Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners

I STRONGLY SUGGEST THE 3-PACK OF 15 WINNERS & 26 NOMINEES, FAR MORE THAN THE 15 AWARD WINNERS, ONLY!DISC 1: ALL 15 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (THAT ALONE, on DVD OR BLU-RAY is $8.63)01: "THE MILKY WAY" (M-G-M's THREE LITTLE KITTENS)02: "YANKEE DOODLE MOUSE" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)03: "MOUSE TROUBLE" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)04: "QUIET, PLEASE!" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY) + SPIKE THE BULLDOG.05: "THE CAT CONCERTO" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)06: "TWEETY PIE" (WARNER BROTHERS' TWEETY BIRD & THOMAS CAT) {RE-NAMED SYLVESTER}07: "THE LITTLE ORPHAN" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)08: FOR SCENT-IMENTAL REASONS" (WARNER BROTHERS' PEPE LE PEW)09: "SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE"10: "THE TWO MOUSEKETEERS" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)11: "JOHANN MOUSE" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY)12: "SPEEDY GONZALES" (WARNER BROTHERS' SYLVESTER, THE CAT & SPEEDY GONZALES)13: "BIRDS ANONYMOUS" (WARNER BROTHERS' TWEETY BIRD & SYLVESTER, THE CAT)14: "KNIGHTY-KNIGHTY BUGS" (WARNER BROTHERS' BUGS BUNNY)15: "THE DOT AND THE LINE" (M-G-M & CHUCK JONES WAS DIRECTOR)DISC 2: 16 - 29 (14 OF THE 26 NOMINEES)16: "POPEYE, THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD, THE SAILOR" (PARAMOUNT PICTURES).17: "PEACE ON EARTH" (M-G-M's WILLIAM HANNA, JOSEPH BARBERA & FRED QUIMBY).18: "A WILD HARE" (WARNER BROTHERS' debut of BUGS BUNNY).19: "PUSS GETS THE BOOT" (M-G-M's debut of TOM & JERRY{THEIR NAMES THEN: "JASPER CAT" & "JINX MOUSE"}.20: "SUPERMAN" (PARAMOUNT PICTURES).21: "HIAWATHA's RABBIT HUNT" (WARNER BROTHERS & BUGS).22: "RHAPSODY IN RIVETS" (WARNER BROTHERS). {COMPLETE MUSICAL}23: "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY).24: "BLITZ WOLF" (M-G-M's DROOPY DOG + TEX AVERY & FRED QUIMBY).25: "PIGS IN A POLKA" (WARNER BROTHERS' THREE PIGS, ARE MUSICALLY INCLINED)26: "SWOONER CROONER" (WARNER BROTHERS' PORKY PIG).27: "WALKY TALKY HAWKY" (WARNER BROTHERS' debut of "HENERY HAWK".28: "DR. JEKYLL & MR. MOUSE" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY).29: "MOUSE WRECKERS" (WARNER BROTHERS' 2 MICE, "HUBIE & BERTIE).DISC 3: 30 - 41 (OTHER 12 NOMINEES)30: "HATCH UP YOUR TROUBLES" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY).31: "JERRY's COUSIN" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY).32: "LITTLE JOHNNY JET" (M-G-M + TEX AVERY & FRED QUIMBY).33: "TOUCH`E, PUSSY CAT" (M-G-M's TOM & JERRY).34: "FROM A TO Z-Z-Z-Z" (WARNER BROTHERS' debut of "RALPH PHILLIPS").35: "SANDY CLAWS" (WARNER BROTHERS' TWEETY BIRD & SYLVESTER CAT).36: "GOOD WILL TO MEN" (M-G-M's WILLIAM HANNA, JOSEPH BARBERA & FRED QUIMBY).37: "TOBASCO ROAD" (WARNER BROTHERS' SPEEDY GONZALES & SYLVESTER, THE CAT).38: "ONE DROOPY KNIGHT" (M-G-M's DROOPY DOG).39: "HIGH NOTE" (WARNER BROTHERS & TOO MUCH ALCOHOL).40: "NELLY'S FOLLY" (WARNER BROTHERS & A MUSICAL GIRAFFE).41: "NOW HEAR THIS" (WARNER BROTHERS & The Devil's Missing Horn).

