The Animation Show Volume 3

I had the pleasure of seeing the third Animation Show in a theater last year and loved it. If you're a mature person who enjoys animation at all I highly recommend this DVD and the previous boxed set release of Vol 1 & 2. This is a chance to see a wide variety of animated shorts with different, styles, stories, & moods.When most people think of animation they think of Looney Tunes type comedies and kids entertainment. The cartoons that are featured on these DVDs will give those people an idea of how varied animated storytelling can get.Now the "BUT" ...This DVD, like Vol 1 & 2, removes a few shorts that were shown in the theatrical presentation and adds ones that weren't.This DVD release does not include"9" by Shane Acker"Overtime" by Oury Atlan, Thibaut Berland and Damien Ferrie"Eaux Forte (Tidal Wave)" by Remi Chaye"Davey and Son of Goliath" by Corky QuackenbushShorts added to the DVD are:"Astronauts" by Matthew Walker"Carlitopolis" by Nieto"One D" by Mike Grimshaw"Tyger" by Guilherme Marcondes"Learn Self Defense" by Chris Harding"Abigail" by Tony Comely"Shuteye Hotel" by Bill PlymptonWhile it's great that they added some new material to the package, it's frustrating that anything was cut out. This is especially frustrating because they cut one of my favorite films in the program, Shane Acker's "9". The good news is "9" is being developed as a feature length film being released in September of this year, so I'm sure the short will be found on the DVD?/Blu-Ray release next year.Even without the 4 missing films this is a tremendous value for any animation fan. I'm looking forward to the release of vol 4 (which I missed seeing in a theater, and I hope that they're planning a vol 5 for this fall.

As a stand alone release I would say its a great addition to any animation lovers collection. But it really doesn't compare to the first two volumes IMO. I felt some of the selections here were rather gimmicky. Kinda neat to look at but little substance. Also I would add theres alot of experimental and CGI animation going on here so people who love old school animation and stop motion will likely be a bit disappointed.

The Animation Show is back and just as good as ever! The mix of work here, both in terms of animation style and tone of the content is extraordinary. I have a personal soft spot for this volume of work because I was able to attend a screening in a theater of this particular line up. Without a doubt "Everything Will Be OK" is the stand out here but there isn't anything dull here. Even the least successful entries (of which there are few) are still visually interesting.

I enjoy the previous volumes better, but this one has the great amount of variety of the art of animation.

Enjoyed dvd service great

Most shorts were not fun to watch.

Nice collection of shorts. Darker than volumes 1 & 2.

No problems here...THANKS!

Loved volume 1 and 2 so had to find this. Some are funny, some are disturbing, some are awe inspiring. Netflix's Love Death and Robots feels like the spiritual successor to this, which is why I came back to find more of Animation Show. Recommended it to lots of friends.

Great shorts make this a worthwhile investment.

Great DVD. As described and expected.