Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two

Just to be fair to anyone reading this, please know first, that I am a major Disney and Mickey Mouse fan. I have studied many of their books, enjoy most of their movies and love their animation. If you find yourself in love with these characters, way of storytelling and this Mouse in particular, this is a DVD for you. Aside from the stunning collection of Mickey Mouse shorts here, you will also find interesting extras and easter eggs. As Disney fans, we have always known Walt to have voiced Mickey early on, but to actually see him standing their, recording his voice on camera is something else entirely. I find this to be an amazing collection of Disney's most loveable Mouse and a real treat for any inthuseist! Once you start it is hard to stop, better than Pringles!!! Aside from this being a great trip through the years of Mickey Mouse in color, I was after this specific DVD for a hidden gem of it's own. Back in the mid 90's Disney released a silly and fun loving movie called, "A Goofy Movie". As Disney has done with select movies, they released a short before the film, only in theaters. THe name of this short is, "Runaway Brain". This is icnoic for several reasons and something any true Disney fan should not be without! Why you ask...well let me explain. First of all, it takes us back to a rivalry that gets almost forgottn from the early years of Mickey Mouse, which is Pete, aka "Julius". Secondly, if you are into horror/Halloween, this is perfect as it visits the darker side without losing it's Disney soul. :) The basis is Mickey wants to do something special for Minnie for a certain holiday but has no money...what to do? Well, check the classifieds and see what happens. Don't worry, I won't spoil it for you! The ABSOLUTE most important thing here goes far beyond storyline, Mickey Mouse or any of the happenings in this. THis picture was a triumph in itself for one reason...Disney was years and years ahead of its time and showed what the future would soon hold...computer animation. No, it isn't a Pixar picture, but seemlessly laced traditional animation with computer animation to emerse the watcher and give things a new twist. There is also an omage to two of Disney's greatest animators...all I can say is it's in a name, I'll let you discover which character it is and who exactly they are, as it is worth learning to those who care enough to. I will conclude with this, If you love Disney and Mickey Mouse, A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!

Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 is a great dvd package. Included are some very entertaining shorts and featurettes, many of which I had forgotten until I just viewed them again. In my opinion, I prefer the shorts on Vol.1, but it is nice to finally have the whole collection to enjoy forever. A lot of people have complained here that Leonard Maltin's introductions to some of the shorts are annoying and unnecessary. I agree to an extent, that they can get repetitive. But Maltin was a major player in getting this great material released to the public in all of its uncensored glory. It does seem rediculous that we need to put shorts like "Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip" into perspective when Mickey dresses like an indian, because it was all done in fun and not meant to offend. Personally, I think that anyone who gets offended by a cartoon has bigger issues to deal with in their lives. We live in such a politically correct world though, that if he did not do this we may not be able to see the original versions. So you should thank Maltin for working so hard to get these to us. Okay, as far as the content goes, it is great and each has its own charm. Highlights for me were "Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip", "The Little Whirlwind", "Orphan's Benefit"(Donald steals the show again), "Mickey and the Seal", and "Mickey's Christmas Carol(my new holiday favorite. Of course that only is the tip of the iceberg. Others are included that were already available, like "Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Mickey and the Beanstalk" that are nice to have in a complete set. Extras are plenty on this volume as well.Included are the following: "Mickey's Cartoon Comeback" "The Voice Behind the Mouse"---The evolution of Mickey's voice Mickey Mouse Club Titles in Color---5 original openings to the show.(This will be a Treasure in the next wave by the way) "Mickey Meets the Maestro" Mouse Mania-- A very strange stop motion short that you gotta see Mickey Cartoon Physics from "Plausible Impossible" Mickey on the Camera Stand from "Tricks of Our Trade" "The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol"--My favorite extra Publicity and Memorabilia Gallery Story and Background Art Gallery In my area this and the Donald treasure have been the biggest sellers. This has a lot of entertaining content between the shorts, featurettes and the extras, which include great behind the scenes looks at how a lot of this material was brought to the screen. The picture never has looked better and probably never will. Children and adults alike will enjoy what this set has to offer, so get your copy now before they are gone. So far I have viewed this, Donald and Tomorrowland and I would rank this #3 behind Donald(1) and Tomorrowland(2) and I am about to go through On The Front Lines. But I say I rank it third and that is not a bad thing, fans of Mickey and animation in general should appreciate this set. It is definately worthy of bearing the Walt Disney Treasures name.

