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post #121 of 231
8/1/07 at 7:47pm

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

TravisR-

"From the original Masters" is on the FRONT of the COVER. The First tidbit about the first set on Cartoon Brew mentioned new transfers from the original negatives.

This is worse than the whole Tom and Jerry thing (maybe neck-and-neck with the unremastered Disney Treasures from 2005)
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post #122 of 231
8/1/07 at 8:55pm

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

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Originally Posted by Kevin Martinez
This is worse than the whole Tom and Jerry thing (maybe neck-and-neck with the unremastered Disney Treasures from 2005)
You convinced me. I burned my set in effigy and I'm sending the ashes to Warners.
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post #123 of 231
8/1/07 at 9:55pm

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I picked up my copy today from Wal-Mart, I was surprised they even had it in stock, I went to buy the Woody Woodpecker set last week but they didn't have that one. I haven't started watching it yet but I have one minor annoyance with the packaging, I hate the discs are overlapped in the trays but I wasn't surprised to see that, since Warners has been doing that for some time now.
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post #124 of 231
8/2/07 at 5:45am

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I am absolutely loving this set so far.

Hopefully, there will be more on the Fleischer Studios on future volumes, as I desperately want to see more about their 3D animation process. I forget which Disney documentary had a nice segment on the Multi-Plane camera, but I would love to seem something similar to that for Fleischer's process.

Also, I watched "Be Kind to Aminals" last night, and hopefully I was seeing something. Near the very end, the horse is happy that Popeye is helping him and stands up on two legs and starts to do a strip-tease, and then there is a jump as though several frames had been removed. I would normally think nothing of this, but due to the content at this moment in time in the cartoon, certainly smells of the PC police. Is anybody familiar with this cartoon's history. This to me smells like editing from the cartoon's original release. Then again, maybe I'm just making it up.
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post #125 of 231
8/2/07 at 6:02am

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Man, I was so disappointed last night.

After work, I raced to my local Barnes & Noble to pick up my set, only to find the store didn't have any! I asked, "did they sell out?" They said, "no, we didn't order any." So they're ordering one for me. SICK! They had Woody on release day! I saw The Archies there! But they didn't order the new Popeyes?! I couldn't believe it.
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post #126 of 231
8/2/07 at 6:21am

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Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
I am absolutely loving this set so far.

Hopefully, there will be more on the Fleischer Studios on future volumes, as I desperately want to see more about their 3D animation process. I forget which Disney documentary had a nice segment on the Multi-Plane camera, but I would love to seem something similar to that for Fleischer's process.
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Along those lines, I hope Disney release a DVD of "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" some day. That 1999 documentary has been airing on the "Ovation" network (now carried by DirecTV) recently, and has a smattering of nifty technical discussions mixed in with the biographical information about Iwerks.

Regards,
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post #127 of 231
8/2/07 at 6:45am

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Isn't that documentary part of one of the Treasures this December?
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post #128 of 231
8/2/07 at 6:56am

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Originally Posted by streeter
Isn't that documentary part of one of the Treasures this December?
I missed that announcement, but you are right. It will be included as an extra on the "Oswald" set. Excuse me for a moment...




... okay, I'm back.

Regards,
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post #129 of 231
8/2/07 at 1:26pm

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

This is a wonderful set ,and Unlike the Looney sets,the cartoons are in
order,so you don't have any poor latter cartoons on this set.
The cartoons look great, The commentaries on the 2 color cartoons
are as bad as they get,gee what a mistake letting those nuts do those
great cartoons
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post #130 of 231
8/2/07 at 7:31pm

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Originally Posted by Ken_McAlinden
Along those lines, I hope Disney release a DVD of "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" some day. That 1999 documentary has been airing on the "Ovation" network (now carried by DirecTV) recently, and has a smattering of nifty technical discussions mixed in with the biographical information about Iwerks.

Regards,

It's funny you mention "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" because JimHillMedia just did an interview with Leonard Maltin and in reference to the next set of WDT he said...

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Originally Posted by JimHillMedia.com
"First up is 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit,' " Maltin continued. "This two-disc set will feature several newly restored versions of these black & white silent cartoons. Some of which will now have an full orchestral track while others will feature just organ accompaniment. This DVD will also include Leslie Iwerk's great documentary, 'The Hand Behind the Mouse', about her grandfather Ub Iwerks."

(Link - emphasis mine)
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post #131 of 231
8/2/07 at 7:46pm

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I finally got this tonight at Best Buy. For those of you on the fence, better make up your minds quickly...the store I was at only had two left (before I bought mine.) I'm glad to hear it is selling so well...maybe Vol. 2 isn't far behind!
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post #132 of 231
8/2/07 at 10:17pm

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I picked up the tin today and I'm completely pleased. The two color cartoons look absolutely gorgeous. From the handful of B&W cartoons I skimmed through, some show their age while others look pristine. They're not perfect, but I can't say that it should be expected to be perfect. I'm happy to finally have luminous remastered B&W versions on DVD.

