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Summary: One of the Best Cartoons of All Time
Review: When I first saw Invader Zim, I couldnt believe how mindboggling hilarous and deeply disturbing it was. It was so stylistically unique and intense with emotion that I knew this was going to hit big. This was as revolutionary as Ren & Stimpy was when it first came out. Decades later, cartoons are still copying the style of Ren & Stimpy. But Nickleodeon totally screwed up when it came to Invader Zim. After bouncing it around to different timeslots, it dropped one of the best cartoons ever made. But at least this DVD exists!
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Summary: "Awww, but I wanna watch the Scary Monkey Show!"
Review: Yes, kiddies, it is true! Invader Zim has finally come home to DVD. The cult hit that was too bizarre and dark for Nickelodeon to handle. The fans have demanded for the show to be available, and now here it is. "Invader Zim Volume 1: Doom Doom Doom" is fantastically wild and zany--a show unlike any I have ever seen before.Zim has been banished by his own planet for the mayhem and destruction he had caused, but to get him out of their hair the higher ups decide to give him a "secret mission." That mission is to take over a planet that nobody on the Irken planet has ever heard of--which turns out to be Earth. The higher ups don't expect him to be successful, but Zim doesn't know that and takes the mission head on with his brainless, but highly entertaining robot slave, Gir. Dib is a kid who is obsessed with aliens and other sorts of "phenomena," and is determined to stop Zim at all costs--that is, unless his sister destroys him for taking the last soda! All of this makes one heck of an entertaining premise for an off-the-wall animated show. I was extremely happy when this DVD came out and got it as fast as I could. The shows have a very high replay value and they never fail to get a laugh out of me. It's hard to believe that such a show used to be on Nickelodeon... but I guess that's why it isn't on that channel anymore. It is dark and creepy, but it is extremely humorous as well. While Zim is very funny with his outbursts of anger, I have to say that Gir really steals the show. That robot always makes me laugh in some insane way. All of the episodes are great and never lacking. The DVD has some cool features to offer. It is a two-disc collection that contains episodes 1-9 (most have two episodes each). Some features include commentary, animatics, interviews, and for fun, "Irken" subtitles that can be turned on during each episode. "Invader Zim: Doom Doom Doom" is definitely something to check out for those who have a warped and dark sense of humor. Don't let the "Nickelodeon" icon fool you, this show is incredibly bizarre and outrageous! Adults are bound to enjoy it as much as the kids, if not more. It's great to see this show finally get the DVD treatment. Now, you can relive some of your favorite episodes over and over again. And if your favorite episode doesn't appear in the volume... never fear. Volume 2 is on the way. Highly original and entertaining. -Michael Crane
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Summary: If you've only seen the encodes, you haven't seen the show.
Review: When I bought it I thought: "Well of course you want it, but really, you've seen each encode--what? 30 times? You're not going to be that interested."
I was wrong!
I had no idea that this cartoon was intended to be so gorgeous.
There are audio and visual effects that the encodes, even the pretty good ones, missed or blurred or otherwise screwed up. In particular, some 'halo glow' (like a light in the fog) and shimmer effects got trashed entirely. Or things like the background audio hum on the Massive (like being on the Rikers ship in Unreal) or little chitinous clicks when the Tallest moved their claws. Nanozim in particular turned out stunningly; the video just plays too fast for me to take all the effects in. It's great. It's mind-boggling. Buy it. If you liked the encodes, you will adore the DVD. And then ponder what a crime it is that this fantabulous show was cancelled.
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Summary: It's a secret government aircraft...
Review: Fools! What else would it be? What? You mean you haven't bought this DVD yet? Have you the brainworms???
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Summary: DOOMY DOOMY DOOM
Review: THANK YOU GOD! I was sooo upset when Nick stopped airing Invader Zim but now I'm thrilled that this AWSOME show came out on DVD! The drawings, the comedy everything! Jhonen Vasquez is one of the greatest people ever to grace the road of bizzare and I thank him...THIS DVD SHALL CONQUER EARTH! ps check out Jhonen Vasquez other stuff, it ROCKS
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Summary: The Pants comand Me! Do not ignore my viens!
Review: Invader Zim is my absolute favorite show, besides Absolutly Fabulous. If you like darkly homorous things (perhaps Edward Gorey) you will love this.
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Summary: One of Gods miracles
Review: Oh my GOODNESS, this is a gift from above, seriously. This would be the greatest birthday/christmas present for any cartoon fan. (exept if you hate crude behavior) Zim may be annoying with all that screaming, but GIR makes it up with his hilarity.
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Summary: This is especially for big kids
Review: Zim is perhaps the best cartoon ever to come from Nickelodeon that is mostly for adults. This is something you could easily see on Adult Swim, but there's really nothing to keep you from watching this with kids. In fact, you should watch this with as many people as possible young and old.
It's absurdly funny. There are moments when you just freeze in mid thought and burst out laughing because of some of the things that happen.
I think Zim is mostly a twisted Calvin and Hobbes. It's just as easy to believe that Zim's whole existence is just a figment of a kid's imagination. The way some of the episodes end, this almost make sense. But cartoons don't need to make sense! That's what makes this perfect. Really one of the funniest shows to make it on TV on any station, don't let the Nickelodeon label scare you away.
Just buy it, because Pustulio commands you to!
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Summary: ZIM fans: purchase now.
Review: I have all these episodes in DIVx format on my computer, but I bought it anyway. The commentary is cool. The Irken subtitles are funny, and the quality is better than what you will find out on any P2P network. Support Jhonen and his art. for non-zim fans: i suggest that you get on a p2p network and find a few episodes before you buy. Some people are turned off by the twisted humor, though most love it. I recomend 'invasion of the idiot dog brain', or 'dib's wonderful life of doom'.
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Summary: Invader Zim--a Review
Review: I still remember seeing "The Nightmare Begins" for the first time and being amazed with the show. Now that it's been cancelled, I'm glad to have this.
The commentaries are hilarious and share a backstage look at the production of the show, and the voice cast interview was pretty good. The pig commentary was just stupid, though, and I thought Jhonen should have had more "screen time".
All in all, this is a great DVD and a must-have for any Zim fan.
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