by lhb412 » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:22 pm
Fleischer Studios:
Superman (pilot)
The Mechanical Monsters
Million Dollar Limited
The Arctic Giant
The Bulleteers
The Magnetic Telescope
Electric Earthquake
Volcano
Terror on the Midway
Famous Studios:
Japoteurs
Showdown
Eleventh Hour
Destruction, Inc.
The Mummy Strikes
Jungle Drums
The Underground World
Secret Agent
I just got the Bosko Home Video release of the Fleischer/Famous Studios animated Superman short films, it being years since I saw them when they were frequently aired on Cartoon Network. I'm six shorts in and WOW! They're just as fantastic as I remember. The animation is brilliant: trying to be as realistic as possible, but still with that unmistakable Popeye the Sailor-esque stretchy-ness that was in the studio's DNA.
I don't think I ever saw Terror on the Midway and I definately never saw the Famous Studios shorts so I'm looking forward to those - and yes, I know the Famous Studios shorts are a step down in quality.
A well spent six and a half dollars, that's for sure!