Max Fleischer's Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland
by Dave Fleischer
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Director: Dave FleischerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 270 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: VCI Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Max Fleischer's Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland
DVD Review: Good Old Days
Summary: 5 Stars
Thanks so much for your assistance, both myself and grown up kids enjoyed the cartoons, it brought back so many good memories of my childhood - A must for all kids, these are real cartoons that you can share and enjoy the past with your own and grandchildren. Love the stupid donkey laughDVD Review: A Piece of My Childhood
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was a kid, my sister and I had a bunch of cheapie public domain tapes with old cartoons on them; we used to watch them constantly. When we were older and felt that we outgrew cartoons, we gave the tapes away, but I always regretted doing so. I finally found many of our favorite shorts gathered together on this 2 disk set.
The Fleischer studios Color Classics are excellent short animated films. The simple stories are memorable and the animation is unique. The characters are made to be rather cute and the rotoscope backgrounds are an unusual touch. These films do not get the credit they deserve, but here they are to be rediscovered.
Somewhere in Dreamland is an obvious standout. Two desperately poor children walk home to find a meager dinner of bread and coffee. They go to bed and dream of a world of undulating sweets and happiness. When they wake, they find that the neighborhood has gathered a collection of goodies for them to enjoy.
Play Safe is a sweet little story about a curious little boy and the dog that protects him. When the boy wanders away from the yard, it is up to the dog to save him.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year features a group of orphans in the poorhouse who have very little for Christmas. A local man dresses us as Santa Claus and makes all sorts of creative toys from odds and ends for the children.
In Little Lamby, a wolf comes to town and sets his sights on a tasty young lamb. He lures it to him by holding a "cutest baby" contest among all of the animals. Little do they know that the winner will become his dinner.
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery is very well done; the baby carrots turn up missing and some mischievious creatures do all they can to prevent them from being found.
Several rare cartoons are found in the Lost Episodes feature, a short documentary about the Fleischer cartoons and the making of this DVD set. The Kids in the Shoe is included here, a great short about the woman who lived in the shoe. She puts the children to bed and goes off to take her nap, and the kids wake up to play some great jazz.
Overall, this is a great set. The picture quality isn't always amazing, but all of the cartoons are watchable and appropriate for all ages.
DVD Review: Silly Symphonies quality these are not...but rare and enjoyable nonetheless
Summary: 3 Stars
Popping this DVD into your player and starting it up leads to a bit of an initial disappointment when you figure out that the video quality is a Grade D relative to the Grade A transfers in the Disney Silly Symphony sets. That being said, the video quality issues do not appear to be a result of laziness but longstanding neglect in the original films. So, while the video quality is lacking, it is an understandable evil. The video commentaries make up for the video issues and the subject matter itself is charming and engaging. Ultimately, if you are purchasing this for your kids, they won't give a damn about the video quality or commentaries and will focus on the content, which is excellent.DVD Review: Fleischer's Rotoscope - the Golden Years
Summary: 4 Stars
An excellent compilation of Fleischer's early color work which once and for all proves his pre-eminence as the greatest early American animator. The sophistication, the sly politics and the wonderful use of new technologies
make his competitors seem much less important than revisionist Disney historians would have us believe.
Sadly, the only thing missing with this dvd treat is a hard copy of some sort - at least a list of titles would help! Nada; niente; rien. For those of us who have spent fortunes on the wonderfully restored Looney Tunes dvd sets, the lack of extras here is a little tragic.
Fleischer fans will thrill to this dvd notwithstanding.
DVD Review: Great collection, bad video quality
Summary: 2 Stars
There is no mistake this is a great collection of classics cartoons by Max Fleischer. But it would have been great if they were restored digitally as Disney did with their Silly Symphonies. Some of the cartoons are blurry in some parts or too dark to the point that you don't know what is on screen. I wish this would have been explained in another review before I bought this set! The funny thing is that there's a docummentary that explains why a cartoon is missing and why the others are in so bad shape. If you like Max Fleischer, try the Popeye sets instead.
Description of Max Fleischer's Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland
This comprehensive collection of Max Fleischer cartoon masterpieces presents over 30 rarely seen Technicolor animated shorts, produced during the golden age of animation. Fleischer created the "Color Classics," a twisted collection of musical cartoons, to showcase his patented "Stereo-optical Process" that created the illusion of depth by animating his characters over three-dimensional, live action backgrounds. In this special digital picture and sound restoration, you'll discover a menagerie of wonderfully bizarre new characters and a massive dose of the Fleischers' surreal humor. Highlights include "Greedy Humpty Dumpty," "The Cobweb Hotel," "Ants In The Plants," and "The Fresh Vegetable Mystery." Featured are two Academy Award Cartoon Short Subject nominees - "Educated Fish" (1937) and "Hunky and Spunky" (1938) - as well as famed Fleischer femme fatale Betty Boop ("Poor Cinderella") and Grampy ("Christmas Comes But Once A Year"), and a potpourri of great song cartoons such as "Dancing On The Moon," "Hold It," "An Elephant Never Forgets," and "Small Fry." This collection is a dream come true for cartoon aficionados and Fleischer fanatics, young and old alike! Animated characters: BETTY BOOP, GRAMPY, HUMPTY DUMPTY, HUNKY and SPUNKY and more! Bonus Features: Commentary by animation historian Jerry Beck| Rare production artwork still frame gallery| Documentary about the Fleischer studio| Cartoon Menu. Specs: 2-DVD9s; Dolby Digital Mono; 270 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1934-1941; SRP - $19.99.General DVDs
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