Customer Reviews

Reboot - Daemon Rising / My Two Bobs

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The double sided DVD has the two feature length ReBoot movies which made up season four of the series. "Daemon Rising" and "My Two Bobs" are, in turn, a good action flick (guest starring hexadecimal and - of course - daemon) and a comedy/romance/action flick (guest starring megabyte/megaframe). Both are widescreen (which is very cool) and the CGI animation is better than ever. But...

Where Seasons 1 and 2 were feet finding missions, and Season 3 was a wonderful parody session (of games and movies) Season 4 just doesn't have "legs" in these areas --- a take off of Austin Powers, a take off of Indiana Jones?? That the games are pushed way into the background is a sign that I think even the creators knew they'd ran out of steam on these topics.

For fans, the season is great in that you get dropped right into the action --- but if you are new to the show, you'll be somewhat lost. As a fan myself, this isn't a problem, but it may be if you are new to the show.

One sad aspect: this is the last series of the show, but it ends on a significant cliffhanger (not quite Twin Peaks style, but getting up there).

Technically, the sound and picture are great - no issues there at all.

"This is the way the world ends," penned poet T.S. Eliot, "not with a bang but a whimper." The wonderful series that was ReBoot ends with both: the bang of the two full-length movies on this DVD, and the whimper from Frisket and ReBoot's gazillion fans. Why four stars? Five because it's ReBoot, and three because this DVD should be better than it is (averaging four stars). It looks like ReBoot has been listening to its critics, and that's a bad thing. After parodying every TV, movie and social situation, ReBoot is in danger of becoming a parody of itself.

As we all know, season three was "edgier" than seasons one and two and formed a continuous story. But after reading my ReBoot Guide, a fan e-mailed me asking how to get the first two seasons. Why? He felt the third season was too "edgy" but wanted his kid to see how great ReBoot was (when it ran on ABC). V4.0 (this stands for "version 4.0" but Amazon calls it "volume 4," confusing it with the fourth DVD of the third season) is "edgier" than the third season, as if someone has been reading bad graphic novels and got their puns from the ash can outside Comedy Central. Former ReBoot producer, Chris Brough, is not listed in the credits: perhaps his was the restraining hand that kept back such excesses. When it first appeared, ReBoot was widely hailed as fresh and new, and had nothing to prove. This ReBoot tries to prove it anyway, and it tries too hard. Oddly enough, ReBoot could still please everyone. Run these movies on Cartoon Network's Toonami or Adult Swim blocks, rerun the first two seasons on the teen or evening slots, and bring out the first two seasons on DVD. Critics au contraire, ReBoot has always had something most other CGI series don't--soul. It's always been about Dot, Bob, Enzo, and (whimper)--oh yeah--Frisket.

For both features of this double-sided disc, the sound is "dopplered down," giving all of the dialog a very low pitch. Have seen this expressed on a few other websites but no official word yet from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not so much a big deal for folks watching this for the first time, but for people familiar with the Reboot series and characters . . . it's incredibly distracting. Rated down because of the defect. Overall, a great DVD for the price. A little sparse on the extras, but it's just nice to be able to get more of this series on DVD. I encourage anyone that has this same issue with their DVD to contact Anchor Bay Entertainment via their website and make them aware of the issue and hopefully prompt them to provide replacements.

This is the best animation I've seen from Mainframe Entertainment. The story is fantastic, the art is beautiful (Daemon's Lair is absolute eye-candy) and as usual the parodies are hysterical. If you love ReBoot this is a definite must-have. If you've never seen ReBoot you may not understand some things, but you can still enjoy it. I recommend buying the entire third season (Volume 3, No. 1-4) and watching it before you see this DVD. The third season is just as good as this season and is definitely worth buying.

As for the sound issues that some people have mentioned, I just bought this DVD from Amazon and did not notice any sound problems. All of the character's voices sounded just like they did on television. It looks as if the manufacturer has fixed the sound problem.

