The Popeye Collection

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Some great stuff but you may want to compare it with other collections.......2007-05-16

There are some absolute classics in this collection, but about half of the cartoons you'd want to watch only once. Fortunately, at this price you could probably afford to. Why so cheap? I understand that these are copies of some prints that slipped throught the net of copyright and became royalty-free. Unfortunately, the prints weren't of particularly good quality. In particular, the colour films have faded and many of them are now primarily just pink and black.
Because these cartoons are royalty-free, they have ended up on a number of collections and are also legitimately available on some Internet sites for free download.
Some of the alternative collections have apparently restored the films - I haven't seen any myself - and you may prefer to look for these, although they will undoubtedly cost more.
So why buy this one? Firstly, if you want to see what Popeye was like - either for the first time or to recall distant memories of viewing them as a child. Secondly, you can use it to tell which of the cartoons (if any) would be worth buying in a restored version. I would say the three Arabian Nights stories would be worth seeing in better condition than you get here.
Of course, Popeye was of his time, and is not now "PC". You should be warned that there is likely to be violence, sexism, racism, and a callous attitude to animals and sometimes human life.

Suddenly I'm a kid again.....budget is as budget does.......2004-10-07

Let me say here and now that for the price this is a fantastic set. I have always felt that the best Popeye cartoons were the Fleischer originals in black and white rather than the plot rehashings in colour by Famous Studios....and here they are!
Not only that but we have here the 3 colour Popeye cartoons that the Fleischers made, now in black and white! how can this be?
The masters that these discs have been transferred from are the AAP (Associated Artists Productions)prints ...which being for TV presumably didn't have to be colour in those days. Since the colour Fleischer Popeyes (Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and Aladdin) are available in better prints elsewhere it's not that great a disadvantage (and in the case of Sinbad some of the rougher stuff like eye-poking has been cut, making it more kid-friendly)
You can sit your children down in front of these knowing that if they are tolerant enough to watch black and white...and thinking children are...they will come away with new admiration for these cartoons of sixty to seventy years ago.
The price is very reasonable
The prints are not at all bad, some quite good
The films themselves are fascinating reminders of New York made cartoons appealing to the urban child and adult alike, with a different style to their Californian contemporaries. These have a rougher, grittier background than the sunshine and palm trees of Hollywood.
Treat yourself and buy this for you and your children. It's GOOD.

Popeye and Friends: The Ultimate Collection (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Popeye and Friends: The Ultimate Collection (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Popeye
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Animated | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video

All Children's DVD | Children's DVD | Categories | DVD | Video

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ASIN: B000VI6T5G
Release Date: 2007-10-23

Popeye: Special 75th Anniversary Collection

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Popeye: Special 75th Anniversary Collection
Popeye
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

All Television | Television | Categories | DVD | Video

DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video

Box Set | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video
ASIN: B00029NMP4
Release Date: 2004-08-03

The Golden Age of Cartoons: Popeye - A Popeye Collection [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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The Golden Age of Cartoons: Popeye - A Popeye Collection [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Popeye
Manufacturer: Mackinac Media
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Animated | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video

Children's | Classics | Categories | DVD | Video

All Children's DVD | Children's DVD | Categories | DVD | Video

DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video
ASIN: B000AP31VA
Release Date: 2005-12-13

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