70 Years of Popeye
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: AnimatedDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Winstar
Movie Reviews of 70 Years of Popeye
Movie Review: I Love Popeye
Summary: 5 Stars
Popeye is probably my favorite cartoon character. The personality, the bizarre face structure, and his always dependable array of stock characters (Wimpy, Olive Oyl, Sweet Pea, Bluto.)Collected here are 10 Paramount colour cartoons, a Fliescher studios black-and-white cartoon, the Fliescher release "Ali Baba Meets Popeye," and a clip from "20 Years of Popeye," presumably released by Paramount.
The colour cartoons, while never equalling the massive brilliance of the Flieschers, are very, very funny. "Ali Baba Meets Popeye" is frankly one of the best Popeye cartoons ever made. (Probably second to "Popeye Meets Sindbad the Sailor.")
Being a Cartoon Crazys release, this contains the controversial addition of new surround effects. Despite the distracting new effects, the sound is nice and clear.
The picture, while not the sharpest you ever did see, has very rich colours and is much better than the public domain videos and discs you're used to seeing.
The extras are typical of Cartoon Crazys. There are the extensive arrays of production notes, reading lists, and a restoration demo. There is also the valuable inclusion of "The History of Popeye in His Own Words" (which are actually not in Popeye's own words.)
All in all, perfect for a Popeye fan.
Summary of 70 Years of Popeye
Everyone's favorite squinty-eyed, spinach-chompin' sailor is back in this collection of 12 animated classics, which are quite humorous and, in typical Popeye fashion, strong to the finish. The cartoons have been digitally restored with enhanced picture and sound, and feature new sound effects delightfully mixed with original dialogue. The color and texture are as bright and as clear as they would have been at their original theatrical release. All the familiar characters--Bluto, Olive Oyl, Wimpy--make appearances and prove that certain antics never fail to entertain, even decades after their introduction. Favorite episodes such as "Popeye for President" and "Taxi Turvy" retain their brilliance and inventiveness and can run side by side with today's cartoons. Also included is the epic "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," which both spoofs and honors the fantastic live-action desert adventures popular at the time of its release. The tape itself is bookended by clips featuring Popeye at an awards dinner populated by famous stars of stage and screen. This is highly appropriate, for, as this collection attests, he remains one of the classic characters of the silver screen. (Ages 4 and older) --Zachary LivelySimilar DVD Movies
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