Henry Selick, known best for directing "The Nightmare Before Christmas", has a vivid imagination. He can create worlds from nothing, and draws audience into these made up fantasy places. But, even for a fantasy setting to work, a base is needed. "Nightmare Before Christmas" we are told that this is in Halloweentown, and that each holiday has it's own door, so when the plot begins unraveling, it makes sense. That's not the case here. Whatever this short is about is up to the viewer to decide, but it certainly isn't something that most can pick up right away.A pair of clay animated conjoined twin sisters get out of bed only to see live action Slow Bob get transported to another dimension. In this dimension, people are alive in pictures, and scissors are attacking the town. Bob stops the scissors and is transported back to this house, only to have the twins paint him yellow. His watch then talks to him.This is a crazy short. It's stylish, and especially reminiscent of Selick's later film "James in the Giant Peach" in the amount of animation styles there are, but it makes no sense. Perhaps it's a message saying that though people may not seem important, they still are, but it's a very convoluted message. The saving grace of this short is the bizarre style, which is unique to Selick. This world he created may make no sense, and may be strange, but it's interesting to look at.Not much of a story can be found here, but a cornucopia of animation styles and neat effects are prevalent.My rating: *** out of ****. 6 mins.

With 'Slow-Bob', originially airing on MTV, Selick shows off his considerable talents not just with stop motion animation(of which he uses several differing techniques), but also with storytelling. Using a minimum of words and innovative integration of live action and animation, he creates a miniature universe of his own. Unfortunately, MTV no longer showcases the work of talented artists such as Selick, but you can find this short on one of the 'Liquid Television' compila

i just have to say.. after seeing slow bob.. i know why the nightmare before christmas was so great.. and it wasn't because of burton. selick direct TNBC, and his visual style and mise en scene is what drives the film. i hope he does some more soon.

After seeing the short film "Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions," I filed away the name Henry Selick as one to watch. This work is an ambitious and intriguing mixture of animation techniques, and the results are both whimsical and surreal. The background music, carefully composed by the Residents, augments the visuals seamlessly. "Slow Bob" is worthwhile viewing for Selick fans and animation fans in general.