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Summary: TRULY SICK & HILARIOUS STUFF THAT'S NOT FOR THE KIDDIES!
Review: OK, first of all...THIS STUFF IS NOT FOR CHILDREN! Parents, please note that even the cover of the DVD states this. These are "adult" cartoons for the the 18+ crowd. Got it? Good!
Now, though these cartoons are great, this particular DVD is a bit of a rip-off. There are a total of 16 cartoons, each about a minute in length, plus some extras. But would it have killed Mondo Studios to put everything on one DVD instead of three? Must they be that greedy?
Back to the cartoons: incredibly violent, truly twisted and screamingly funny.
Cartoons: 5 Stars
DVD value: 1 Star
You make the call...
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Summary: Sickeningly sweet. Viciously violent. Gruesomely great!
Review: Take the cutest, most sweet creatures on the planet. Put them on a roundabout. Watch them die horrible deaths. Laugh. Wonder if you're a psychopath. Don't worry about it.The characters range from a cute little chipmunk called Giggles, who puts the vomit in sweetness, to a flying squirrel called Splendid, who you seriously don't want to rescue you, to a pair of raccoons called Lifty and Shifty, who would steal your heart and sell it back to you. But no matter whether the Happy Tree Friend episode in question features a cuddly rabbit called Cuddles, whose fur really does fly, or an emotionally tattered war veteran bear called Fippy, who flips out at the sound of a woodpecker, the premise is the same - blood always gets spilt in horribly amusing amounts. Occasionaly, a character will survive the episode. It's usually the character who caused the whole mess in the first place. If Happy Tree Friends was any less cute, or any less eye-removingly violent, people would probably be up in arms about it. But the authors have somehow managed to get the combination of blood and love just right! Happy Tree Friends - it's more fun than a big stick.
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Summary: NAUSEATING!!!
Review: The basic premise of this cartoon revolves round a bunch of sickeningly cute fluffy-wuffy animals that die in ways which are sickening in quite a different context.
It is even worse than the abominable "Ren and Stimpy."
I can't see how this is remotely funny. I'm not about to start a petition to get it banned or anything- I just think it's a heap of s***e- it's wretchedly depressing rather than funny.
The basic plot of an episode: Fluffy-wuffy little mammal runs around after some high-pitched, tuneless theme music. Said Fluffy Wuffy mammal gets sickeningly mutilated. You (supposedly) roar with uncontrollable laughter. Wasn't that hillarious, folks?
No, it wasn't.
If you want a good, cartoon laugh, go and watch "The Simpsons," "Beavis and Butthead," "Ed, Edd, n' Eddy," or many of the episodes of "South Park."
If, on the other hand, you want to experience "Exorcist"-style projectile vomiting, by all means, expose yourself to this c**p.
Rating: 
Summary: Lacking
Review: The cartoons are funny, but there are only 14 and they run about a minute each. All in all, this really isn't worth paying for when you only get about 20 minutes of material not counting the extra features. You might as well just watch them online.
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Summary: The Real Shock & Awe with a Twist!!
Review: The concept behind HTFs is brilliant! Take the cutest and most innocent cartoon characters and put them to a most shocking, brutal and gory death. The shock value alone is a 10!! The animation is nicely done and the character design is superb. Just make sure your children don't watch this...While I have to agree with a prior reviewer about the extreme shortness of the actual DVD running time, you're paying for the concept. HTFs are huge hit...It's really fun!!
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Summary: No animals were harmed in the filming of these episodes.
Review: The juxtaposition (50 cent art word) of "cute" with "gore" is at this point a well-established, time-honored, and yes, hopelessly cliche concept, running back through the work of Kozik, Ryden, "Itchy and Scratchy," "Ren and Stimpy," and so on. "Happy Tree Friends" is a relatively late arrival. And yet - it's still hilarious. How can you ever get tired of watching obnoxiously cute pie-eyed bunnies dismember each other? The answer is, you probably can't. Unless of course you are one of those no-fun people who are shocked and appalled by gratuitous comedic brutality, in which case you likely also believe that Marilyn Manson records incite kids to bring guns to school. But if not, I bet you will enjoy the Happy Tree Friends. They'll make you feel all warm inside as they saw each other's heads off and rip out each other's spinal cords. Lots of soft pastel colors and lots and lots of red. Sound like your cup of embalming fluid? Then fall to!
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Summary: No animals were harmed in the filming of these episodes.
Review: The juxtaposition (50 cent art word) of "cute" with "gore" is at this point a well-established, time-honored, and yes, hopelessly cliche concept, running back through the work of Kozik, Ryden, "Itchy and Scratchy," "Ren and Stimpy," and so on. "Happy Tree Friends" is a relatively late arrival. And yet - it's still hilarious. How can you ever get tired of watching obnoxiously cute pie-eyed bunnies dismember each other? The answer is, you probably can't. Unless of course you are one of those no-fun people who are shocked and appalled by gratuitous comedic brutality, in which case you likely also believe that Marilyn Manson records incite kids to bring guns to school. But if not, I bet you will enjoy the Happy Tree Friends. They'll make you feel all warm inside as they saw each other's heads off and rip out each other's spinal cords. Lots of soft pastel colors and lots and lots of red. Sound like your cup of embalming fluid? Then fall to!
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Summary: A little too happy.
Review: Think of the first time you saw a squirrel in the middle of the road ran over. Now imagine the scene animated. Now imagine another squirrel driving the car that hit the first squirrel. Again, imagine the second squirrel swerving off the road and going half-way up a tree to hit the first squirrel. Blammo! You got yourself into the mood for Happy Tree Friends. Happy Tree Friends are so cute, so adorable, and so funny that you would want to squeeze thier eyes out, if they don't do it first.
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Summary: Simply Irresistable!!
Review: This internet show is amazing. How can anyone with a funny bone not like this show. Although the shows are really short, it is still worth your money. If the shows were long it just wouldn't have the same impact as it does when it is short. So spend $... and get this extremely funny series about fury animals that kill each other. My favorite chacter is disco bear. Anyone agree with that? Buy this DVD NOW!!!!
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Summary: Funny violent cartoons
Review: This is in the same vain as south Park or Spike and mIke Sick and Twisted, where it's violent disturbing cartoon skits, what makes it enjoyable is that it's always witty. I recommend this DVD, there is a little redundancy when you go from one skit to another, in that it lags due to the "intro" they have on the onset of every skit.
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