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DVD Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two
By the time "The Barn Dance" (1928), the fourth Mickey Mouse short and the oldest film on this collection, was released, Mickey was well on his way to cartoon stardom. The viewer can see how quickly the Disney animators improved between "The Barn Dance" and "Mickey's Kangaroo" (1935, his last black-and-white film). The characters are so rubbery in "Barn Dance," that when Mickey steps on Minnie's foot, her leg stretches out on the floor. Mickey and Minnie look noticeably more solid by "Mickey's Mechanical Man" (1933). "Playful Pluto" (1934) offers the landmark sequence of Pluto trying to escape from sheet of fly paper: one of the first instances where an animated character actually seemed to think and react to his environment believably. But it's Pluto who gets the laughs--Mickey is already turning into the straight man he eventually became.
The Disney shorts also improved as films during this period. The direction becomes surer, with increasingly imaginative camerawork. If some cartoons look backward, recycling gags from "Steamboat Willie," "The Barnyard Concert" (1929) anticipates "The Band Concert" (1935). In both films, Mickey conducts a group of ragtag musicians in Zampa's "The Poet and the Peasant" Overture, and "Barnyard Concert" feels like a rough sketch for the brilliant "Band Concert," Mickey's first color short.
A few of these films include ethnic imagery that was considered good taste in the early '30s, but is no longer acceptable, as host Leonard Maltin cautions. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
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It all Started by a Mouse
Walt Disney was a struggling animation genius until he created a character that changed his life and career forever and brought joy and happiness to millions, he was a mouse named Mickey. After he became the most talked about sensation in the world , a legend was born. Here is his brilliant 2nd collection of black & white cartoons from 1928-1935. This is the best cartoon DVD I have, only if I had Volume 1 already. If you don't have the 1st one, it's still a must have for loyal Disney fans, to enjoy and look back on a man's genius. It's cool to see what Mickey looked like then. Bonus Material includes cartoons from the vault. These cartoons feature situations or sterotypes that would be unexceptable today, such this as pregidious,sterotyping and dramatic situations that capture Mickey's emotions, but watch these cartoons as a look at Mickey and how some society 70s years ago plays in these cartoons. Bonud features also includes a documentary "Mickey Mania" a great one and a video comic strip of "Mickey's Sunday Funnies"
So your a loyal Disney fan like who wants to be an animator, pick up the toon rodent's 2nd collection of magic.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
This is the second volume of black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons. If you get this and the the first volume, you will have all the black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons. Some of the early cartoons are rather primitive by today's standards, but they are still fun to watch. And they get better as they progress from one cartoon to the next. One notable thing here is the cartoons that are labeled "From the Vault". These are cartoons that supposedly contain elements that may be offensive to today's audience (usually racial stereotypes), although in some of them I didn't notice anything that would be considered offensive. On the other hand, one of the "regular" cartoons here is called "Trader Mickey", and it contains caricatured African cannibals that will probably offend some people. Go figure. Anyway, this collection is a real treat for animation buffs. Get it before it sells out.
Great to have all of the b/w Mickey's out and uncensored!
This set is a real treat for the animation buff. Films long relegated to the vault due to sensitivity issues, finally get to see the light of day where they belong - in the hands of the true fan.
I feel sorry for the reviewer below who is so ignorant about the development of Technicolor - before there was three-strip color, films were in either black and white or the limited two-strip. Perhaps he's advocating colorization - perish the thought. Who knows, enough ink of that simpleton. Go out and treat yourself to some of the finest in the origins of a legend!
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