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Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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4/2/07 at 3:25pm
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http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...he-sailor.html

No details as yet, except the $64.92 price.

Just wow.
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4/2/07 at 3:57pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Cool, this should contain the first two color special shorts. I can't wait.
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

As it is priced the same as the Looney Tunes sets, I hope the extras are as good and that it contains 60 cartoons.
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4/2/07 at 4:21pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

I grew up on Popeye as a kid, but geesh these toons are expensive.

Corey's most wanted R1 dvds:

Little Darlings (1980), My Cousin Rachel (1952), The Deep Blue Sea (1955), The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), Born to Be Bad (1950), Ivy (1947), Reckless (1935), Springtime in the Rockies (1942), The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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4/2/07 at 4:22pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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Originally Posted by Garysb
As it is priced the same as the Looney Tunes sets, I hope the extras are as good and that it contains 60 cartoons.

It does, according to Jerry Beck.

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The first sixty Fleischer cartoons (in release order), including POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR and POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA’S FORTY THEIVES, all restored from the original negatives. All Paramount titles restored... Four discs, over five hours worth of bonus materials, including audio commentaries by the likes of Mark Kausler, John K., Eric Goldberg, Leslie Cabarga, etc. (yes, and me too!).
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4/2/07 at 4:35pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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Originally Posted by Corey
I grew up on Popeye as a kid, but geesh these toons are expensive.

Different opinions are sure to abound, but at ~$1 a short for full retail price I find it a great deal. The money spent to restore films that are 70 years old is worth the price from my point of view.
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

If Warners does the same kind of restoration on these that they did for the Fleischer Superman cartoons, this should be a STELLAR set!

Gary

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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

MAGNIFICENT!
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Does anyone know how many original Popeye shorts there are altogether? And how many volumes will Warners need to cover all of them?
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4/2/07 at 7:51pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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Does anyone know how many original Popeye shorts there are altogether? And how many volumes will Warners need to cover all of them?

According to Jerry Beck here: http://www.animationshow.com/forums/...php?t3037.html

he says that it will take 2 volumes to cover all of the Fleischer shorts, and both volumes are coming out this year. The Famous Studios shorts will be released in 2008.

I guess this means I can do away with my Thunderbean DVD.. and I hope they include the same interviews with the voice talents behind the cartoons.

BTW, does this mean that Warners owns Betty Boop? Hopefully we can see some of her cartoons next! (Besides her being in the first Popeye cartoon)
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Buying on release date, putting on Christmas lists.

Also, that's awesome cover artwork!

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BTW, does this mean that Warners owns Betty Boop? Hopefully we can see some of her cartoons next! (Besides her being in the first Popeye cartoon)

They're part of the Republic library, owned by Paramount, licensed to Lionsgate for DVD. I really wish that Paramount and Lionsgate would license them to Criterion. They've never released animation on DVD (and only one laserdisc, Akira) and I think they would be able to do an equally great job as Warners.

Tell The Weinstein Company to release Richard Williams' animated masterpiece The Thief and the Cobbler on DVD in Panavision widescreen and uncut! See and hear what you're missing from their Bitsy Award winner of Worst Standard Edition DVD of 2006 on YouTube!
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4/2/07 at 8:31pm
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4/2/07 at 9:58pm
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Wait a minute -- these won't be colorized, will they?
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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Wait a minute -- these won't be colorized, will they?


Somehow I doubt Warner Bros. would be spending money on restoring 16mm Ektachrome color reversal masters from 1988.

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4/2/07 at 11:42pm
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Been waiting for this for years now! Very glad it will be done right.
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4/3/07 at 4:09am
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Very cool. A must have for me.
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4/3/07 at 5:25am
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

Release of the year, perhaps?

I cannot wait for these toons. I haven't seen the majority of them since I was a kid, but all of them have had a lasting impact. I would take these over most of the Looney Tunes anyday.

Come on Paramount, get yer head of yer ass and give us "Betty Boop"!!!
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I hope the original credits will be restored ( no more "AAP", please!). I also grew up on the B/W Fleischer shorts, and this may be a must-buy for me!
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4/3/07 at 6:23am
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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Originally Posted by Joe Lugoff
Wait a minute -- these won't be colorized, will they?

What made you think that? You can see b&w screenshots in one of the ads above.
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4/3/07 at 6:27am
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

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I hope the original credits will be restored ( no more "AAP", please!)....
Jerry Beck's announcement says "All Paramount titles restored."

If this volume contains 60 shorts on four discs, that would leave 48 more Fleischer Popeyes for the next volume.


Regards,

Ken McAlinden
Livonia, MI USA

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4/3/07 at 8:52am
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A must buy for me! Last year I introduced my granddaughter (6 years old) to Popeye -- she loved him. I'll get this set for her birthday in October.

Way to go, Warners. Have all the Looney Tunes box sets and can't praise them enough.

Hopefully, we'll get the Tex Avery stuff soon.

John
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OMG, I love how they're gonna promote this set. I guess when a set is this expensive you have to generate as much revenue coming in.

Corey's most wanted R1 dvds:

Little Darlings (1980), My Cousin Rachel (1952), The Deep Blue Sea (1955), The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), Born to Be Bad (1950), Ivy (1947), Reckless (1935), Springtime in the Rockies (1942), The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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This is awesome!

I wonder how the package will fit on the shelf with Popeye overflowing the edges like that.

-Jay

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Originally Posted by Jay Pennington
This is awesome!

I wonder how the package will fit on the shelf with Popeye overflowing the edges like that.
Check out the first post in the thread for the actual disc cover art, O cheeky one.

Regards,

Ken McAlinden
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OMG, I love how they're gonna promote this set. I guess when a set is this expensive you have to generate as much revenue coming in.

It's the same MSRP as the Looney Tunes sets and comparatively the same price per disc as MGM's Pink Panther singles and Disney's WDT sets. So, retail will end up being $46-48, which is still a steal ($12 a disc, 15 cartoons + features).

Tell The Weinstein Company to release Richard Williams' animated masterpiece The Thief and the Cobbler on DVD in Panavision widescreen and uncut! See and hear what you're missing from their Bitsy Award winner of Worst Standard Edition DVD of 2006 on YouTube!
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Sign me up for this set now!!!!
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What made you think that? You can see b&w screenshots in one of the ads above.
I hadn't scrolled over. My bad.

Can someone tell me from what website or publication that trade ad came from?
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Can someone tell me from what website or publication that trade ad came from?

CartoonBrew.com
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4/4/07 at 2:13pm
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DVD Trailer
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

All shorts properly remastered and restored from the original negatives, and then this little gem from the sales sheet: "This compilation is intended for the adult collector and may not be suitable for children"...

Makes me cry that Disney are unwilling to treat their library with the same kind of respect.
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