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DVD Reviews: Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films

The Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films consists of six DVDs all sold separately, but altogether they add up to 33 short films covering six and a half hours of stories that we all grew up with from the black & white 1930s shorts through more modern classic shorts like Lambert the Sheepish Lion, Goliath II and Paul Bunyan. None of these are contemporary films by any means, but you'll no doubt recognize the vast majority of them, even if you only now realize how awful some of them are as an adult. Not worry however, those in that category are a bare few, and there are some gems that are every bit as marvelous today as they were when we first saw them as kids. There are only three real problems with this collection:

  1. These wonderful shorts have not been remastered, so there are decades of age on them, including dust, scratches, and discoloration. It's a real shame and I truly hope that Disney puts some of their enormous wealth toward rescanning and restoring these to a condition that should by rights be better than ever.
  2. There are no special features. None. Move on. This is for the kids, not you. Sorry. I'll give you something to cry about! If you're going to cry, go to your room.
  3. Separate DVDs. Once the above points are addressed maybe we can get this in a proper Blu-ray set.

Set Contents: Disc One: Mickey and the Beanstalk Mickey and the Beanstalk

The Brave Little Taylor

Through the Mirror

Gulliver Mickey

Disc Two: The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs

The Big Bad Wolf

The Three Little Wolves

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Chicken Little

Three Blind Mouseketeers

Elmer the Elephant

 

Disc Three: The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

The Pied Piper

Old King Cole

Ye Olden Days

Knight for a Day

Disc Four: The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare

Babes in the Woods

Goddess of Spring

Toby Tortoise Returns

Paul Bunyan

The Saga of Windwagon Smith

Disc Five: The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

The Ugly Duckling

The Grasshopper and the Ants

The Golden Touch

The Robber Kitten

The Wise Little Hen

Disc Six: The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon

Ferdinand the Bull

Goliath II

Johnny Appleseed

ComicsOnline gives The Walt Disney Animation Collection Classic Short Films 3.5 childhood lessons out of 5.

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