Metalocalypse - Season 2
by Jon Schnepp
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Actor: Brendon Small, Malcolm McDowell, Mark Hamill, Tommy Blacha, Victor BrandtDirector: Jon Schnepp
Brand: Turner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 11 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of Metalocalypse - Season 2
DVD Review: Crazy fun
Summary: 5 Stars
Certainly not for the faint of heart, but awesome for a warped sense of humor.DVD Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
This show is absolutely fantastic. It's funny, exciting, incredibly detailed, has good plots and character development, and of course it has original music which is some of the best heavy metal available in this day & age.
Season 2 is even better than season 1, and it really seems like the creators are starting to hit their stride. The music and special effects are better-developed, the jokes are funnier, and the episodes have better plots.
I have watched all of the episodes at least 3 times, and now I am trying to get my friends to watch them because they're so good. I have been very happy with this DVD set! I hope they keep producing new episodes of Metalocalypse for many years.
DVD Review: Great series so far
Summary: 5 Stars
Picked up the 2nd season, as well as the Dethalbum 2 CD. Love both of them immensely.DVD Review: Push and pull
Summary: 4 Stars
The cartoon show with the best riffs in town is back and primed for another assault on the worlds pay TV channels. Sliding all the way to a four star release by the skin of its teeth this double DVD release of season two of Metalocalypse exerts a certain push/pull effect on the viewer. Certainly there aren't enough laugh out loud moments to really rate this as five star entertainment and the lack of guffaws is an issue - as is the creators seemingly trying to walk a tightrope between putting lots of insider references into the show and trying to appeal to a wider audience, the latter hope I would suggest is a futile one.
Advantages of the second series is that the audience now knows what they are getting and the characters foibles are ones that we now look forward to. All the main players have been introduced and there are a number of peripheral people who make regular appearances, their very familiarity making them connect with the viewer. Also by now the viewer has figured out the accents of Skwisgar and Toki and the incessant mumbling style of voice given to Murderface. Though for your first viewing the subtitles do still come in handy.
Your viewpoint on this series will to a certain extent rely on your link to your inner 15 year old. The flippant self absorbed attitudes and cartoon violence as humour schtick works for me but I can see many people feeling it is just a tad too juvenile and the resolutions of the plot of some episodes a bit too contrived. Still if you have an affinity for the heavy rock genre you are sure to find plenty here to amuse you and as silly entertainment it certain hits the spot if you fall into that category. And the menu is easily navigated though the bonus features of meagre.
Overall I'm not sure whether this concept has the legs for too many more series but for the time being I'm still on board.
DVD Review: Not quite as excellent as the first season, but still downright awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
Yeah so the animation is bad. It does make fun of metal a little bit, but it's not really in an insulting way. If you don't like this show, go away. We don't need you. This season is essentially a continuation in both character development and the plot that carries over from the end of the first season. The show is still all about metal, and is still hilarious. If you enjoyed the first season, you'll love this one as well. If you haven't seen any episodes yet, this is as a great a spot as any to start.
Description of Metalocalypse - Season 2
Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 12/02/2008 Rating: NrBlack metal fans, fear not--the men of Dethklok have returned to make your world a little darker (and funnier) with Season 2 of the animated series Metalocalypse. Though the show is as densely plotted--often to absurd levels--as any Adult Swim program, and riddled with inside references to the metal scene (from which spring many of the guest vocal talents, including members of Metallica, Dimmu Borgir and Arch Enemy), one doesn't have to be a fan of either to enjoy the show. It does help, however, to have an appreciation for dark humor, as the season opener, "Dethecution" illustrates; having survived the near-fatal attack by their nemeses, a military cabal called the Tribunal, Dethklok decides to return to public life by giving a concert that doubles as a mass execution for 200 death-row inmates. Dramatic changes like this--and the mayhem that follows them--are the crux of Metalocalypse's second season, and include guitarist Toki taking lessons from an ancient master to up his value to the band ("Dethlessons"), an ill-advised trip to the Amazon in search of hallucinogenic drugs (a terrific Herzog spoof titled--what else?-- "Dethcarraldo"), drummer Pickles' disastrous reunion with his former flash metal band (the two-part "Snakes 'N Barrels), and the cliffhanger conclusion, which finds Dethklok releasing its latest album at the same time the former fans-turned-terrorists known as the Revengencers launch an all-out assault on them ("Dethrelease"). Burning questions in regard to the origins of the buffoonish Dr. Rockso and Nathan's love life are also addressed, and fans get a deeper glimpse into the band's lunatic lives, most notably in the hilarious "Dethwedding," which introduces Pickles' deadbeat brother Seth. Again, enjoyment of the show is entirely dependent on one's tolerance for absurd and often crude humor, but its lampooning of rock excess remains as sharply focused as ever.
As with the first season set, the extras are strewn about the two-disc set in the form of Easter Eggs, though they're not particularly hard to find on the main and episode selection menus. Once located, fans will find everything from extended scenes and videos for "Mermaider" and "Bloodrocuted" to clips of the band reading excerpts from Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" or simply listing other metal outfits they like. Each are clever in their own way, and do much to underscore Metalocalypse's party-till-you-explode aesthetic. --Paul Gaita
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