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(rating: 3.2 stars / 5 reviews)
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Reviews for 30-Second Bunnies Theatre
posted: Aug 02, 2007
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Well, Jennifer, whoever you are - these are pretty damn funny. But oh, man, they get old fast. If I can quote a certain famous 60's film, "What we have here is a failure to communicate." What I mean by that is, these would be hilarious if they were on in 30 second spots after some current affairs TV show at 9PM every night, but to sit down and watch ten of them in a row... well, how can I put it? I guess 'yawn' would do. I appreciate this isn't your fault; I'm just saying it would be funnier if things were otherwise.

The bunny thing is irrelevant. They may as well be ant-lions. Basically these are the synopses of movies, compressed into 30 seconds, and heavily, HEAVILY reliant on timing for their humor. Thankfully the timing is usually darn good. In fact it's sort of a logical conclusion of the sort of machine-gun editing* that started with The Simpsons.

All the same, the first two I watched made me laugh out loud; the third one made me laugh, but not so loud, the fourth one made me chuckle, and the fifth one made me sort of quietly appreciate it. These aren't the sort of things you want to watch twenty of in a row, and perhaps that's a problem with 'series' web animations.

All the same, great comic timing, some good gags, and a cut above the average.

*not to be confused with 'Machine-gun Etiquette', which was a good punk album by The Damned.

posted: Jul 13, 2007
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Hilarious. Kept me laughing for a long time. The way it's re-enacted by bunnies, of all things! I was especially fond of the ones on the movies I've seen, like Spider-Man and Pirates of the Caribbean. The ones I haven't seen are good too. I haven't seen War of the Worlds, but i thought it was pretty darn funny!
posted: May 29, 2006
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I basically agree with KimbaWLion, what the hell is funny about these shorts ? They are nothing but bunnies imitating films,that's it. No mocking,jokes,nothing but bunnies acting out films.The only reason why I would give it one star is because it has good animation.
posted: May 25, 2006
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These are really great :-D
Yes, this is my shortest review.
James
posted: May 24, 2006
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Okay, so I do have a comment ( referring to my previous review ). These zany cartoons may prove somewhat useful to people who haven't seen the films in question ( ahem, this review coming from someone who's only seen, what, half the films they have there ), but who cares whether or not they have a purpose in the universe? If they did, they wouldn't be this funny! 30 seconds seems to be the magic number, and bunnies- those dang bunnies can make just about anything funny. I guess the sheer bluntness- the fact that it's so straightforward- that makes it really darn funny. As a person who loves a good spoof, these were right up my alley! A must see, indeed. ;)