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	• Max Fleischer's Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland VCI Entertainment, 2002 average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Silly Symphonies quality these are not...but rare and enjoyable nonetheless

Popping this DVD into your player and starting it up leads to a bit of an initial disappointment when you figure out that the video quality is a Grade D relative to the Grade A transfers in the Disney Silly Symphony sets. That being said, the video quality issues do not appear to be a result of laziness but longstanding neglect in the original films. So, while the video quality is lacking, it is an understandable evil. The video commentaries make up for the video issues and the subject matter itself is charming and engaging. Ultimately, if you are purchasing this for your kids, they won't give a damn about the video quality or commentaries and will focus on the content, which is excellent.

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Good Old Days

Thanks so much for your assistance, both myself and grown up kids enjoyed the cartoons, it brought back so many good memories of my childhood - A must for all kids, these are real cartoons that you can share and enjoy the past with your own and grandchildren. Love the stupid donkey laugh

Memories

Yes, if you're a boomer, these are the good ole cartoons you remember watching on Saturday mornings when we only had two channels and black and white was what you got. But these classics are done in Technicolor and were apparently shown in color in theaters before I was born. For the most part they are well preserved and look great on my big Sony HD. I can't imagine any "modern" child who would not love them, as well.

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A Piece of My Childhood

When I was a kid, my sister and I had a bunch of cheapie public domain tapes with old cartoons on them; we used to watch them constantly. When we were older and felt that we outgrew cartoons, we gave the tapes away, but I always regretted doing so. I finally found many of our favorite shorts gathered together on this 2 disk set.

The Fleischer studios Color Classics are excellent short animated films. The simple stories are memorable and the animation is unique. The characters are made to be rather cute and the rotoscope backgrounds are an unusual touch. These films do not get the credit they deserve, but here they are to be rediscovered.

Somewhere in Dreamland is an obvious standout. Two desperately poor children walk home to find a meager dinner of bread and coffee. They go to bed and dream of a world of undulating sweets and happiness. When they wake, they find that the neighborhood has gathered a collection of goodies for them to enjoy.

Play Safe is a sweet little story about a curious little boy and the dog that protects him. When the boy wanders away from the yard, it is up to the dog to save him.

Christmas Comes But Once a Year features a group of orphans in the poorhouse who have very little for Christmas. A local man dresses us as Santa Claus and makes all sorts of creative toys from odds and ends for the children.

In Little Lamby, a wolf comes to town and sets his sights on a tasty young lamb. He lures it to him by holding a "cutest baby" contest among all of the animals. Little do they know that the winner will become his dinner.

The Fresh Vegetable Mystery is very well done; the baby carrots turn up missing and some mischievious creatures do all they can to prevent them from being found.

Several rare cartoons are found in the Lost Episodes feature, a short documentary about the Fleischer cartoons and the making of this DVD set. The Kids in the Shoe is included here, a great short about the woman who lived in the shoe. She puts the children to bed and goes off to take her nap, and the kids wake up to play some great jazz.

Overall, this is a great set. The picture quality isn't always amazing, but all of the cartoons are watchable and appropriate for all ages.

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Max Fleischer's CC;s

I really didn't know what to expect because these cartoons are in the
public domain. I've seen these cartoons everywhere, but what drew me to
to purchase these DVD'S were that they distributed by VCI ENTERTAINMENT. They did a pretty good job with some POPEYE cartoons I had purchased previously.
I loved the set and what they did to try to cleanup the POPEYES and this
SOMEWHERE IN DREAMLAND DVD. I had completely forgot about some of the
these cartoons particularly HOLD IT. a hilarious classic, plus PLAY
SAFE, HAWAIIAN BIRDS, and ALL'S FAIR AT THE FAIR. All in all, not bad.
I applaude VCI for their efforts. Worth the money!!

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This comprehensive collection of Max Fleischer cartoon masterpieces presents over 30 rarely seen Technicolor animated shorts, produced during the golden age of animation. Fleischer created the "Color Classics," a twisted collection of musical cartoons, to showcase his patented "Stereo-optical Process" that created the illusion of depth by animating his characters over three-dimensional, live action backgrounds. In this special digital picture and sound restoration, you'll discover a menagerie of wonderfully bizarre new characters and a massive dose of the Fleischers' surreal humor. Highlights include "Greedy Humpty Dumpty," "The Cobweb Hotel," "Ants In The Plants," and "The Fresh Vegetable Mystery." Featured are two Academy Award Cartoon Short Subject nominees - "Educated Fish" (1937) and "Hunky and Spunky" (1938) - as well as famed Fleischer femme fatale Betty Boop ("Poor Cinderella") and Grampy ("Christmas Comes But Once A Year"), and a potpourri of great song cartoons such as "Dancing On The Moon," "Hold It," "An Elephant Never Forgets," and "Small Fry." This collection is a dream come true for cartoon aficionados and Fleischer fanatics, young and old alike! Animated characters: BETTY BOOP, GRAMPY, HUMPTY DUMPTY, HUNKY and SPUNKY and more! Bonus Features: Commentary by animation historian Jerry Beck| Rare production artwork still frame gallery| Documentary about the Fleischer studio| Cartoon Menu. Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital Mono; 270 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1934-1941; SRP - $19.99.

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