Walt Disney Animation Collection, Vol. 4: The Tortoise and the Hare

Glad to add to my collection.

My 8 year old son and we love these early Disney cartoons, as you can see how much the philosophy develops over the decades. He finds the Tortoise stories hilarious, and I love "The Goddess of Spring" which tells the Persephone story, a great way to introduce Greek mythology to kids. I like that there are a variety of shorts and time lengths on this DVD, so if we have just 10 minutes to watch something, we can easily pop this in and not have to start a longer film. Great price for so many cute stories!

As with al Disney collections, i like them all and wold like to collect them all!

We had cartoons that were entertaining and had a moral included. This was one of those cartoons. I am glad to have it in my library. DVD was well packaged and arrived in the time promised. I would use this seller again for future purchases.

Enjoyable for both children and grown-ups to watch together. Indeed, it is helpful to watch this with your kids so you can explain some of the grown-up elements to them.The really odd thing here, marketing-wise, is that the award-winning Paul Bunyan cartoon is easily the best and most well-known short here. I can remember enjoying it as a kid on the Sunday night Wonderful World of Walt Disney show. Now, my daughter loves Paul and Babe the Blue Ox, too. The cartoon has everything: heart, humor, pathos, and an ending that is both sad and happy. Also, the recurring theme song is wonderful.The dog here is the Windwagon cartoon, which is artistically beautiful, but the characters and plot just doesn't hold interest. It especially suffers here, following the completely absorbing Paul Bunyan. My daughter goes away and plays with her toys when Windwagon comes on. Paul Bunyan should have been the final cartoon on this DVD.The tortoise and the hare cartoons were both very well-done. My daughter likes the whacky humor involved and enjoys rooting for the tortoise. These cartoons, especially the boxing one, have that zany Warner Brothers feel to them.And then there are the two cartoons which have a European "Brothers Grimm" aura and seem like they came from the Age of Napoleon: Babes in the Woods and The Goddess of Spring. To my surprise, my daughter really liked these, even though one features a Hansel and Gretel-type creepy old witch, and the other features a scary bass-voiced Devil and his demonic entourage. She likes to be scared a little bit, but these didn't scare her too much. She was really thrilled when the Goddess of Spring was allowed to return to Earth and all the animals were happy again.It is an interesting set in that the cartoons can be divided into three categories:1. Two tortoise and the hare cartoons.2. Two "modern" American folklore cartoons from around 1960.3. Two "fairy-tale" cartoons from the early 1930's. One interesting thing is these two cartoons were made in the same decade as the tortoise and hare cartoons, yet they seem much older. Obviously, cartooning technology made great strides during the Thirties.

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This tale is so good for kids to watch.

Bought Disney Animation Collection Vol 4: The Tortoise and the Hare for my grandchildren when they come to visit. Want them to enjoy Disney's magic.

wer diseny liebt so wie ich, der sollte sich diese collection zulegen. leider gibt es die filme nicht oder noch nicht auf blu-ray. und die frage ist, ob es sie jemals auf blu-ray geben wird. also habe ich sie mir als dvd zugeleg. ich finde diese disney filme einfach klasse. bei den heutigen sogenannten animationsfilmen wird es einem ja übel und man ist echt am überlegen, kinder so etwas anzutun. da lege ich bei besuch von meinem patenkind lieber einen schönen disney film ein. und bis jetzt waren meine paten und nachbarskinder immer hellauf begeistert von disney.

Ist gut angekommen und hat nur ein paar Tage gedauert habe die DVD jetzt schon 1 Woche

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leider kann ich inhaltlich hier noch keine Bewertung abgeben.Es handelt sich um ein Weihnachtsgeschenk.Ich hoffe das die Beschenkte sich sehr darüber freuen wird.