Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

On the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 1, there were many fine documentaries. Well I found this one to be the best. It tells the story Of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies origin from start to finish. It was also a lot longer than the other documentaries so you could learn more. WB did a good job putting this together. There was a lot of archive footage of Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng and other greats. Many pictures I had never seen before were also there. There were lots of short segments on many people that usually are not given the recognition they deserve such as Bob McKimson and Frank Tashlin. Stan Freeberg did a fine job narrating this documentary. The special is great and is certainly worth your time.

I can't seem to find the proper place for this post so I'll put it here. If you buy the Golden Collection, The Premiere Collection or any of these collections, be warned. There are so many white specks constantly floating and rising off the screen that you'll swear someone threw a salt shaker at the screen. Restored? From what? The mediocrity that once was? I could swear they looked better when I watched them as a kid. Shame on you WB. You couldn't even eliminate the crapload of white spots rising and floating around during Hair-Raising Hare? You didn't notice them? I don't know what you restored but it wasn't these classics. Maybe you should have thought "corrected" instead of "restored".

In this 50 minute and 41 second documentary, which can be found on disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1, the history of the product line is explored. It is hands down the most complete documentary on the first volume, pretty much on default as the other ones are VERY short and extremely basic. This on the other hand is a fairly comprehensive account of the time-line of Looney Tunes. Combining interview with many notables as well as clips from a great many Tune shorts throughout the eras, this is worth watching for any fan and is highly recommended.

My Grade: A+