G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Complete Collectors Set [The Complete Series]
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Actor: Arthur Burghardt, Chris Latta, Frank Welker, Michael BellDirector: Buzz Dixon
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 2190 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-11-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: SF11437
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Reviews of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Complete Collectors Set [The Complete Series]
DVD Review: A flawed set which corrects few of the issues with Rhino's DVDs
Summary: 2 Stars
While no where near as flawed as their Transformers DVDs, Rhino's DVDs of G.I. Joe were not without their problems. Incorrect intros, uncorrected footage, unwarranted digital "corrections", and even censorship appeared on the four sets Rhino released before loosing the Sunbow license. When Shout! Factory announced their complete sets for both shows, the hope was that G.I. Joe would arrive on DVD complete and as broadcast. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. For the most part, the episodes that were released by Rhino earlier this decade are the same on this set as they were on the Rhino releases (though the intros have fixed for the first half of Season 1, thankfully).
What this means is that, among others, the following errors return:
-Two Timbers near the beginning of the fourth part of The MASS Device, "Duel in the Devil's Cauldron"
-The wrong text on Cobra Commander's card about the Fatal Fluffies in Part 1 of The Pyramid of Darkness
-A dizzying number of missed re-takes in the second part of The Pyramid of Darkness, but a digital edit to "fix" a shot where some of the USS Flagg's sailors "blink" on and offscreen (even though this error was not fixed in the aired episode)
-Some shots of Lt. Claymore in "The Traitor" Part 2 where the African-American Cobra is colored as a caucasian male
-The censorship of "There's No Place Like Springfield" Part 2 when Althaea points a bazooka at Shipwreck and calls him a "drip"
-Images of (very crudely illustrated) nude women that were cropped out of "Glamour Girls" before airing
And the following errors are introduced (again, this isn't a complete list):
-The final part of The MASS Device miniseries featured a slightly longer version of the MASS end credits when it aired. While the audio appears intact here, the credits are of the normal, shorter version. The video is not slowed down, so you get black space for the last 8 seconds or so of the theme.
-Only two of the writers of "Grey Hairs and Growing Pains" receive credit for their work.
-Duke appears as a background character during the final act of "The Most Dangerous Thing in the World" when he was systematically (and, truth be told, creatively) removed from the episode before airing so as to not create a massive plot hole
-In "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" a shot of Raven (the Native American Strato-Viper featured in the episode) features a digital edit to "correct" an instance where she was given the skin color of a caucasian (while leaving alone a couple of long shots).
-In "Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep", Cross County's line, ".....but I know there's a bunch of music critics!" is excised from the cafeteria scene. This edit was shown off in Rhino's Season 2, Part 1 set in the Special Features section.
The special features are equally lacking. First and foremost, seven of the infamous PSAs are not present on this set. Secondly, the presence of Larry Hama in many of the features (including one focused on him) seems a bit excessive, especially since Hama had minimal interaction with the Sunbow writing staff (and, according to an online interview with Buzz Dixon, who was not interviewed for this set, there was some antipathy between the Joe writers and Hama). Also annoying is how the comics included on the dog-tag memory stick play off the Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow conflict that appeared only in the comics-the cartoon featured Storm Shadow in an ongoing battle with SPIRIT. However, these annoyances are partially offset by the sublime cast reunion and the large number of toy commercials (the comic commercials, like all direct references to Marvel Comics, have been omitted from this set).
However, it is the meat of this DVD set, the episodes, where it ultimately fails. In using the 35mm negatives on these Sunbow sets, Hasbro and their home video partners have opened a Pandora's Box of problems. Sure, the footage culled from the negatives looks great (even though Rhino's telecine transfers were decidedly subpar), but let's face facts: G.I. Joe, The Transformers, and all the other Sunbow shows were edited on video. While this would not normally be an unsurpassable hurdle, the film elements for the re-takes have not shown themselves, and may be lost. Therefore, it's prudent to concentrate on cleaning up and preserving the 1" broadcast masters. Sure, this will not address the censorship issues (all three of them), but it will eliminate the bulk of the problems with this DVD set.
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Description of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Complete Collectors Set [The Complete Series]
G.I. JOE is the code name for Americas daring highly-trained special missions force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless organization determined to rule the world. For the first time ever, the complete collection of the original animated series is on DVD including the final half of Season Two which has never been on DVD before.In 1983 Hasbro made a bold statement when it relaunched its classic toy line of military action heroes as an adventure-based team of unique characters, each with his, and her, own specialties. And because it captured the imaginations and hearts of boys and girls aspiring to make a difference in the world, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was an immediate success lasting over 25 incredible years.
Now you can relive the original animated adventures of Duke, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Flint, Lady Jaye and rest of the Joe team with this 17-disc collectors set of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. It is all housed in a premium footlocker package. Inside it includes all 95 restored episodes on 17 DVDs, new interviews, exclusive featurettes, rare PSAs, archival Hasbro toy commercials, the original G.I. JOE 1963 Toy Fair Presentation, fan material, printable scripts and much more! This set also includes a collectible 60-page book, exclusive rub-on tattoos and a 1GB Dog Tag flash drive (USB 2.0) with 2 G.I. JOE silent comics preloaded on the device.
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