Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volumes 1&2

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Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volume One
For years, animation buffs have waited impatiently for the Warner Bros. cartoons to appear on DVD. The Warner shorts never commanded the budgets and prestige of the Disney and MGM films, and won fewer Oscars than they deserved. But decades after the best ones were created, they remain the quintessential Hollywood cartoons: brash, fast-paced, aggressively funny and uniquely American. Virtually everyone in the U.S. under the age of 60 grew up on these films, in theaters and on TV. The 56 cartoons in the set (out of a studio output of over 1,000) were transferred from good prints--which means the viewer can see dust, scratches, and occasional mistakes by the cel painters. The films are all presented uncut, in defiance of the killjoys who have insisted on censoring alleged "violence" in the versions shown on television. Warner Bros. is obviously testing consumer response with this set. Although the erratic selection includes many classics, purists will argue (correctly) that it offers neither a fair representation of the directors' oeuvres, nor anything approaching a coherent history of the characters or studio style. (Nearly half the films were directed by Chuck Jones; only three are by Bob Clampett, and there's nothing by Tex Avery or Frank Tashlin.) But it seems petty to carp about omissions and biases when the discs offer excellent, uncensored prints of some of the funniest films ever made in the U.S.--or anywhere else. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence)

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volume 2
Brash, fast-paced, and hysterically funny, the Warner Brothers cartoons rank among the undisputed treasures of American animation and American comedy. This second collection, a follow-up to Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, includes such gems as "Porky in Wackyland," "A Bear for Punishment," "Gee Whiz-z-z," The Great Piggy Bank Robbery," and "I Love to Singa." A short documentary about director Bob Clampett features several cartoon historians, animator Eric Goldberg, Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont, and Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi (enthusiastic but over the top). But Warners continues its scattergun approach to selecting films. There are only eight cartoons by Clampett in the set, plus three by Tex Avery and one by Frank Tashlin. "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit Seasoning" appear on the first set, but the third cartoon in Jones's trilogy, "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" isn't on either. More than two-thirds of the films are by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. That's not necessarily a bad thing. "Show Biz Bugs," "Bugs Bunny Rides Again," and the Oscar-winning "Tweety Pie" showcase Freleng's razor-sharp timing. "What's Opera, Doc," "The Dover Boys," and the justly celebrated "One Froggy Evening" rank among Jones's boldest experiments and most brilliant successes. Volume Two includes some genuine rarities, among them, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" (1930), the first Looney Tune, and the Oscar-winning documentary "So Much for So Little." With 60-plus cartoons, transferred from good prints Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume 2 is a collection to treasure. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon

Average customer rating:

DON'T BUY THIS

Kids are glued to the set!

Looney Tunes

Excellent Collection

Great Old Fashioned Entertainment!!

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volumes 1-3
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ASIN: B000ADWDIO
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Customer Reviews:

DON'T BUY THIS.......2007-06-04

THIS ITEM ARRIVED THREE WEEKS LATE AFTER AMAZON PROMISED IT WAS IN STOCK AND WOULD BE SHIPPED OUT SUPER-SAVER TO BE RECEIVED IN 10 DAYS. AFTER 30 DAYS, I RECEIVED IT, SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER I NEEDED IT FOR A GIFT. FORGET ABOUT TRYING TO GET CREDIT. I WASTE SO MUCH TIME TRYING TE GET A CREDIT, IT WAS REDICULOUS. I WENT TO WALMART AND GOT THE SAME DISCS FOR THE SAME PRICE THE SAME DAY. AMAZON IS TERRIBLE!!!!

Kids are glued to the set!.......2007-05-12

We save these videos for our kids when we are playing cards with friends. It is unbelievable how they are glued to the set. We can enjoy playing cards with little distractions. These videos are very entertaining for adults and children.

Looney Tunes.......2007-04-10

My husband is an avid looney tunes fan. I don't believe there is a cartoon he hasn't seen. He loves these dvd's and we received them within a week of ordering and he spends his free time watching them and enjoying them to the fullest. He is waiting for his daughters to visit so he can watch them with the grandchildren.

