The Puppetoon Movie
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Movie Reviews of The Puppetoon Movie
Movie Review: Arnold Has Done It Again!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, Arnold Leibovit has done it again! First he released his wonderful documentary about the life and works of George Pal on DVD, "The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal", with almost two extra hours more of interesting facts, films, and fantasy. Now, he's following up this release with his fabulous and heartfelt tribute to Pal's works of Puppetoon short films, with the release of "The Puppetoon Movie" on DVD! Like "Fantasy Film Worlds...", Arnold has added more treats to "The Puppetoon Movie", with a bonus section of new Puppetoons, a photo archive, interviews and movie trailer! Even without these bonus features, "The Puppetoon Movie" is a delight to view, showcasing Pal's most endearing featurettes as a stop-motion animator. Wonderful for children and entertaining for adults, there's even a retro-appeal to those of us who have grown up watching Gumby and Pokey, who, appropriately enough, host this loving look back at Pal's fanciful genius, and attest to their television existence being the outgrowth of Pal's early animation works. As a sort of "Thank You" to George Pal, there's a scene with Gumby and just about any TV stop-motion animated character you can think of, from Speedy Alka-Seltzer to the Pop 'n' Fresh Doe Boy, gathered together in gratitude to Pal for their actuated lives.I tip my hat to you, yet again Arnold, for not only putting these joyful featurettes together for us to re-appreciate the early works of a man with a contagious child-like and pixie-esque grin, and a name that was almost synonymous with fantasy itself, Pal, but you've exceeded yourself by adding much more to this whimsical collection on the DVD release, to make it more thoroghly enjoyable to watch, collect and own for the generations to come.Movie Review: Great, but enough with the advertisments Pal!
Summary: 5 Stars
(1) For those who appreciate stop frame animation this IS something to own. However, I wish the DVD company would have restored some of the puppetoon shorts. Different shorts are faded, and have certain flaws.
(2) Many of the shorts are scenes with songs (not stories). However, there are some that do have story lines to them, just don't expect story lines with all of the shorts.
(3) Also, for those who get offended easily there is some stereo-typing of certain groups in certain shorts. However, then in other shorts (with same group) there is nothing offensive about it. It really depends on the short you watch.
(4) There are a lot of shorts which refers to the "Phillips" brand radios. It's a little irritating at times. Advertising at it's finest.
(5) The music gets into your blood. I find myself watching this DVD just to hear specific songs. The one which has stuck in my head goes like this, "tonight I must forget those precious hours, no hearts, no flowers."
(6) Most of them are beautifully done, and are worth watching several times. It is also interesting to watch some of the special features. For example, I didn't know that in Pal's earlier works his puppets were mostly wood! So each puppet was it's own carved piece. That is awesome!
Movie Review: The movies good, then a golden surprise!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a few Puppetoons on the cheap UK PAL VHS tapes sold from public domain prints and I liked the price so I bought this DVD...What a revelation, the actual movie by Mr Leibovit is good; the puppetoons are showcased well and he doesn't flinch from showing the commercial origins of some. The additional animation is OK I guess..they like sugar in the USA but....having watched the movie and liked it, I find in the Extras an interesting talk by one of George Pal's animators, AND a wedge of unedited puppetoons so they can be watched title to tail as all films should.
These films are simply exquisite in the detail and effort that went into, say, a cinema advert for Horlicks; this is a disc I shall be returning to almost as much as my Iwerks and B/W Mickey Mouse....they are all perfect works of art in themselves. The subtle humour and emotion expressed in stop motion puppets is out of this world and something that won't be seen again. I have always adored the clean modern style of the late 1930s and the advertising films reflect their time superbly. The golden age of style and superlatives.
(Actually having a 1938 Philips when I was a boy, cost me 1/- (5 new pence) and sold it for a couple of quid doesn't influence me much...oh no)
Buy this. It will repay every cent you spent on it
Movie Review: George Pal...Genius
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't believe anyone would be offended by George Pal, a true pioneer in the animation field. A great friend of Walt Disney and Walt Lantz, many of their characters appeared in the backgrounds of scenes of pictures he produced.I grew up on pictures like, 'Jasper and the Scarecrow', 'The 500 Hats of Barthalamew Cubbins' and 'To Think I Saw it All on Mullberry Street'.
Ray Harryhausen worked for George very early on.
Gene Roddenberry met George Pal before there was a 'Star Trek', of course it was Lucy Ball that gave the "Go Ahead" for 'Trek', but it would have never been if not for George Pal.
Watch all his films and 'Puppetoons', It's well worth it!!!!
Movie Review: A bargain DVD for Cartoon Lovers Everywhere!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw these cartoons originally on TV in the 1950's. What a surprise to find many of them packaged with the Puppetoon Movie in this DVD. It brought back wonderful memories. Learning that the stop-action process used hundreds of wood-carved and painted figures to produce these cartoons makes them all the more amazing.
I'd love to see the entire Puppetoon collection made available on DVD.