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Film Title: Classic Caballeros Collection

 Best for ages: 8 and up.

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Year Released: 2008(DVD) 1945

Rated: G (US) G (CANADA)

SYNOPSIS

    In the 1940'sWalt Disney Studios created a series of cartoons known as the Caballeros collection which are cartoons combined with educational live action shots of South America and Mexico. This DVD features the first two movies Saludos Amigos and it's sequel The Three Caballeros.  These animated movies were Disney's way of marketing his cartoons to a Latin crowd, while also educating Americans on the landscape and culture of the South American and Mexican regions.

VIOLENCE/GRAPHIC CONTENT/language

   There is not much to really be concerned about, however these cartoons were created back in 1940's so they do have that animated things that might cause some concern but nothing that's over the top. In one of the movies Goofy is wearing a cowboy costume with a gun in it's holster.  There is some violent weather during one segment. Among other things there is a scene in which goofy lights his pants on fire, you have Donald Ducks usual hot headiness, and a parrot that smoking a cigar.  Donald also does make a pass at a women who has nice legs, and he says a few things to her such as "Hi Tots" and the likes. He even gets a kiss out of the deal when he brings her flowers.  Other than that you have your basic cartoon fights and bumps here and there and a few things here and there, but nothing to crazy.  I would say the biggest concern is a scene where the cigar smoking parrot Joe Carioca gets Donald to drink some moonshine, but that's the worst possible thing on the whole disc.

OVERALL VIEWS

   I really don't have much to really say about Walt Disney's Classic Caballeros Collection. It's for the most part pretty much Walt Disney's tribute to South American culture.  He travels with us and his character to all the different countries in the region and we explore all the different cultures that exist there.  It mainly focuses on the geographical locations and the people that live there when it comes to the live action stuff, and the cartoons are kind of like a South American fantasia of the soughts, and celebrate the music and art of the South American culture.

   Overall, I don't think that young children will really get into all the old and slow paced footage of Walt Disney and his crew traveling though South American countries and the educational footage that talks about the culture and geography of South America. It's very outdated and very boring. I don't think you'll get any child under the age of ten to sit down and get though that part. The cartoons on the other hand are a whole other story, especially the last film The Three Caballeros which involves a lot of fast paced scenes with musical numbers featuring Donald Duck and his Latin American friends. However I still think that children under the age of seven or eight still might not get into it.  These cartoons would go over well with past generations who experienced this kind of animation during their childhood. I for one enjoyed the cartoons, but can't see how the youth of today could possibly sit though this DVD, as the stories are slowly told and the pacing itself is very slow.

   The DVD includes  a few bonus features such as a Back Stage Disney: South of the Border feature, An interview with Walt Disney and some bonus shorts.  The films can also be watched in French and Spanish and also have subtitles as well.  You can also tell that the films have had a nice digital transfer from their original prints and the picture quality is to notch with nice bright animation and colors.

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