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Beavis and Butthead Do America
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It's interesting that only a couple of years after their final episode (and this feature film), Beavis and Butthead seem to have been replaced in the conciousness of America by the even more raunchy South Park. Down the road, South Park will likely be replaced by the next in line. If anything, where cartoons are going seems to be a good judge of what kind of language has become acceptable in society. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with either this series, or South Park, for that matter. While "Beavis and Butthead Do America" was simply funny, "South Park" was not only funny, but had a smartness behind all of the four-letter words.
One (or at least I) can give creator Mike Judge credit for taking such a simple plot and turning it into a movie that goes along quite well for the majority of its running time before begining to run out of things to say. The plot involves the two teens waking up one morning to find out their television has been stolen. Only, it takes Butthead about five minutes to figure out exactly what happened. After an attempt or two to get a new television fails, the two find themselves at a sleazy local motel where a drunken husband (voiced by Bruce Willis) mistakes the two teens for the hitmen who he's going to hire to "do" his wife (voiced by Demi Moore). Once they find the wife, she makes an offer that sends the boys to Washington, DC, but not before she hides a secret weapon in Beavis's pants. Meanwhile, the two are persued by a band of FBI agents who believe they are dangerous criminals.
The movie as at least worthy of a slight laugh throughout the majority of its short running time, but when Judge really gets the sort of stupidity that these two are capable of right, it's hilarious. A number of scenes come to mind, such as when a limo driver at the airport is holding up a sign that has the names of the two teens; instead of realizing it's for them, they think it's cool that someone has their same names and Beavis has a hilarious speech on a bus towards the end of the film about how they're "never going to score." Yes, it's humor at it's most basic, but when Judge really hits the targets, the film definitely scores.
The DVD
VIDEO:
This is a fairly good anamorphic transfer that improves upon the already good laserdisc edition. Colors look improved; slightly richer and more vibrant throughout the picture (especially the scene where Beavis halluncinates), and the image as a whole is generally sharper and a little more defined. Or, well, as defined as animation this basic can be, really. Although there is no aliasing, there are some slight, but noticable marks that occasionally turn up on the print used, and on occasion, there's some slight grain.
My feelings here are pretty similar to my feelings about the DVD edition of South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. With the exception of the occasional slight marks, this is likely about as good as animation this basic can possibly look.
SOUND:
Being that the majority of this movie is conversations between Beavis and Butthead, the focus on a lot of this movie is dialogue, and thankfully every "Huh Huh" and "Uh, this is like, pretty cool" is crystal clear. Although the surrounds are used effectively on occasion, the element that leaves the most impression is the songs, which sound dynamic, clear and actually carry some decent bass. Songs are from Rancid, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, No Doubt and others.
MENUS:: Again, like the "South Park" disc, the animators could have done a fun animated menu with introductions from the characters. Instead, this is a basic non-animated main menu.
EXTRAS: Unfortunately, only the two teaser trailers are included.
Final Thoughts If you enjoyed the film, it's worth a look. I would have liked to have seen some extras, maybe a commmentary from Judge, etc..
One (or at least I) can give creator Mike Judge credit for taking such a simple plot and turning it into a movie that goes along quite well for the majority of its running time before begining to run out of things to say. The plot involves the two teens waking up one morning to find out their television has been stolen. Only, it takes Butthead about five minutes to figure out exactly what happened. After an attempt or two to get a new television fails, the two find themselves at a sleazy local motel where a drunken husband (voiced by Bruce Willis) mistakes the two teens for the hitmen who he's going to hire to "do" his wife (voiced by Demi Moore). Once they find the wife, she makes an offer that sends the boys to Washington, DC, but not before she hides a secret weapon in Beavis's pants. Meanwhile, the two are persued by a band of FBI agents who believe they are dangerous criminals.
The movie as at least worthy of a slight laugh throughout the majority of its short running time, but when Judge really gets the sort of stupidity that these two are capable of right, it's hilarious. A number of scenes come to mind, such as when a limo driver at the airport is holding up a sign that has the names of the two teens; instead of realizing it's for them, they think it's cool that someone has their same names and Beavis has a hilarious speech on a bus towards the end of the film about how they're "never going to score." Yes, it's humor at it's most basic, but when Judge really hits the targets, the film definitely scores.
The DVD
VIDEO:
This is a fairly good anamorphic transfer that improves upon the already good laserdisc edition. Colors look improved; slightly richer and more vibrant throughout the picture (especially the scene where Beavis halluncinates), and the image as a whole is generally sharper and a little more defined. Or, well, as defined as animation this basic can be, really. Although there is no aliasing, there are some slight, but noticable marks that occasionally turn up on the print used, and on occasion, there's some slight grain.
My feelings here are pretty similar to my feelings about the DVD edition of South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. With the exception of the occasional slight marks, this is likely about as good as animation this basic can possibly look.
SOUND:
Being that the majority of this movie is conversations between Beavis and Butthead, the focus on a lot of this movie is dialogue, and thankfully every "Huh Huh" and "Uh, this is like, pretty cool" is crystal clear. Although the surrounds are used effectively on occasion, the element that leaves the most impression is the songs, which sound dynamic, clear and actually carry some decent bass. Songs are from Rancid, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, No Doubt and others.
MENUS:: Again, like the "South Park" disc, the animators could have done a fun animated menu with introductions from the characters. Instead, this is a basic non-animated main menu.
EXTRAS: Unfortunately, only the two teaser trailers are included.
Final Thoughts If you enjoyed the film, it's worth a look. I would have liked to have seen some extras, maybe a commmentary from Judge, etc..
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