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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun!, June 19, 2003
This review is from: Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - The Complete Series (DVD)
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that there was a DVD set for this old series. I can remember watching it way back when I was a little kid in the 70s, but I had no idea there were 130 episodes. I had to buy it. As I watched the first disk I was sure I'd made a mistake. These cartoons were bad. Bad to the point of being barely watchable. Choppy animation and ridiculous plots. But as I kept watching they grew on me all over again. Yes, they're bad, but they're so bad they're good. By the second disk I was hooked, and I couldn't wait for each subsequent episode. I think the best episodes were some of the strangest, such as the one Cold War shows with the two spies, and Marilyn Mouse, and the constant mentions of atomic weapons. I have to admit that I felt pretty sad when the last episode ended and the menu popped back up. Unlike so many shows which occasionally pop up in other incarnations, the end for this one really was the end. Still, I'd love to see a movie version of this someday. The shows hold up amazingly well after 40+ years. So much of it is dated, but it's still a simple, somewhat innocent fun. My one complaint with the DVD is that the episodes don't seem to be in order ; either that, or this show has the worst continuity imaginable. But this I can certainly overlook, since it was so much fun to revisit this classic from my childhood.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Collection, November 29, 2002
This review is from: Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - The Complete Series (DVD)
This is the first cartoon collection that includes EACH AND EVERY episode in the series! 130 of 'em to be exact! So hats off to A&E! These cartoons are typical early 60's fare and 100% nostalgia. If you're looking for the fantastic art like early Fleischer, Disney or Warner Brothers, forget it. This is TV stuff...quickly made...not much detail...but it is very cool to see these cartoons that have been kept hidden for so many years. Courageous Cat is not your typical save-the-day, not-do-anything-wrong hero. He screws up on occasion, makes errors in judgement and is actually more of a regular guy trying to be a hero! I don't think it was intended that way, but that's how it comes across. Minute Mouse, on the other hand, could've been a lot better if they hadn't decided to use a high, irritating voice. The Frog, an Edward G. Robinson-type villain, is always fun to watch. Included is an essayed biography of Courageous Cat's creator, Bob Kane, creator of Batman (there are many similarities between these two characters). These cartoons are definitely flawed, but the nostalgia effect is wonderful. This is a wonderful addition to my personal collection and it should be in yours.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A blast from the (cat gun) past!!!, November 20, 2002
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This review is from: Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - The Complete Series (DVD)
When I read in Entertainment Weekly that this would be released,I knew it was a must have for my collection.Although this dynamic duo is a parody of Batman I always enjoyed laughing to the villians most of all froggy.This set brings back many childhood memories as these cartoons were popular in the 60's when I was growing up and nothing mattered except if the infamous cat and mouse would save the day each afternoon for us.The only drawback is that at 100 plus episodes it will take a while to view completely,but it is cool that you do get every single one at once and not divided into future sets.
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