Customer Reviews

Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 3

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I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this DVD, and when I noticed some of the cartoons actually (almost) filling my HDTV screen, I was impressed.

The DVD includes the following cartoons in 4:3 (or 1.33) aspect ratio:

Cat Napping
The Flying Cat
The Two Mouseketeers
Smitten Kitten
Baby Butch
Designs on Jerry
Pecos Pest
The Night Before Christmas
The Bowling Alley-Cat
Fine Feathered Friend
Puttin' on the Dog

And, amazingly, the following cartoons are presented in CinemaScope (2.55:1):

Touche, Pussy Cat!
The Flying Sorceress
Blue Cat Blues

The cartoons were all released between 1941 and 1956, which I like. (This means, of course, senseless violence, guns and cigarettes.) I'm not a fan of 1960s cartoons; they just don't feel right to me.

The menu system is a little annoying, as you can't just skip to the next chapter; you're taken back to the main menu (although it does set you up to watch the next episode just by pressing Play or OK). Some of the source prints are in better shape than others, but overall this is a nice collection, well presented.

My son loves this DVD. He watches it at least once a day and is very happy with it. I'm not sure what the origianl cartoons looked like but watching for the first time, the cartoons look great to us.

I am very satisfied with my overall experince of this product. The video came in well within the projected time frame. The DVD also played well with no problems with skipping.