Blu-ray Review Mickey & Friends: 10 Classic Shorts Volume 2 Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Disney has released a second volume of classic animated shorts featuring Mickey Mouse and friends, appropriately titled Mickey & Friends: 10 Classic Shorts Volume 2.



The Band Concert (1935)



Released: 23 Feb 1935
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 9 min




Director: Wilfred Jackson
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy



Cast: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Writer(s): N/A



Plot: Mickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is comp...



IMDB rating: 7.8
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Disney
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC...

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[lark144]

Thanks again Todd, for venturing forth into the untrammeled mine field that is Mickey and Friends. One could grouse about this release in a manner that might rival the giddiest roast at the Friar's Club, but you have carefully expressed the pros and cons in ways that are not only helpful but impressive.

 

[Rodney]

I purchased both volumes of the 10 Classic Shorts, but only recently watched them.

WOW, the interstitials are truly annoying and I was quickly frustrated that they didn't put chapter breaks between them and the cartoons. Once I saw that they were not able to be jumped over, I ripped the discs and edited out those annoying "bumpers", so I could enjoy the actual cartoons.

 

[Patrick McCart]

As much I want the classic shorts on Blu, these compilations come off as cash grabs with no regard for collectors. Annoying bumpers, lossy audio, only 10 shorts for $16-20 and already most of Celebrating Mickey shorts made redundant.

Disney should cancel this series and take a note from Warner Archive, who puts twice as many cartoons per disc and uses lossless audio.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Disney should cancel this series and take a note from Warner Archive, who puts twice as many cartoons per disc and uses lossless audio.

The Looney Tunes disc had lossy Dolby 2.0 mono.