I was interested in this collection of Disney's history primarily for one reason and that was it includes "Runaway Brain", a rarely released short. I remember seeing this before "A Goofy Movie" at the theater. The collection itself is full of fantastic Disney animation that families and the artistically-inclined ought to check out ("Mickey and the Seal" is a great one I fondly remember from childhood on VHS, you've also got "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and "The Prince and the Pauper"), but that short alone is worth the price of admission in my opinion.

My Grand daughter is 2.5 yrs old. She actually laughs out loud at one of the shorts about Mickey going on a date. Pluto has a tough time with a top hat and I hear her laughing at the same spot every time. She watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and never out and out laughs. These shorts are from the 50's or earlier, but they really appeal to my grandchildren as they did to me at their age. This is an awesome purchase, but they have Leonard Maltin apologizing in advance for the politically incorrect areas. I hate that part because I do not think most reasonable people would take offense, nor should we need to apologize for the voice of Fats Waller or Louis Armstrong or whomever they are using for the voice. BUT, that is the way of the world today. Otherwise, it is a great two disc volume. I highly recommend it.

According to a mail that Diney Consumer Services sended me, the following are the contents of this set: "The following information is tentative for MICKEY MOUSE IN LIVING COLOR 2. BONUS FEATURES: Disc One: ***Leonard Maltin Introduction*** ***"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Introduction*** ***Deleted Animation from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Introduction*** ***"Mickey and the Beanstalk" with Introduction*** Disc Two: ***Leonard Maltin Introduction*** ***Mickey's Cartoon Comeback*** ***The Voice Behind the Mouse*** ***Mouse Mania with Introduction*** ***Mickey Cartoon Physics from "The Plausible Impossible" with Introduction*** ***Mickey on the Camera Stand from "Tricks of Our Trade" with Introduction*** ***Mickey Meets the Maestro with Introduction*** ***Color Titles from "The Mickey Mouse Club" with Introduction*** ***The Making of "Mickey's Christmas Carol"*** ***Publicity & Memorabilia Gallery*** ***Story & Background Art Gallery: *** - The Little Whirlwind - The Nifty Nineties - The Pointer - Symphony Hour ______________________________________________ PROGRAM: Disc One: ***Society Dog Show*** ***The Pointer*** ***Tugboat Mickey*** ***Pluto's Dream House with Stereotypes Introduction*** ***Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip with Stereotypes Introduction*** ***The Little Whirlwind*** ***The Nifty Nineties with Uncharacteristic Behaviors Introduction*** ***Orphan's Benefit*** ***Mickey's Birthday Party*** ***Symphony Hour with Stereotypes Introduction*** ***Mickey's Delayed Date*** ***Mickey Down Under*** ***Mickey and the Seal*** ***Plutopia with Uncharacteristic Behaviors Introduction*** ***R'Coon Dawg*** ***Pluto's Party*** ***Pluto's Christmas Tree*** ***The Simple Things*** Disc Two: ***Mickey's Christmas Carol with Introduction*** ***The Prince and the Pauper with Introduction*** ***Runaway Brain with Introduction***" In other words... yes!, it will contain "Runaway Brain" (tentatively, of course)

I bought this collection when it was originally released. As time went on, the second disc stopped playing. I tried it in many other dvd and blu ray players and it wouldn't work. I began searching for a replacement, and they were usually very expensive as these Disney dvd sets were very limited. I'm happy that I now have a replacement that I can enjoy that was at a fair and inexpensive price. Thank you. Now I can watch all of my favorite Disney Mickey Mouse shorts.

BEWARE, DO NOT BUY. THE DISKS ARE OLD AND ARE CORRUPTED, THEY WILL NOT WORK ON ANY DEVICE DUE TO THEIR AGE. EVEN IF OPENED NEW, THEY WILL NOT WORK.

I bought this exclusively for "Mickey's Christmas Carol," which is presented in its entirety and in its original widescreen format. Finding that it also included the short with Mickey, Pluto, Chip, and Dale with the Christmas tree was just wonderful. There is of course much more material on the 2 discs, but these two were the reason I bought it and more than justified the pice paid.

Love these classics! Great for kids and adults! The magic of Walt Disney remains as vibrant and charming as ever. The history is interesting, good and bad, but we don’t need to be lectured by “the enlightened” in order to figure it out for ourselves. So, Leonard Maltin’s commentary can get annoying. That said, at the time of the recording of his messages, there wasn’t any push to erase/censor this material. We are living in different times now…so, before some of this material becomes completely verboten, get your copies ASAP!

Does not work on any dvd players we have tried. Did not realise it would not work on english players . Daughter very disappointed

It works great, I couldn't be happier

Came brand new. Kids watched the first disc and loved it. Good quality picture considering how long ago some of them were made. Very happy with this purchase.

Very rare... good luck finding it at a good price