Rating: NR
Release Date: 10/12/2004
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 418 min
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Ren and
Stimpy finally make it to the DVD racks with this
First and Second Seasons Uncut Collector's Edition Box Set from
Paramount. Featuring all-new remastered and uncut versions of four classic episodes, this set has been long in the works and should prove successful thanks to the series' rabid fan base. The show's creator,
John Kricfalusi, is not only back with the dynamic duo (he was canned by
Nickelodeon after an ugly fallout with the company), but he has inserted most of the lost footage that the network originally had issues with, while also taking time out to record six separate commentaries with some of his original
Spümcø cronies. He brings with him the controversial "banned" episode: "
Man's Best Friend," along with an unedited version of the pilot episode, "
Big House Blues," which finds
Ren and
Stimpy in a boot camp for pets as they are mercilessly broken into strict domesticity. Pencil tests, storyboards, and image galleries also await demented viewers as they pour through the set, with a "Ren & Stimpy: In the Beginning" featurette putting the cherry on top of this valued package. Note to viewers, though the episodes say that they are uncut, there have been a few reported unoffending and miniscule cuts that
John K. has gone on record as saying
Nickelodeon must have snipped shortly after firing him. The casual
Ren & Stimpy viewer might not catch some of the strange trims, though dedicated followers have made their disappointment known. Still, this set is the best release there is for these animated classics right now. Loaded with wild goodies and never-before-seen footage that people have been dying to see, this collector's edition is truly one to sing
"Happy Happy, Joy Joy" over.
~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
