Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two
by Burt Gillett
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Actor: Billy Bletcher, Marcellite Garner, Walt DisneyDirector: Burt Gillett
Brand: Walt Disney Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 7 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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- In this final volume, the homage to Mickey's early career is completed with these shorts. From 1928's "The Barn Dance" to his very last black-and-white short, 1935's "Mickey's Kangaroo," his colorful antics in a black-and-white world propelled him to super-stardom. The Mickey craze touched everybody and everything. In this volume, hear Leonard Maltin and Disney Legend John Hench ta
DVD Reviews of Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two
DVD Review: The conclusion of Mickey's black-and-white career
Summary: 5 Stars
Mickey Mouse in Black and White Volume 2 brings all of the shorts left out of the first volume, uncut and uncensored. Disney enthusiasts/collectors should all own this long-awaited set, and just the casual viewer may enjoy them as well. Included are the final 40 shorts, completing the collection of Mickey Mouse cartoons. From the first short on the set to the latest "Mickey's Kangaroo" there can be seen clear artistic progress in not only the quality of the animation but also the telling of the stories within each cartoon.
The picture quality of the set is as good as it could be. For cartoons 70+ years old, some dust and grain should be expected. But most of them are great quality. Each short has been restored from the original negatives and they really do look great. The picture is sharp and crisp and I applaude Disney for their work in restoring these pictures. The sound quality is not great by today's standards, but I am sure that it is even better here than it ever was during the original releases. There were a few shorts that tell you that the original opening music cue has not survived, maybe about 5 of them in all. So while things arent 100% perfect remember that these are very old cartoons.
The content of this Treasures series is very good. Few of these shorts have been seen by the general public in a long time and some maybe have not been released at all due to ethnic/racial stereotypes and uncharacteristic behavior (violence, tobacco use). One such short is "Mickey's Mellerdrama" where Mickey and the gang put on a play about Uncle Tom's Cabin. But unlike previous waves where Maltin would have to put each short into its historical perspective, the potentially offensive shorts are all in a section on disk 2 titled From the Vaults. This was a great move on Disney's part. You can now hear Leonard Maltin explain that the shorts back then were not meant to be offensive during their original inception but that parents should cautiously allow their children to watch them and take the time to put it into context so children will not interpret them the wrong way. This handling of the non-PC shorts should please everyone displeased in the past with the Maltin introductions. Also, there is a Play All feature which is great to just kick back and enjoy the whole set at your own leisure. The extras are worth a look also, and they include the following:
* Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise
* Mickey's Portrait Artist: John Hench
* 'Pioneer Days' And 'The Castaway' In Several Versions
* Art Galleries: Mickey Mouse, Fully Covered; Mickey's Poster Archive; Background Paintings; Animation Drawings
The final verdict is that MMIBW V 2is a great addition to he treasures line and is in my opinion near the top of the sets released so far. It is great to now own all of the Mickey Mouse shorts, most obscure and locked in the Disney Vault until now. Yeah, the quality of the collectible tin has decreased with each wave(the certificate of authenticity instead of the stamped tin, there is no longer the blue banner to hold the tin together, and the details of the set that used to be printed on the back are now on paper glued to the back of the tin), but it is what is inside that counts here, a wealth of animation and Disney history to be enjoyed by the young and old alike.
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?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 7 minutes
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