Jack of All Trades - The Complete Series
by Eric Gruendemann
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Actor: Bruce CampbellDirector: Eric Gruendemann
Brand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 487 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Jack of All Trades - The Complete Series
Movie Review: C O S T U M E ...E P I C...A + ....F O R ....E V E R Y T H I N G...,,,.E X C E P T............
Summary: 4 Stars
This show is a lot of fun for grown-ups! The costuming, clever dialogue, the obvious chemistry between the two stars, the intricate plots....and the good guys always winning, make a truly "winning" combination. HOWEVER -- I must agree with the reviewer who titled a review, "NOT FOR CHILDREN"...because this show definitely is NOT for children. I'm surprised it isn't rated...but I would give it an "R" rating, because
sexual innuendo is always in every episode. Not dwelt upon -- but always there. Then there was the (to me, astounding), episode where-in our hero and heroine meet, (of all people!)............ the Marquis de Sade (?!!!!) Sitting in front of the TV, when THIS episode was first aired, and even during this episode's repeats, I wondered how that episode, anyway, EVER got passed the censors! Maybe it did because the show is mainly about high spirits, the clever dialogue, interesting stories, wonderful costuming, scenery, direction -- and the aforesaid good guys, winning every time! (Oh, HOW much I wished for a time-travel episode, wherein our hero and heroine would get mixed up with, for instance, J. Edgar Hoover -- or Senator Joseph McCarthy, (or even Senator Eugene McCarthy!), or -- or Richard Nixon! (Perhaps someday a movie could be made of J.O.A.T.....and they could meet one of these people -- or Teddy Roosevelt? George H.W. Bush? I'm smiling just thinking of the possibility!)
Now, I'm a person who really, totally ABHORS four-letter words, (or even their euphenistic equivalent... The four-letter words do NOT appear in thsi program, of course....but there is plenty of double-entrendre, with equivalents and other PG+ statements, cleverly added within the often rollicking dialogue), and I do not like lewdness of any kind. But (even?) I adored -- and adore -- this show! Why? Because I like the costuming, direction, storylines...and most of all, the sense of PERSONAL FREEDOM, JOY, AND DEVIL-MAY-CARE INSOUCIANCE exuded by Jack, and also at times, by his beautiful female partner! They know there is danger...but hey, why not have a good time, while fighting for the right? It's the same attitude that has made 007 such a winner! There are plenty of sight-gags, hilarious anachronisms, and jokes that sound as if they got their inspiration from "Get Smart", and/or the Marx Brothers, (Bruce Campbell even SOUNDS like Groucho Marx, at times -- or is it that he is so totally into the fun and frolic of the dialogue and action? One of the sight-gags is all-too-obvious in some episodes: since this is an "spy-spoof", in which an American and British agent work together, the enemy here is.....France! And more particularly, the leader of France at the time: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE! Everyone knows that Napoleon was short...but in this spoof, he is played, (well and with great relish)....BY A DWARF! (There is also a talking cockatoo on the show, who wears a tiny 3-cornered hat, and speaks -- not in "parroted" words, but with totally, grammatically-correct English! That this program is more comedy than spy drama is evident from the first episode -- but all the actors seem to be having SUCH a good time acting -- and probably the production crew likewise enjoyed themselves SO much -- that one tends to forget some of the ridiculous dialogue, and even more ridiculous situations. The good fun sweeps the viewer along, and one cannot help but be caught up in the merriment! (Note, however, that this is definitely a show for 15-year-old + people -- or your children might be spouting words of great embarrasment to you, without their even knowing the meanings of them! Still, I'd rather kids see THIS show, than some of TODAY'S "R" rated comedies, (or even some of today's science fiction -- sigh! -- because there's SO much more in "Jack of All Trades" than sexual innuendo!
In these days of the early 21st century, when "The Patriot Act", mandatory ID cards, (with perhaps even more through ID cards to come!), and other things, threaten our senses of privacy, and personal pride and sense of individuality, this is truly a refreshing, (and highly entertaining!) reminder of what freedom really is, why freedom is worth fighting for, and what freedom really means! The show is a lark, a joy, very well done, with exciting stories, beautiful costuming, great production values in general --- and a happy, devil-may-care-but-we-love-freedom-and-we-good-guys-will-surely-win-in-the-end, (tra-la!) message! A true gem of a series! They don't make them like this any more...but I sure wish they did! (Theatrical movie of this series any time soon, copyright holders? Please?????) : )
Summary of Jack of All Trades - The Complete Series
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/18/2006 Rating: NrJack of All Trades, starring Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) as Jack Stiles, and Angela Dotchin as his supervisor, Emilia Rothschild, is a campy, post-Revolutionary War-era comedy series that's fun because it's so bizarre. In each of the twenty-two episodes, Jack and Emilia, hired by Thomas Jefferson as undercover spies, fight French Imperialism while encountering history's greatest political celebrities. In a dynamic reminiscent of Moonlighting, Emilia's feminist savvy for espionage is repeatedly undermined by Jack's dumb-but-sweet na?vete. Their brains and brawn combo is unbeatable, as they continuously foil conquest plans hatched by French Governor Croque (Stuart Devenie) and his cousin, Napolean Bonaparte (Verne Troyer, a.k.a Mini Me). No one is sacred in this series: French plans for takeover are always obviously revealed in one idiotic swoop, as if the Governor and Napolean are The Joker and The Penguin in vintage Batman episodes. Jack, master of one-liners like, "Beat it turkey, I'm having Thanksgiving," pokes fun at America's love of corny jokes. Plots, too, are ridiculous. In "X Marquis the Spot," Jack and Emilia visit Marquis de Sade's "Agony Island" in search of King George's crown. De Sade, clad in absurd red and black leathers, forces everyone to wear leashes and engage in S&M master/slave tactics. In "Shark Bait," Jack and Emilia enjoy a submarine ride in a machine that looks like a giant, Victorian fish, when their sub is swallowed by Leonardo da Vinci's great, great, great, great grandson, Captain Nardo's bigger sub. Scripted fantasy elements commingle with slapstick humor, satire, and physical comedy in this odd show destined for cult classic status. With Sam Raimi as executive producer and Eric Gruendemann and Josh Becker, of Hercules and Xena fame, as directors, Jack of All Trades got that extra dose of twisted, off-color humor needed to make it a truly original show. --Trinie Dalton
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