The Best of Simon`s Cat - DVD

Content: Only life can write such success stories: actually, animator and illustrator Simon Tofield only wanted to create a small test film for a drawing program. But the short cartoon became the starting signal for a worldwide phenomenon: the clips around Simon`s Cat, inspired by his own cats, especially by cat Hugh, have now been clicked over 270 million times on YouTube, the YouTube channel of the hungry cat has over 1 million subscribers and also on Facebook the cat has over 720,000 fans. After the first successes on the Internet, for which Tofield even received the Best Comedy Award of the British Animation Awards, Simon`s Cat continued its triumphal procession in book form. In Germany alone, the first three volumes have found over 500,000 buyers. And also as merchandising articles, from mugs to notepads, piggy banks to calendars, the lovably cheeky cat proves to be a real cash cow.

Whoever does not always want to watch the cartoons on the computer, now has the perfect opportunity to enjoy the best clips in one piece in front of the TV. The DVD The Best of Simon`s Cat offers the 23 best clips of the successful YouTube series. The fight with a fly, a snowball fight with a cheeky bird, an extremely stubborn piece of tape and several attempts to get first the attention of Simon and then delicious food, all these and many more escapades of the insatiable cat have been compiled on this DVD. It is not only the humor achieved through slight exaggeration, which makes the charm of the short videos. Rather, it is the excellently observed and lovingly implemented behaviors of the cat, which probably everyone who owns a house cat himself will recognize, which make Simon`s Cat so endearing.

Even though the running time of the little films is already over after just over 30 minutes and the majority of the total 80 minutes of this DVD are made up by drawing tips from Simon Tofield, the wonderful humor and the dazzling charm of the short videos are completely enough to warmly recommend this collection of clips to fans of Simon`s Cat. Recommended!

Image + Sound: The simply-drawn cartoons are absolutely flawlessly realized visually, the image is very clean and pleasantly sharp. The audio is very restrained, consisting of minor sound effects and, of course, the meowing of Simon's cat when he asks for his food. Good!

Extras: As a bonus, the DVD has thirteen clips, each 3 minutes long, to offer, in which Simon Tofield shows how the draws the various characters of his Simon`s Cat stories. These include Simon himself, of course, the hedgehog, the dog, the rabbits and more, in addition to the cat. In addition, there are two more clips (about 7 min. in total) in which Tofield talks about his work and inspiration, also showing photos of his real cats. All extras are in English without German subtitles.

Conclusion: The Best of Simon`s Cat finally brings the antics of the popular cat from the Internet to the TV screen. The 23 best clips of the curious and always hungry cat are brought together on this DVD. In addition, their creator Simon Tofield gives some insights into his work, after which each viewer can try himself to draw Simon`s Cat and her friends. Even though all clips are available for free on the internet, this DVD is an absolute must for fans!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp