Product Description

Movie DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2562 in DVD
• Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2003-02-11
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 30 minutes

Amazon.com
The ultimate cat and mouse chase travels around the world at a frantic pace in this 72-minute compilation of 10 Tom and Jerry cartoons. Whether on a cruise ship bound for Hawaii, in France during the era of the guillotine, or at a ranch deep in Texas, Tom the cat can be counted upon to pursue, and be outsmarted by, Jerry the mouse. Slapstick comedy reins as Tom and Jerry are repeatedly shot full of holes, conked over the head with frying pans, and even venture into flamenco guitar playing and dancing. Tom and Jerry cartoons appeal to all ages, but the prevalence of violence necessitates parental guidance for young children. --Tami Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Don't bother
Tom and Jerry's second DVD collection of classic cartoons has been butchered, like the first one. "Mucho Mouse" is shown in a pan-and-scan format, where no less than 40% of the picture is chopped off of the sides. Tom and Jerry should be shown in their original format. I don't care about the "black bars," I want to see the full picture, and that is not what I see on this DVD. I wouldn't recommend this DVD even at a bargain price. Don't support censorship and avoid this DVD!

Only 70 minutes?
While I'm very happy to see Tom and Jerry showing up on DVD finally, this volume is somewhat disappointing in comparison with the earlier Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases. For one thing, it's 30 minutes shorter; there are 14 cartoons on that first disc, and only 10 on this one. For another, there are no real "extras" (those listed are really aimed only at children, which is fine--but come on...). The first disc saw a nice clip with Jerry and Gene Kelley dancing. Surely there are other archival 'extras' that could be included.

Thirdly--and this is something of a minor point--the "menu" music is atrociously bad. Child-synth. Just leave it without music next time or use actual archival sound from the cartoons.

I sincerely hope future releases will also delve into the less "PC" T&J, with "mammy" yelling "Thomas!" at the cat. I'd also like to see some of the Chuck Jones cartoons from the 60s put out in this series.

The Pluses:

* You get great cartoons. Tom and Jerry are always good (well, until you get to those godawful Gene Dietch monstrosities).

* Picture and sound quality are what you would expect.

* The disc has a -very- convenient "Play All" feature (listening, Simpsons? Listening, Disney Treasures?)

Definitely worth the money, though a bit more in terms of content (akin to the first release) would be preferable.

Some buying information...
This is the goods on the DVD, guys:

The Episodes:

Cruise Cat
Neopolitan Mouse
Posse Cat
The Two Mouseketeers
Mucho Mouse
Cat Fishin'
Texas Tom
Cat and the Mermouse
Million Dollar Cat
Tom and Jerry at The Hollywood Bowl

The Special Features:

Full Frame
English, French, and Spanish Mono track
Jerry's Funtastic Voyage challenge
Trailers

Looks like it should be a good one!