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DVD : Greg the Bunny - Best of the Film ParodiesIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Greg the Bunny  List Price: $24.99 Amazon.com's Price: $17.99 You Save: $7.00 (28%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION EAN: 0826663101324 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Shout Factory Theatr Manufacturer: Shout Factory Theatr Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Shout Factory Theatr Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 24, 2006 Running Time: 200 minutes Studio: Shout Factory Theatr Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Sales Rank: 34448 MPN: SMVD310132D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: The IFC cult favorite finally arrives in a 2-DVD set containing 14 episodes of classic film parodies made by deranged puppets. Fresh off the heels of his Fox sitcom, Greg gets back to his edgy IFC roots with old pals Warren the Ape, Count Blah and Seth Green for film parodies of some of Hollywood’s most classic films. Watch as Greg tunes in, turns on and drops out in Sleazy Rider, Warren goes on a bloodthirsty rampage in Naturally Sewn Killers and Count Blah takes a bite out of crime in The Godpappy! This is not the Fox sitcom. This is not for the family. This is the Greg The Bunny: Best Of The Film Parodies 2-DVD set: sex, violence and videotape. WARNING: Includes scenes of graphic violence, illegal drug use, nudity…and some puppet sex. As seen on the Independent Film Channel from 1999-2000. Special Features: • 2 Featurettes • Commentaries on all 14 episodes by show creators • Deleted scenes • Gag reel • Photo galleries Amazon.com: The world probably does not need yet another parody of Pulp Fiction, Easy Rider, or The Godfather. But if profane and perverse puppets perform them, well, then one more wouldn't hurt! Cats aren't the only ones with multiple lives. Greg the Bunny has gone from New York public-access-TV cult fave to Independent Film Channel interstitial personality to failed sitcom star. But there is life after Fox. Greg, along with Warren the ape and Count Blah, returned to IFC to contribute twisted takes on movies. This two-disc set contains 14 parodies that brilliantly capture the essence of such auteurs as Woody Allen (whose Annie Hall is recast as a love story between Greg and a lobster), Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers), and, in the insanely creepy "Daddyhood," David Lynch (Eraserhead). Most of the approximately 15-minute episodes are funny on their own. You don't have to have seen Auto Focus to enjoy "Sex, Button Eyes, and a Video Ape," which charts Greg's Bob Crane-like descent into homemade video porn addiction. But it does help to be well versed in the Coen brothers' oeuvre to fully appreciate "Ya Know, for Kids," which comes complete with references to Raising Arizona's yodeling soundtrack, Miller's Crossing's John Turturro "squirting a few" to avoid execution, and Fargo's infamous woodchipper. There are cheap laughs in hearing puppets drop the F-bomb, and inherent shock value in depictions of puppet sex , but in the best episodes, the genius is in the details that invite repeated viewings. In "Sex, Button Eyes, and a Video Ape," for example, there is a fleeting glimpse on a barroom TV of Shadow of the Vampire, starring Willem Dafoe, who also co-starred in Auto Focus. And it's a truly inspired moment in "The Godpappy" to cast Kermit the frog in the Johnny Fontaine part, crying to Don Blah how he can't get an audition with Jim Henson. Welcome back, Greg. It is comforting to know that you can't keep a good bunny down. --Donald Liebenson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Funny stuff.... In placesThis is exactly what I expected it to be; Funny as hell in places, but too inconsistent to warrant a higher score. Rating: - I know this was said before...But this is not for children!Take this advice to heart this is not anything like the Fox series with the exception of some characters. Now on the actual review: It is a great compilation of some of the greatest film parodies my favorites being Martian Serum Seven From Mars (Ed Wood),The Godpappy (The Godfather),Ya Know For Kids! (Fargo), Daddyhood (Eraserhead), and Dead Puppet Storage (Pulp Fiction). Despite what many people think and as one reviewer put it ... Read More Rating:  - Like Greg The Bunny? You Will Love This...I quickly became a fan of the Greg The Bunny show, and was disappointed by the quick canelation of it. When I read one of the earlier reviews of this DVD, I decided to check it out. Best decision that I could have made. If you like the TV series, and wished that they could have taken it farther, then you will love this bizarre collection of episodes. You will not be sorry. Rating: - Finally the IFC version of the showThis is a nice collection, but it's a shame that it's only a 'best of' and not the entire series. It would be nice to have had the public access shows from the early days on here as a bonus, as well. Rating: - Return of the PuppetsOverall, not a bad collection of shorts. Doesn't quite pick up where 'Greg the Bunny' left off, but considering that each segment is designed as a parody, it's understandable. It's good to see the Puppish dream hasn't withered way entirely. Browse for similar items by category:
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