Excellent Collection.......2007-03-04

Finally, a real Looney Tunes Collection for the avid fans! I really hope Warner Bros. continues this series, as far as I'm concerned I won't be completely satisfied until I own a copy of every Looney Tunes cartoon ever made and I must say that the first 4 volumes is a great start! I highly recommend buying all 4 volumes of the Golden Collection, they're worth every penny!

Great Old Fashioned Entertainment!!.......2007-02-02

I ordered the collection for a Christmas gift for my twin sons that are 12 and we have enjoyed them so very much! All of the classics I remember watching as a child and seeing my sons laugh made the set definitely worth the money. I highly recommend this to any family that would like an entertaining evening full of laughs.

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volumes 1&2

Average customer rating:

Golden Looney Tunes
Bringing Back Memories!
Not Enough Bugs In Hare
Very Satified
That's All Folks!

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volumes 1&2
Starring: Looney Tunes Golden Coll
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Classics | Genres | DVD | Video

Animation | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

3-6 Years | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

7-9 Years | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Animation | Genres | DVD | Video

( L ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Kids & Family | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Classics | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Three
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection/Premiere Collection
Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four
Tom and Jerry - Spotlight Collection
Tom and Jerry - Spotlight Collection, Volume 2

ASIN: B00062J11G
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volume One
For years, animation buffs have waited impatiently for the Warner Bros. cartoons to appear on DVD. The Warner shorts never commanded the budgets and prestige of the Disney and MGM films, and won fewer Oscars than they deserved. But decades after the best ones were created, they remain the quintessential Hollywood cartoons: brash, fast-paced, aggressively funny and uniquely American. Virtually everyone in the U.S. under the age of 60 grew up on these films, in theaters and on TV. The 56 cartoons in the set (out of a studio output of over 1,000) were transferred from good prints--which means the viewer can see dust, scratches, and occasional mistakes by the cel painters. The films are all presented uncut, in defiance of the killjoys who have insisted on censoring alleged "violence" in the versions shown on television. Warner Bros. is obviously testing consumer response with this set. Although the erratic selection includes many classics, purists will argue (correctly) that it offers neither a fair representation of the directors' oeuvres, nor anything approaching a coherent history of the characters or studio style. (Nearly half the films were directed by Chuck Jones; only three are by Bob Clampett, and there's nothing by Tex Avery or Frank Tashlin.) But it seems petty to carp about omissions and biases when the discs offer excellent, uncensored prints of some of the funniest films ever made in the U.S.--or anywhere else. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence)

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volume 2
Brash, fast-paced, and hysterically funny, the Warner Brothers cartoons rank among the undisputed treasures of American animation and American comedy. This second collection, a follow-up to Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, includes such gems as "Porky in Wackyland," "A Bear for Punishment," "Gee Whiz-z-z," The Great Piggy Bank Robbery," and "I Love to Singa." A short documentary about director Bob Clampett features several cartoon historians, animator Eric Goldberg, Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont, and Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi (enthusiastic but over the top). But Warners continues its scattergun approach to selecting films. There are only eight cartoons by Clampett in the set, plus three by Tex Avery and one by Frank Tashlin. "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit Seasoning" appear on the first set, but the third cartoon in Jones's trilogy, "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" isn't on either. More than two-thirds of the films are by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. That's not necessarily a bad thing. "Show Biz Bugs," "Bugs Bunny Rides Again," and the Oscar-winning "Tweety Pie" showcase Freleng's razor-sharp timing. "What's Opera, Doc," "The Dover Boys," and the justly celebrated "One Froggy Evening" rank among Jones's boldest experiments and most brilliant successes. Volume Two includes some genuine rarities, among them, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" (1930), the first Looney Tune, and the Oscar-winning documentary "So Much for So Little." With 60-plus cartoons, transferred from good prints Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume 2 is a collection to treasure. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

Golden Looney Tunes.......2006-08-12

This is a great collection of cartoons. The children were entertained for hours and had to finally be pried away from the TV with the promise that they could watch more of the cartoons the next day.