All this stuff about it being botched is part of the trend of silly hyperbole I've noticed growing on the forums. One minor thing is messed up (like the debut cartoon's titles), then it snowballs into a Hindenburg disaster. This is the most important animation DVD in history and I can't give enough praise to WB and King Features for getting Popeye on DVD.
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post #133 of 231
8/3/07 at 8:35am

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Thanks for the heads up on the Best Buy tins. I got mine a few days ago. I was surprised when I checked out that the price I was charged was $10 cheaper than what was on the price tag.
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post #134 of 231
8/3/07 at 9:07am

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Originally Posted by ScottR
I finally got this tonight at Best Buy. For those of you on the fence, better make up your minds quickly...the store I was at only had two left (before I bought mine.) I'm glad to hear it is selling so well...maybe Vol. 2 isn't far behind!
They still had some 18 tins at my local Best Buy yesterday when I picked up mine. Plus, I'd just received a $10 coupon from BB's summer promotion, so that made getting this set even sweeter.

I watched all the 1933 cartoons last night. Even though I haven't seen these in over 30 years, the memories just flooded back. It was like revisiting old friends with each gag and bit of business I remembered from watching these cartoons religiously as a six year old.

Has anyone heard anything official about Vol. 2 coming out in November with Looney Tunes, Vol. 5?
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post #135 of 231
8/3/07 at 10:03am

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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker
Has anyone heard anything official about Vol. 2 coming out in November with Looney Tunes, Vol. 5?[/size]

Nope. I'd imagine these would be annual releases, so next July/August for Vol. 2.
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post #136 of 231
8/3/07 at 10:40am

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I convinced the library where I work to purchase the set just this morning, even though they had just ordered two discs of crappy PD prints of Popeye shorts just last week. Begging helped. I can't wait!
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post #137 of 231
8/3/07 at 10:45am
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Re: Popeye the Sailor: Volume 1 (1933-1938) 7/31

I thought as originally announced the timelines of the volumes was twice a year or so.
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post #138 of 231
8/3/07 at 12:13pm

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Originally Posted by PaulP
I thought as originally announced the timelines of the volumes was twice a year or so.

Hmmm. Well, maybe around Feb. 08 for Vol. 2 then.
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post #139 of 231
8/3/07 at 1:02pm

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www.Popeye.com has a newsletter link on the site and it mentions the next release as Summer 08' so it looks to be like the Looney Tunes releases at one a year!
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post #140 of 231
8/3/07 at 1:05pm
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Anyone still on the fence look at these razor-sharp screenshots: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...the_sailor.htm
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post #141 of 231
8/3/07 at 2:01pm

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I just LOVE this set! But... Is there a resource online that lists each cartoon on each disc, or could someone post that info here? I keep a list of the shorts on each DVD I have, and a list of shorts on each DVD I could copy and paste would come in handy. Thanks in advance!
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post #142 of 231
8/3/07 at 3:48pm

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Originally Posted by Chuck Pennington
I just LOVE this set! But... Is there a resource online that lists each cartoon on each disc, or could someone post that info here? I keep a list of the shorts on each DVD I have, and a list of shorts on each DVD I could copy and paste would come in handy. Thanks in advance!
A user names "Julie Neal" did a comprehensive listing of the contents for a customer review at "Amazon.com". Here's a copy:
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DISC 1
1. "Popeye the Sailor" (1933) (with commentary)
2. "I Yam What I Yam" (1933)
3. "Blow Me Down!" (1933)
4. "I Eats My Spinach" (1933)
5. "Seasin's Greetinks!" (1933)
6. "Wild Elephinks" (1933) (with commentary)
7. "Sock-a-Bye, Baby" (1934) (with commentary)
8. "Let's You and Him Fight" (1934)
9. "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1934)
10. "Can You Take It" (1934) (with commentary)
11. "Shoein' Hosses" (1934)
12. "Strong to the Finich" (1934)
13. "Shiver Me Timbers!" (1934)
14. "Axe Me Another" (1934)
15. "A Dream Walking" (1934) (with commentary)

Bonus features on Disc 1 include a feature on early animation ("Mining the Strip, Elzie Segar and Thimble Theatre"), a 43-minute documentary on Popeye's early career ("I Yam What I Yam: The Story of Popeye the Sailor") and a profile on Olive Oyl ("Me Fickle Goyl, Olive Oyl: The World's Least Likely Sex Symbol"). Bonus silent cartoons from other studios (all based on comic strips) include "Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat" (1915), the Mutt and Jeff short "Domestic Difficulties" (1916) and "Krazy Kat Goes A-Wooing" (1916).

