Just so you have all the facts... | Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3

Masterpiece. (100 out of 100) | Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3 | Lillian Randolph, Sara Berner

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	• Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3 Lillian Randolph, Sara Berner Warner Home Video, 2007 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Still funny

I grew up with these cartoons and always thouht they were hilarious. Turns out they still are... the cartoon creators of that time were comic geniuses. I can still watch these cartoons and others of the time like Bugs Bunny and still laugh my arse off (despite the occasional racial depiction). It fell short of five stars because there are a few repeats throughout the six discs and disc two of volume two has some of the "newer" episodes of the mid and late fifties that had inferior animation and were not that funny. Overall, highly recommend for the Tom and Jerry fan.

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Just so you have all the facts...

Just to clarify, so that anyone considering this three-volume collection will have ALL of the relevant info in making their purchase decision: Reviewer K. Echols "kyle" is correct in stating that the included cartoons are unedited (...well, except for a few minor points and some aspect ratio issues); but what he fails to mention (and is perhaps just unaware of) is that the Tom and Jerry Hanna Barbera Spotlight Collection IS in fact censored in the sense that two of the T&J HB cartoons, "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat," are omitted from the collection altogether. Warner Brothers issued a statement about why they chose to omit those two cartoons; that statement is posted in the reviews for Volume 3 if you'd like to read it.

Also, WB did initially ship Volumes 1 and 2 with some edited cartoons--not EVERY controversial cartoon on those two volumes was in edited version, but SOME of them. (Using the edited versions was however a mistake, not WB's intention, in those first two volumes.) To correct the problem, WB established an 800 # and gave away free replacement discs. I don't know whether the versions of those two volumes that you'd get if you bought today would have the edited or the corrected discs (although I would like to assume the latter, if WB is being responsible).

It's entirely possible that those who are less intimately acquainted with the original versions of these T&J cartoons wouldn't even be aware of the edits in Volumes 1 and 2--and many people may not be bothered by the edits anyway, which is fine. But if you think you got the edited versions and that's NOT what you want, you might see if WB is still running the free replacement program; contact details are in the "Comments" that go along with my review of Volume 3. Also, you need to be aware that the replacement program is ONLY for Volumes 1 and 2--there is NO replacement program from WB to give you the "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat" cartoons that were omitted from Volume 3--and there never will be, if WB stays true to what they've stated. (If you're not sure whether you're looking at edited versions or not and would like to know, just Google "Tom Jerry Spotlight Collection"--you won't have any problem finding articles that detail all of the edits.)

I'm not telling anyone to avoid buying these sets. They're great for what they do have in them. But any review that represents this three-volume collection as "uncensored" and "untouched" simply isn't accurate; and I'd prefer that folks have access to ALL of the facts when they're choosing whether or not to lay out their money.

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Masterpiece. (100 out of 100)

Amazing is all I can say. A true masterpiece of animation and art. The grandfather of all modern animation. It is beyond cool to have all the episodes available in one package (as a set of 6 dvd's). It's all here, uncut and unedited. Loved by generations of children and now my children too. On two of the dvd's (to introduce the character "Mammy Two Shoes") there is a dvd intro by Whoopi Goldberg as she describes how America of the 1940's and 1950's was. There is some politically incorrect humor and ethnic portrayals. In retrospect, I think a lot of it is overblown, but can see how some could be offended. However, I think Whoopi does a good job explaining it to anyone who for some reason has never seen Tom and Jerry before.

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One of the Best

Aside from Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry was one of the best cartoons ever produced. They are on equal terms with Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies. William Hanna/Joseph Barbera was probably the best cartoons, along with Fred Quimby. The backgrounds, layouts, drawings and animations were first rate. Tom and Jerry, when produced/directed by Chuck Jones carried on the tradition with a very sincere and most respectful effort, but somehow lost the spark of the earlier cartoons. Everything about Jones's production was first rate though. The worst produced/directed happened when Gene Deitch took over some of Tom and Jerry. Every aspect was some of the worst cartoons ever produced by trying to update their comic war with each other. The animation was substandard at best. Overall, the spotlight collection is a must for any Tom and Jerry fan, along with some of the Tom and Jerry Tales. Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes continue to be above all the crowd as being the utmost BEST cartoons to be produced and very much carry weight over the poor animation of the cartoons of today.

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Only the good ones

This collection is well worth your money. It is like the ones with Fred Quincy or the ones where the Hanna-Barbera duo worked one. Not the garbage Chuck Jones or that European trash that is just made of fail (music in those just plain suck). This collection gives you like 800 minutes of excellence all unedited, so you can see how America was like in the 40s to 60s.

Recommendation: Like Tom and Jerry, buy this immediately

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Genre: Children's Video
Rating: NR
Release Date: 11-SEP-2007
Media Type: DVD

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