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Squishy
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« on: February 06, 2002, 05:37:37 AM »

Don Hertzfeldt is a sick, sick puppy. I guess you could call him a sick n'twisted puppy, 'cause anyone who's ever enjoyed the Spike & Mike Sick & Twisted Animation Festival knows his gut-busting stuff--L'Amour, Billy's Balloon, and such.

He's so good, his most recent cartoon--in spite of the fact that it features a dancing food-product that abruptly stops and screams "My anus is bleeding!," and a short sub-segment titled "Angry Ticks Fire From My Nipples"--was nominated for an Oscar. (I think the Best Animated Short award went to one of those cute, cozy, safer Pixar pieces.) This sparkling gem, Rejected, has a richly-deserved following. The last time I saw it in the theatres, I was regularly gasping for air as tears streamed down my face--a reaction I haven't had so strongly to a film since Mr. Creosote began vomiting on the washwoman's back in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. And Rejected is just a SHORT.

When I found out Rejected was available on DVD, I (1) crapped 'em; and (2) ordered it without hesitation. Now, with shipping and handling, it came to about $24--and even with all the extras (deleted scenes, sketches, commentary)--that's pretty dag expensive for a slightly-longer-than-usual short; Hertzfeldt is planning to put all his shorts in a single DVD collection, perhaps a year down the line, so Rejected won't be for everybody. But I was gasping and weeping again last night, over and over again, and it felt great.

You can pop by his site and see what all this hoohah's about:

http://www.bitterfilms.com/

...and if you like what you see--there are various media-goodies scattered all about the site, and Hertzfeld's off-kilter rants are also pretty funny--but want to wait for the collection, that is where you'll find out about it first.

IFilm is letting spikeandmike.com fall apart, but maybe you can find something for yourself there, too. The Spike & Mike video/DVD collections have a lot of excellent stuff, including some of Hertzfeld's earlier pieces. Enjoy!
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Brian Ringler
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2002, 10:26:37 AM »

I saw rejected during the kansas city showing of last year's spike and mike's festival, and absolutely loved it, I didn't know they had finally gotten around to producing a dvd of it.  I had to go there and order one for myself, even though you are correct about it being a little bit expensive for a single short film, but besides rick and steve, the happiest gay couple in all the world(or something like that for the title) it was my favorite short of the festival and I believe it warrents a purchase.
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Funk, E.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2002, 03:09:17 PM »

Wow! I just saw that last week! A friend of a friend got the DVD as a present and showed it to us. Some segments were pretty damn funny.
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Big Franks
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2002, 04:39:16 PM »

i'm impressed... i'll have to check out Rejected.. thanks for the tip
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Skaboi18
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2002, 11:34:39 PM »

Squishy, thanks for mentioning this short film!  I downloaded it as soon as I read about it and it's fantastic!  The cloud thing and his bleeding anus is probably one of the funniest things I've seen in my life.  I really need to see some more of Don's works!  Thank You!
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