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Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Vol. 1 Reviews
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Vol. 1 Reviews
| 54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:  A treasure trove of very rare Ub Iwerks cartoons!, By Lee David Glover (Plymouth, Devon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD) This is a collection of cartoons from the Ub Iwerks studio, created in 1930 soon after Iwerks left Disney, only for it to close in 1936, a couple of years after the loss of his MGM contract.Iwerks's first cartoon creation was Flip the Frog. Flip was basically a Mickey Mouse-type character, a happy, dancing character with little personality. It came as no suprise when Flip was scrapped a few years later, but his cartoons are not really that bad, because all of his cartoons had musical scores written by the great Carl Stalling (who later enjoyed huge success with "Looney Tunes"), which helps to make the Flip cartoons quite enjoyable. Iwerks next venture was Willie Whopper, a boy who would tell tall tales, such as how he can fly a plane, or saving his girlfriend from outlaws. He wasn't very successful either, and the series was perhaps the weakest of Iwerks's cartoons. The last Iwerks cartoon series was the underrated "ComiColor" series. These cartoons... Read more 40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:  Some of Ub's best, some of Ub's worst, A Kid's Review This review is from: The Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD) This dvd has fantastic quality and the price is unbelievable! But sadly, some of the cartoons are not has good as Ub can get. The cartoons on this volume are:FIDDLESTICKS The very first Ub Iwerks cartoon, feuturing Flip the Frog. It's a lot like the Silly Symphony: The Skeleton Dance (that's high praise) especially where Flip chatters his teeth in front of the audience. One of the best cartoons on the disk. THE SOUP SONG Almost every Flip the Frog is great! There is only two I can think of that I don't like (one of which is on this DVD). This one is one of the worst, but I like it a lot anyway. THE LITTLE RED HEN Very good. It slightly differs from Disney's "The Wise Little Hen" the first cartoon with Donald Duck. THE VILLAGE SMITTY The best Ub Iwerks ever made! Flip's masterpiece! MARY'S LITTLE LAMB This is so stupid, it's funny! Mary and her lamb don't even walk! They just kind of stand there and the background moves! The only good gag on this was borrowed from the next... Read more 35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:  Historical collection, and quite interesting., Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Cartoons That Time Forgot - The Ub Iwerks Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD) Many of the other commentators of Volume 1 and Volume 2 have very nicely described the contents of these two collections. I'd like to just say that I found these cartoons to be very essential for anyone interested in the history of animation.Flip the Frog comes across as another Mickey Mouse, Willie Whopper is somewhat interesting, while the Comicolor series is somewhat similar to Silly Symphonies. I'm not surprised at this since Ub worked at Disney, and is responsible for the early animation of Mickey Mouse and several Silly Symphonies. I found the liner notes helpful in explaining the social context of these cartoons. Many are poking fun at the Hollywood stars of the day (Disney and Warner also have several of their own similar cartoons), others have relevant commentary about various conditions in our country at the time, and others are just interesting trips into the supernatural. Keep in mind that all these things have been pursued by Disney, Warner... Read more |
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