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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780650107
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780650107
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Running Time: 293 minutes
Sales Rank: 8164
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 2001
Editorial Review:
Description:
From Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Star Wars: Clone Wars, comes the Emmy Award winning Samurai Jack Season 2 on DVD. The series follows the tales of a young samurai cast far into the future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. Join Samurai Jack on his quest to return to the past and undo the destruction that Aku has wrought upon the land. With award-winning artwork and intricate, action-packed plots, the many journeys of Samurai Jack are a must for any fan's collection. Episodes include: (14) Jack Learns to Jump (15) Jack vs the Worm, The Metal-Eaters, & The Fairy (16) Jack and the Smackback (17) Jack and the Scotsman II (18) Jack and the Ultra-Robots (19) Jack Remembers the Past (20) Jack and the Monks (21) Jack and the Dragon (22) Jack vs the Five Hunters (23) Jack vs Demango (24) Jack Is Naked (25) Jack and the Spartans (26) Jack's Shoes
Amazon.com:
The imagination never flags in Episodes XIV-XXVI of Samurai Jack, Genndy Tartakovsky's Emmy-winning comedy-adventure. The artists skillfully employ design, color, and pattern to compliment the directors' use of deft cutting and split screen imagery. The resulting visuals are sharp, fresh, and appealing.
As Jack continues his quest to return to the past and destroy the evil shape-shifter Aku, the tone of the adventures shifts from dramatic to farcical and back again. In Episode XX, Jack proves his determination by climbing treacherous Mount Fatoom with three highly trained monks. The clerical trio consists of little more than pentagons with stylized faces, but their geometric simplicity plays effectively against the jagged facets of the mountain. The warriors who battle mechanical minotaurs in Episode XXV reflect the look of Greek vase paintings, filtered through the work of modern illustrators and graphic novelists. In lighter moments, Jack helps the Scotsman rescue his battleaxe of a bride from a nest of demons in Episode XVII, then plunges down a rabbit hole to visit a neon-bright Wonderland in Episode XXIV. That adventure reaches new heights of absurdity when Jack appears in drag as a princess.
The picaresque blend of comedy and adventure makes Samurai Jack one of the most significant cartoon series of recent years. Extras include a biography-scrapbook of Tartakovsky, a partial pitch for Episode XVII and a creators' commentary for Episode XXV. (Unrated, suitable for ages 10 and older: stylized violence, minor gross humor) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - This cartoon is the BEST!
I have all four seasons of Samurai Jack and I am LOVING IT!!! This is an all around great cartoon for adults as well as kids. The story line is great as well as the graphics. It's an old fashion battle between good and evil with a futuristic twist. I sure hope they keep on making these cartoons.
Rating: - Samurai Jack Season 2: More Comical.
The first season of Samurai Jack was amazing, It had it's action episodes and it's more funny ones. But this season seems to just be more on the comical side, don't get me wrong, it still has its complete action episodes, like "Jack and The Hunters" and "Jack and the Smack Back" But theirs a lot more of "comical" episodes, like "Jack and The Farting Dragon," "Jack Is Naked," and "Jack's Sandals" but this season is probably the weakest one for Samurai Jack. It's still a great season, just the weaker ... Read More
Rating:  - a perfect gift for any male preen or teenager!
a perfect gift for any male preen or teenager! - a great show. about the honor and justice of a displaced in time samurai warrior with one mission, defeat the demaon, HAKU!
Rating:  - Big disappointment after season 1
I am a grown-up animation enthusiast, and quite a fan of Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, Foster's Home and other cartoons with a cool retro-influenced design (50-60's), but this second season of Samurai Jack was a big letdown for me.
Both graphically and story-wise everything seems much poorer, less surprising and less fun, less researched than on the first season.
If you're a fan go ahead, this is still above average, but if you're looking for really outstanding stuff ... Read More
Rating: - The second season, well worth it
IMHO, the drama that sells the whole DVD is the episode where Aku creates horrific assasin robots in an attempt to defeat Jack. The robots indiscriminately massacre the innocent and helpless to leave a trail of butchery that will lead jack to them. Due to it being on Cartoon Network, the worst gore scenes, like a city of impaled beings, were robots, but it still has the effect.
The tribute to the soon to be made into a movie "300" by Frank Miller is a close second. And there's humor, the ... Read More
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