Reboot fans rejoice! This is THE DVD. "Daemon Rising" and "My Two Bobs" are featured on this single two-sided DVD (180 minutes). Here are the pertinent facts.
1. Anchor Bay Entertainment is the producer of this Reboot DVD, replacing ADV from the previous releases of Reboot DVDs.
2. It is in 1:78:1 widescreen format enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs.
3. A character gallery is the only added feature.
4. "Daemon Rising" (90 minutes - (side 1)
5. "My Two Bobs" (90 mins - side 2)

These two feature length movies continue the story line after REBOOT - The Battle Comes Home. Thanks REBOOT for all the good times and memories. Fans, do you think we can get the original TV series on DVD? Lets try. Amazon.com...Do your thing.

These segments were wonderful. There was drama, action, humor, and all of the excellent ReBoot moments a fan could hope for. The only negative is that the series has ended on a cliffhanger with no clear resolution.

Further note...I just received my copy of this DVD in the mail this last week, and the audio problem is still there. All of the voices are much deeper, and they appear to fluctuate during the playback. BEWARE OF THIS TECHNICAL PROBLEM.

ReBoot is probably one of the best pioneering computer CGI shows ever made. Season four was very edgy with its content as was Season three, but pushing the envelope is what makes a show better.

Four stars you wonder? I think the DVD could have been better. An interview or special feature with the actors / actresses as they worked on ReBoot. Now that would have been quality. Now Mainframe (the company that is) needs to finish off where "My Two Bobs" ends. We have to see what happens at the end of the hunt. Will Megabyte actually win?? We'll just have to wait...

First, I need to get this out of the way: I loved seasons 1 & 2. They got me into the series and made me love the characters. I hope they're released soon. (I mean, wth? Where are the first two? Why start with 3?) Okay, now that I have that out of my system...

This is an excellent collection. You can't fault the DVD in any way. They did a good job. I have no problems with the way the DVD was put together.

Now for the content. This portion of the storyline is very cohesive. It's edgy and fun. Sometimes it seems like they try too hard, but other times, you see the early humor of the series come into play. This portion ties up a lot of loose ends and questions that fans had, but it also creates new ones. That's good, though.

Overall, it's not truly great, as I feel seasons 1 and 2 were, but season 3 stands on its own if you know the characters already.

I, being a huge fan of the show, could hardly wait when I found out about ReBoot Season 4 coming to DVD. The story "Daemon Rising" was intriguing, but a bit short; this was probably due to the fact that Mainframe (the company) might have been constrained to only 4 episodes to introduce Daemon, her goals, and the climactic ending--with Hex saving the Net from the SuperVirus. "My Two Bobs" was well enough, having "normal" Bob trying to convice Mainframe, along with Glitch-Bob, that he was the real Bob and Glitch-Bob was not. Included in the turmoil was Dot's internal fight to choose her true love. The best--and worst, to some extent--part of "M2Bs" was the *SPOILER ALERT!* revealing of who was the real Bob. Glitch-Bob was the real deal, while "normal" Bob was actually Megabyte in disguise (which is discussed later in the movie). Unfortunately, Megabyte really didn't have much screen time--in his true form--only an episode and 1/2. This, and the cliffhanger ending, was also due to time constraints; to begin, go through, and wrap up the story in only 4 episodes.

When I first bought the DVD, one of the firsts that Anchor Bay produced, it did have audio problems--the entire Season 4 (audio and video) was slowed-down just enough to make it sound "weird." I, and aparently many others, brought this to AB's attention, and they promplty replaced the goofed DVD with another, one that was just fine. I believe that they have fixed the problem with their future disks, and the problem should no longer exist.

I highly recommended this dvd to any fan or fan of CGI shows. Despite the minor audio problem which is being fixed by Anchor Bay this show is so inivitive and unique it's still a great buy. I recieved official word saying that the company will recieve a new batch of correct dvd's in the middle of june, this problem is being fixed. So while i would recommended you wait for the new copies this is definatly a show that has everything, comedy, action, adventure, drama! Hopefully we will see the rest of the season released in the near future, hopefully by the same company in nice box sets!