Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vol. 2
by Robert Renzetti
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Director: Robert RenzettiBrand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 4.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.0
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 151 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: T7659
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product features:
- Once a third-rate superhero, Harvey Birdman is now a third-rate lawyer trying like hell to get by in a fancy law firm. It's not clear whether Harvey actually went to law school, but he definitely knows the things to say to sound like a lawyer. And he has a suit now, that's for sure.Running Time: 220 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 053939765922 UPC:&nbs
Movie Reviews of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vol. 2
Movie Review: Great Show, Better Than Vol. 1
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I'd like to say that Attorney at Law is one of my favorite cartoons ever. The timing and absurd humor are almost always spot-on. Gary Cole (Birdman), Stephen Colbert (Reducto, Phil Ken Sebben), Paget Brewster (Birdgirl) and John Michael Higgins (Mentok) provide hilarious voice overs, as do all the other actors. I didn't really grow up with the original Hanna-Barbera cartoons that the show is based on, but I can say you don't really need to know who the characters are, seeing as how they're generally so different from the original characters, and sometimes so obscure, that it doesn't matter. You shouldn't be worried about "not getting it" if you've never seen a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. In terms of "getting it," you probably will if you're between 16 and 40. Younger or older and you'll proably either miss a lot of the jokes or think the jokes are too weird or "vulgar" (older people sure do love that word, don't they?).
The episodes of volume 2 are better than volume 1 in terms of the plot and humor, in my opinion. The writers and actors have clearly hit their stride by the second set of episodes, and each episode has some memorable, oddball moment. Unfortunately, there are only 13 episodes, which is normal for an [adult swim] "season." Also, the show is meant to fit into a 15-minute time slot, so the episodes are pretty short, but that's not to say nothing happens; they pack a lot into the time they're given.
The DVD itself is pretty good for an [adult swim] set. Most of the time their DVDs are fairly weak in terms of extras, but this one is actually fairly good. While it doesn't match the likes of Futurama in the way its DVD sets are piled with extras, this one does have a respectable amount. The commentaries with the main voice actors are nice, especially Stephen Colbert's. However, it's only one actor at a time for select episodes, each actor only doing one episode, despite how the various descriptions make it sound (I was hoping it would be everyone in one room for all the episodes). There are also a few extra little segments to watch, which are good for a few chuckles.
More of a 4.5 overall, but I'll give it a full 5 given the rating limitation.
Summary of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vol. 2
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