Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1
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In Theaters : 05 November, 2004
DVD Release : 06 November, 2007 |
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Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1 Customer Reviews
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A Magnificent Collection
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This DVD is a collection of all the Pixar short films that have been released to the public before, either on VHS or DVD. Most of the shorts are currently available on DVD with the movies that they were shown before, e.g "Lifted" is on the RATATOUILLE DVD. "The Adventures of Andre and Wally B." and "Red's Dream" were only previously available to the public on the TINY TOYS VHS tape. The shorts are listed below.
"The Adventures of Andre and Wally B."--This was one of the first Pixar shorts created. It's a very short film about a boy in the park, Andre, who is chased by a bumble bee, Wally B. There isn't much of a story here, but it does have a couple of very funny moments and is worth seeing for it's place in animation history.
"Luxo, Jr."--This is the short that gave Pixar its logo mascot. This was also the first computer animated short film nominated for an Academy Award. A larger Luxo lamp and a smaller Luxo lamp play with a ball. The relationship between the lamps is made clear without any type of facial expressions or words.
"Red's Dream"--On a dark and rainy night, a red unicycle is left alone in the discount bin and dreams of performing in a circus with a circus clown. The shapes and forms are more complex than those in "Luxo, Jr." and illustrate the further developments in computer animation.
"Tin Toy"--A wind-up tin toy and a "giant" baby interact. Was shown before TOY STORY.
"Knick Knack"--a snowman in a snowglobe from Gnome, Alaska attempts to get out so he can join knick knacks from warmer climates, especially the beautiful woman.
"Geri's Game"--Geri is an aged man playing chess with himself throughout the day in the park. An excellent short piece to illustrate the power of facial expressions. I've used this short before as in introduction in some acting workshops I've been a part of. Won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 1997.
"For the Birds"--A large funny-loving bird wants to join some smaller birds sitting on a wire. The smaller birds start making fun of the bird and don't want to have anything to do with him. However, in the end the large bird gets the last laugh. This short won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film of 2001.
"Mikes New Car"--Mike from MONSTERS INC. gets a new car and wants to show Sully his new wheels. However, the car has as many controls as a spaceship and Mike just doesn't know how to operate everything.
"Boundin'"--A sheep who likes to dance becomes the laughing stock of his neighborhood after his first shearing. However, a jackalope comes bounding along and teaches him not to be such a mope, but to enjoy life. This is my favorite of the Pixar shorts and I love the song.
"Jack-Jack Attack"--This five minute short fills in what happened with Baby Jack from THE INCREDIBLES and the babysitter while the family was off fighting Syndrome. This is a very funny short.
"One Man Band"--A young girl goes to a fountain to drop a coin in and make a wish. However, before she can drop in her money a one-man-band gets her attention. She gets ready to give him her coin when another one-man-band across the plaza attracts her attention. What follows is a musical duel between the two men in an attempt to get her coin. This short was as much about music as it was visuals. The characters actually look like they are playing their various instruments and when they play against each other together, they actually sound better than when they just play alone.
"Mater and the Ghostlight"--Mater, from CARS, loves to do practical jokes. His friends decide to get back at him by telling him a spooky story about the mysterious and haunting Ghostlight that spells trouble and doom for whoever it appears to. When he goes home that evening, the Ghostlight appears and chases him everywhere he goes.
"Lifted"--This short is all about a young alien attempting to pass his sleeping-human-abduction test.
All of the shorts except "Jack-Jack Attack" include commentaries. Most of the commentaries are done with the filmmakers who made the films and are technically informative. Only the commentary for "Mike's New Car" isn't; it's done by some of the filmmaker's children.
Also included on the DVD are some shorts with Luxor, Jr. that were done for Sesame Street illustrating concepts such as "Up and Down". Lastly, the DVD also includes the featurette "The Pixar Shorts: A Short History". This featurette tells the history of Pixar and how the group went from being a small group of people working at a computer hardware company became the penultimate computer animation studio.
If you own the entire Pixar library, you already have most of the shorts that are on this disc. However, I like the DVD because it has allowed me to have all of the company's released shorts on one DVD. |
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