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VIDEO
All
14 cartoons are presented in a full frame format, which is to be expected of material of
fifty years old.
There
isn’t really too much to comment on here but basically the animation is your stock
standard Hanna Barbera style. The images don’t have a lot of depth to them but
animation wasn’t really at a stage where this was possible in the 1940’s.
The
colour palette is still quite well rendered although at times seemed a little dull and
could have a little more work in the transfer to digital media.
The
overall image was not greatly sharp and did suffer from grain but again this is an
inherent quality in the source material.
The
only other major influence on the video transfer was the amount of film artefacts. This
can be attributed to the source material but could have also been improved with a little
more work.
AUDIO
The Dolby 1.0 track was flat and lifeless as a mono track.
Entirely based out of the front centre there is little to expect from this track. The
composition varied only slightly between each cartoon, as each was mainly music and sound
effects.
After a
while this became quite repetitive but suits the style of animation.
The
sound track is made of continuous tunes from around the 40’s era and some nice
classical pieces.
There
is little dialogue and that which we do get is dull and often hard to understand.
EXTRAS
Featurette: The Worry Song. This is a nice little video clip 8 minutes worth of
Gene Kelly and Jerry in a dancing show.
OVERALL
This
is certainly something you would only buy under pressure for the kids.
| PICTURE
QUALITY |
6.5/10
could have been a little better |
| SOUND Quality |
6.5/10
not much to get excited about |
| EXTRAS |
2/10
nice but not enough |
| OVERALL |
6.5/10
memorable |
Review Equipment
TV: GE 68cm (16:9 selectable)
DVD: Pioneer DV737 (via S-Video)
Receiver: Yamaha DTS RX-V595a (Sweeeeet)
Speakers:-
Fronts: Wharfdale Diamond R6 (on a pair of custom made stands you'd KILL for)
Centre: Venturi
Rears: Sony bookshelf
Subby: M&K V75
- Reviewed 9th March 2001
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