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The Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection, Vol. 1
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CARTOONS THAT TIME FORGOT
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305472407
Format: Animated, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305472408
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
MPN: 014381467925
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: July 27, 1999
Running Time: 236 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 1935
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Editorial Review:
Twenty six of Iwerks classic cartoons from the early 1930s.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: CARTOONS THAT TIME FORGOT
Title: UB IWERKS COLLECTION 1
Street Release Date: 07/13/1999
Domestic
Genre: ANIMATION
One of the most talented animators of the silent and early sound eras, Ub Iwerks designed the physical appearance of Mickey Mouse. He animated the first Mickey shorts almost single-handedly, doing more than 700 drawings in a single day. Iwerks's animation was rubbery, weightless, and appealing, but his approach was at odds with the increasing realism Walt Disney sought. In 1930, he left Disney to start his own studio, but despite his talent--and the exceptional animators who worked for him--he produced old-fashioned, unfunny cartoons that couldn't compete with the more sophisticated storytelling and brash gags in the shorts from Disney, the Fleischers, Warner Bros., and MGM. In 1940, Iwerks returned to the Disney studio, where he won Oscars for his innovations in optical printing and traveling mattes.
The most entertaining films on this disc are the campy musicals such as "Humpty Dumpty" (1935), with its Busby Berkeley chorus of dancing eggs, and the jazz-inflected "Little Boy Blue" (1936). Typically, the title character in "The Valiant Tailor" (1934) is a round-headed nonentity who scares off the Giant by making a hive of bees sting him; he never comes alive, the way Mickey Mouse does in Disney's "Brave Little Tailor" (1938). --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Forgotten Cartoons
We gave this DVD to our 46 year old son for Christmas per his request.
I'm sure he'll enjoy hours of enjoyment from these forgotten cartoons. This will be added to his DVD library of old cartoons.
Rating: - Great for cartoon fans, but maybe a little dull for everyone else
I'm a huge fan of classic animation from the 30's, so I'm delighted to have this large collection at such a great price. But I do think people who prefer the laughs of Warner Bros. or the polish of Disney shorts will be disappointed. Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper aren't exactly household names, and it's not hard to see why. The cartoons, though well-made, lack much personality and the action is too often repetitive.
The picture and sound quality varies from fair to good, with many ... Read More
Rating: - Historical collection, and quite interesting.
Many of the other commentators of Volume 1 and Volume 2 have very nicely described the contents of these two collections. I'd like to just say that I found these cartoons to be very essential for anyone interested in the history of animation.
Flip the Frog comes across as another Mickey Mouse, Willie Whopper is somewhat interesting, while the Comicolor series is somewhat similar to Silly Symphonies. I'm not surprised at this since Ub worked at Disney, and is responsible for the early ... Read More
Rating:  - Worths every penny
The effort and creativity put into these cartoons are commendable. And it's really such a different style from cartoons today.
Rating: - Fantastic DVD
It's about time that a company focused its attention on Ub Iwerks. The Cartoons That Time Forgot, are literally just that, cartoons that have not seen the light of day from the time they were made. Ub Iwerks got his start working for Walt Disney, and animated the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons as well as some of the early Silly Symphonies.
These cartoons clearly show some influences from the Disney studios, some characters look amazingly Mickey Mouseish, and many have the same charm of the Disney ... Read More
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