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He is seen in the likeness above in a rare, 19th century woodcut. This
image was rumoured to have been
commissioned after a bout of unpleasantness
in the White Chapel district of London. Do enjoy your stay and peruse our many, varied offerings, much of which cannot be found elsewhere!
: Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 2 (4 DVDs) :
by William the Bloody
Warner Bros. now compiled 60 MORE classic cartoon shorts and lovely behind-the-scenes features of the beloved Looney Tunes series!
The Good: Perhaps I should be frightened that the folks who made up this collection have freaky mind powers for figuring out what was omitted from Volume 1 and including it here. Namely, What's Opera, Doc, One Froggy Evening, and *gasp and drool* Tex Avery! This set not only includes Al Jolsen sing-a about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a, but also such Avery classics as Hollywood Steps Out (probably THE first cartoon to feature all timely celebrity caricatures), Tortoise Beats Hare and Avery's last cartoon with Warner, The Heckling Hare (including the story behind Avery's run-in with producer Schlesinger which prompted his leaving for MGM). Also included are my all-time favorite three Bob Clampett cartoons, Baby Bottle-neck, The Great Piggybank Robbery, and Book Revue. The aforementioned cartoons are gems the lot of them.
We also get some awesome features here. A sheer plethora of commentaries are available, including one by voice artist June Foray on Broomstick Bunny; a classical music scholar comments on both Rhapsody Rabbit AND What's Opera, Doc?, offering some great insights on each; Ren & Stimpy creator John Krisfaluci comments on The Great Piggybank Robbery and his absolute love shines through. There are numerous other commentaries available, but to me, these were the most noteworthy. The alternate audio track feature on selected 'toons offers unique insight into the voice actors running lines in the booth and the orchestral performances.
I was glad that only a couple of Robert McKimson's cartoons got on this collection as he is my LEAST favorite director of them all. But that's probably just me there.
The Bad: There is a disc dedicated to Tweety and a disc dedicated to Roadrunner and Coyote. This is waaaay to much. Sure they made it Roadrunner and friends, so it's not JUST a WHOLE disc of Roadrunner, but it's STILL more than necessary. To me, you can see any three Roadrunner cartoons, and your good as seen them all. Same goes for Tweety except I'd say five cartoons and you've seen them all. I was pretty disappointed that the last cartoon in the duck season/rabbit season triptych, Duck Rabbit Duck was NOT included. The live action with monkeys short Orange Blossoms for Violet is just plain irritating, but then, I don't find monkeys amusing. At all.
A- (all the Tweety and Roadrunner brought it down)
