Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color
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A collection of twenty-six animated shorts in color starring everyone's favorite, Mickey Mouse, released between 1935 and 1938. Introduction by Leonard Maltin. Cartoons: The Band Concert, Mickey's Garden, Mickey's Fire Brigade, Pluto's Judgement Day, On Ice, Mickey's Polo Team, Orphan's Picnic, Mickey's Grand Opera, Thru the Mirror, Mickey's Rival, Moving Day, Alpine Climbers, Mickey's Circus, Mickey's Elephant, The Worm Turns, Magician Mickey, Moose Hunters, Mickey's Amateurs, Hawaiian Holiday, Clock Cleaners, Lonesome Ghosts, Boat Builders, Mickey's Trailer, The Whalers, Mickey's Parrot, Brave Little Tailor.
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Technicolor MickeyAug 27, 2009 No longer available in North America, this historic DVD set remains among the treasures in the Walt Disney catalog. "Mickey Mouse in Living Color" features 26 Technicolor cartoons from 1935 to 1938 - along with rare shorts produced for the 1932 Academy Awards and the 1939 New York World's Fair. Though gradually overshadowed by Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto, the beloved Mickey still gets a chance to shine in classics such as "The Band Concert," "Thru the Mirror" and the Oscar-nominated "Brave Little Tailor." Other Disney gems include the star-studded "Mickey's Polo Team," "Clock Cleaners" and "Pluto's Judgement Day." A must-have for aficionados of vintage animation.
Timeless EntertainmentFeb 14, 2009 My son loves all thing Disney. Mickey Mouse especially. As any parent of a toddler knows once a child latches on to a video it will be watched ad nauseam. This DVD is one that both parent and child will enjoy watching repeatedly.
Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse In Living Color DVDFeb 04, 2009 I purchased the Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse In Living Color DVD set in the collectors tin from jimnsusan on Amazon.com. I'm not sure how to do this so it will connect others to these sellers. Anyway, I was pleased with the product and delivery from jimnsusan. They provided me with exactly what was described in the order and it arrived without delay. I would purchase again from jimnsusan on Amazon.com.
We love Mickey!Sep 24, 2008 If you like Disney you will love this Mickey in living color. Mickey Mouse is such a loveable little guy. He's even a hero on the classic favorite "Brave Little Tailor". I totally love this volume and I'm so glad I have it. Classic Mickey Mouse in color is truly enjoyable. It's nice to see the team too, I mean of course Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto. One hilarious bit I can think of is the angel and devil pluto in "Mickey's Elephant". The bits of history and behind the scenes with Leonard Maltin are great too. They increase your appreciation for Disney and his team on these funny and delightful cartoon shorts.
Mickey Bursts Forth in Fun and ColorSep 20, 2008 By 1935, Mickey Mouse was an institution. Surprisingly, Walt Disney had resisted featuring his main star in color up to that point, reserving color for his Silly Symphonies. But that year he changed all that. And this two disc set features the first four years of Mickey's color career.
26 shorts were made in those years, and all of them are in this set. And we've got some real winners. The set opens with "The Band Concert," the famous piece in which Mickey tries to conduct a concert despite Donald's interruptions and a tornado. Also famous is "Thru the Mirror" inspired by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. "Clock Cleaners" finds Mickey, Goofy, and Donald high in the air cleaning a clock. "Lonesome Ghosts" features the trio as ghost hunters brought to a haunted mansion by the ghosts themselves. And the set ends with "Brave Little Tailor" in which Mickey plays a tailor mistakenly hired to fight a giant.
Very few are the cartoons where Mickey is all by himself. Most of the time, he is joined by Donald and Goofy or Pluto. But "On Ice" finds Mickey with the entire gang including Minnie as they go skating. They all get to go on the "Hawaiian Holiday" as well.
Mickey's first color appearance was actually for the Oscars introducing the nominees one year. That very short piece is included here as are pencil tests from three of the 1935 shorts. Disc two features a gallery of promotional art from the time and a brief documentary from Leonard Maltin talking about Mickey's career in the era.
As much fun as these cartoons are, they don't all hold up. "Pluto's Judgment Day" was rather boring. And I don't care for cartoons were a bunch of kids run around wrecking havoc like in "Orphan's Picnic."
The truly bad cartoons are few and far between, however. For the most part, this is a collection of cartoons that will entertain any fan of classic animation.
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