[SURREAL REQUEST HOLE] [SHORTS REVIEW] AH, HE'S SICK! (2018)

 

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Title: AH, HE'S SICK!

Genre: Surrealism / Comedy / Fantasy

Company: Yugo Limbo

Directed by: Yugo Limbo

Year: 2018

MPAA Rating / TV Rating: N/A

Buy on:  N/A

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*This short was requested by Nova Softlock Circus.  If you would like to suggest a weird movie / TV show / short for me to review, then please leave your suggestions on the Surreal Request Hole page. *

The short starts off with a young girl seeing that her father is sick, as he is vomiting up little green men and has boogers coming out of his nose.  After getting help from her computer, the young girl goes on a journey to visit the doctor, who could help cure her father of his illness.

So, I must admit that I never even heard of this short before and I didn't even know that this short had existed.  But when I got a request to watch this movie, I just knew that I had to check this short out and man, was I so glad to finally check out this short!  "AH, HE'S SICK!" is probably one of the weirdest shorts that I have ever seen (and that's really saying something, as you can see on this blog).  Everything is so chaotic with this short and I just loved how overly weird this short film was!  Also, this is the first student film that I have ever reviewed, and it was an honor to have review this student film for my Surreal Movies and TV Blog site!  There are so many weird moments throughout this short, such as various images of fishes popping up all over this short and the fact that the young girl's father is plagued with vomiting up little green men due to an illness.  I also loved the fact that the animation is extremely unique, as there is a mixture of hand drawn animation and cut out animation and they all combine to create such a surreal yet creative experience for me!

My main issue with this short is that it can be very confusing to follow.  There are so many random moments happening throughout this short that it was a bit hard for me to completely understand what was going on and I had to watch this short several times to fully understand what I was watching.

Overall, "AH, HE'S SICK!" is a truly surreal experience for me and I absolutely enjoyed all of the weird moments throughout this film!  I'm definitely looking forward to checking out more of Yugo Limbo's works in the near future!

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[SHORTS REVIEW] Unedited Footage of a Bear (2014)

 

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Title: Unedited Footage of a Bear

Genre: Horror / Surrealism / Fantasy / Drama

Company: Adult Swim

Directed by: Alan Resnick   

Year: 2014

MPAA Rating / TV Rating: TV MA

Buy on:  N/A

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The short starts off with some cameramen filming a bear out in the wild.  But then suddenly, the short switches to a commercial called "Claridryl" and the commercial shows a woman named Donna taking the prescription drug and saying that her life has been better ever since she took Claridryl.  But then, the short starts to become a bit dark as Donna starts to see an evil version of herself out in the streets and her evil self tries to attack the real Donna.  Once Evil Donna leaves the real Donna in the streets, things take a dark turn once Evil Donna takes over Donna's life.

So, after I watched TOO MANY COOKS, I wanted to check out more of Adult Swim's Informercial series and man, was "Unedited Footage of a Bear" a wild ride!  Unlike "Too Many Cooks," "Unedited Footage of a Bear" doesn't have that much humor in the story, as the story is about a woman dealing with the side effects of the Claridryl drug and how it has a negative impact on her life.  What I really loved about this short was how the story switched from being about a bear to being about a woman dealing with a drug addiction.  This sudden switch in the story really made this short so interesting to watch and I was actually shocked by how dark this short got once Donna's hallucinations got worse as the short goes on.  This was also one of the weirdest shorts I've seen, besides "Too Many Cooks," as we, the audience, can't really tell what's real and what's not real as Donna starts hallucinating everything going on and we can't tell if the actions that she has committed throughout this short was really Evil Donna's doing or her own doing.  I also loved the fact that this short shows the realistic side effects of drug addiction (albeit in a weird way) as it's rare to see a short that parodies commercials tackle such a tough subject in such a creepy and effective way.

My main issue with this short was that it was pretty confusing.  I understand that this short is probably looking into Donna's madness as she becomes addicted to Claridryl.  But at times, I can't tell what's really going on with the story.  Like, is Evil Donna real or is she a figment of Donna's imagination and Donna was the one who was committing the horrible acts throughout this short?

Overall, "Unedited Footage of a Bear" is one of the most intriguing and dark shorts ever created by Adult Swim.  I would recommend this short film if you were a fan of "Too Many Cooks" and you want to watch another Adult Swim informercial that has a dark twist to the story.

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[SHORTS REVIEW] Too Many Cooks (2014)

 

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Title: Too Many Cooks

Genre: Horror / Surrealism / Fantasy / Comedy

Company: Adult Swim

Directed by: Casper Kelly

Year: 2014

MPAA Rating / TV Rating: TV MA

Buy on:  N/A

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So, the short introduces the Cook Family and the short basically started out as a spoof on the sitcoms of the 1980s and the 1990s.  But as the short goes on, it turns out that a certain serial killer has entered the show and he starts turning everything upside down...

So, when I heard about this short through Adult Swim, I was wondering about why everyone was talking about this short and why this short went viral on YouTube.  So, I finally checked out this short and man, was this short awesome and crazy!  What I loved so much about this short was how it subverted your expectations.  When the short first started, it was basically an affectionate parody of the sitcoms from the 1980s and the 1990s.  But as the short goes on, it suddenly turns into a surreal short full of horror elements, especially once the serial killer enters the scene.  Also, I loved how the short takes it time to build up the horror elements throughout the short and really made the tension in the story quite intense. Another thing that I liked about this short was the music.  The music essentially replays the theme song "Too Many Cooks" over and over again throughout the short.  Even though this would be something that would annoy many people, the repeating music actually helped made this short really stand out as the narrative is dictated by the theme song.  While the theme song sounds very catchy and lighthearted, it actually becomes much more disturbing once the theme song starts playing throughout the more morbid scenes of this short.

My only minor issue with this short is that it can be a bit confusing to understand, due to the short not really going into details about the characters' backstories.  Now, I understand that this short is not meant to be something deep (at least, on the surface).  But, I can't help but be curious about the backstories of these characters, especially of the killer.  I actually had to look up information about the killer in order to understand his character a bit more.

Overall, "Too Many Cooks" is easily one of the best Adult Swim shorts I had ever seen!  The fact that this short managed to subvert your expectations in such an intriguing and frightening way really made this a treat to watch!  I highly recommend this short if you are a fan of shorts that have unexpected plot twists and catchy theme songs!

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