Chuck Jones Collection
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Movie Reviews of Chuck Jones Collection
Movie Review: A Master of Animation, Phantom Tollbooth
Summary: 4 Stars
Chuck Jones created the Looney Tunes characters. He says, "We understand failure much better than we do success," and yet he achieved great success against all odds. He discribes his cruel father as a disappointed intellectual. From his vivid imagination, he shares his memories of childhood where he created his friends and foes. Everyone needs heroes; mine was Mac Arthur who had a good mother.
A lot of his drawings are of the cat. In many of his features, cats take possession. Cats are individuals. Jeff and Zach loved the "Phantom Tollbooth" as their dad was a college English professor. It was one of Chuck Jones' major successes, this survey of the English language. The young actor who played Eddie in the Munsters TV show and was delightful --but where'd he get those blue eyes. This non-Looney Tune story is as much fun to an adult as it is to children. Chuck Jones died in 2002. Even with an unhappy background, he came up with a varied cast of characters from Bugs Bunny to the Roadrunner.
Movie Review: Great Item, Questionable Shipping
Summary: 4 Stars
5 stars for the product, -1 star for delivery company.
The DVD actually plays fine from what I can tell, but given that it had popped out of the holder inside of the sealed case implies it had to have been jostled pretty hard, and because of that, it picked up several scratches.
I'm not even sure what shipping agency was used because it wasn't the US postal service and there were no discerning markings on the delivery label. We found the package lying randomly on our front lawn out close to the street, on an evening where later there were thunderstorms -- very strange as we have an open front porch that is perfect for packages.
Whatever company was used for delivery should be examined closely by Amazon, because I was tempted to send the box back unopened after I heard the rattling noise inside (which turned out to be the dislodged DVD, but sounded like something broken inside).
Movie Review: For Teachers: Comparison to Originals
Summary: 4 Stars
My students were reading Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. When we got to chapters that were on this video, we would read the story, watch the movie, and the students wrote comparison paragraphs of the movie to the book. At the end of watching the three Kipling shows, we compiled the students' paragraphs, wrote intros and conclusions, and published their completed papers. The students learned about making a story "kid friendly" and how tradition sometimes overtakes reality.Movie Review: chuck jones collection
Summary: 4 Stars
Having been a child of the 70's growing up, it was with great pleasure to have the opportunity to purchase non-Bugs Bunny cartoons done by Chuck Jones. I have always loved Riki Tiki Tavi and Chester the Cricket and it brings back wonderful holiday memories to see these shows available. For any parent or individual seeking classic literary tales, then I heartily recommend this collection.Movie Review: Fun holiday entertainment
Summary: 4 Stars
Fond memories. LOVE the Cricket stories!!! Added to our lineup of Christmas 'specials' to watch as a family. RikiTiki is a bit intense for youngest viewers...the snake still is scary after 40 years! And the white seal one is WAY too intense. But the 3 Cricket movies are fun, holiday enteratinment for the whole family. Highly recommend!