Samurai to my are my second favorite type of warrior, their always fascinating from their swordplay to their philosophies and principles they live by; despite the chaos they deal with somehow they like the sword sheved always remand peaceful or find peace though the chaos.
This is another one of my favorite animated shows of all time. In a way it almost is like a shonen anime only it's one made in America which makes it really cool. I'm a person that love martial arts as well as pulp fantasy and sci-fi, this show put both those genres in a blender and they make a very tasty drink.
The characters are great despite not deep and are really there to serve their functions they do it very well.
Jack is an awesome protagonist he's sort of a pulp hero up there with Doc Savage, Buckaroo Banzai and Doctor Who. He's a bad ass, this guy never says a whole lot, in fact in some episode he sometimes says nothing at all. But that's because he's a man of action, this guy can just cut though the odds and any opponent of any size like butter. He has the fastest and swiftest moves I've seen in any animated character that fights, and their not superpowers but Martial arts techniques which makes it all the better, since superpowers I personal feel is a slightly overused concept. And Phil Lamarr one of my favorite voice actors is great, his voice fits like a glove.
Aku is a good fun villain, I like that he is clever, psychotic, and he's kinda funny. Even like Jack's number two that he sometimes runs into The Scottsman. His character is fraking hilarious he has some of the best lines in the show. It's true he's not the brightest bulb and he's kinda crazy but his heart is always in the right place if not his head. The back and forth between Jack and him is great and feels like a functional friendship, it's the buddy cop motif of two people working together despite being on the fence in both persona and ideology. The Scottsman always give Jack at times some unintentional grief and Jack we see at times is just rolling his eyes as he know The Scottsman is pracitally leading him on the road to Hell but he goes with him anyway out of respect. The Scottsman though is also a bad ass, from welding his sword, having almost Hercules like strength, and my favorite feature is his use of his machine gun leg which in a way predates the gun leg in the film "Grindhouse" in the "Planet Terror" segment.
However this is a show that is really style over toping substance, and fully concerned about the ongoing action. Which is cool and that is most of the time what I like in action films/genre, where their just simplistic and straight to the point.
Each episode is always a new adventure and it's true it's a bit random which is part of the fun. Just like Doctor Who Jack is just traveling to any period in time from the past to even the far future. It also provides a great sense of creative freedom where it literally feels like you can just put this character anywhere and the show could go any direction it wants which is a great feeling.
Music is very good and fits the show, I like the theme song and some of the music which is in the use Japanese old style tune and hip hop; and this show was before the anime "Samurai Chapaloo" which is cool and another story.
The action is excellent, in a way it's sort of a swashbuckling actioneer. As we see Jack wield his sword and he wields it well, the chirography is great some of it based of some real Bushido. I love that the violence isn't milked down to insult the viewers intelligence you do see the actual slices and kills mainly consisting of a colorful variety of evil robots, which is cool it's reminiscent of the comic book series "Magnus Robot Fighter". And the pacing is excellent, each episode despite being only about 20-25 minutes long I hardly noticed the time at all which is a great feeling.
The art is excellent, it's sort of a Japanese expressionistic art style which fits for this show. At times they blend in a few other art styles sometimes depending on the episode. This helps create a fun but also kinda surreal and expressive atmosphere.
Overall this is a great animated show that is worth unsheathing, Samurai Jack makes the cut.
Rating: 4 stars
This is another one of my favorite animated shows of all time. In a way it almost is like a shonen anime only it's one made in America which makes it really cool. I'm a person that love martial arts as well as pulp fantasy and sci-fi, this show put both those genres in a blender and they make a very tasty drink.
The characters are great despite not deep and are really there to serve their functions they do it very well.
Jack is an awesome protagonist he's sort of a pulp hero up there with Doc Savage, Buckaroo Banzai and Doctor Who. He's a bad ass, this guy never says a whole lot, in fact in some episode he sometimes says nothing at all. But that's because he's a man of action, this guy can just cut though the odds and any opponent of any size like butter. He has the fastest and swiftest moves I've seen in any animated character that fights, and their not superpowers but Martial arts techniques which makes it all the better, since superpowers I personal feel is a slightly overused concept. And Phil Lamarr one of my favorite voice actors is great, his voice fits like a glove.
Aku is a good fun villain, I like that he is clever, psychotic, and he's kinda funny. Even like Jack's number two that he sometimes runs into The Scottsman. His character is fraking hilarious he has some of the best lines in the show. It's true he's not the brightest bulb and he's kinda crazy but his heart is always in the right place if not his head. The back and forth between Jack and him is great and feels like a functional friendship, it's the buddy cop motif of two people working together despite being on the fence in both persona and ideology. The Scottsman always give Jack at times some unintentional grief and Jack we see at times is just rolling his eyes as he know The Scottsman is pracitally leading him on the road to Hell but he goes with him anyway out of respect. The Scottsman though is also a bad ass, from welding his sword, having almost Hercules like strength, and my favorite feature is his use of his machine gun leg which in a way predates the gun leg in the film "Grindhouse" in the "Planet Terror" segment.
However this is a show that is really style over toping substance, and fully concerned about the ongoing action. Which is cool and that is most of the time what I like in action films/genre, where their just simplistic and straight to the point.
Each episode is always a new adventure and it's true it's a bit random which is part of the fun. Just like Doctor Who Jack is just traveling to any period in time from the past to even the far future. It also provides a great sense of creative freedom where it literally feels like you can just put this character anywhere and the show could go any direction it wants which is a great feeling.
Music is very good and fits the show, I like the theme song and some of the music which is in the use Japanese old style tune and hip hop; and this show was before the anime "Samurai Chapaloo" which is cool and another story.
The action is excellent, in a way it's sort of a swashbuckling actioneer. As we see Jack wield his sword and he wields it well, the chirography is great some of it based of some real Bushido. I love that the violence isn't milked down to insult the viewers intelligence you do see the actual slices and kills mainly consisting of a colorful variety of evil robots, which is cool it's reminiscent of the comic book series "Magnus Robot Fighter". And the pacing is excellent, each episode despite being only about 20-25 minutes long I hardly noticed the time at all which is a great feeling.
The art is excellent, it's sort of a Japanese expressionistic art style which fits for this show. At times they blend in a few other art styles sometimes depending on the episode. This helps create a fun but also kinda surreal and expressive atmosphere.
Overall this is a great animated show that is worth unsheathing, Samurai Jack makes the cut.
Rating: 4 stars