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Samurai Jack: The Trilogy

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An ancient warrior (Phil La Marr) seeks a way home after an evil, shape-shifting wizard (Mako) thrusts him through a time portal.

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Mark Bourne DVDJournal.com 04/05/2006
What a grand time it is to be a cartoon character. Go to Full Review
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03/07/2018 Best animated series ever! Characters design, background paitings, storytelling, action and messages, all beautiful! See more 11/14/2017 Samurai Jack has been one of my all time favorite shows ever and its movie is such a great start to the series beloved my so many SJ fans. See more 08/24/2017 What really amounts to a meshing together of the show's first three episodes ends up being quite the visual delight - albeit a bit lacking in complete character development. This may serve best as an introduction to the series for newcomers, since the diehard fans will most likely already own the first season on DVD, hence making owning this release irrelevant. See more 08/24/2017 A solid beginning to one of the best animated series. Although I have to admit it doesn't blow my mind off like some of the later episodes. See more 09/06/2015 A pure-hearted (if naive) samurai (Phil LaMarr) travels the world in order to attain the necessary skills to defeat an evil wizard (Mako Iwamatsu) who conquered his home village. This wizard flings the samurai into a distant future where he must find a way to survive among a society corrupted by the wizard's centuries of dominance. This "movie" packages the first three episodes of the Samurai Jack narrative and it's a handy primer to a very unique series. The deceptively simple animation elegantly merges the atmosphere of Akira Kurosawa with the deliberate pacing of Sergio Leone and the explosive thrills of cyberpunk anime. Samurai Jack is often cited as the highlight of Genndy Tartakovsky's career as an animation director and it's very difficult to disagree. See more 10/23/2013 Simply out this is one of the greatest animated shows ever. See more Read all reviews
Samurai Jack: The Trilogy

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Synopsis An ancient warrior (Phil La Marr) seeks a way home after an evil, shape-shifting wizard (Mako) thrusts him through a time portal.
Genre
Action, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Aug 10, 2001
Runtime
1h 30m