Davy Crockett & The River Pirates [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Davy Crockett & The River Pirates [VHS]
Movie Review: Great Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a confession to make. Even with as big a Disney fan as I am, I had never seen any of the Davy Crockett movies before this came out. I'd seen pictures and heard stories of the Crockett craze, but had no idea what these movies were really all about.This set of DVD's contains all five of the Davy Crockett episodes from the TV show Disneyland as they originally aired. This includes the opening show animation, Walt's intros and outros, and promos for next week's episode. They are presented here unedited and in their original order. Leonard Maltin introduces each episode and hosts the interviews on the second disc. Of those, the one about the Davy Crockett craze is ok, but hearing Fess Parker's memories is interesting, especially to a Disney fan like me. The picture and sound quality is great for something from the 50's, although I did notice that the picture does go to black and white once per episode.
Watching these for the first time over the weekend, I was captivated by the movies. The scenery is beautiful and the acting is good. There are a couple spots where a couple stories seem to drag, but they never last long. My favorites are the two on the second disc, particularly the keel boat race. Still, I plan to rewatch all the episodes on these DVDs many more times.
Any Disney fan will be pleased to have these in their collection. They are a fun trip to yesteryear for every generation to enjoy.
Movie Review: Not a bad DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this DVD as a Christmas present for my 4 year old son, anticipating the "crockett craze" that I went through as a child. However, that didn't happen. The commentary just isn't necessary. Disney just as easily could have made the commentary a special feature, rather than showing it at the beginning of each feature. My kids don't care much for it, they just want to see the film. I really enjoyed the DVD, hence 3 stars rather than 1 or 2. If you're older, enjoyed the Crockett series as a child and really want to see an excellent film to DVD transfer, buy this DVD.Movie Review: Great memories. Next Disney must release SONG OF THE SOUTH!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was 10 when DAVY CROCKETT was on TV. I had the coonskin cap and loved all 5 shows. I collected the bubble gum cards picturing scenes from the shows and saw the movie, too ... both in color, while the shows were in good ol' black and white. (I didn't have a color TV then anyway.)The DVD quality here is both great and not so great.
1) First of all, [...it] indicates there is a hidden "Easter Egg", THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT sung by Fess Parker. I finally found it! "Right click" on the second selection on disc 2, which highlights Davy's cap. Then press ENTER.
2) The color on the DVD is superb, the sharpness is OK but the cleanliness of the films is less than I expected. I would have thought that every frame would have been digitally remastered, but no...some frames show spots, dirt and lines running down the screen.
3) Each show has multiple chapters as one would expect, BUT THE CHAPTERS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE MENU. Nor is there a detailed listing of the chapters and what they are about. I thought that was very strange.
(With the less than perfect frames and the lack of menu chapters, probably the Disney folks rushed to get this out before Christmas.)
4) In an earlier [...] customer review, someone indicated that there really was no George Russel. That's not true! He wasn't around all the time like Disney's Georgie, but he was indeed a friend of Davy's and written in Crockett's memoirs.
Now that Disney has given us Crockett fans what we wanted, we must force them to publish SONG OF THE SOUTH. The movie is no more politically incorrect than CABIN IN THE SKY or GREEN PASTURES, which are both currently in print. Michael Eisner ... what do you say?