Bringing Back Memories!.......2006-08-02

My main reason for purchasing this collection was that when I passed through the living room and saw my kids watching the cartoons that are on TV today, I reflected on my own childhood and the memories of Looney Tunes and how great they were. Cartoons today don't compare with the old Looney Tunes. Today's cartoons are just plain old obnoxious and in your face with a lot of nothing. These classic Looney Tunes are the way cartoons ought to be.

When my kids saw this collection of Looney Tunes, I sat down with them and we enjoyed them together! They love them, and they bring back memories for me as well. This is a great collection, you won't be dissapointed!

MM

Not Enough Bugs In Hare.......2006-05-24

America is a great country, ain't it, Doc? Where else do people pay a full price premium on a product that they really only want 25% of?

Alright, alright...perhaps dat ain't fair. Daffy, Porky and the rest of the gang have their moments. And some of the lesser known classics that feature none of the popular characters are "nice to have", but ain't "need to have".

But the Bugs Bunny shorts in this collection make it woith the dough and woith the 4 star rating. HIT THE BUY BUTTON, for sure, Doc.

It sure would be nice to be giving 5 stars to an all Bugs Bunny collection though. I mean why couldn't they sell the individual character collections separately. Rhetorical question, really. The answer is good old American capitalism. And us maroons keep buyin' 'em, so no point in complaining anymore.

If they release one collection on its own it should be the "banned" collection. This way those who might be offended don't have to purchase it. Here's the list of what us collectors would like to see, so please Mr. Warner, let us see 'em again:

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt - Featuring a stereotypical Elmer Fudd trying to catch Bugs.

Bunker Hill Bunny - Bug's says, "Your brother blows bubble gum."

All This and Rabbit Stew - The only Bugs cartoon on the Censored Eleven, featuring a stereotype trying to catch Bugs.

Southern Fried Rabbit - Yosemite Sam is a Confederate with Bug's trying to cross the Mason/Dixon line as a stereotype.

Any Bonds Today? - Bugs Bunny and friends promote war bonds, with Bugs doing a Jolson impression.

Fresh Hare - A firing squad that turns "into a stereotype" at the end to sing along to Bugs' last wish of being in Dixie. Elmer and Bugs jump into snow drifts leaving silhouettes...one of Bug's silhouettes is a shapely woman.

Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips - One of the most infamous Bugs Bunny cartoons, with Bugs fighting stereotypes during World War II.

Herr Meets Hare - Bugs disguises himself as Hitler in the Black Forest.

Mississippi Hare - Cotton pickers mistake Bugs' tail for a ball of cotton and toss him in with the rest of the haul. On the riverboat Bugs takes on the gambler Colonel Shuffle.

Which is Witch? - A stereotypical witch doctor needs Bugs as an ingredient.

Bushy Hare - Featuring the stereotypical Aborigine "Nature Boy",..."UNGA BUNGA BUNGA INGA BINGA BINGA BUNGA!!!! What'd I say?! What'd I say?!"

Horse Hare - Yosemite Sam leads a Indian stereotypes to invade Bugs' fort.

A Feather In His Hare - Another American Indian stereotype trying to catch Bugs.

Very Satified.......2006-02-05

I simply love the older cartoons period and therefore had to have this collection!! Price is always a factor, but if you got have it and this is worth it-- then the price really is no issue. It arrived in great condition and since I'm in Iraq; the 2 week delivery time was understandable.. But now I've got my sought after collection.. thanks

That's All Folks!.......2005-10-17

Golden Collection Volumes 1 and 2 are absolutely amazing. The only thing that would be better is if the Messiah, Jesus Christ, returned to the earth and raptured His people. May God Bless all of you!

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