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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788850189
Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0788850180
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 18, 2004
Running Time: 345 minutes
Sales Rank: 11129
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 11, 1995
Editorial Review:
Description:
The celebration of Mickey's color capers continues in this second volume of shorts -- from 'Society Dog Show' in 1939 to his last short, 'The Simple Things,' in 1953 -- and feature film appearances, giving you a decidedly colorful history of the most famous mouse in the world. This outstanding review of Mickey's color career spotlights some very special features, including his groundbreaking performance in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice.' You'll also get an inside look at Mickey's recent career through the eyes of his most recent animators, Mark Henn and Andreas Deja, and voice actors Wayne Allwine (Mickey) and Russi Taylor (Minnie). Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.
Amazon.com:
By 1939, when the earliest films in this collection were made, Mickey Mouse was the most famous cartoon character in the world. The unsuccessful hunter in 'The Pointer' (1939) and the irrepressible magician in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' (1940) rank among his finest performances. In both films, he sparkles with vitality. But as Mickey grew more popular, more restrictions were placed on what he could do, and the character grew dull. Those restrictions become obvious when the viewer compares these films with the shorts on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color. In 'Mickey's Birthday Party' (1942), he clowns and stumbles through a comic dance routine, but it feels like he's working for the laughs. In 1936, when a more impish Mickey danced with a deck of cards in 'Thru the Mirror,' the fun came from the stylish grace of his movements: That Mickey didn't need to mug for the camera. In the later films, Mickey serves as a genial straight man, with Pluto and other side characters supplying the comedy.
A new generation of animators faced the same problems and restrictions when they tried to revive the character in 'Mickey's Christmas Carol' (1983) and 'The Prince and the Pauper' (1990). The extras include some deleted animation from 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,' and the five opening sequences from the 'Mickey Mouse Club' (1955), the last time Walt Disney provided the character's voice. (Rated G, suitable for all ages: minor cartoon violence, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Disney Treasures DVD Rule
If you love the old Disney and the style that placed it above the rest, then you gotta have this dvd as well as the others. I mainly bought it for "Mickey's Christmas Carol" yet I received much more from it with all the extra shorts and bonus features. This is a must have for all who wish to learn from the masters of animation.
Rating:  - Yep, Disney HERE is Cheap and Greedy! ! No Two Ways About It!! I Feel Ripped Off!!
I am a HUGE "Mickey Mouse Club" fan and I grabbed The Walt Disney Treasures, "The Mickey Mouse Club", the moment that it became available a few years ago. It remains my favorite "Walt Disney Treasures" boxed set and I also have have several others that I really like, although, "The Mickey Mouse Club" Walt Disney Treasures set is my very favorite. If I could only keep one, that would be it. Within that set I have the complete first week of the show plus many bonus features includeing the original ... Read More
Rating: - Mickey's Coasting Period
The greatest always go through a "coasting period" where they stop trend-setting and start craftmaking. The innovative, industry leading Mickey of the 20s/30s gives way to "the icon"/"institution" Mickey of his later career.
Mickey's cartoons from 1940-and beyond show a superstar in his element doing what he does better than anyone: entertain and delight. He does so by himself, but mostly with the best animated supporting case ever made.
Enjoy this set that (like MM in ... Read More
Rating:  - A major YAWNER
I got this collection for my wife, who loved Disney cartoons as a girl. We watched the shorts together one evening, and I was looking forward to laughing.
I don't think either of us even cracked a smile. After most of them, we would look at each other with an expression that said, "What the hell was that all about?"
We're not humorless people. Honest. But these Mickey shorts just aren't . . . funny. There're more . . . charming, I guess, than funny. And they all end at the ... Read More
Rating: - terry jarvis reviews a walt disney treasure
the second volume of mickey in colour is brilliant and i have only watch one feture and that is the prince and the pauper im 17 but i remember watching this when i was about 5 and i loved it the vhs does the prince and the papuer no justice as on the dvd you see how good the animation is with breath taking animation for something made in 1986 this is pretty good animation
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