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: Lost treasures...
Summary: 5 Stars
Long before the rise of the Disney empire, animation had Max Fleischer and his whimsical illustrators producing some of the best cartoon shorts of all time. This collection contains most of them. It acts as a dipstick of American history. Innocence, whimsy, charm and naivity are clearly brought to life, with a depth not seen since.
I remember watching these gems early in the morning with my mother describing the time period to me. The 1930s come to life with singing, dancing and hope that was needed at the time. Compared to everything that followed, it seemed to lack something. Children of all ages would appreciate this magical world that seems to be alive without modern CGI effects.
DVD Review: Dreams do come true
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the cartoons that blew me away when i was just a little kid. The
incredible songs and musical scores mixed with the good messages comming
from different situations brough tears to my eyes many times. And now
40 years after...the tears still flow.
Great stuff, good looking restored cartoons.
DVD Review: Mostly a great set, could have been better.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Max Fleischer Color Classics were Fleischer's attempt to make similar cartoons to what Disney was doing with Silly Symphonies. In retrospect it seems like a mistake, since they were not as unaccustomed to doing soft fluffy harmless characters like Disney did. It's interesting to see how they handled similar subject matter differently.
These are classic cartoons, but I was a little disappointed because of the technical glitches. One major problem was that on one of the best cartoons on the set, "An Elephant Never Forgets", the audio is a little out of sync which is highly annoying. And you do have to hit the menu button a lot.
The video quality is OK but it is all taken from public domain sources so if you have these cartoons on other public domain releases there won't be much improvement there. The audio commentary and art extras are nice. I would have liked to have seen more stressing the differences between Disney and Fleischer.
DVD Review: EARLY FLEISCHER CARTOONS 1934-41
Summary: 5 Stars
A nice find this set. More please! Some top cartoons like COBWEB HOTEL (clever & scary) and ALL'S FAIR AT THE FAIR (love the 1930s Deco styling!) amid a few weaker but still enjoyable ones. Recommended!
Oddly you can only find the track listing by playing it, so here's what the 2 DVDs contain...
1 Poor Cinderella
2 Little Dutch Mill
3 An Elephant Never Forgets
4 Song Of The Birds
5 Dancing On The Moon
6 Somewhere In Dreamland
7 Little Stranger
8 Cobweb Hotel
9 Greedy Humpty Dumpty
10 Hawaiian Birds
11 Play Safe
12 Christmas Comes But Once A Year
13 Bunny Mooning
14 Chicken A La King
15 Car Tune Portrait
16 Peeping Penguins
17 True Love
18 Musical Memories
1 Educated Fish
2 Little Lamby
3 Hold It
4 Hunky and Spunky
5 All's Fair At The Fair
6 Playful Polar Bears
7 Always Kickin'
8 Small Fry
9 Barnyard Brat
10 Fresh Vegetable Mystery
11 Little Lambkins
12 Ants In The Plants
13 Kick In Time
14 Snubbed By A Snob
15 You Can't Shoe A Horsefly
DVD Review: Awesome awesome DVD set
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the revised edition of this set and it was money well spent. The Stero-optical Process is always fun but the most overlooked quality of these gems is how they really get inside of you. Some call these cheesy and some are but cartoons like "Somewhere in Dreamland," "Play Safe," and "The Little Dutch Mill" are impossible to watch without tearing up. Now DISNEY cartoons are cheesy! They're just pointless romping and frollicing through daisies. These Fleischer shorts have morals and messages that really get to you.
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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