A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

A Disappointing Continuation

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

I could write pages on why this show is so great; a 15 year hiatus only to come back with a 7 episode season with an ending that actually made me cry, characters that you meet once but remain in your mind as if they're regulars, the numerous and increasingly more amazing fight scenes with the main villain... Literally a reason for every episode that could be expanded upon for paragraphs, but I'll leave it as this: everything about the show, even it's imperfections, are 100% perfect.

Samurai jack is the best will written will voiced will directed visually stunning funny and lighthearted cartoon show ever!! About samurai prince call jack who had his land destroyed by a evil immortal shape shifting god like being called Aku,Jack's father the empire years past defeated Aku with a enhanced Katrina,forged by three gods Odin Ra and Vishnu that can destroy Aku,jack trained around the globe to be the greatest warrior to destroy Aku, with he was ready he was given the by his mother and this father giving him wise jack sets off battle Aku, he does defeat Aku but Aku has mystic powers and throws jack in the future were Aku rules the world!! And has unleashed chaos and carnage on the world were aliens robots monsters and bounty hunters rain on Aku laws, jack must get back to this own time and destroy Aku once and for all. This is an amazing series with 4 seasons, but jack is back in this 5th season were 50 years has past and is still stuck in the future and he has not aged because he doesn't belong in that time and to make it worse his lost the sword that can destroy Aku but Aku been stay way of ever because he thinks jack still has it, samurai jack is the most action packed cartoon ever made!! where the hero a simple man with just a sword and he fighting skills and wits goes against the most impossible odds where his most hated enemy has every advantage has god like powers and rules the world.

Samurai Jack is up there with some of my favourite animated series because it's a show with great action, science fiction, fantasy, animation and good vs. evil. It tells the story of an extremely skilled samurai warrior with a magic sword is sent far into the future by the evil shapeshifter, Aku and the samurai, who goes by the name Jack, must travel the world in search for a way back to the past and defeat Aku while being hunted by Aku's bounty hunters and minions and helping those in need. It's not hard to see why Samurai Jack was a success with both critics and audiences and how it won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Most of the episodes are brilliant but some of my favourite episodes are "Ultra Robots", "The Beginning" and "The Spartans". And I'm also glad that they decided to bring back Samurai Jack after over a decade and make new episodes and a whole new season and hopefully it will end Jack's journey and maybe we will finally get see Jack return to the past and defeat Aku and we could also find out what Jack's real name is as well.

Samurai Jack is a series that pleasantly surprised me beyond my initial perception of it. That perception was one of a lackluster artstyle, plot of a lost cause, and otherwise not having much worth to watch. Normally I can tune into a series straight through the middle, skim a bit and get an idea of what the series will be like. That is not the case with Samurai Jack - that is simply because just about every episode is different. Rarely does the series have any plot developments - in fact just about every episode beyond the second episode is a retelling of the same plot - Jack's quest to defeat Aku. The very first episode introduces us to the backstory of why all current episodes are the way they are. The master of darkness, "Aku" is banished to another realm where he bides his time; all while Jack's parents and countrymen live prosperous lives. Aku suddenly rises to power again and defeats the country that opposes him with great ease. Jack is sent on a training expedition to return and defeat Aku. They spar and just as the final blow is struck - Aku rips open a portal in time and sends Jack to the future. Of course, this isn't really much of a spoiler - Aku himself narrates the premise of these events in the beginning of each episode from episode two onward.A few things to understand about this series is that it relies heavily on the art style. Typical cartoon colors and outlines are present, but the series often focuses more on abstract art shapes along with texturing for color. Mind you these textured colors and abstract art angles do move. I'm not sure if they used computers or not to do this, but it reminds me of "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic". Where as the latter looks like something out of "Adobe Flash", Samurai Jack is closer to that of a canvas and paint. The series has a very interesting stance it uses for character designs which is hard to explain - many of them are 'childish' with a very adult theme to them. In fact, Samurai Jack isn't exactly what I would call a cartoon aimed at children, but moreso at teenagers and adults. The series focuses heavily on archtypes such as apocalypse, evil, zombies, a tyrant ruling the world, cyberpunk, and then some more traditional Asian themes with a large portion of the viewing devoted to violence. While violence might normally be a bad thing - Samurai Jack portrays it as the norm; Jack will use violence in a heartbeat to solve most of his problems. It isn't that he wants to, it's simply due to the fact Aku has a bounty on his head. Thankfully Jack has a magic sword that can cut through robots and the like. Speaking of which - the series never draws any blood (that I can remember), but relies more on the trope of robots getting cut in half and dismembered. It's not as bad when it is a robot instead of a human that takes a hit right? The series moves in the direction of demons and the occult. Many of the sequences look like something out of a horror movie, but due to the cartoonish nature and the art style it looks quite the opposite. Keeping in mind the art style will also make this series a more enjoyable event.Episodes, character designs, character personalities, as well as elements used therin; are all over the place. Jack is pretty serious, but he is often taken aback at the strange situations he often finds himself in. Strange creatures abound, many of them with human features and personalities, but a culture all their own. That which seems a friend is usually not; and those that appear as evil as they come, are merely trying to save themselves or their people from Aku. Aku himself has a memorable laugh and is quite the comedic act when he isn't being evil. In fact, it is often hard to remember that it is Aku's evil ruling the land that has brought the world into the state of affairs that it is. The series uses a few formats for episodes - Jack taking down Aku's minions, Jack and Aku facing off, Jack in a strange situation that must be mitigated, or Jack in over his head and must find a way to deal with such things as bounty hunters that intend to take him down. For each of these strengths, there are only two bad things to this series that I can think of - they both occur in the last season. The first one is the episode drive in season five - there are a few episodes that break from the usual format and they don't feel right with the series; the second is the fact the series never gets a proper conclusion. As far as the series is concerned, Aku wins initially and Jack is slowly freeing the land. Every time Jack can even find a way to get to the past, it is usually destroyed by Aku or one of his henchmen.The series is definitely worth a watch though. It doesn't rely on blood, never uses sexual innuendo and has a strong consistency of episode format from one episode to the next. I can't say that about many cartoons, but Samurai Jack indeed wins in this department.