The Adventures of the Black Stallion: The Ultimate Collection
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Actor: Mickey Rooney, Richard Ian CoxDirector: Various
Brand: Echo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1841 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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DVD Review: Horse lovers' panacea
Summary: 5 Stars
Mickey Rooney has been a fine actor for 70 (80?) years. He started as a small child, then became ultra-popular during the late 30s in the Hardy family movies. He became so popular that his character took a step up from "just one of the family" in the early movies, to THE star of the movies later on, with the rest of the family supporting the stories written around his role, Andy. Later on he was a victim of his own popularity .. so many movies in the role Andy Hardy type-cast him.
Mickey made sort of a late life comeback with "The Black Stallion" film, playing the crusty, at times self-interested trainer. Here he reprises that role ten years later in a three season TV series. "The Black Stallion" is about a fast, tough horse and his close relationship with Alex ... his rider, owner, and friend. The Black Stallion was introduced in a series of books by Walter Farley in the mid 20th century. They were extremely popular in their day, and are now considered classics by many. His son has continued the series, writing several more books about "The Black", including prequels that tell the story of The Black before he met up with Alex. If you liked the movie and this TV series, I would recommend that you find them. Most are available at school and public libraries.
Of course, as TV series will always do, in these shows you'll quickly lose the plots, if not the flavor, of the original books. However, the stories are interesting, and The Black always comes through for us in the end, which is why we are watching him! Mickey Rooney, always the pro, delivers a fine set of performances that his long time fans will enjoy. Richard Ian Cox (Alex) has gone on to an impressive list of roles in the last 20 years doing a combination of starring, voice, and guest star roles in movies and television.
When I bought this series last summer, the entire three seasons sold for less than twenty dollars, which I thought was an incredible bargain. I see that they are (as of the date of this writing) up to thirty-five dollars ... almost double what I paid for them. That is still not bad for three seasons of a good TV series. Many series sell for that price per season. However, you can get new copies through resellers for ten or eleven dollars less, so even with paying shipping you can save a few dollars that way.
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