The News
Happy Post Mother's Day
Posted: May 14, 2012Since I recently reviewed Tom and Jerry Around the World (Buy here) I had a bit of time to review a far older DVD that I've been meaning to review. So in the spirit of Christmas in
Trailers
Christmas Television Favorites
Chill Out Scooby-Doo
Tom and Jerry Tales Vol. 3
Christmas with Tom and Jerry and The Flintstones
(Trailer for the DVD that you already watching) and Flintstones Christmas Carol
Dennis the Menace
Journey to the Toymaker Game
It's a maze game with cut-scenes
Languages
Spoken: English, French
Sub-Titles: English
DVD-ROM Special Features (I didn't try this)
The Good:
A cute little fairy tale, Nutcracker themed cartoon. It's fun to see these characters do ballet and you really can't beat the Nutcracker Suite as the majority of the background music. Aside from the Tchaikovsky, there is some neat numbers that were added.
I think this is the first time I've seen the Triplet Kittens from "Triplet Trouble" used for more than just cameos
This movie really has a charming feel to it. What is really enjoying about this feature is how much the music is involved in the animation. Yes, there are characters that speak, but more often then not it's the music that "speaks" more and drives the action.
The Bad:
Tuffy's atrocious French accent! BOO! Speaking of accents, the Toy Elf's accent is far worse than Tuffy's. The Cat King, not really liking the introduction of a new villain like that, not sure why they chose a different cat as a main villain, than say, Butch who has always been a foil for Tom.
The Ugly:
The accents! Really! Couldn't someone have found better voice actors for Tuffy and the Elf. The voices of these characters are totally distracting from the enjoyment of this little film.
Overall I like this. It's a fun little movie once you get passed the accents and the cat king. This will have some rotation during the Holidays in my house.
Tom & Jerry: Tricks and Treats
Posted: May 12, 2012
Tom and Jerry: Around the World Review
Posted: May 10, 2012
Languages:
Spoken:
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, ???
Subtitles:
English, Portuguese, ???
Trailers:
Happiness Is...Peanuts
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Big Top Scooby-Doo
Dr. Suess Green Eggs and Ham
The Good:
Going on a road trip with the kids? Then take this DVD along with you as Tom and Jerry travel the world! A collection of 22 Tom and Jerry cartoons from the early Hanna-Barbera years and Tom and Jerry Tales.
This DVD continues the "themed" DVD release a la Tom and Jerry In the Doghouse, where the WB collects Tom and Jerry cartoons with a certain theme into one DVD. As mentioned, this DVD has Tom and Jerry traveling all over the world.
The picture quality is great and, well, it's Tom and Jerry. It's not specific to any one era so you have the old with the new, a nice variety.
The Bad:
6 out of 22 cartoons are the early Hanna-Barbera toons, the rest is Tom and Jerry Tales. Granted, the older cartoons didn't have Tom and Jerry traveling globally so I have to cut this release a little slack. However, since there are a few dealing with aliens and space travel where are the Chuck Jones space station cartoons. And why is there no love for any Gene Deitch cartoons. I know a few from the Deitch era that involve space and travelling. What about the 1975 Tom and Jerry's or the Filmation toons that had traveling?
Other than the lack of respect to any other era, I can't find anything really bad about this release.
The Ugly:
Mostly Tom and Jerry Tales oriented, though I can't say that's an ugly issue. My main beef with this release, as mentioned before, is the lack of any other Tom and Jerry era cartoons.
All in all this is a good release, it is a fun themed DVD that you can pop in and enjoy.
More Tom and Jerry Pictures
Posted: May 08, 2012Well, so going though the picture gallery recently while updated the thumbnails prompted me to get a few more images added to the gallery. A few, meaning 33 new pictures. Enjoy!
A little mouse...er..house cleaning
Posted: May 07, 2012So I've been in the process of updating the Episode guide. I've got it pretty much up to date, however, the Tom and Jerry Kids guide is still lacking. Not much info out there as collectively I think we all want that show to disappear. I will still be working on the guide though, fine tuning and such. I would also like to thank those that have helped with the guide and caught glaring errors. My Thanks!
Also, I resized ALL the thumbnails in the picture gallery and in the model sheet gallery. After spending a couple of days on those two galleries, I realized that I may need to spend more time there and do some more organizing. Not sure I want to tackle that mountain just yet.
I plan on having the review of Tom and Jerry Around the World up sometime this week. My daughter had a nasty bout with a cold that she is finally over so I can focus on other things. Stat tuned!
It's time for an update
Posted: April 27, 2012May 1 brings us a new Tom and Jerry DVD called Tom and Jerry: Around the World
Synopsis: Tom and Jerry travel the globe by land, sea, and air in this collection of 22 hilarious adventures. From Broadway to outer space, hitch a ride with your favorite cat and mouse for non-stop fun and action. Whether the furry duo is running from an erupting volcano on a tropical island or conducting an orchestra in Hollywood, you can count on laughs the whole way. Sword fights, magic spells, and treasure maps fill these delightful escapades and will have you climbing on board for more expeditions. So grab your luggage and bring the entire family along for a boisterous trip around the world and beyond.
This sounds like the previous release Tom and Jerry In the Dog House where Warner Home Video collects cartoons around a certain theme and then puts them in a DVD for our enjoyment. I'll know more once I review this new DVD. :-]
Pecos GIFs
Posted: March 28, 2012As promised, more animated GIFs! This time it's three from Pecos Pest gifs that you can enjoy:
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More Gifs, OH MY!
Posted: March 26, 2012OYE! Once I start making animated GIFs I usually can't stop. So here are three more gifs that you can enjoy:
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I have a few more in mind that I want to create from "Pecos Pest". Not sure when I'll get to them, but it will be soon.
I mentioned this on Facebook and Twitter, but here it is again. Frederick Gardner is a 2-time Emmy Award winning artist & background designer who worked on Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes. El Frederico has posted his production designs from that movie.