WDT - Mickey Mouse in Black & White - volume 2 [2 DVD5 ENG Sub ENG][Tntvillage Scambioetico]

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Mickey Mouse in Black and White







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Durante la fine degli anni ’20 e l’inizio degli anni ’30 Topolino si trovava all’apice della sua popolarità. Non essendovi ancora altri personaggi di spicco nel mondo Disney, Topolino ricevette tutta l’attenzione e diventò in qualche modo un’icona. Sebbene i cartoni del periodo non si basassero necessariamente su una formula ben definita, ognuno di essi è rimasto estremamente simile in stile ed humor. Attraverso questi cartoni è facile individuare un canovaccio basato su gags e musica.



Se esiste una specifica ragione per la quale I cartoni di quel periodo siano scarsamente presentati al giorno d’oggi, a parte il fatto che risultino politicamente “scorretti”, è che essi risultano terribilmente sorpassati. Mentre è facile intravvedere la solare personalità di Topolino, per molti degli odierni spettatori sarebbe difficile essere divertiti da questi cartoni ripetitivi e monotoni., specialmente vedendoli in sequenza. Sebbene i cartoni di Topolino contengano una maggiore varietà, si notano similitudini. Per la maggior parte, il grande interesse nel guardare questi cartoni è per lo più storico. Si possono apprezzare gli inizi della storia di Topolino, quanto esso si sia modificato e migliorato negli anni e come l’animazione si sia evoluta da quei gironi epici.







During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Mickey Mouse was at the peak of his popularity. With no other major cartoon stars under the Disney banner, he received the sole spotlight and became an unparalleled icon. While the cartoons of this period didn’t necessarily rely on a set formula, each one remained extremely similar in style and humor. Throughout these shorts, it’s easy to spot a pattern relying heavily on physical gags and music.



If there’s a big reason why shorts of this time period are scarcely seen today, aside from the politically incorrect jokes, it is that they feel extremely dated. While it is easy to like Mickey’s cheerful personality, for most modern day viewers, it would be difficult to be highly entertained by these repetitive and monotonous cartoons – especially when watching them back-to-back. Though Mickey’s cartoons would go on to contain greater variety, this batch remains rather one-note. For the most part, the big interest of watching them is more for historical perspective than anything else. While viewing them, one can appreciate the beginnings of Mickey, how his character was changed and refined over the years, and how animation has so greatly evolved since its early days.











Formato Audio/Video (Audio/Video Format):



2 dvd5 NTSC

Audio: ENG

Sottottitoli (Subtitles): English for hear impaired





Contenuti:



Disco 1:



Cortometraggi



1929: The Barn Dance, The Opry House, When the Cat's Away, The Barnyard Battle, The Plowboy, Mickey's Choo-Choo, The Jazz Fool, Jungle Rhythm, Wild Waves;

1930: Just Mickey, The Barnyard Concert, The Cactus Kid, The Shindig, The Picnic;

1931: Traffic Troubles, The Castaway, Fishin' Around, The Beach Party, Barnyard Broadcast;

1932: The Mad Dog, Barnyard Olympics



Bonus Material: Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise, Mickey's Portrait Artist







Disco 2:





Cortometraggi



1932: Musical Farmer, Trader Mickey, The Wayward Canary;

1933: Mickey's Pal Pluto, Mickey's Mechanical Man;

1934: Playful Pluto, Mickey's Steam-Roller, Mickey Plays Papa;

1935: Mickey's Kangaroo





From The Vault





1929: The Haunted House;

1931: The Moose Hunt, The Delivery Boy;

1932: The Grocery Boy, Mickey in Arabia, Mickey's Good Deed;

1933: Mickey's Mellerdrammer, The Steeplechase;

1934: Shanghaied;

1935: Mickey's Man Friday



Bonus Material: Galleries, Mickey's Sunday Funnies





Tempo Totale di RiProduction: 334 Minutes (5 ore, 34 minuti)



1.33:1 Fullscreen (Original Ratio) / Dolby Digital Mono

Originally Released between 1928 and 1932





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DISCO 1



In un’introduzione (1:48), Leonard Maltin inizia la discussione del Disco 1 nei Disney Studio, spiegando come Walt fosse riluttante all’idea di potare Topolino dal bianco/nero al colore. L’immensa popolarità di Topolino viene evidenziata, descrivendo come molto spesso il fatto che un cartone venisse presentato prima dello spettacolo principale diventava il vero motivo che portava la gente al cinema!



In an introduction (1:48), Leonard Maltin begins the disc on the Disney Studio lot, entailing how Walt was at first reluctant to switch from doing Mickey cartoons in black & white to doing them in color. Mickey’s immense popularity is also touched on, as he describes how often times, a Mickey short playing in front of a movie would be the real drawing point for audiences to go to the cinema.



Afterwards, the main menu appears, giving three options to view the shorts: play all, an alphabetical listing, and a chronological listing. I will go about reviewing each individual short in chronological order. Unlike previous Treasures, Maltin does not offer any specific introductions to individual cartoons.











