Customer Reviews

ReBoot Season 4 Movie: Daemon Rising / My Two Bobs

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

ReBoot is probably one of the best pioneering computer CGI shows ever made. Season four was very edgy with its content as was Season three, but pushing the envelope is what makes a show better.

Four stars you wonder? I think the DVD could have been better. An interview or special feature with the actors / actresses as they worked on ReBoot. Now that would have been quality. Now Mainframe (the company that is) needs to finish off where "My Two Bobs" ends. We have to see what happens at the end of the hunt. Will Megabyte actually win?? We'll just have to wait...

"This is the way the world ends," penned poet T.S. Eliot, "not with a bang but a whimper." The wonderful series that was ReBoot ends with both: the bang of the two full-length movies on this DVD, and the whimper from Frisket and ReBoot's gazillion fans. Why four stars? Five because it's ReBoot, and three because this DVD should be better than it is (averaging four stars). It looks like ReBoot has been listening to its critics, and that's a bad thing. After parodying every TV, movie and social situation, ReBoot is in danger of becoming a parody of itself.

As we all know, season three was "edgier" than seasons one and two and formed a continuous story. But after reading my ReBoot Guide, a fan e-mailed me asking how to get the first two seasons. Why? He felt the third season was too "edgy" but wanted his kid to see how great ReBoot was (when it ran on ABC). V4.0 (this stands for "version 4.0" but Amazon calls it "volume 4," confusing it with the fourth DVD of the third season) is "edgier" than the third season, as if someone has been reading bad graphic novels and got their puns from the ash can outside Comedy Central. Former ReBoot producer, Chris Brough, is not listed in the credits: perhaps his was the restraining hand that kept back such excesses. When it first appeared, ReBoot was widely hailed as fresh and new, and had nothing to prove. This ReBoot tries to prove it anyway, and it tries too hard. Oddly enough, ReBoot could still please everyone. Run these movies on Cartoon Network's Toonami or Adult Swim blocks, rerun the first two seasons on the teen or evening slots, and bring out the first two seasons on DVD. Critics au contraire, ReBoot has always had something most other CGI series don't--soul. It's always been about Dot, Bob, Enzo, and (whimper)--oh yeah--Frisket.

I highly recommended this dvd to any fan or fan of CGI shows. Despite the minor audio problem which is being fixed by Anchor Bay this show is so inivitive and unique it's still a great buy. I recieved official word saying that the company will recieve a new batch of correct dvd's in the middle of june, this problem is being fixed. So while i would recommended you wait for the new copies this is definatly a show that has everything, comedy, action, adventure, drama! Hopefully we will see the rest of the season released in the near future, hopefully by the same company in nice box sets!

There is an audio problem with the dvds, but i have recieved official word form Anchor Bay saying a new batch of correct dvd's will be arriving in the middle of june. This problem is being fixed. I still give this dvd a five simply because the show is so inivative and unique. The quality of the picture and the sound are supurb, the only audio problem is with the voices which are lower than they should be. But it really is'nt all that noticable and as this problem is being fixed i strongly recommened this dvd! I really hope Anchor Bay release the rest of the series on dvd!

I'm not sure is it just my DVD or the whole production, but my DVD surround sound have very deep voices for the characters of the movie. Ex. Throughout the movie I realize that BOB/DOT/FONG etc. have unusual deeper voices compared to what CartoonNetwork shows. It's like somebody had turn down the key tone making all the characters have deeper voices.
I was happy and excited that the Series 4 finally came out but I'm very very... disappointed with the key tone of the movie.

For those of you who may be wondering what's on this new Reboot release, I just received mine today -- and it's two feature length films which evidently constitute (alas) the final chapters available for our much-beloved residents of Mainframe. I'll admit I haven't yet watched them (give me time!) but I thought anyone who might be reluctant to order would want to know these are, in fact, new and previously unavailable, not just some kind of reissue of what you've already got on hand. Just from reading the box, I see that Bob and Dot are planning a wedding, and also there's some kind of virus problem with something called DAEMON.

For both features of this double-sided disc, the sound is "dopplered down," giving all of the dialog a very low pitch. Have seen this expressed on a few other websites but no official word yet from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not so much a big deal for folks watching this for the first time, but for people familiar with the Reboot series and characters . . . it's incredibly distracting. Rated down because of the defect. Overall, a great DVD for the price. A little sparse on the extras, but it's just nice to be able to get more of this series on DVD. I encourage anyone that has this same issue with their DVD to contact Anchor Bay Entertainment via their website and make them aware of the issue and hopefully prompt them to provide replacements.

The double sided DVD has the two feature length ReBoot movies which made up season four of the series. "Daemon Rising" and "My Two Bobs" are, in turn, a good action flick (guest starring hexadecimal and - of course - daemon) and a comedy/romance/action flick (guest starring megabyte/megaframe). Both are widescreen (which is very cool) and the CGI animation is better than ever. But...

Where Seasons 1 and 2 were feet finding missions, and Season 3 was a wonderful parody session (of games and movies) Season 4 just doesn't have "legs" in these areas --- a take off of Austin Powers, a take off of Indiana Jones?? That the games are pushed way into the background is a sign that I think even the creators knew they'd ran out of steam on these topics.

For fans, the season is great in that you get dropped right into the action --- but if you are new to the show, you'll be somewhat lost. As a fan myself, this isn't a problem, but it may be if you are new to the show.

One sad aspect: this is the last series of the show, but it ends on a significant cliffhanger (not quite Twin Peaks style, but getting up there).

Technically, the sound and picture are great - no issues there at all.

Reboot fans rejoice! This is THE DVD. "Daemon Rising" and "My Two Bobs" are featured on this single two-sided DVD (180 minutes). Here are the pertinent facts.
1. Anchor Bay Entertainment is the producer of this Reboot DVD, replacing ADV from the previous releases of Reboot DVDs.
2. It is in 1:78:1 widescreen format enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs.
3. A character gallery is the only added feature.
4. "Daemon Rising" (90 minutes - (side 1)
5. "My Two Bobs" (90 mins - side 2)

These two feature length movies continue the story line after REBOOT - The Battle Comes Home. Thanks REBOOT for all the good times and memories. Fans, do you think we can get the original TV series on DVD? Lets try. Amazon.com...Do your thing.