World Famous Comics: Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Pluto, Volume Two
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Pluto, Volume Two
Starring: Pinto Colvig, Billy Bletcher, John Woodbury Directed By: Charles A. Nichols Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 2 Release Date: December 19, 2006 Running Time: 227 minutes Theatrical Release Date: December 26, 1947
Product Description: Mickey's best pal Pluto continues to light up the screen as leading dog in more of his adventure-filled cartoons. Putting the spotlight on his comical antics from 1947 through 1951 this volume includes the inspired "Bone Bandit" of 1948 and the 1951 classic "Plutopia." The treats continue with three rarely seen shorts featuring Pluto's feline nemesis Figaro and a revealing exploration of a classic Pluto short. Plus contemporary Disney master animators discuss their favorite Pluto moments and the art and craft behind them. It's no wonder Mickey's faithful pup became top dog around the world. Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.System Requirements:Running Time: 287 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 786936702231 Manufacturer No: 5035903
Amazon.com: Unlike the other animal characters in Disney's cartoon repertory company who served as substitute humans, Pluto remained a dog. Although he began as Mickey Mouse's companion, he was soon given films of his own: Mickey and Minnie appear in only a few of these cartoons from the late '40s and early '50s. Most of the stories follow the pattern animator Norm Ferguson set in "Playful Pluto" (1934). The hectored hound has to cope with either a recalcitrant object or an adorable but problematic animal: a little bird in "Pluto's Fledgling," the embarrassing pink sweater Minnie knits in "Pluto's Sweater," Chip an' Dale in "Food for Feudin'." The animation in these shorts is polished and subtle: the animators capture the nuances of a change in expression as skillfully as the rhythm of a run. But the humor feels very tame. While director Charles Nichols and his staff made beautiful, amusing films, the artists at Warner Bros. and MGM were pioneering a brasher, faster-paced style of cartoon that was much funnier.
The extras are generally interesting but some of the choices are odd: Pluto doesn't appear in some cartoons. Animator Andreas Deja offers an interesting commentary on "Hawaiian Holiday" (1937), but the film isn't shown in its entirety. Similarly, the pencil test from "Pluto's Judgment Day" (1935) provides a rare look at the animators' drawing, but the finished film isn't included. The Complete Pluto, Volume Two is well worth having, but it's not likely to provide many belly laughs. (Rated G, suitable for ages 5 and older: cartoon violence, minor ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
This brought back so many childhood memories and i can not wait to share it with my little boy as soon as he is old enough to watch.
A great collection This is a great series and the collection is spectacular. I do like Pluto as a character but the it is the Walt disney treasures collection as a whole that I love.
Excellent condition; very funny Shipping was relatively fast and the DVD is in excellent shape. And Plute, so far is the funniest set of collection I have watched so far.
Pluto, SHUT UP LENORAD, and the end of the "Disney Treasures"! First of all I'd like to start off my review of this DVD by saying what a marvelous collection of cartoons this is except Lenorad Maltin pops up again to give his lecture's as he did in previous sets, ok Lenorad it's a different speech but the same idea, we all get the picture so stop repeating yourself again.
Secondly I hear that the "Disney Treasures" is comming to and end, I hope it doesent because Donald Duck isin't finished and we could include Chip 'N' Dale's 3 starring shorts in one of them plus Ludwig von Drake could get his own collection.
Enfin la suite de Pluto! (I'm french) Great! The next volume of The complete Pluto is like the first: Une merveille d'animation et de nostalgie!
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