Product Details

• Actors: Phil LaMarr, Mako, Jeff Bennett, John Di Maggio, Patrick Pinney
• Directors: Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez, Robert Renzetti
• Writers: Aaron Springer, Amy Keating Rogers, Brian Larsen, Bryan Andrews
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cartoon Network
• DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005
• Run Time: 293 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007VY40E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,302 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Samurai Jack - Season 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SAMURAI JACK:SEASON 2 - DVD Movie

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30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Season 2...It's about time!!!, April 5, 2005

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Cesar Cruz (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samurai Jack - Season 2 (DVD)

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.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samurai wha? Who knew it'd be this awesome!, March 21, 2005

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sinisterLemon (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samurai Jack - Season 2 (DVD)

Well, this is the volume that tens of thousands of die-hard fans have been waiting for, and judging from the excellent quality of the first set this one is a no-brainer for any aficionado of animation; asian or north american.

Continuing his quest to return to his home in the past and vanquish the evil that exile him, Samurai Jack treks the world over, encountering the strange and powerful alike.

Held together with an unlikely combination of highly stylized directing and geometric visuals, Samurai Jack offers a brand of animation literally not found in any other series. While the analogies have been made before, they bear repating: if you like old spaghetti westerns, bizarre sci-fi, episodic storytelling or just plain frenetic action this is certainly the series for you.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Emmy Award Winning Series Continues, June 22, 2005

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Keith Doyle (Panama City, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samurai Jack - Season 2 (DVD)

The tale of Samurai Jack is a deep one, permeated with a sharp visual style that doesn't rely solely on it's animation to entertain. The first season was fantastic and in terms of quality, this 2nd season is no different.

The character of Samurai Jack will amaze you with his perseverance, courage and skill. He's quite the heroic character...inspirational for people in real life to never give up no matter what the odds.

The special features include a fairly amusing creator scrapbook of Genndy Tartakovsky. It gives an informative look at the life and career of Samurai Jack's creator and is worth watching.

With all that being said, I found the 'wow' factor in this season to be marginally lower than that of the first season. Perhaps it's because I didn't love ALL the episodes like I did the first season. Episodes XXI and XXIV here failed to impress me, although XXIV's ending had a decent twist.

Samurai Jack is still one of my personal favorite shows of all time. It has qualities rarely seen out of the finest motion pictures; genuinely exciting action, emotional drama and a healthy dose of lighthearted humor. All this in a simple cartoon series.