Underplayed Gems

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 (2014)

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 poster
Original title
Platinum
Directed by
Friz Freleng
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This collection brings together 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons on Blu-ray and DVD, each one either nominated for or winning an Academy Award or appearing in a top 100 list. It is the final volume in the Platinum Collection series, with the discs featuring famous characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in their original short films.

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What happens

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 is a Blu-ray and DVD release by Warner Home Video. It contains 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements. It was released on Blu-ray on August 12, 2014, and was released on DVD on November 4, 2014. As per Jerry Beck's remarks during an episode of Stu's Show, it was indicated that Volume 3 would likely serve as the final installment of the Platinum Collection series. This decision stemmed from the diminished sales figures of Volume 2 in 2012 and the absence of a budget allocated by Warner Bros. for remastering the four films that had not been previously released on DVD and Blu-ray. Notably, the Blu-ray edition of this volume comprises only two discs, a departure from prior releases. A 12-page booklet akin to the one accompanying Volume 2 is included. All cartoons released in this set are either an Academy Award winner or nominee or were listed in Jerry Beck's 2010 book The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons. All but four cartoons — Honey's Money, Life with Feathers, Tree for Two, and Beep Prepared — were previously restored as part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection, or a Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD; of these four, three are new to Blu-ray and DVD, while one (Beep Prepared) had previously appeared unrestored as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Splendor in the Grass. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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