Product Details

• Actors: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wickie, Jackson Beck
• Directors: Dave Fleischer, Izzy Sparber, Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky
• Writers: Carl Meyer, Irv Spector
• Producers: Izzy Sparber, Seymour Kneitel, Max Fleischer
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 22, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000005F4R
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,776 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Popeye (Animated)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixture of good and bad, November 9, 1999

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Casual Surveyor (Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Popeye (Animated) (DVD)

You get four cartoons:

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (D. Fleischer), Ancient Fistory, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Theives (D. Fleischer), Cookin' with Gags

The two Dave Fleischer-directed cartoons are classics, and Jack Mercer's (voice of Popeye) mutterings are hilarious. I didn't care for Ancient Fistory and Cookin' with Gags - too much slpastick without a good supporting script.

The scene selection menu is pretty good - all four cartoons appear in animated frames, and Popeye zooms around the menu on camelback!

The video transfer is mediocre and probably limited by the source material. There's a good bit of jumpiness in the frame and I noticed some digital artifacting in certain scenes.

Worth having just to say you have Popeye on DVD.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but flawed, July 26, 2000

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popeye (Animated) (DVD)

Well, this isn't the definitive version of Popeye cartoons on DVD. The film is a little scratchy and jumpy, but it is no better or worse than I've seen on TV. The four cartoons are fun and a pleasure to watch. The animated menu is pretty cool, and I like the little Popeye as he cruises around on camel back.

The true classic, "Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves," is available on another collection, so I mainly bought this for "Popeye Meets Sinbad The Sailor." "Sinbad" has a great song and is a very fun cartoon. I am glad to have it. "Ancient Fistory" and "Cookin' With Gags" are fine. I would have liked to have seen more than four cartoons on the disk.

As with many of these cartoon DVDs, the extras consist of addvertisements for other collections. It would be nice to see a little more, but I was happy with the purchase

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy this for the History, not the Quality, November 18, 1998

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This review is from: Popeye (Animated) (DVD)

I was very unhappy with the Tech Quality of this DVD. The master they used for the "Popeye meets Sinbad the Sailor" short was very bad. It almost looks like they found the film in someones basement.

If you want to see some history making animation this might be worth the $10 but don't expect any better quality that you get on TV.

I give it 0 stars for the quality and 2 for the animation history.