Despite the omissions which I'm sure that most animation fans have heard about already, I would give this set a high "thunb's up!"Most of the cartoons here look and sound better than I'd seen them on previous collections, and it is so nice to have rare titles like "FROM A TO Z-Z-Z-Z" and both "PEACE ON EARTH" and "GOOD WILL TO MEN" on the same collection. Also, on the first disk of this set, "SO MUCH FOR SO FEW" is a gloriously restored part of the main program, not a special feature as it was on one of the LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION volumes. Notable titles are restored with first-time-in-a-long-time seen title cards also finally returned to them, like "HIAWATHA'S RABBIT HUNT" and "A WILD HARE", the cartoon that started it all for the BUGS BUNNY we all know and love, and I also rather like having "THE DOT AND THE LINE" as part of the main program, as opposed to it being a special feature on the movie, "THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT". The whole point of this set is both to honor the cartoon as art form and to show that the Academy was not all that receptive to honoring these wonderful artists outside of the usual Disney nod. It is no wonder that all or most other studios were trying to *BE* Disney instead of having faith in their own incredible style as did the Fleischers, who were ultimately forced to bow to Disney as well during their last fading days at Paramount. Through the commentaries, we get a sense of just who did what and that, no matter who the director of any given cartoon, it ttakes the good efforts of an entire animation staff to get the job done right.Terrific stuff, and wouldn't it be delightful if we could have more of these kinds of animation packages with one basic theme, mixing up the other studios as well, as a kind of homage to the days when local animation festivals or Saturday matinees were the norm. Theaters are the best way to see these cartoons, but this will do when the best is no longer available to us!

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This disc is worth purchasing for the following cartoons ALONE:PEACE ON EARTHGOOD WILL TO MENTHE BLITZ WOLFNELLIE'S FOLLYNOW HEAR THISTHE DOT AND THE LINEA WILD HAREPUSS GETS THE BOOT (a much better cartoon than many later Tom and Jerries that won the award)and especially FROM A TO Z-Z-Z-Z.None of these have appeared on DVD before. The last one is worth the price, all by itself. I've been waiting for years for Ralph Phillips to appear on disc.Now, the idea of Oscar nominated and winning animation is a great one...but why are so many of the cartoons available elsewhere? Why are there no entries before 1940? (The Short Cartoon oscar began in 1932, and Disney won every year until 1940, when the rather disgusting MILKY WAY (included here) beat the much better nominees PLUTO'S BONE TROUBLE, A WILD HARE and the first Woody Woodpecker cartoon KNOCK KNOCKThere's no accounting for taste, and it is clear that many of the best cartoons on this disc are in the Nominees section, rather than the Winners.I'd like to thank Warners for putting Tex Avery's completely politically-incorrect THE BLITZ WOLF and Bob Clampett's WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC on disc for the first time. I never thought these cartoons would be released at all. Now let's have the rest of the Averys!

Good deal

Insgesamt sehr enttäuschend:- Disc 9 ist ein Duplikat von Disc 8 (doppelt)- Der Inhalt von Disc 9 fehlt also vollständig!!! Dies betrifft 10 Clips- Die Clips sind teilweise geschnitten (zensiert)- Die Clips "The Million Dollar Cat" und "Busy Buddies" sind nicht enthalten/vorgesehen- 2 Sterne für nettes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis

Me gustó la presentación de la colección, pensé que sería más simple, pero la verdad es una caja bonita, digna de cualquier colección.El contenido, ni que decir, es una muy buena colección de cortos animados, que quizá ya aparezcan en otros discos, pero aquí tienen la ventaja de estar recopilados entre distintos personajes y estudios. Así que es muy fácil poder ver caricaturas de Popeye, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, de una sola vez.El documental sobre los óscares y la animación es excelente, aunque desafortunadamente no tiene subtítulos, y los cortos están subtitulados solo en inglés.En general, una pieza obligada para los fans de la animación clásica.

Classic cartoons

Great movie