DISC 2
16. "The Two-Alarm Fire" (1934)
17. "The Dance Contest" (1934)
18. "We Aim to Please" (1934)
19. "Beware of Barnacle Bill" (1935) (with commentary)
20. "Be Kind to 'Aminals'" (1935)
21. "Pleased to Meet Cha!" (1935)
22. "The 'Hyp-Nut-Tist'" (1935) (with commentary)
23. "Choose Your 'Weppins'" (1935) (with commentary)
24. "For Better or Worser" (1935) (with commentary)
25. "Dizzy Divers" (1935)
26. "You Gotta Be a Football Hero" (1935)
27. "King of the Mardi Gras" (1935)
28. "Adventures of Popeye" (1935)
29. "The Spinach Overture" (1935)
30. "Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky" (1936)

Extras on Disc 2 include a 30-minute historical documentary with lots of clips, "Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation 1900-1920," the featurette "Sailor's Hornpipes: The Voices of Popeye," a profile on Wimpy ("Wimpy the Moocher: Ode to the Burgermeister") and three more silent shorts: "Bobby Bumps Puts a Beanery on the Bum" (1918), the Felix the Cat cartoon "Feline Follies" (1919) and "The Tantalizing Fly" (1919) with Koko the Clown.

DISC 3
31. "A Clean Shaven Man"
32. "Brotherly Love"
33. "I Ski - Love Ski - You Ski" (with commentary)
34. "Bridge Ahoy!"
35. "What - No Spinach?"
36. "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard"
37. "Let's Get Movin'"
38. "Never Kick A Woman"
39. "Little Swee'pea"
40. "Hold the Wire"
41. "The Spinach Roadster"
42. "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor" (double-length, color, with commentary)
43. "I'm in the Army Now"
44. "The Paneless Window Washer"
45. "Organ Grinder's Swing"

Disc 3 bonus features consist of two featurettes, "Blow Me Down! The Music of Popeye" and "Popeye in Living Color: A Look at the Color Two-Reelers" and six early Out of the Inkwell shorts with Koko the Clown: "Modeling" (1921), "Invisible Ink" (1921), "Bubbles" (1922), "Jumping Beans" (1922), "Bed Time" (1923) and "Trapped" (1923).

DISC 4
46. "My Artistical Temperature"
47. "Hospitaliky"
48. "The Twisker Pitcher"
49. "Morning, Noon and Night Club"
50. "Lost and Foundry" (with commentary)
51. "I Never Changes My Altitude"
52. "I Likes Babies and Infinks"
53. "The Football Toucher Downer"
54. "Proteck the Weakerist" (with commentary)
55. "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves" (double-length, color, with commentary)
56. "Fowl Play"
57. "Let's Celebrake"
58. "Learn Polikeness"
59. "The House Builder Upper"
60. "Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh"

Bonus features on Disc 4 include profiles on Swee'pea and Bluto ("Me Lil' Swee'pea: Whose Kid is He Anyway?" and "Et Tu Bluto? Cartoondom's Heaviest Heavy"), three more Out of the Inkwell Koko shorts ("A Trip to Mars" (1924), "Koko Trains 'Em" (1925) and "Koko Back Tracks" (1927)) and a two-minute follow-the-bouncing-ball oddity "Let's Sing with Popeye" (1934).
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post #143 of 231
8/3/07 at 7:38pm

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Woo-hoo - Thanks Ken! :-)
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post #144 of 231
8/3/07 at 8:30pm

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Watching the mini-doc on the two reelers from disc three gives an incredible look at how these features looked prior to the remastering work. It's incredible how improved these are in comparison. I've truly never seen these cartoons look this clean and clear. This release is most definitely in the running for best release of the year.
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post #145 of 231
8/4/07 at 7:37am

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I posted my review of the set up on my blog site. Check it out:

http://theallnewdvdtheaterblog.blogspot.com
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post #146 of 231
8/4/07 at 10:30am

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Nice review, Bill!
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post #147 of 231
8/4/07 at 11:02am

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Originally Posted by Bill Williams
I posted my review of the set up on my blog site. Check it out:

http://theallnewdvdtheaterblog.blogspot.com

Bill: That was terrific. In fact, it might have been enough to put me over the top with regard to whether-or-not to buy this set. I'm as interested in historical animation as anyone...and watched my share of Popeye cartoons on weekday mornings before school...but doubted that I'd get enough enjoyment out of the set at that price point.

Hmmm. I may have to reconsider. Excellent description of all those extras!

I gotta tell ya...this is one of the things that intrigues me the most: Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat. A 1915 baseball cartoon!

I feel myself weakening...
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post #148 of 231
8/4/07 at 11:16am

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There ought to be a law against a grown man enjoying cartoons this much. If I were to describe this collection in one word, that word would be -- Generosity. It contains an abundance of riches.This collection is everything it should be and everything I'd hoped it would be.

Don't hesitate to buy this set.
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post #149 of 231
8/4/07 at 11:59am

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Originally Posted by Ron68
I picked up my copy today from Wal-Mart, I was surprised they even had it in stock.

Anyone know what W-M is charging for this set?
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post #150 of 231
8/4/07 at 1:24pm

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

The Wal Mart in my area wants $50 (or, to be more accurate, forty nine dollars and some random number of cents ).
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