Uncensored Bosko #1
by Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising
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Actor: BoskoDirector: Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Black & White, Full Screen, Mono, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Uncensored Bosko #1
Movie Review: A FORGOTTEN CHARACTER OF ANIMATION
Summary: 4 Stars
Before Bugs and Daffy there was Bosko. Not sure if uncensored is completely accurate. While many of the toons do have their racial caricatures, there certainly not as offensive as many other cartoons from the same period. As noted by another reviewer, many of these are musicals since that kind of went along hand-in-hand with early animation.
Still, there's no denying the quality and depth of detail in the animation. There were no short cuts taken back then to do them on the cheap as they would a couple of decades later. I found the quality to be average. I think little if any restoration was done on them for the DVD release which is hardly surprising considering the content. It's not "Gone with the Wind" you know.
Highlights of the set include:
"Bosko's Fox Hunt" - This is another fox hunt which comes complete with singing horses and aristocrats who are too fat to mount their steeds under their own power. A dachschund tracks down its own rear end. Bosko pulls on a tail that he thinks belongs to a fox, but which turns out to be something a little more intimidating. Let it be said that the fox is pretty safe with this group!
"Dumb Patrol" - In this deft parody of the World War I aviation movies that were the rage in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Bosko is an ace flyer who goes into battle against a menacing foe.
"Hold Anything" - Bosko and Honey are joined by a zooful of animals who are having too much fun to get any work done on a construction site. A goat's transformation into a hot-air balloon is a surreal highlight.
"Bosko the Doughboy" - It is World War I. Rockets, bombs and bullets are everywhere. A bird gets shot, leaving a huge hole -- saluting as it falls into a pool of water. An army band is hit, leaving several soldiers in their underwear. Bosko is a toughened soldier in battle who cannot eat beans without being harassed by the enemy's bombs. Bosko is bored with the war until the enemy shoots his photo of Honey -- and that is the last straw! Bosko vows to get even -- but it is not that easy. He goes into action with violent results.
While this is a strong collection I frankly find it a bit pricey at over $20 for 90 minutes.
Summary of Uncensored Bosko #1
Image Entertainment is proud to present a cartoon treasure, Warner Brothers' very first--an most musical--cartoon star, Bosko! Created by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, Bosko made his debut in 1929 and retired from Warner Brothers in the summer of '33. These peppy musical shorts were also the first cartoons distributed by the legendary Leon Schlesinger. Animation fans can rejoice, Bosko lives on in the first of two DVD compilations mastered from the finest materials available. Long Live, Bosko! Includes: Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid, Congo Jazz, Big Man from the North, Ups 'N Downs, Yodeling Yokels, The Tree's Knees, Bosko the Doughboy, Bosko's Fox Hunt, Battling Bosko, Sinking in the Bathtub, Hold Anything, Box Car Blues, Ain't Nature Grand, Dumb Patrol.Kids & Family DVD Video
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