Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [Blu-ray]
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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 (more…)
Very poor Content. In this case the cost-benefit relation is very low. The product contains very old animation and we have seen many others and more recent in the movies.
Like the shorts? You’ll like the disk, funny how that works! Some of the early shorts are kind of a snooze, but it’s a completeness thing I guess. It’s fun to see the Pixar Lamp for the first time, and it’s amazing to see how long they’ve…
All in One Place…and on Blu-ray! I love the Pixar shorts that appear before the movies. And while I have the shorts w/ the individual movies, it’s nice to have them all in one place.
Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~5/5 Sound Quality: 4.25~5/5 Extras: 3/5
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Title: Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.
EXCELLENT DVD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY if you have seen all the movies that these shorts are allocated to but don’t want to own them all just to see the shorts, then this dvd is a must, the blue ray edition is…
great collection, ultimate quality!! excelente colleccion de cortos, como todo lo de pixar, y observarlos en full 1080p HD es un deseo hecho realidad, aqui se aprecia la evolucion de la animacion por ordenador en tan…
Doesn’t get much better. To watch Pixar at it’s infant stages and watch it grow is amazing,can’t wait for volume 2(and future Pixar movies
I liked it but too much money. My best short favorites are basically the latest versions like “Jack Jack Attack”, “Mater and the Ghost Light”, and “Lifted” I feel that this disc should be cheaper…
A Must Own
Pixar pioneered a new form of animated film and these shorts show the evolution of the art form that transformed the face of animation.
Delightful
This is a charming collection of Pixar short films plus extras like a brief history of Pixar shorts, segments from Sesame Street and audio commentary.