Ren & Stimpy - The Lost Episodes (1991)

After a ten year hiatus, John K. resurrected his classic cartoon for Spike TV – no holds barred. Witness the cartoons he always wanted to make, uncensored and out of control. Deemed too hot to handle by Spike execs, these episodes are now available on DVD – be warned: this is not your baby-brother’s Ren & Stimpy!

only for the hard core fans

I was hoping for a bit more of some lost episodes, and while I got the episodes, i wasnt impressed with the work. Not for children, as it says, but unless you are a die hard ren and stimpy fan, it may not be worth it. It was ok and funny in some parts, alot of dirty jokes to be dirty I feel. September 8, 2008

Mediocre

If this wasn't Ren & Stimpy, it would probably deserve 4/5 Stars. The thing is, that it IS Ren & Stimpy and by John K.

The beauty of the original John K's Ren & Stimpy is the fact that they were able to tell sex and gross jokes, so subtile and get away with it having the audience wonder if Ren & Stimpy were really gay in fact, of course this "gay thing" being the least important on the list of strengths the cartoons had (the plot being the most).

Plots on Adult movie cartoon are poor and non-sense: Stimpy's pregnant ? Who didn't see that one coming? Humor is not smart and if you're looking for any of the classic lines and scenes such as immortal "CALL THE POLICE!" on Rubber Nipples Salesmen, the Dog's speech at the beginning of Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen or Ren's speech on Space Madness, forget it because you won't get them here. Ren seeks help and Fire Dogs part 2 may be the best episodes; quite good in fact but still not up there with the Spunco originals. Apart from them you feel like you're watching a very good English speaking Hentai cartoon with some really gross, pointless and disgusting jokes. The real original inventive and smart humour is simply gone forever.

I expected more from John K's commentary, however it's really boring and he doesn't really say anything interesting or worth the watch. You just want to tell him to shut up.

I own Seasons 1 and 2 and I tell you I never get tired of watching them because they're so brilliant, however this DVD is worth only a few views only before it starts getting real old. It really makes me wonder on how John K. needed Bob Camp's and Chris Reccardi's more than Camp and Reccardi needed John K.
August 1, 2008

Trash...this ruined Ren and Stimpy for me.

I am horrified by this video and I am shocked that people would waste time making or watching this.

It's the most crude and unfunny movie...there is NO plot besides them drooling over naked women and saying "pussy".

I used to love Ren and Stimpy...now I refuse to watch any of them again.

Thanks for ruining this show for me.

John K. is nothing more than a sexual deviant. May 25, 2008

Disappointing

The lure of new episodes was too great for me not to buy this and i'm disappointed that i did.
Not funny, stories that seemed like a monkey on crack wrote them and animation that pales in comparison to the original.
Ren sounds okay but the guy doing Stimpy just doesn't have it.

If you do decide to get this, skip through the John K intros...they are WAY too long and WAY too boring!! April 27, 2008

No Charm - No Humor - Weak Animation

These lost episodes were unwatchable. It was really like watching a different cartoon. No aspect of this resembled the original ren & stimpy show. All of the charm and humor from the original cartoons is gone.

THE LOOK:
The background paintings are high quality, but the animation of the characters is terrible. Ren & Stimpy don't look like they did in the original show, they look like different cartoon characters. One of the best things about the original show was the endless amount of funny facial expressions. But the facial expressions and movements in these new ones are bland, lifeless and unfunny. I didn't laugh at one facial expression throughout the DVD. There also are none of the signature "high detail painting stills" from Scott Wills. The animation resembled the animation from the cartoon "Cow and Chicken", not the original Ren & Stimpy.

THE SOUND:
Billy West does not do any voices in these cartoons, which is a big minus. John K. does the voice of Ren, but strangely, it doesn't sound anything like Ren from the originals. The guy who does Stimpy isn't even close, and it isn't funny either. The same production music is used, but it is used poorly. The music doesn't sync with what's going on, and doesn't add to the drama or humor of the episode.

THE WRITING & HUMOR:
The only joke in these episodes is to hear Ren & Stimpy swear, smoke and show their private parts. It makes you chuckle the first time you hear it, but gets old very quickly. Its just obscene for the sake of being obscene. There's no creativity involved in the writing or gags.

CONCLUSION:
I am a huge fan of Ren & Stimpy. I even liked the later episodes from Games Animation. But these lost episodes were unwatchable. Ren & Stimpy fans will probably buy this out of curiosity, but I strongly suggest not wasting your money on this set. I suggest buying "Seasons 1 &2" and "Seasons 3 and a half". The "Lost episodes" and "Season 4/5" are not worth buying. April 2, 2008

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