Felix the Cat
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Actor: Jack Mercer, Pierre GuillermoBrand: Gaiam
Producer: Pat Sullivan Jr.
Writer: Joe Stultz
Writer: Joseph Oriolo
Writer: Joseph Sabo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 30 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Good Times Video
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DVD Review: Be aware of what you're getting
Summary: 3 Stars
I wanted this disk because when I was in 6th grade I had a VHS of Felix cartoons (from Goodtimes Video) which I watched over and over until they became burned into my consciousness. It's been over 20 years since I have seen the three Van Beuren Rainbow Parade cartoons featuring Felix. Apparently there were only three of them ever made, and all three are on this disk. The old VHS also contained at least two of the Pat Sullivan 1930 pseudo-sound Felix cartoons released through Copeley Pictures. Sadly, those are not on this disk. The playlist is as follows:
1. Bold King Cole, directed by Burt Gillett and Otto Messmer (the genius director of all the silent-era Felix cartoons)
2. The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg
3. Neptune Nonsense (features one of Winston Sharples' all-time best musical scores)
The rest of the disk is non-Felix filler:
4. Base Brawl, a follow-the-bouncing-ball sing-along cartoon featuring the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Worth seeing if you've never been exposed to this odd social phenomenon from pre-television America. If you have seen follow-the-bouncing-ball cartoons before, you will groan at the prospect of watching another one.
5. Jerky Turkey, a surprisingly UNfunny Thanksgiving cartoon directed by Tex Avery.
6. Jack Frost, a late Ub Iwerks cartoon; one which I hadn't seen before.
7. Tom Thumb, another Iwerks which is included in almost every cartoon collection.
8. The Mild West, another bouncing ball sing-along.
9. The Cobweb Hotel, one of the weirder productions from the Fleischer studios.
10. Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe, another Rainbow Parade cartoon featuring a simple-minded cow and a grouchy hermit. Has an astounding racist punchline at the end.
The picture quality is remarkably good, except for "Cobweb Hotel" which is washed-out and blurry, as if it was transferred from a 3rd or 4th generation film print. I have seen better transfers of it ... but the rest of the cartoons on this disk look great. The opening title of each cartoon is matted in a color frame, making it smaller than the screen. I don't understand the purpose of this. The frame zooms out after the credits, and each cartoon is presented full-screen.
Here's a very important feature which they neglect to mention in the promotional blurb: These cartoons have "enhanced sound" which means some audio engineer has monkeyed with the soundtrack in attempt perhaps to clean it up or make it sound a little newer. This in itself wouldn't be bad, but they have added sound effects. The new sound effects are in stereo and are ungracefully dubbed in on top of the original monaurial soundtrack. In an effort to make them blend better, a short delay has been applied to the original track to make it sound "fuller." The actual result is that it just sounds tinny and "hollow" like it's playing inside a coffee can. The added sound effects are louder and more distinct than the original soundtrack. They OBVIOUSLY don't match and do not belong in these cartoons. I found them to be very distracting. I remember those Felix cartoons from my childhood, and the sound was so integral to the experience (everything is timed to music in these cartoons) it seems almost insulting to hear them after they've been tampered with. Maybe if you've never seen these cartoons and you don't know what they are supposed to sound like, you won't be bothered by the change, but it severely diminished my enjoyment of the cartoons ... and I'm taking away a star because of it.
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Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 12/03/2002 Rating: NrChildren's Music Music CDs
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