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Almost always, they looked absolutely fantastic. Quality could vary wildly on the same title depending on how high on chemicals the lab technician was that day.
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I know for a fact there are various CRI elements because MGM/UA Labs used them for the 16mm prints they distributed to TV stations and sold to collectors. Seeing these versions mastered for Blu-Ray is akin to if WHV decided to remaster the old Turner material of the 1940s Warner shorts in high-def. Puttin’ on the Dog in particular seems to be taken from faded Eastman elements. Some look amazing, as close to Technicolor as you can hope for, while some look absolutely putrid because they were made on the cheap (hence the later Metrocolor title cards). Often, they have as many as two or three in existence. But, for the record, there is not a single set of CRI negatives for the MGM cartoons as has been perpetuated all over the Internet.
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I am not aware of all the inner-workings of this release. The tell-all sign is their retaining of the 1960s MGM lion logo (with no mention of Technicolor – because there was no intention of these versions ever replicating it). The quality ranges anywhere from serviceable to downright garbage quality. Standards slipped however on the following ten cartoons, all mastered from lesser CRI elements (more on this later), so they fall very short of meeting the standards set by the other outstanding restorations contained therein.
I've been sick tom jerry cartoon plus#
The huge plus in this release’s favor is the chronological and uncut presentation. Unlike with other Tom & Jerry offerings, it’s not due to censorship. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect release. Nevertheless, there is a decent level of prime restoration going on when you can finally make out Tom’s green irises in just about every shot of the cartoon. The color styling of the Tom & Jerrys was always pleasingly cool and low-key, in striking contrast to the abrasive subject matter and entertaining but overbearing soundtracks of Scott Bradley. The MGM cartoons, in general, never had a particularly striking sense of color. Truth be known, this is the first time I’ve ever seen a copy of Old Rockin’ Chair Tom that wasn’t a faulty composite (meaning inferior, faded source material was used for the final thirty seconds). The MGM restorations will never reach the vibrancy of those on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection or Disney Treasure releases, but having seen rare nitrate material on several MGM cartoons, the best restorations on this set are not unreasonable facsimiles. This is due to Warner Home Video utilizing the oft-forgotten CRI negatives, which, at their best, are the elements on the MGM cartoons that look closest to their original negatives. Every cartoon is also completely uncut and uncensored.īy and large, they look better than they ever have on home video or television. Great shorts like the lyrical Mouse in Manhattan, Flirty Birdy, the most sexually charged T&J ever, the bizarrely racist Lonesome Mouse (with Jerry talking like James Cagney), and uproariously funny entries like Mouse Trouble and Kitty Foiled are all present and accounted for. This is, essentially, almost every Tom & Jerry cartoon worth owning. The set, which you can buy on Amazon for less than $20 U.S., features the first 37 cartoons, straight from Puss Gets the Boot to Professor Tom. This is the first time, however, that the cartoons are presented in complete, chronological order on DVD, something that hasn’t been done since the Art of Tom & Jerry laserdisc sets eons ago. It’s hard to drum up enthusiasm for the Tom & Jerry Golden Collection Volume One, and with good reason – it really is difficult to get excited over another Tom & Jerry DVD.