Ruthe - Shit Happens! Vol. 2 - DVD

Content: Ralph Ruthe, one of the greats of the German comic scene, is not only successful as a cartoonist, but also as an author, musician and filmmaker. With cartoon clips, books or live tours Ruthe has built up a very large fan base in recent years. The series Shit happens! alone is a veritable phenomenon, with almost 50 million views on YouTube. After a year ago a first collection of the best Shit happens! cartoons were successfully released on DVD, now finally follows the second strike.

Derein fans get again a lot to laugh for little money offered. In just under 90 minutes, there's a reunion with the heroes of Fins, who present their spooky Halloween special. A visit to the popular ENT flat-sharing community is also not to be missed, with Rainer Calmund and the series Lost, among others, being taken to task. In addition, there are again plenty of advertising parodies, with some current clips (including crossover advertising, in which the m&ms look at TicTac or Leibnitz) and a special about the advertising of the 90s. In addition, Santa Claus has a staff meeting with a pubescent Rudolph, Brohmsen and Schwarz investigate the death of Stefan Raab and in the news Merkel, Obama or even Putin get their fat.

Musically, there is also something on offer. For example, there is a song with sheep Thorsten Dörnbach, a vocal performance of the flippers or a parody of David Guetta. As with the first DVD, hearty laughs and amused smirks alternate with nice regularity. There are also some gags that don't really hit the spot, but they are clearly in the negligible minority. The bottom line is that the good mood dominates here, which is often served very directly, but sometimes also pleasantly cryptic. And therefore there is also for the second collection of Shit happens! clips a clear: Worth seeing!

Picture + Sound: At the audiovisual implementation of the clips has changed in Vol. 2 in contrast to the first DVD nothing. The picture is clean, the colors very richly mixed and the sharpness is also on a good to very good level. The PCM stereo mix does not offer a great surround feeling, but the voices - especially those of Thorsten Dörnbach - sound very powerful from the speakers. For a cartoon DVD, this is all perfectly adequate. Good!

Extras: Next to the clips already known from the Internet, the DVD also has a few nice extras to offer. Starting with the intro clip to Rothe's 2013 live tour (approx. 2:38 min.) as well as the bonus clip Zettel (approx. 1:04 min.), an early artifact of the artist. A phone call between Ralph Ruthe and cartoonist Joscha Sauer (approx. 3:50 min.) should give viewers a little insight into the daily work of cartoonists. And finally, there are some clips created under enormous time pressure for the TV Total Christmas show (approx. 2:34 min.), as well as a storyboard comparison to the ENT-WG episode (approx. 7:49 min.). Good!

Conclusion: Shit happens! provides again in the second attempt for really good humor. Almost 90 minutes of clips with the ENT-WG, the flippers, advertising parodies and Proll sheep Thorsten Dörnbach were tied up on this second DVD to an amusing total package, which was also stuffed with some bonus material. For fans of Ralph Ruthe and his wonderful creations an absolute must!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp