Mako, Makoto Iwamatsu, Phil LaMarr

The graphically inventive feature that introduced the Cartoon Network series owes as much to the cartoons of UPA and Chuck Jones as it does to anime. The title character is a prince whose family has f...( read more  read more... )ought the evil demon Aku for control of their fanciful Asian kingdom for ages. During an intense battle, Jack is hurled into a future city ruled by Aku and his henchmen-robots. After aiding some talking dogs, Jack vows to continue his struggle against Aku and return to own time. The angular, minimal visuals are effective and eclectic: Aku's face is modeled on Sri Lankan demon masks, and the characters move in ways that fit their stylized designs. Unfortunately, the writing falls short of the visuals--the talking dogs would feel more at home in a "Ren and Stimpy" cartoon than in this imaginative adventure. Unrated. Suitable for ages 8 and older: cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky, Mako, Phil LaMarr, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez

Release Date: August 10, 2001

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DVD Release Date: March 19, 2002

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  • March 7, 2006
    If you haven't discovered this yet, then you need to because cartoons are never usually this compelling, imaginative and beyond description.
  • July 31, 2009
    If u like this and ur a Star Wars fan, check out his other work Star Wars Clone Wars Volume 1. Same animation but with STAR WARS!!!!!!
  • April 29, 2009
    I'm so sad the series never finished
  • April 10, 2009
    american animation at its finest
  • March 18, 2009
    this was a great introduction tho the amazing show Samurai Jack on cartoon network. Even though the series was cut short it is stil one of my favorite that i watch all the time.
  • February 26, 2009
    jack is the ulmate swordmen
  • October 14, 2008
    Miss this show - this movie was pretty cool.
  • August 11, 2008
    A decent setup for the series, there are obviously much better episodes than these first three, and although the intro to each episode throughout the series is enough to suffice me in terms of a background for the main character, it's still nice to go into more detail with the pi...( read more)lot episode.
  • June 16, 2008
    I have seen it all befor in the series
  • June 5, 2008
    Not interested in seeing this.

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