[Dean's World] Dean: 1930s Popeyes

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Posted by Dean:
1930s Popeyes
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1186049310.shtml


   Via Instapundit, I see that [1]the original Popeye cartoons are
   finally restored and available on DVD.

   Popeye is one of the more difficult animation characters to talk to
   animation fans about, because the vast majority of Popeye cartoons
   most people have seen are not very good. This is due to a couple of
   things: the tendency of extensive editing and chopping by television
   syndication in the last few decades, and the fact that almost all the
   really good ones were done in the 1930s by the Fleischer studios in
   the 1930s. In the 1940s, under Paramount, some good but not great ones
   were produced, and then after that almost anything made involving
   Popeye was low-budget and quite low quality in terms of writing and
   acting.

   The original cartoons by the Fleischer Brothers however were
   exceptional and are still usually eminently watchable and highly
   funny. Alas, previous DVD and video releases have been low-quality and
   often mercilessly chopped up and edited. The prospect of owning fully
   restored originals in their entirety has me salivating. [sigh] Maybe
   for Christmas...

References

   1. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P296AS/ref=wl_it_dp/105-9230603-2680411?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2CZHN1GR3GBAT&colid=32T7XF4V9728U/deansworld01-20