70 Years of Popeye

70 Years of Popeye


Starring:Animated
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Everyone's favorite squinty-eyed, spinach-chompin' sailor is back in this collection of 12 animated classics, which are quite humorous and, in typical Popeye fashion, strong to the finish. The cartoons have been digitally restored with enhanced picture and sound, and feature new sound effects delightfully mixed with original dialogue. The color and texture are as bright and as clear as they would have been at their original theatrical release. All the familiar characters--Bluto, Olive Oyl, Wimpy--make appearances and prove that certain antics never fail to entertain, even decades after their introduction. Favorite episodes such as "Popeye for President" and "Taxi Turvy" retain their brilliance and inventiveness and can run side by side with today's cartoons. Also included is the epic "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," which both spoofs and honors the fantastic live-action desert adventures popular at the time of its release. The tape itself is bookended by clips featuring Popeye at an awards dinner populated by famous stars of stage and screen. This is highly appropriate, for, as this collection attests, he remains one of the classic characters of the silver screen. (Ages 4 and older) --Zachary Lively
70 Years of Popeye
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • He's Strong To The Finish, Because He Eats His Pinach, He's Popeye The Salior Man, Toot Toot
  • Wait, Warner Brothers WILL restore Popeye in 2007!
  • I Love Popeye
  • TERRIFIC ... TOOT, TOOT!
  • A lot of fun and a nice trip down memory lane...
 70 Years of Popeye
Starring: Animated
Manufacturer: Winstar
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 1572528192
Release Date: 2000-04-25

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Everyone's favorite squinty-eyed, spinach-chompin' sailor is back in this collection of 12 animated classics, which are quite humorous and, in typical Popeye fashion, strong to the finish. The cartoons have been digitally restored with enhanced picture and sound, and feature new sound effects delightfully mixed with original dialogue. The color and texture are as bright and as clear as they would have been at their original theatrical release. All the familiar characters--Bluto, Olive Oyl, Wimpy--make appearances and prove that certain antics never fail to entertain, even decades after their introduction. Favorite episodes such as "Popeye for President" and "Taxi Turvy" retain their brilliance and inventiveness and can run side by side with today's cartoons. Also included is the epic "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," which both spoofs and honors the fantastic live-action desert adventures popular at the time of its release. The tape itself is bookended by clips featuring Popeye at an awards dinner populated by famous stars of stage and screen. This is highly appropriate, for, as this collection attests, he remains one of the classic characters of the silver screen. (Ages 4 and older) --Zachary Lively

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars He's Strong To The Finish, Because He Eats His Pinach, He's Popeye The Salior Man, Toot Toot.......2007-04-05

Popeye is hilarious, thats the only reason why i like the cartoons, i think it's funny when he grumbles under his breath and when he gets mad his pipe twrils around and he says "This Is All i can Stands, I can't stands No More." This i a very funny character and i'm glad he's still around.

1 out of 5 stars Wait, Warner Brothers WILL restore Popeye in 2007!.......2006-06-10

Warner Brothers is in the process of restoring the classic B&W and Color Popeye Cartoons for a July 31 2007 DVD release. Original Paramount main & end titles will be a part of the restoration. All mastered from pristine 35mm nitrate negatives (with original soundtracks).

5 out of 5 stars I Love Popeye.......2003-02-06

Popeye is probably my favorite cartoon character. The personality, the bizarre face structure, and his always dependable array of stock characters (Wimpy, Olive Oyl, Sweet Pea, Bluto.)
Collected here are 10 Paramount colour cartoons, a Fliescher studios black-and-white cartoon, the Fliescher release "Ali Baba Meets Popeye," and a clip from "20 Years of Popeye," presumably released by Paramount.
The colour cartoons, while never equalling the massive brilliance of the Flieschers, are very, very funny. "Ali Baba Meets Popeye" is frankly one of the best Popeye cartoons ever made. (Probably second to "Popeye Meets Sindbad the Sailor.")
Being a Cartoon Crazys release, this contains the controversial addition of new surround effects. Despite the distracting new effects, the sound is nice and clear.
The picture, while not the sharpest you ever did see, has very rich colours and is much better than the public domain videos and discs you're used to seeing.
The extras are typical of Cartoon Crazys. There are the extensive arrays of production notes, reading lists, and a restoration demo. There is also the valuable inclusion of "The History of Popeye in His Own Words" (which are actually not in Popeye's own words.)
All in all, perfect for a Popeye fan.

4 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC ... TOOT, TOOT!.......2003-01-01

He's short, balding and downright ugly. But he is everyone's hero, the man with the corncob pipe, long fuse (we mean temper, not that fuse!) and an equally unattractive gal pal named Olive Oyl. He's Popeye, the Sailor Man (toot! toot!) and his life and times is celebrated in these restored and digitally remastered cartoons. Wimpy? Never! Spinach not included.

4 out of 5 stars A lot of fun and a nice trip down memory lane..........2001-08-18

Despite the lackluster reviews I read here, I went ahead and ordered this DVD, primarily because my nearly-4-year-old was asking for Popeye cartoons. Much to my delight, the DVD is not the cesspool of quality others have rated it at; it's a good collection of classic Popeye, plain and simple.

The quality could be worlds better here and there -- and the original makers of these cartoons could have kept them stored in climate-controlled, air-tight vaults. The thing to remember is a lot of these shorts were made for the simple reason of economics; they were made to make money, not for prosperity. Care of the original film wasn't a priority after it was made.

Regardless, this collection is great. It's fun to watch, I'm seeing cartoons I haven't seen in years, and my son loves them. Could it have been a better DVD? Sure, given a lot of factors. For now, I'm happy to sit on the couch and enjoy Popeye with my son.

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