Customer Reviews
The kids loved it! - By: M. Woods, 05 Aug 2008 
I bought this DVD for the kids to watchin the car during a long drive on holidayin France. I notice that all the other reviews are concerned with the quality/editing/dubbing etc, however my review is aimed at parents who need to keep their kids entertained! My children are 7 & 5, & they laughed for three solid hours. I don't know about other parents, but I was dreading the long drive, however the drive was a pleasure with this DVD playing. It was an unbelievable hit with them & they just loved it. It made for a very harmonious drive through France as we couldn't help laughing at the kids laughingin the back. A brilliant DVD that has become our children's favourite DVD of all time.
Some more classic T&J, but still some annoying PC cuts - By: Mr. A. T. Whitaker, 06 Nov 2005 
The Tom & Jerry series commencedin 'Volume 1' continues with all the cartoons from 'Solid Serenade' (1946) up to 'Safety Second' (1950). Within this collection we get to see Tom & Jerryin their most defining visual state, with some great rendering, stunning animation & generally very clean style.
This collection also contains the memorable 'The Cat Concerto', which won an Oscar & few T&J fans could fail to remember the battle between Tom & Jerry as the latter intervened while the former was trying so hard to play Liszt's 'Hungarian Rhapsody' on the grand piano on a concert stage. This is a classic masterpiece!
That having been said, though, the other cartoons are also full of energy & still generate a laugh.
There are two things I have so far noticed that mar this collection. 'Solid Serenade' has a sound glitch near the end that is very noticeable & is a bit off-putting. The other is that, like the previous collection, some political correctness has affected some of the cartoons. In some of the cartoons, once again the black maid Mammy Two Shoes has had her voice redubbed to make her sound like a white woman (butin other cartoons, such as 'A Mouse In The House', the dear original maid's voice & drawl is present throughout!), & some bits that supposedly poke fun at black people have been cut: a black-face gag is cut from 'A Mouse In The House' & 'The Truce Hurts', 'Tennis Chumps' has a different take on one with a different pose, & -- possibly the most affected -- 'The Little Orphan' is heavily cut to remove the aftermath of what happensin a scene involving Tom & a candle, & again the continuity is affected so the scene no longer makes sense.
So, allin all, a great collection, once again kept from the 5/5 scoring by some cuts.
As good as it gets! - By: R. Stevens, 15 Dec 2004 Classic, unadulterated Tom & Jerry, with nothing but great cartoons from the golden era. Just one niggle, a sound bug during one of the cartoons & some lacklustre editing for the DVD, but it's the content that matters & it still shines.
Volume 1 is equally good, while vol. 3 is great, but starts to trail off at the end due to poorer quality cartoons as production costs start getting cut. Volume 4 is absolutely horrible, dating from a time where production costs appear to have hit rock bottom, so don't even bother with vol. 5.
Get this without fear & re-live your childhood through some of the most imaginitive cartoon slapstick you'll ever find!
Probably the best of this series of dvds - By: Nicholas De Luca, 20 Oct 2004 Tom And Jerry - Classic Collection - Vol. 2 is probably the bestin the current series of dvds dedicated to the classic duo.. Unfortunatley several of the cartoons have been edited & the voice of Mammy has been overdubbed.. That apart a first rate dvd that should bein everybody's collection
3 Hours of Tom and Jerry!!!! - By: M. Jones, 01 May 2004 The best cartoon ever made! put on DVD with nearly 3 hours worth!! its a treat! & worth the money! the picture & sound has never been better! the only thing I would say my disappoint is that theres no extras! like a making of Tom & Jerry!! but then again! cant complain when u get a ton of cartoons! great for the kids & family!
