Every once in a
while a show comes along and surprises me. As a lover of all
things animated I am ashamed to say that I had never seen
Samurai Jack before. Full of action and vivid colors this is
the type of programming that we need more of.
Samurai Jack
is the story of a Samurai that is sent to the future so that an evil
magical warlord named Aku can take over the world. The show is
centered around Jacks’ mission to return to the past and stop Aku from
taking over the world with his evil robots.
Absolutely
creative, visually stunning and just plain fun, Samurai Jack is
another fantastic show from Cartoon Network. Jack has many
misadventures which are full of quirky characters with my favorite
being the Scottish Hunter and his wife (her Xena-esque war chant had
me crying it was so funny.) There is a lot of cartoon violence but
Jack only attacks robots with his sword.
This Emmy winning
series (2004 Outstanding Animated Program) is recommended to fans and
newcomers, as well as parents with young boys because parents will
enjoy it as much as the kids.
Season 2 contains
13 episodes.
Disc 1: 7 episodes
Disc 2: 6 episodes
and special features
THE VIDEO
Flawless
picture. The colors are vibrant and sharp. All episodes are
presented in full screen format. This is what DVD was made for.
THE AUDIO
Samurai
Jack
is presented in French, English and Spanish in Dolby Digital
Stereo 2.0.
THE EXTRAS
I was a
little disappointed by the DVD extras because they are very
limited. I am sure that Warner Brothers did not want to waste
too much money on a DVD for children, but in the future give us
some deleted scenes!
Creator Genndy
Tartakovsky has a Samurai Jack scrapbook.
The original
episode pitch includes the storyboard artists going through my
favorite episode scene by scene. A definite must see.
There is also a
creator commentary on one episode.
FINAL THOUGHTS
If you are an
animation fan go out and buy this DVD set. Samurai Jack is the
pinnacle of modern television animation. Kudos to all of those
involved. Parents and children will enjoy every episode together, so
if you want great family programming Samurai Jack - Season 2 is
for you. As for me, I’m running out the door to get Season 1 right
now!
