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Tunes : Golden Collection, Volume Two
Brash, fast-paced, and hysterically funny, the Warner
Brothers cartoons rank among the undisputed treasures
of American animation and American comedy. This second
collection, a follow-up to Looney Tunes: Golden Collection,
includes such gems as "Porky in Wackyland,"
"A Bear for Punishment," "Gee Whiz-z-z,"
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery," and "I Love
to Singa." A short documentary about director Bob
Clampett features several cartoon historians, animator
Eric Goldberg, Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont,
and Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi (enthusiastic
but over the top). But Warners continues its scattergun
approach to selecting films. There are only eight cartoons
by Clampett in the set, plus three by Tex Avery and
one by Frank Tashlin. "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit
Seasoning" appear on the first set, but the third
cartoon in Jones's trilogy, "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!"
isn't on either. More than two-thirds of the films are
by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. That's not necessarily
a bad thing. "Show Biz Bugs," "Bugs Bunny
Rides Again," and the Oscar-winning "Tweety
Pie" showcase Freleng's razor-sharp timing. "What's
Opera, Doc," "The Dover Boys," and the
justly celebrated "One Froggy Evening" rank
among Jones's boldest experiments and most brilliant
successes.
Volume Two includes some genuine rarities, among them,
"Sinkin' in the Bathtub" (1930), the first
Looney Tune, and the Oscar-winning documentary "So
Much for So Little." With 60-plus cartoons, transferred
from good prints Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Volume
2 is a collection to treasure. (Rated G, suitable for
all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon.
Description
Greetings, Looneytics! For all who
rightly place Looney Tunes alongside Mom, apple pie
and web-surfing at work as American institutions, this
is your time to rise and shine and watch. Yes, here
on 4 discs you'll find 60 more of the finest, funniest,
bestest Golden Era cartoons from the feverishly bent
artistic minds at Termite Terrace. Disc 1 showcases
a certain wascally wabbit. The happiness of pursuit
is center stage in Disc 2 and 3's respective batches
of Road Runner and Sylvester/Tweety fun. Disc 4 is an
all-star cavalcade of Hollywood parodies and more. All
60 toons are restored, remastered, uncut. And each disc
is chock-a-block with bonus goodies. It's a 24-carrot
gem of a collection. Anything less would be dethpicable. |
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