****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
It'a hard to complain much about this DVD, especially at the price of $4.98.I wouldnt pay more than $12 for this, but it is a good succinct collectionof many musical BBs, and a little bit of racy, anti-establishment, and sexistmaterial, but done with such aplomb that only a freak would mind it.The animation is truly amazing. I knew Snow White was good, but the othersare just as incredible. My only complaint would be that the first cartoon isa compilation episode about Betty's rise, something that should be at the endof the disc. When it comes on first, its a foggy print with mixed animation andlive action AND its a 'clip' episode. It totally gives the wrong impression of thewhole DVD, which immediately kicks in to crisp, beautifully contrasted andsharp B&W on the second cartoon, "I'll be glad when you're dead.."The appearances by Cab Calloway AND Louis Armstrong are impossible to beatif you have any taste for jazz at all. Recent music videos employt animation,but its rare to have such a great soundtrack of real historic talent in a cartoon.When the cartoon isnt sheerly artistic, its very loose and just chill. Its notgrating like so many cartoons can become for adults. The supporting charactersare amazing, and the Tin Soldiers episode in which Betty is a toy is astounding.The looking glass episode as well is absolutely surreal. You just cant believe thelabor that they put into the detailing of these cartoons and the kind of smoothlywarping motion effects that would probably take digital animators longer withworse results. This disc will educate and entertain you for 85 minutes.This is only a sloice, but its of the best ones. Five stars at this price.
