Rating: 
Summary: No Starvin' Marvin, that's KENNY's cream corn!
Review: This volume of South Park episodes is structurally identical to all six volumes that have been released so far, and suffers from the same shortcomings. In addition, it also suffers from being produced without sub-tittles, so if you are hearing impaired, you're out of luck on this one.This volume "celebrates" a number of American holidays: Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and Christmas/Hanukah to be precise. Halloween receives treatment in Volume 2. I don't find these episodes as funny as the first time I watched them. A lot of the humor of South Park is in shock value, and that has worn off. But even so, I find them funny enough to be worth watching every now and then. If you are a hard core fan, I recommend you drop thirteen bucks for the DVD. If you are just a casual fan, your money would be better spent elsewhere. There are no extras on the DVD to make it really stand out from the VHS version. The primary advantage of the DVD is random access to the episodes. You also get Matt and Trey introducing the episodes, which is fairly amusing. However, the lack of substantive extras is very disappointing. Also, the menus are static and silent; the power of the DVD medium has been completely ignored. This is why I only give this DVD 3 stars. Some have complained that you can't skip the introductions, but I have no problem fast forwarding through them with my DVD player. Many have also complained about the three worthless items appearing at the end of each episode (the Braniff logo, Comedy Central logo, and FBI warnings). But simply pressing the "menu" button on your DVD's remote is all that is required to skip these items. I don't like this rubbish either, but the people who whine on incessantly about this are making a mountain out of a molehill. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Episodes
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Originality: A+
Creativity: A
Complexity/Depth: C-
Relevance/Message: C- to A-
Artistic Merit: D
Overall Entertainment Value: A
DVD
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Transfer Quality: A
Extras: D
Use of Medium: D
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