February 15, 2004

Looney Tunes Golden Collection

A lot of the 56 classic Looney Tunes cartoons in this collection have been shown on television over and over again, but the versions here are uncut, offering their full complement of cartoon violence. In addition, there are a bunch of cartoons in this 4-disc set I've never seen.

But the thing that makes this package worth the price is the supplemental material. There are tons of commentaries, documentaries, interviews, featurettes, excerpts from live-action shows, art galleries, and best of all, several cartoons with "music-only" tracks, so you can appreciate conductor Carl Stalling's genius. It's no surprise Entertainment Weekly said Looney Tunes Golden Collection was the best DVD of 2003. My six-year-old daughter and I like to watch at least two cartoons from this collection every night.

I hope Warner Bros. eventually gives the same treatment to the other 1000 cartoons in their vaults, especially the work of director Tex Avery, who is conspicuously absent from this collection. Nevertheless, this is my favorite DVD purchase in years.

Buy on Amazon