Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Deluxe Edition)
by Chuck Jones, Ben Washam, Ralph Bakshi, Robert Clampett, Tony Collingwood
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Actor: Chuck Jones, Hans Conried, June Foray, Sara Berner, Thurl RavenscroftDirector: Ben Washam, Chuck Jones, Ralph Bakshi, Robert Clampett, Tony Collingwood
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Audrey Geisel
Writer: Dr. Seuss
Writer: Michael Maltese
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who is the 1970 animatedic based on the 1954 book of the elephant who is the only person who can hear the people of the tiny planet floating on a speck of dust. The Deluxe Edition is fully remastered and includes three features from the Best of Dr. Seuss: Butter Battle Book, Daisy-Head Mayzie and Horton Hatches the Egg!. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN R
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Summary: 4 Stars
To promote the feature-length computer animated remake of Horton Hears a Who!, Warner Bros. release of the Dr. Seuss Deluxe Collection on DVD features not only the original half-hour Chuck Jones cartoon, but three more Dr. Seuss animated films, including the Butter Battle Book, Daisy-Head Mayzie and Horton Hatches the Egg. The first three were appropriately created with the help of Theodor Geisel himself (which of course is Dr. Seuss) who aided in creating additional song lyrics and worked as a producer.
Horton Hears a Who! is a classic animated short originally made for TV that looks amazing in its newly remastered form, as well as retaining all of its charm and family-friendly appeal that it had back in 1970. A jungle elephant named Horton happens upon a floating dust speck that emanates a tiny voice shouting for help. He places it on a peculiarly pink clover for safe-keeping, but a sour kangaroo, with a devilishly obnoxious joey in her pouch, demands that action be taken against the seemingly senile elephant, who is the only one that can hear the tiny voices. The microscopic town of Whoville that thrives in the dust speck must band together to make themselves heard, before they succumb to a horrible fate at the hands of the kangaroo and her band of monkey-like henchman known as the Wickersham brothers.
Obvious parallels to government investigatory committees such as the House Un-American Activities Committee can be drawn, as well as red scare fearmongering and Horton representing a nonconformist savior of social injustices, but from a child's perspective, the film beautifully captures the simple theme that "a person's a person, no matter how small." It takes great disaster for the Whos to believe Dr. Who-Vee, the scientist who communicates with Horton, that their world sits on the end of an elephant's nose, just as it almost takes the death of an innocent elephant to convince the Nurse Ratched-fashioned kangaroo that the tiny world indeed exists. Banding together for an uncompromising friendship, Horton and Who-Vee shed light on simple, short and sweet morals that immortalize this award-winning cartoon.
The Zooks and the Yooks do battle in the second short, Dr. Seuss' Butter Battle Book, directed by Ralph Bakshi, involving two towns divided by an enormous wall. The Yooks spread butter on the top of their bread, while the "uncouth" Zooks eat bread butter side down. The pervading theme of "never give up" is at times dwarfed by the search for bigger and better technology, and the stubbornness of two communities that will undoubtedly never see eye to eye, but this wildly inventive short is still highly entertaining. Making use of Escherian backgrounds and a thought-provoking cliffhanger conclusion, the highlight of the film are the many lines of completely made-up rhyming words and the Butter-Up Band's song stating that you should "believe in yourself and the bread that you butter."
Daisy-Head Mayzie, narrated by the Cat in the Hat, finds a symbiotic daisy growing out of the head of blonde child Mayzie. Her classmates mock her incessantly in a catchy tune, and she quickly abandons friends and family for fame and fortune with a false-faced agent. She finds her dream but loses her way, and by the end she realizes, in morals that are spelled out for the audience, that "love means more than fame and glory." This short is the most musically oriented, although simultaneously the most forgettable.
Lastly, a Merrie Melodies cartoon entitled Horton Hatches the Egg is included, featuring a bird also coincidentally named Mayzie, who convinces the simple-minded Horton to sit on her egg while she goes on vacation. "An elephant's faithful 100%," explains Horton repeatedly, as he suffers through winter storms and the bullying of his jungle friends, and finally the humiliation of being captured by hunters and placed in a circus sideshow. The lazy Mayzie, who frequently dons a Katharine Hepburn impression, returns to reclaim her egg, only to find it ready to hatch, thanks to Horton's unyielding dedication. A funny and wry short, this film is the least like Dr. Suess' more heavily influenced other works and takes on the very recognizable aura of a Looney Tunes classic.
The entire set is a pure delight for Dr. Seuss and nostalgia fans and should make a great evening of preparation for viewers who plan to see the computer animated remake of Horton Hears a Who! due out March 2008.
- Mike Massie
Description of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Deluxe Edition)
CAN HORTON PROVE THAT THE WHOS EXIST? INCLUDES 'THIDWICK THEBIG-HEARTED MOOSE'.Chuck Jones was chief animator on this lively adaptation of the famous book by Dr. Seuss. The story of a friendly elephant named Horton who discovers--deep inside a daisy--a tiny city called Whoville with tiny, intelligent residents--this film (fleshed out a bit from the source) is strong on character and has striking, appealing visuals. The little folks of Whoville, with their natural air of aristocracy, are a kick, and when they come to see Horton as a hero for his democratic view of all life big and small, the effect is quite touching. This should be a real treat for kids already familiar with the book, but just might inspire those who haven't read it to pick it up. --Tom Keogh
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