Samurai Jack - Season 2
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Movie Reviews of Samurai Jack - Season 2
Movie Review: Samurai Jack - season 2
Summary: 5 Stars
My kids love Samurai Jack and have watched the dvd over and over.Movie Review: Fabulous!
Summary: 5 Stars
Can't wait for Season 4 to come out! I now have the first 3!Movie Review: Jack finds his footing - then he begins to soar.
Summary: 4 Stars
Samurai Jack, the groundbreaking animation series by Genndy Tartavosky that follows the young samurai stranded in the future, searching for his arch-nemesis, Aku, and a way back to the past, continues in the fantastic second season.
In the last DVD we were introduced to Jack, the shapeshifting wizard Aku, and many allies and foes. In Samurai Jack: Season 2, Jack's journey continues through some of the best episodes ever produced (as well as a couple that never should have been). But the good far outweighs the bad as Jack meets old friends, explores his past, and is fully realized as a warrior of honor, skill, and some good old fashioned luck.
The action reaches its peak in episodes such as XVIII (Jack and the Ultra-Robots), XXII (Jack and Imakandi), and XXIII (Jack vs Demongo, the episode that officially hooked me as a lifelong fan). Arguably some of the best action episodes of the series (out of quite a bunch!), these episodes have Jack fighting (or running) for his life before delving into his resourcefulness and inner strength for the means to defeat his foes.
Jack's almost overwhelming valor in these episodes might make for a rather two-dimensional character, but we also see moments of his vulnerability in such episodes as XIX (Jack Remembers His Past) and XX (Jack and the Monks), one of my personal favorites. In the twentieth episode, after losing yet another chance to return to the past, a disheartened Jack follows three monks up the seemingly endless, nearly impossible Mount Fatoom, only to discover anew the reasons behind his journey.
It's hard to decide whether Season 2 is the best of the series. But it is certainly a gem to be treasured, its mix of high-voltage action and personal reflection paving the way for some of Jack's greatest triumphs and worst moments of despair in the stunning Season 3.
Movie Review: Second (season) to none series
Summary: 4 Stars
The second Samurai Jack season is probably as good as the first ! It has the next 13 episodes along with a commentary on "Jack and the Spartans", an episode pitch, and Mr. Tartakofsky's scrapbook of the show. Very nice.
My top five episodes for the second season are:
5. "Jack and the Dragon" - A village is being plagued by a very foul stench. It turned out that it was coming from a dragon with a really bad stomach-ache. Jack goes inside the dragon to find the source of the problem.
4. "Jack Remembers the Past" (a.k.a. "Memories of Home") - Jack sees ruins of a city and suddenly reminices his days when he was a young boy.
3. "Jack vs. Demongo" - Aku sends out a new villain to destroy Samurai Jack: the soul stealer, Demongo.
2. "Jack's Shoes" - A band of bikers run over Jack's favorite pair of sandals. Jack re-enters the futuristic city and discovers a shoe store. Now he must battle the bikers with some formidable (and funny) footwear.
1. "Jack in Wonderland" (a.k.a. "Jack is Naked") - A little white rabbit swipes Jack's robe and sword. Jack and his naked self fall down a hole and end up in a very strange new world where he winds up in all sorts of misadventures. (Note: some of the background music used in this episode is also used in the Dexter's Laboratory episode where Dee Dee's stuffed animals come to life)
Honorable mention: "Jack Tales"(a.k.a. "Jack and the Worm/The Metal Eaters/Jack, the Fairy, and the Gargoyle") - The gregarious Samurai narrates a trio of tales where he meets a giant two-headed worm, a family of metal eaters, and a fairy being held captive by a gargoyle.
If you thought the first and second season was good, just wait till the third season comes out !
Movie Review: Season 2...It's about time!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
It has been much too long between the DVD releases of Samurai Jack Season 1 and Season 2 (due out May 24, 2005). Season 2 has some of the very best Samurai Jack episodes, including:
* Episode 14 - Jack learns to "jump good" thanks to the help of an ape-man and a tribe of his fellow apes. This has some great scenes of Jack in training and as Jack in turn teaches his new friends to defend themselves.
* Episode 18 - Jack has to battle a posse of assasin robots. Once again, Jack must prove - to himself, more than anyone - that his heart is greater than any enemy Aku can throw at him.
* Episode 19 - Jack stumbles upon his ancestral land, now in ruins. This has some heartwarming flashbacks of Jack's life as a little boy.
* Episode 20 - Jack and the Mountain. Jack joins three monks in a death-defying climb up a mystical mountain. Are these the spirits of the monks who created Jack's samurai sword? : )
* Episode 22 - Jack battles three lion-men...the greatest wild-game hunter team in the galaxy. The stalker-prey chase gives Jack his toughest challenge of skill to date.
So why the 4 stars? There are a few other episodes that fall too short of Samurai Jack at his best. In one episode in this series Jack encounters a village cursed with a vile smell. The episode is strange, gross, and just a little offensive. In another episode, Jack takes part in three so-so fairy tales amongst his many journeys. This episode just lacks the umph you come to expect from Samurai Jack.
However, just the episodes listed above (especially Episodes 18 & 19) make this DVD worth the price. I've been waiting for these episodes since the release of Season 1. Finally, it's almost here.