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'Rejected Cartoons' by Don Hertzfeldt has just been remastered and uploaded
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About that... the Blu-ray was released more than two years ago.
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Well he only uploaded this at the start of this week so... lol
I also thought they were peak comedy back then.
Turns out it still is.
Crazy how many people remember seeing this in an era when it was much harder to share a video of this length on the internet.
Great memories quoting this endlessly with friends in high school who all still quote it to this day.
Great memories quoting this endlessly with friends in high school who all still quote it to this day.
True and it's nice that it's publicly available now. But I think what the other poster is clarifying is that technically he remastered a bunch of his stuff 2 years ago for the World of Tomorrow blu. And also it looks like the remastered Rejected went on Vimeo in February.
Still like I said it's nice it's more available.
Hopefully his popping back up indicates some movement on the feature he wants to make.
I was in college when I discovered this, and back in the day we passed around the same copy of a copy rebuilt in flash.
the only difference between the one you all saw and the one we passed around was that the color red was color swapped with Blue. So Everything looked like water coming out of everywhere.
I swear I didn't know the cloud's anus was bleeding human blood until much MUCH later in life. It just made so much sense that a cloud would bleed water
the only difference between the one you all saw and the one we passed around was that the color red was color swapped with Blue. So Everything looked like water coming out of everywhere.
I swear I didn't know the cloud's anus was bleeding human blood until much MUCH later in life. It just made so much sense that a cloud would bleed water
What separates Rejected from a lot of the "SO RANDOM" cartoons and humor that came after it is how it devolves into a mixed-media, universe-collapsing nightmare by the end. Most cartoons don't end with
a stick figure screaming silently in terror as his reality is destroyed and crumpled around him.
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Always a classic.
I remember when this was set to air on Adult Swim back in the day, they even cut promos for it but it ended up not airing.
I remember when this was set to air on Adult Swim back in the day, they even cut promos for it but it ended up not airing.
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I mean that, but also this framing device that it's Hertzfeldt's descent into madness in opposition to the commercial work he's being hired for.
Without that, it wouldn't hold up nearly as well.
My anus is bleeding!
Saw this first st the spike and mike twisted animation festival (anyone remember those? The guys would go around the country and show these films)
I quote this to this day.
I'm going to the Nebraska / Ohio State game repping Nebraska on Saturday, and I'll definitely be quoting it then. :(
I'm going to the Nebraska / Ohio State game repping Nebraska on Saturday, and I'll definitely be quoting it then. :(
Introduced me to Hertzfelt before I even knew who he was. It ain't his best work but it is still damn good.
Damn I'm jealous. He's one of my favorite indie animators.
Seeing this for my first time, just further cements my appreciation for him. The world needs more Hertzfeldts.
I ended up buying the blu-ray collection from his website just now and copped volume 2 from amazon while I was at it.
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I've got an autographed copy of his World of Tomorrow bluray, which includes almost all of his animated work, including Rejected. It's one of my most prized possessions.
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