Film Review – Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

After a successful run on MTV (with 222 episodes), “Beavis and Butt-Head” was ready for the big screen, and creator Mike Judge accepted the challenge, producing “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America” in 1996. While not a blockbuster, the animated film did decent business, making enough money to guarantee a sequel. And then a follow-up never happened, with Judge moving on to other projects, while Beavis and Butt-Head were placed on the list of pop culture treasures from the 1990s. 26 years later, Judge is finally ready to deal with a long-form offering of Beavis and Butt-Head shenanigans again, bringing the destructive dimwits into their own future with “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe.” The hand-drawn animation is gone, and this endeavor isn’t meant for multiplexes, but Judge (joined by directors John Rice and Albert Calleros) still has a firm grasp on his breakthrough creation, finding ways to freshen old jokes and give the eponymous characters more confusion to deal with in their distinctly primitive ways. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com