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What makes it worth four stars:
The video quality of these vintage cartoons is amazing! Another plus are the many commentary tracks on various 'toons.
What keeps it from being five stars:
These early stories are a splice--50% inspired by the newspaper strip by E. C. Segar and 50% inspired by the sensibilities of the day re: cartoons. These early shows include speaking animals and a cast that sings--such things are foreign to the Popeye in newspapers (which can be enjoyed because they have all been reprinted by Fantagraphic Books as "The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye" (multiple volumes) and starting over again with "Popeye: I Yam What I Yam"). My other (mild) complaint is not about content but presentation, i.e. that the silent shorts included as bonus features are indeed *silent*--some background music (as would have been provided in the theaters of the day) would have been much appreciated. However, this is a minor quibble, as these are only extras...
Overall, this is a wonderful collection, and value priced at that. Recommended.
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It's a shame that the black and white barrier will prevent a lot of people from purchasing this collection. These are some of the best cartoons ever made and in a number of ways better then most of the animated output being made today. These are examples of pure comedy animation. The restorations are incredible and if you remember the old TV prints or the horrible colorized tracing that are still being shown on cable today, these films are a revelation.
The extras range from good to extraordinary. The "Popumentaries" go from silly to interesting. The History of Animation is an excellent primer on the very early years of the art form. The collection of silent films in "From the Vaults" range from curious (some of the early films are tough to sit through) to astonishing. There are at least two "Out of the Inkwell" cartoons that are clearly struck from the original negatives! Besides the wonderful penmanship of the Koko cartoons (they were frequently animated on paper, no cels), you can see that the surreal imagination of the Fleischers was there from the beginning. They actually preceded the Surrealist art movement.
The best.
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Cartoons has always brought good laughs and great humor in all of us. I'm over 35 years old and I still see this cartoons with my nieces and nephews for all of us to enjoy. Sometimes I been told that I'm to old to see cartoons, but your never to old to see this great classics from Popeye the Sailor. Can't wait for volume 2 comes out.
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What a sensational set. If you have even the tiniest inkling you may like this, grab it now. I liked Popeye as a kid but was truly surprised by the quality of the animation and the restorations: many of these cartoons are not only still amusing but quite beautiful, and the 2 technicolour shorts are a pop-eyed joy. There are a number of extras included on each of the 4 discs, the most interesting being a plethora of silent Fleischer cartoons and a couple of extended documentaries on the history of silent animation and Popeye himself; the "Popumentaries" are very brief and an amusing addition. Although I haven't heard all the commentaries, they seem to vary greatly in quality (John Kricfalusi and cronies: PLEASE prepare something interesting to say in future!)
All in all, a truly fabulous set and well worth owning.
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The Popeye the Sailor DVD 1933-38 four DVD set is great if you like this sort of thing. Episodes follow one another in chronological order. The only added material is a selection of episodes with narrations by cartoon historians, which do add background to the making of the episodes and the actors who speak for the characters.
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