Classic Cartoon Collection: Comic-Strip Favorites: I've been trying to avoid the dollar DVD bins for some time with moderate success. However on my recent trip I couldn't help but pick up a few more. While I had not totally sworn off the dollar DVD, I had sworn off the public domain cartoon ones. However when I was browsing the Dollar Spot at Target and saw that this and another one had some rare cartoons I had not seen before I had to pick them up. Of course, this would not be so bad but due to not being able to watch DVDs like I used to, the backlog has crept back up to 170. No more buying for a while I suppose.

The rare cartoons on this disc I could not live without were a Krazy Kat cartoon, an Oswald Rabbit cartoon and a Katzenjammer Kids one. This disc provided me with my first Krazy Kat experience and I would certainly like to see more. The Katzenjammer kids was the real treat as the cartoon dates from 1918. It's crude at storytelling but it would be another 10 years or more before the art really took off at telling stories effectively. The Oswald cartoon was alright but it centered more on his dog than on Oswald.

The rest of the disc is filled with the same old crap found everywhere else. If you feel that three or four cartoons is worth a dollar, head on over to your local Target!

Labels: Dollar DVD