Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3
by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
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Actor: Billy Bletcher, Buck Woods, Lillian Randolph, Sara Berner, William HannaDirector: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: William Hanna
Writer: Joseph Barbera
Producer: Fred Quimby
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 882 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 79935
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Centered on the wordless (and often violent) interplay between a hapless feline and his rodent prey, TOM AND JERRY'sic cartoons chronicle the epic struggle between cat and mouse with timeless comic aplomb. This collection features three volumes of restored and remastered shorts from several phases of the Academy Award-winning duo's 60-year history--from the original Hanna-Barbera cartoons
DVD Reviews of Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1-3
DVD Review: Just so you have all the facts...
Summary: 3 Stars
Just to clarify, so that anyone considering this three-volume collection will have ALL of the relevant info in making their purchase decision: Reviewer K. Echols "kyle" is correct in stating that the included cartoons are unedited (...well, except for a few minor points and some aspect ratio issues); but what he fails to mention (and is perhaps just unaware of) is that the Tom and Jerry Hanna Barbera Spotlight Collection IS in fact censored in the sense that two of the T&J HB cartoons, "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat," are omitted from the collection altogether. Warner Brothers issued a statement about why they chose to omit those two cartoons; that statement is posted in the reviews for Volume 3 if you'd like to read it.
Also, WB did initially ship Volumes 1 and 2 with some edited cartoons--not EVERY controversial cartoon on those two volumes was in edited version, but SOME of them. (Using the edited versions was however a mistake, not WB's intention, in those first two volumes.) To correct the problem, WB established an 800 # and gave away free replacement discs. I don't know whether the versions of those two volumes that you'd get if you bought today would have the edited or the corrected discs (although I would like to assume the latter, if WB is being responsible).
It's entirely possible that those who are less intimately acquainted with the original versions of these T&J cartoons wouldn't even be aware of the edits in Volumes 1 and 2--and many people may not be bothered by the edits anyway, which is fine. But if you think you got the edited versions and that's NOT what you want, you might see if WB is still running the free replacement program; contact details are in the "Comments" that go along with my review of Volume 3. Also, you need to be aware that the replacement program is ONLY for Volumes 1 and 2--there is NO replacement program from WB to give you the "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat" cartoons that were omitted from Volume 3--and there never will be, if WB stays true to what they've stated. (If you're not sure whether you're looking at edited versions or not and would like to know, just Google "Tom Jerry Spotlight Collection"--you won't have any problem finding articles that detail all of the edits.)
I'm not telling anyone to avoid buying these sets. They're great for what they do have in them. But any review that represents this three-volume collection as "uncensored" and "untouched" simply isn't accurate; and I'd prefer that folks have access to ALL of the facts when they're choosing whether or not to lay out their money.
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