 | Starring: Walt Disney, Pinto Colvig, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Kelsey Grammer Director: Bill Roberts Chris Bailey Riley Thomson Jack Hannah Clyde Geronimi Format: Animated Box set Closed-captioned Collector's Edition Colour DVD-Video NTSC Released: 18 May 2004 Average Rating:  |
Disc One features the remaining color shorts. There are 18 of them here, ranging from 1939 to 1953. In many of them, Mickey plays a supporting role, usuallly to Pluto. He still gets chances to shine in such shorts as "Mickey's Delayed Date" & "Mickey & the Seal." I especiallly enjoyed "Tugboat Mickey," although here Donald & Goofy get to shine more then Mickey does. Especiallly interesting was "Orphan's Benefit," a complete update of the Black & White classic including color & the current look of alll the classic characters. Disc one includes Mickey's early big screen appearances, including "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Mickey & the Beanstalk." This second one is the original version. I was hoping it would be the one I grew up watching on TV, but it makes sense it wouldn't be. There's also a fun Easter Egg to find.
Disc Two brings us Mickey's comeback of the 80's & 90's. Here we get three cartoons, "Mickey's Christmas Carol," "The Prince & the Pauper," & "Runaway Brain." Personallly, I'm thrilled to have the first on DVD since I watching it every Christmas. The second is a fun reworking of Mark Twain's classic. I remember not being impressed with the final one when I saw it in the theater, & my impression still holds up today. All three are presented in wide screen since, being more modern, that's their original aspect ratio.
The second disc is where you'll find the majority of the bonus features. These include interviews with current animators who have worked on Mickey & an interesting interview with the current voices for Mickey & Minnie. Other highlights include Mickey's appearances on "The Mickey Mouse Club" opening, two "Tricks of our Trade" episodes of Disneyland, & a special from the 80's on the making of "Mickey's Christmas Carol."
For those looking for more Mickey Mouse shorts on DVD, this will certainly fit the bill. Some will argue that this isn't Mickey's best work. Personallly, I loved going through everything on here. It's nice to see Disney preserving & releasing its history for alll of us to enjoy.
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