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• Actors: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Bud Luckey, Bob Peterson, Larry The Cable Guy
• Directors: Bud Luckey, Alvy Ray Smith, Andrew Jimenez, Brad Bird, Dan Scanlon
• Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled
• Language: English, French, Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 6, 2007
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000V1Y446
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,942 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Pixar's unprecedented string of hit animated features was built on the short films in this collection. John Lasseter and Ed Catmull used these cartoons the way Walt Disney used the "Silly Symphonies" during the 1930s: as a training ground for artists and a way to explore the potential of a new medium. Although it's only 90 seconds long, "Luxo, Jr." (1986) ranks as the "Steamboat Willie" of computer animation: For the first time, audiences believed CG characters could think and feel. (It was also the first CG film to make audiences laugh.) When the artists began work on Toy Story, they had learned so much from the shorts, they were ready to undertake that landmark creation. In the later shorts, the viewer can see the artists continuing to experiment: with a more realistic human figure in "Geri's Game" and with new ways of suggesting atmospheric effects in "Boundin'." Some of the more recent shorts continue the adventures of the characters from the features. "Jack-Jack Attack" reveals what happened to the hapless baby-sitter while the Incredibles were off fighting Syndrome, while "Mater and the Ghost Light" shows that life goes on for the inhabitants of Radiator Springs. When Sully from Monsters, Inc. tries to adjust his seat in "Mike's New Car," the animators prolong the moment to wring every drop of humor from the situation--just as an earlier generation of animators milked Wile E. Coyote's antics for all they were worth. The long-unseen films for Sesame Street are an unexpected bonus. A delightful collection of entertaining shorts, and a significant chronicle of the growth of computer animation. (Rated G: suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The real value here is..., January 17, 2008

By	terpfan1980 "Barry" (Somewhere near Washington DC, United States) - See all my reviews

The real value in this collection isn't so much the collection itself, which sadly is too small, or too short, and is over before you know it (which may make you sad if you buy this disc with the wrong expectations). The value is really in the history of all of these animations and of Pixar itself.

Each individual short is entertaining in some way, though they are short films and aren't intended to last more than a few minutes each. Many times the credits roll on seemingly longer than the shorts they accompany. But... if you recognize the history of computing and computer animation that is involved here, you realize just how much work went into these shorts and how truly amazing they are given the technology available when most of these shorts were created.

Perhaps the most 'priceless' (to borrow from the credit card commercials) portion of this collection is the included documentary: The Pixar Shorts: A Short History. It looks at the players involved, the hardware involved, and the work that went into creating these classic works. How Pixar Animation Studios came to be, and why they were creating these shorts.

Taken in context with the shorts themselves, you realize just how far we've advanced when it comes to computer animation and animated film. Technology that shows up in video games, movies, virtual reality for training purposes and more.

Pixar was on the forefront of the tech and this collection does a good job of introducing viewers to all of that great history. Worth a full price purchase? Probably not so much. On sale or discounted through an Amazon marketplace purchase? certainly worth consideration.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pixar is tops in animation., November 8, 2007

By	Loco Gringo - See all my reviews

This is classic Pixar. Exquisite animation. Very funny. "Lifted" just about had me in tears. If you like Pixar than this is a must buy. Couldn't be more satisfied.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~5/5 Sound Quality: 4.25~5/5 Extras: 3/5, October 30, 2008

By	LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Title: Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running time: 0:55:26
Movie size: 15,04 GB
Disc size: 31,89 GB
Total bit rate: 36.18 Mps
Video bit rate: 25.30 Mbps
LPCM 5.1 24-Bit/48kHz/6.9Mbps English
DD AC3 5.1-EX 640Kbps English / Spanish / French
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish / French
Number of chapters: 16

Special Features
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#Audio Commentaries
#The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (HD, 23 minutes)
#Sesame Street Clips (SD, 6 minutes)

13 shorts included

# The Adventures of Andre and Wally B (1984)
# Luxo Jr. (1986)
# Red's Dream (1987)
# Tin Toy (1988)
# Knick Knack - Remastered (1989)
# Geri's Game (1997)
# For the Birds (2000)
# Mike's New Car (2002)
# Boundin' (2003)
# Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
# Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
# One Man Band (2005)
# Lifted (2006)