Movie Review: Dacy Crockett: A Second Review by Milan Brandon II
Summary: 5 Stars
Walt Disney Treasures Review 3: Davy Crockett, The Complete Televised Series; The popular T.V. series in from 1954-55 was the series that aired on the Disneyland T.v. show. This wonderful series of discs includes the entire series and some other features. Like all the others, this set is limited of 150,000 each. This is a set that Disney buffs will not want to miss. Here is the features, adventures, captions, and other features in the set. On disc 1, it opens with a preview of the other three Walt Disney Treasures. Then you go into a theater where Leonard Maltin greets you with an introduction. Then you are at a menu where Davy Crockett is being sung. At the captions menu, you may choose between English of none. In the adventures, you will find the three true adventures of Davy Crockett. The first one is the premier episode. It includes and introduction by Leonard Maltin. Then it takes you to the Disneyland T.V. show introduction with Walt Disney. The shows each start this way with the Ballad of Davy Crockett and opening of the journal. This show is named "Davy Crockett Indian Fighter." The second show is the same format but is named "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress." The third is the third of the first disc and has the same things. It was named "Davy Crockett at the Alamo." Disc two has three sections. First is the adventures. Here you will find the two shows that are made up Davy Crockett stories. These are the same format as on disc one but they have no journal opening. These shows are "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." At the second spot, we have Supplemental Features. These include a featurette named "The Crockett Craze." This show is by Leonard Maltin and the author of the book, "The Davy Crockett Craze." This is where they talk about merchandise and the craze that swept the US. The second is "A Conversation With Fess Parker." This takes place at Fess Parker's winery. It is hosted by Leonard Maltin and Fess Parker. This interviews Fess Parker's acting of Davy Crockett. There is also a gallery of Davy Crockett art. There is an easter egg named the Ballad of Davy Crockett. This was excerpted from the "Disneyland Story." This was a Disneyland T.V. show. The final section is the captions. You may choose between English of none. This is a set that the whole family will enjoy again and again. I guarentee you will enjoy it. There are only a few left, get them now!Also avaible:
Silly Symphonies
Mickey Mouse in Living Color
Disneyland USA
Behind the Scenes At Walt Disney Studios
Mickey Mouse in Black and White
The Complete Goofy
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Movie Review: Davy Crockett is King Again on DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
Humor me as I do my man thing and let the little boy inside eek out. It's all Walt Disney's fault. In 1954, Disney premiered the first of five Davy Crockett episodes on his "Disneyland" TV series.As a seven year-old, I was among the tens of thousands of kids caught up in the wildest media frenzy of the mid-Twentieth Century. Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, had become the king of TV and mass merchandising. Every boy, particularly, had to have his own coonskin cap. The matching buckskin pants and shirt helped, as well as the authentically licensed "Old Betsy" long rifle. And it occurred overnight, literally, that Dec. 15 evening.
Those way-back days are vividly alive in a fun and nostalgic double-DVD set just released as part of the new "Walt Disney's Treasures" series. Entitled "Davy Crockett, the Complete Televised Series," the 4 hour, 28 minute extravaganza features all five as-aired Crockett episodes with the original Walt Disney introductions and previews of next week's show. This set is a gotta-have for any baby boomer.
Before getting into specific episodes and supplementals, be advised that these Crocketts are not exactly as televised originally. In 1954 and '55, the "Disneyland" series had only black and white broadcasts, so these gorgeously restored Technicolor prints are an upgrade. Most of the introductions, however, are shown here in black and white. Interestingly, there are scattered moments during the fourth episode, the keelboat race, that switch to black and white. The existing color print of this episode is obviously a tad incomplete. It would have helped if liner notes would detail exactly what happened in this regard.
In fact, a downer about this set is that the liner notes barely tell anything about the Davy Crockett production. One has to get any inside info through movie guy Leonard Maltin, via his interviews that are included on the second disc. The other negative is that, although it is advertised on the cover that a recent interview with Buddy Ebsen is included, there is no such interview. It would have been super to hear his reminiscences about co-starring as Georgie Russell in the series.
At least the Disney people were visionary enough to film each episode in color, anticipating the soon-to-be color TV audience as well as theatrical showings. Speaking of such, the first three episodes were edited together, and released with profitable success to movie theaters as the feature film, "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier." I remember well the exasperation of my Dad when he, Mom, my sister and I watched the movie at the local drive-in. "Why," he vexed, "this is the same as we saw on TV!" Which it was, basically. We then sat back and enjoyed it in living color.
The set includes the trilogy, "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter," "DC Goes to Congress," and "DC At the Alamo," plus "DC and the Keelboat Race" and "DC and the River Pirates." Although Fess Parker's Crockett history ended after fives shows, he wore a cookskin hat as TV's Daniel Boone, a non-Disney production, for six years thereafter. The amiable Parker, now 76, is interviewed at his vineyard and winery, located in Los Olivos, California. He has only good memories of his years at Disney, that began with the Crockett series. He recalls dressing as Davy and touring 42 cities and 13 countries for promotion in the mid-1950s. As incentive, Parker recieved 10 per cent of Crockett merchandising profits.
Author Paul Anderson ("The Davy Crockett Craze"), also interviewed, estimates that up to three thousand different Crockett items were available for sale at the time. Some choice Davy Crockett trivia is revealed on this DVD.
As Anderson muses, "Nothing anyone, including Disney, has done has come near it (the Davy Crockett popularity) before, during or since." That includes "Star Wars," "Harry Potter," and "Hopalong Cassidy."