I cortometraggi:



The Barn Dance (1928) (6:58)



The Opry House (1929) (7:26)



When the Cat’s Away (1929) (6:43)



The Barnyard Battle (1929) (7:24)



The Plowboy (1929) (6:15)







Mickey’s Choo-Choo (1929) (6:56)



The Jazz Fool (1929) (5:58)



Jungle Rhythm (1929) (6:49)



Wild Waves (1929) (7:03)



Just Mickey (1930) (6:54)







The Barnyard Concert (1930) (5:59)



The Cactus Kid (1930) (7:26)



The Shindig (1930) (7:05)



The Picnic (1930) (7:06)



Traffic Troubles (1931) (7:24)







The Castaway (1931) (7:28)



Fishin’ Around (1931) (7:19)



The Beach Party (1931) (7:40)



The Barnyard Broadcast (1931) (7:49)



The Mad Dog (1932) (7:09)



Barnyard Olympics (1932) (7:08)







BONUS FEATURES

“Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise” (13:04) Maltin fa visita alla casa del collezionista Bernie Shine. La discussione riguarda i motivi per i quali Topolino abbia avuto così grande successo. Shine mostra la sua collezione di materiali raccolti in tutto il mondo, per lo più relativi agli anni ’20 e ’30.

“Mickey’s Portrait Artist: John Hench” (4:38) Si tratta di un breve ma interessante video relative ad un’intervista con l’uomo, recentemente scomparso, che ha dipinto Topolino per le celebrazioni dei suoi compleanni. LA discussione si dipana attraverso l’analisi del disegno e la sua piacevole natura.





BONUS FEATURES

“Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise” (13:04) In “Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise” (13:04), Maltin visits the home of collector extraordinaire Bernie Shine. The two chat about what makes Mickey so appealing, before Shine takes us on a tour of his vast amassing of Mickey memorabilia from all over the globe, most of it dating back to the ‘20s and ‘30s. Amongst this collection of toys, games, displays, and even food, Shine points out what many believe to be the very first Mickey toy.

“Mickey’s Portrait Artist: John Hench” (4:38) “Mickey’s Portrait Artist: John Hench” (4:38) is a very brief, but nice, segment featuring an interview with the man in charge of painting Mickey for his birthdays throughout the years, who just recently passed away. Maltin and Hench mainly talk about Mickey’s round design and the pleasing nature of it. Paying a tribute to deceased artist, Maltin makes a neat mention that at even in his 90s, Hench still drove himself to his job at “Imagineering” every day.





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DISCO 2





Come nel primo Disco, Maltin inizia con un introduzione (1:42). L’analisi si concentra sul periodo della Grande Depressione, nel quale Topolino ha portato un’immagine di ottimismo. I cartoni del Disco 2 sono stati eseguiti durante il periodo in cui Walt pensava di fare un lungometraggio, ottenendo storie e personaggi meglio definiti. Le storie e le gags dimostrano maggiore inventiva. L’immagine di Topolino si modifica, diventando umanizzata. Egli diventa una sorta di uomo qualunque, con una casa ed un proprio lavoro. In coincidenza, cominciano ad apparire nuove star, come il fedele Pluto, che spesso gli ruba la scena.



Just like the first disc, Maltin gives an Introduction (1:42) to the second platter’s contents. He touches on the way Depression-era audiences admired Mickey’s upbeat cartoons as a sort of pick-up during rough times. The film historian also notes how Disc 2’s shorts were being made around the same time Walt was thinking about doing a feature-length cartoon, thus the emphasis on stronger stories and characters. This is particularly noticeable in the second batch of shorts, which surpass Disc 1’s cartoons with rather inventive plots and more amusing gags. In addition, Mickey’s characterization and the nature of his shorts had evolved since the '20s. He was further humanized by being portrayed as a sort of domestic everyman, who has a house and a job. This change also brought about a new star in the series – his faithful dog, Pluto, who would often times take the spotlight of the mouse’s cartoons (a sign of things to come, as Mickey would soon share his stardom with Donald and Goofy).







I cortometraggi:



The Musical Farmer (1932) (6:58)



Trader Mickey (1932) (7:12)



The Wayward Canary (1932) (7:21)



Mickey’s Pal Pluto (1933) (7:37)



Mickey’s Mechanical Man (1933) (6:51)







Playful Pluto (1934) (7:54)



Mickey’s Steam-Roller (1934) (6:56)



Mickey Plays Papa (1934) (8:59)



Mickey’s Kangaroo (1935) (8:56)







From The Vault



The Haunted House (1929) (6:48)



The Moose Hunt (1931) (7:23)



The Delivery Boy (1931) (8:12)



The Grocery Boy (1932) (7:09) (7:05)



Mickey in Arabia (1932) (6:56)







Mickey’s Good Deed (1932) (7:34)



Mickey’s Mellerdrammer (1933) (8:18)



The Steeplechase (1933) (7:48)



Shanghaied (1934) (7:07)



Mickey’s Man Friday (1935) (8:00)









BONUS FEATURES

"Galleries" Vengono presentati materiali dedicati a diversi cartoni, “Background Paintings” (25 stills) and “Animation Drawings” (152), quest’ulitmo contenente anche storyboards. “Mickey’s Po