Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: The Complete Series

One of Nickelodeon's Better Efforts
This animated series from the mid nineties still stands as one of Nickelodeon's better efforts. It's not on the same level as the first season of Ren & Stimpy, but it's got nothing to be embarrassed about either.

The basic premise of the show is that there's an entire secret underground of monsters who live to scare humans. The show is centred around a group of three young monsters at a live-in academy where they've been sent to learn this skill. If that sounds like a rather prosy premise (and let's face it - it is), this is a show that nevertheless manages to make it work: mainly by virtue of its own densely grunge aesthetic. It may not be Ren & Stimpy, but it ain't Harry Potter neither.

For serious film and animation buffs, there's a lot take in. For example, in a recurring role as Simon The Monster Hunter, Jim Belushi reveals himself to be an extremely talented voice actor. Tim Curry does the same in his role as the bug-like monster Zimbo. For those more...

Season 4 will get a seperate release in 2014
Those of you that already have seasons 1-3 may want to hold off on getting this. I've heard that this is actually a common thing with Shout! Factory. They release a complete series set before giving the last season its own release. Also, the last season of Rocko's Modern Life is getting a standalone release on October 15, even though it has a complete series dvd, so I think it's safe to assume that this show will get season 4 released on it's own too, though that may not happen for several months. I'll update this review when and if they announce season 4. However, if you don't want to wait for season 4, I'd suggest either waiting for this to go on sale and or selling your copies of seasons 1-3.
Now as for the show itself,I haven't seen all the episodes of this show, but I've watched almost all of the season 2 episodes. While it's original, an original show doesn't automatically equal a good show. I thought that some parts were funny, but I wouldn't recommend this to anyone...

annoyed
i just bought seasons 1-3 now your coming out with a cheaper complete seasons case? what the hells up with that? i atleast hope season 4 is released....

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