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• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC, Collector's Edition, Animated
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003NHOJGS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,539 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

STOP MOTION MARVELS is a collection of 44 rare short films, many never before available on DVD. There are 4 sections to the dvd: Early Experiments, All Sorts of Shorts, Commericals, and 'The Kinex Collection', featuring 19 rare Stop Motion shorts produced for Kodak from 1928 through 1930, featuring Chip the Wooden man, Snap the Gingerbread Man, and Daffy Doings in Doodlebugville- plus 3 sound shorts by Kinex animator John Burton.

The collection also includes a great 12 page booklet by Historian/ Artist Stewart McKissick (who also did the great cover art for this collection).

Commentaries by: Jim Danforth, Ken Preibe, Bob Baker (who worked on the Puppetoons!), Larry Larson, Steve Stanchfield, Mark Cabellero and Seamus Walsh (Screen Novelties).

Early Experiments:

Princess Nicotine (J Stuart Blackton, 1909)
The Automatic Moving Company (Romeo Bossetti, 1912)
Prehistoric Poultry (Willis O' Brian, 1917).
Miracles in Mud- Swat the Fly (1915)
George Washington modeled in Clay(Virginia May , c. 1927)
All Sorts of Shorts:

Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant) (Hermína Týrlová, 1944)
Toyland Ice Capades (Howard H. Moss, 1917)
Dolly Daisy in Hearts and Flowers (Howard H. Moss, 1930)
Peanut Vendor (untitled) (Len Lye,1933)
The Sky Princess (George Pal, 1942)
Rock a Bye Baby (Ukolebavka / Lullaby, Hermína Týrlová, 1948)
Theatrical and Television Ads

Lucky Strikes (Jam Handy Productions, 1949)
Butter commercial (c. 1956)
Camel workprint (C. late 40's)
Brylcreem Commercial (1953)
Chocks Commercial (1965)
Glo Coat commercials (1966)
King Kong 411 Volkswagon Commercial (1972) Classic Commercial animated by David Allen.

The KINEX studios collection: Snap, The Gingerbread Man, Chip, The Wooden Man, and Daffy Doings in Doodlebugville. Red Riding Hood (1925)

Pepper the Pup (1931)

Horse Laffs (1934)

Hector the Pup

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and Fun, January 12, 2011

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rkass (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stop Motion Marvels (DVD)

This high-quality Thunderbean release is interesting historically, and also a lot of fun. There are extensive notes in the 12 page booklet included, and most importantly these films are a treat to watch. In addition to the highlighted Kinex films are some stop-motion commercials, as well as a Georg Pal Puppetoon (The Sky Princess) with an optional commentary by Bob Baker, an animator who worked on that film. Especially if you are interested in the history of animation, you shouldn't hesitate to get this wonderful collection!

I continue to be amazed by the care and quality that goes into all the Thundrbean productions.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing gems!, August 1, 2011

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M. Winston "SFX Lover and Fan" (LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stop Motion Marvels (DVD)

If you are even thinking of buying this DVD, just do it, it's amazing. You will not be sorry. Stuff you will not see anywhere else... What are you waiting for? Christmas?