Customer Reviews

Have a Laugh: Volume Two

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I thought Disney had moved beyond this type of nonsense with Eisner's departure. Not sure who thought that this was a good idea, but they might be better suited to working on scripts for sitcoms.... These folks should be ashamed. Don't even think about wasting your hard earned money on these (and this is from someone who owns more than 300 Disney titles....).

I watched this today for the first time, playing it all the way through. They have the main cartoon, each time followed by a shorter version of the same exact cartoon you just watched! It's bogus. Like 1/3 of the playing time is just repeating what's playing the other 2/3 of the time. I wish I could return it to the store, but it's already opened. We have volume 1 with Mickey on the cover, and I'm waiting until I'm less cranky to watch it since I'm sure they did the same thing. We opened that one, too, unfortunately.

Though these DVD's may have received many negative reviews I think the people that reviewed them may not really understand where the concept of them came from. Sometimes in between shows on the Disney Channel and Disney XD they play a shortened version of classic cartoons they title the segment Have a Laugh! They also play the Blam series. It is usually shown during the hours that slightly older children would be watching it. So I understand why Disney decided to package it this way.

My mom purchased these DVD's for my 2 year old. While visiting my parents my father pulled out some videos he had with the old cartoons my daughter really likes them (She is a big fan of mickey and the rest of the gang). So my Mom came across these and bought them for her. My daughter really enjoys them so I am not going to review them for anything but the entertainment value they provide my child. I wouldn't recommend them for someone who is looking for the classics because they love them and want to have them as part of the collectibles, but if you are looking to entertain your child then for the price they are just fine.

My only real complaint about them is when you hit play all you have to watch the long and short version of all the cartoons. I would rather they had a selection for view all -unedited and view all -short version or omit the short versions all together. Though I know those are the ones they are showing on the segment on TV so that would probably not happen.

In addition to the Blam garbage they also include the classic cartoons (which have all been previously released on DVD) and include cut versions which are down to about three minutes with new recored dialogue, new music and new sound effects. In addition, the uncut version is also included. This stuff is okay for the children, but not the adults. All we want is classic Disney not classic Disney being tampered with. If it aint broke then don't fix it!!

If you are thinking of purchasing this DVD in hopes of some classic Mickey Mouse cartoons? Then will you be disappointed. These are essentially three types of "remixes":

- "BLAM!" This is just clips of the classic cartoons with cheesy 90's type narrations and an obnoxious high school dropout shouting the word "BLAM!!!" every time Donald Duck is hit on the head with something or another. Search "Disney Blam" on YouTube to experience this travesty for yourself.

- "Re-Micks" These are Mickey Mouse shorts mixed up to modern music. (Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers). Great toons, terrible songs.

- "Short Versions" These are just the shorts cut down and re dubbed to about three minutes long instead of 8. The interesting thing about these is that we get to hear Brett Iwane as Mickey, as Wayne Allwine passed away last year.

In conclusion DO NOT BUY. Go for the Walt Disney Treasures sets instead. These have the cartoons uncut and with a great deal of extras.

Got this for my 2 year old this christmas. I think we have watched it 10 times in a week along with have a laugh 1. These are the shorts on disney channel along with their longer versions. Wish there were more shorts than added extras, but the kids love it.

I bought this mainly for my girls, but of course I was excited to see some movies that I remember seeing as a kid. My daughters love it! Especially my 3 year old. She wants to watch it all the time over and over again. The only complaint I have is the option they give when playing all the films. It bugs me that they have the long and short version playing right after one another when you hit 'play all'. It bothers my 3 year old too. She'll say, "I just watched this one Mom"! Other than that it gives great entertainment and even though it's not identical in every way when we first watched these as kids, they did a great job of recreating something that isn't out there anymore. We all love them and I'm glad I bought it.

I did not realize that this video was an old version of Mickey- Donald etc. My grandaughter couldnt relate to the old style charachters.

Who was smoking what when they decided on this? I clicked on this in hopes of finding that they were releasing the House of Mouse shorts- nope- they decided to piss on the classic shorts- by some internet styled editing. It's like seeing Citizen Cane acted out by Max Headroom. Totally awful!

Many people forget these movies are intended for young children and my daughter absolutely loves them! We have volume 1 and 2 and she watches them both at least 5 times a week. It is also fun for me as alot of the cartoons are the same ones I watched as a kid. If your shopping for your child this DVD is A+.