Looney
Tunes: Spotlight Collection 4
(Warner DVD Set/28 Classic Cartoons)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C Animated Shorts: B+
Looney
Tunes are a house hold name to this day, throughout the years
embodying concepts of creativity, excellence, and humor. Before
there was The
Simpsons
or South
Park
commenting on the issues of the day, there was Looney Tunes. In the
newest installment of Warner Bros.' Looney
Tunes: Spotlight Collection 4
we as an anxious audience are presented with some of the best 28
classic Chuck Jones' creations. In this 2-Disc set, we are offered
such classic shorts as Rabbit
Hood,
Operation
Rabbit,
Mississippi
Hare,
Cat
Feud,
The
Unexpected Pest,
and many more. The problem with this set is there is not enough!
The 28 shorts seem to fly by and before the viewer realizes the box
set is done. In the end, however, the set remains excellent as a
presentation of classic Americana and historic triumphs in animation
from the point of view of humor and social commentary.
Throughout
this 28 episode, 2-Disc set we are served social commentaries of the
day viewing a field of African Americans picking cotton in the
opening of the short Mississippi Hare and even poking a great deal of
fun at the South. Also in this set we experience some Bugs Bunny war
cartoons where Bugs gets enlisted into the Army where he harasses his
Drill Sergeant to the point of insanity. Consequently Bugs Bunny
gets found out and is instructed that rabbits can not be in the Army,
but 'Every good American can do their part.' Overall, a purely
excellent and affordable set.
The
technicals for these animated features are quite well put together.
The picture is presented in a standard full screen format which is
understandable for these film shorts. The picture is very crisp and
clear but not all grainy aspects were able to be diminished, leaving
room for some improvement. The sound was clear but some what
disappointing in the Dolby Digital Mono format at times having a
light quality. The extras were simple at best only offering a fun
little feature entitles ''Wrong
Turn at Albuquerque: Follow Bugs Bunny on a Global Adventure''
and another ''Still
Pulling Practical Jokes on his Fellow Looney Tunes Characters.''
The
set overall is exciting to view and extremely entertaining, though
too short and jumpy in the years of production. For true Looney
Tunes fans there are always the Looney
Tunes: Golden Collections
which at this point are up to Volume
4.
These sets are slightly pricier, but well worth it for the much more
extensive content included. This reviewer thought this set was an
excellent taste of greatest, but was left unfulfilled. In the end,
this reviewer says splurge and get the Golden Collections, though
these sets are good for the kids and baby bunnies.
-
Michael P Dougherty II (What’s Up Doc?)
