The Lost Cartoons, Vol. 2: Famous Studios

Description

THE LOST FAMOUS STUDIOS CARTOONS Classic Animation, Unseen for Years and Breathtakingly Restored! Here are some of the best cartoons you've probably never seen, from some of the greatest animators in history. Hundreds of hours of detailed restoration have made them look and sound as good as they did the day they were released. This is the "Lost Cartoons" series, with shorts that have not been seen in this condition since their original theatrical release. After the Fleischer Brothers left Paramount in 1942, the studio's animation was produced by Famous Studios (a partnership including directors Izzy Sparber and Seymour Kneitel). Assembled from three different sources, Land of the Lost Jewels is complete, for the first time in years; an original pencil test for Little Red School Mouse is previously unreleased. 1) Pleased to Eat You 2) Sudden Fried Chicken 3) The Lost Dream 4) Up an' Downs Derby 5) Land of the Lost Jewels 6) The Big Flame Up 7) A Mutt in a Rut 8) The Emerald Isle 9) Little Red School Mouse Thomas R. Reich - Producer, Director * Peter M. Rosenberg - Executive Producer Richard Pabis - Film Transfer and Restoration * Irena Pabis - Logistics Ryan Hogan - Technicolor Colorist Mario Loubert - Audio Restoration and Re-recording Mixer Thomas R. Reich - Audio Restoration Producer * Michael P. Keeping - Foley Artist Hennie Britton - Foley Recordist * Brent Craven - Additional Video Restoration and QC Alex Downey - Sound Studio Director Work Completed at and Special Thanks to Technicolor, Airwaves Sound Design, Star Post, Vancouver, Canada and Pabis International, Orlando Florida These cartoons are presented in their entirety in the interest of historical accuracy. No offense to any viewer is intended.

Customer Reviews:

you get what you pay for.......2007-05-22

The only thing breath-taking about this dvd is the ad copy. The "restoration" comes from running the toons through DVNR set on high, which is no real service. Lines disappear, digital artifacts are everywhere. Plus there's a paltry nine cartoons. Goodtimes has always been the cheapest of the cheap producers. Unless there's one cartoon here that you have to have, spend a little more money on some of the Thunderbean releases (Aesop's Fables, Cubby Bear, the Little King, Cultoons, etc.) They are truly restored and rare films.

worth a look.......2005-08-08

The claims of "restoration" are of course, wildly exaggerated, yet this collection (from Famous Studios) contains, by far, the best available print of Bill Tytla's "Sudden Fried Chicken" to appear in the public domain. The program also includes better than average transfers of Little Audrey's "The Lost Dream" and "Land of the Lost Jewels" (it's lovely title sequence newly restored), while such entertaining toons as "Mutt in a Rutt" and "The Big Flame-Up" at the very least, qualify as rarities. Only Paramount, in the end, can truly do justice to its vast and varied cartoon legacy, but for now, this inexpensive package from GoodTimes offers pretty good value.
Also worth a look, the Van Beuren (and Iwerks) collection, which features an excellent print of "Parrotville Old Folks" plus, such charming additions to the "Rainbow Parade" as "Three Merry Kittens", "Spinning Mice" and "Picnic Panic" - these last two, an extension of the short-lived series of "Toddle Tales" combining live-action and animation - the live inserts are seriously faded, but the cartoons are the major attraction here, and they retain their vibrant cinecolor hues. This may be their first release on video. Animation buffs should take note.

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