The Animation Show Volume One (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)As everyone has pointed out, this DVD's content differs from the original theatrical release. That in itself isn't really a problem except that 3 films left out of the DVD happen to be 3 of the best entries in the original lineup. I already own "Rejected" on DVD, but I was very disappointed by the absence of "Mars and Beyond" and "Vincent." (If you really, *really* want them, they can be found on "Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" respectively.)
Still, it's worth getting this DVD if only for Don Hertzfeldt's 3 new shorts + the old favorite "Billy's Balloon" (which was an unannounced surprise in the theatrical release and *is* included in the DVD). Mike Judge's oldies are gut-splittingly funny as well, especially the classic "Office Space." The others are mostly hit-or-miss though, and probably should belong to Spike & Mike's Classic/Sick & Twisted festivals instead.

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The first volume of the Animation Show on DVD kicks off a definitive series compiling the world's best animated short films, personally curated by Mike Judge ("Beavis and Butt-Head", "Office Space"), and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt.This inaugural DVD collection features highlights from the award winning 2003 Animation Show theatrical program alongside new favorites, including four Academy Award nominees, a treasury of special features, rare and early cartoons by Mike Judge, Academy Award winner Adam Elliot's complete "Brother", "Cousin", and "Uncle" trilogy, plusthree new cartoons made exclusively for the show by Don Hertzfeldt.OFFICIAL PROGRAM: Welcome to the Show -by Don Hertzfeldt Mt Head (Atama Yama) - by Koji Yamamura Brother - by Adam Elliot Parking - by Bill Plympton The Adventures of Ricardo - by Corky Quakenbush Moving Illustrations of Machines - by Jeremy Solterbeck La Course A L'Abime - by Georges Schwizgebel Billy's Balloon - by Don Hertzfeldt Cousin - by Adam Elliot Cathedral (Katedra) - by Tomek Baginski Intermission in the 3rd Dimension - by Don Hertzfeldt Fifty Percent Grey - by Ruari Robinson Uncle - by Adam Elliot Early Pencil Tests and Other Experiments - by Mike Judge Aria - by Pjotr Sapegin Bathtime in Clerkenwell - by Aleksy Budovski The Rocks (Das Rad) - by Chris Stenner and Heidi Wittlinger The End of the Show - by Don Hertzfeldt

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