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Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [Blu-ray]

Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [Blu-ray]

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Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 31 reviews
Sales Rank: 1590

Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 54 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.5

MPN: DISBR54601
UPC: 786936737820
EAN: 0786936737820
ASIN: B000V1Y446

Release Date: November 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 11/06/2007 Run time: 54 minutes

Amazon.com
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-Jack Attack" reveals what happened to the hapless baby-sitter while the Incredibles were off fighting Syndrome, while "Mater and the Ghost Light" shows that life goes on for the inhabitants of Radiator Springs. When Sully from Monsters, Inc. tries to adjust his seat in "Mike's New Car," the animators prolong the moment to wring every drop of humor from the situation--just as an earlier generation of animators milked Wile E. Coyote's antics for all they were worth. The long-unseen films for Sesame Street are an unexpected bonus. A delightful collection of entertaining shorts, and a significant chronicle of the growth of computer animation. (Rated G: suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon


Customer Reviews:   Read 26 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars All in One Place...and on Blu-ray!   October 31, 2008
Robert J. Moore (Madison, WI USA)
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. Also, there are some bonus items which are fun. One other nice thing is that the shorts are on blu-ray and since I won't be replacing all of my Pixar movies with blu-ray discs, I at least have the shorts in HD.

For those not familiar with Pixar Shorts, they are made to exhibit new technologies and CGI techniques. There isn't one short that I don't enjoy. I always get a chuckle from Gerald's Game and Boundin' is pure delight.



4 out of 5 stars Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~5/5 Sound Quality: 4.25~5/5 Extras: 3/5   October 30, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Title: Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running time: 0:55:26
Movie size: 15,04 GB
Disc size: 31,89 GB
Total bit rate: 36.18 Mps
Video bit rate: 25.30 Mbps
LPCM 5.1 24-Bit/48kHz/6.9Mbps English
DD AC3 5.1-EX 640Kbps English / Spanish / French
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish / French
Number of chapters: 16

Special Features
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#Audio Commentaries
#The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (HD, 23 minutes)
#Sesame Street Clips (SD, 6 minutes)

13 shorts included

# The Adventures of Andre and Wally B (1984)
# Luxo Jr. (1986)
# Red's Dream (1987)
# Tin Toy (1988)
# Knick Knack - Remastered (1989)
# Geri's Game (1997)
# For the Birds (2000)
# Mike's New Car (2002)
# Boundin' (2003)
# Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
# Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
# One Man Band (2005)
# Lifted (2006)



5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT DVD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY   August 29, 2008
Paul Champion (BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA)
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 fantastic, just buy it you won't be disappointed


5 out of 5 stars great collection, ultimate quality!!   June 10, 2008
Leonardo Nieves
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 solo un par de decadas y se disfruta el hecho de porque pixar es lo que es hoy en dia.
de lo mejor del Blu ray es los extras y en especial el documental.
muy recomendable compra.



5 out of 5 stars doesn't get much better   May 23, 2008
Darrell W. Harned (Flat Rock ,Mich)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

To watch Pixar at it's infant stages and watch it grow is amazing,can't wait for volume 2(and future Pixar movies

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