 Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks
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In terms of a Christmas DVD, this is completely useless. It doesn't even contain the 1941 classic "The Night Before Christmas." I can't think of any other reason why it was not included other than the cartoon containing traditional Christian Christmas carols, which is a terrible reason to withhold a cartoon from a Christmas-themed DVD. The cartoons that are included also don't have much to do with Christmas either; only two of the seven cartoons included have snow, ice, or winter themes.
However, this DVD is useful for a different reason. This is the first DVD of classic Tom and Jerry cartoons that is totally uncut and in original aspect ratio. And it also contains some less popular but still classic Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones produced shorts from the 1960s. The Hanna-Barbera cartoons,... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 07 October 2003 Usually ships within 1 to 3 weeks
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