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Jackie Chan Adventures - The Search For The Talisman

Jackie Chan Adventures - The Search For The Talisman

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: One more thing!
Review: Having taped Jackie Chan Adventures on both Kids WB! and Cartoon Network, and having recently purchased all three JCA DVDs used (never pay retail!) I can WITHOUT A DOUBT say that these episodes are intact AND that they are edited.

Wha?! You ask.

Depends on the episode. Some are completely intact. Some are missing from a few seconds to a few minutes. This has more to do with each DVD's combining three episodes into a "movie". While some complain that the intros are missings, this is not completely accurate as some are and some are not. Some actually have trimmed scenes... Where these DVDs really deviate is by playing one opening credit, all three episodes in "movie format", then all three "Ask Jackie" spots and finally a combined ending credits. Strangely, though they use the opening theme music during the end credits as adopted in later seasons NOT the "Chan is the Man" song originally used.

Why Columbia/Tri-Star (Sony distributes the show, but not the DVDs) chose to go with the "movie format" instead of just a straight-forward Episode 1, Episode 2, etc. and then stopped making the DVDs with Episode 9 is beyond me. I would like to see a Season One, Season Two, Season Three, and Season Four box set (especially since JCA has been picked up for a fifth season) with each episode being treated as an individual, hence my only giving these DVDs three stars each.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My son watches this over and over...
Review: Here's the thing I want you to know . . . I enjoy the cartoon. I think the series is pretty good. It's good a pretty good basis for an ongoing story. The characters and enjoyed - the heroes are likeable and the villains are believable. However, Columbia/Tri-Star never finished putting out the series on DVD. So, you'll never know how the series ends if you stick to picking it up on DVD. Sure you can catch reruns on Fox and Cartoon Network, or figures out good triumphs over evil. But, just wanted you to know . . .

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: You'll never know . . .
Review: Here's the thing I want you to know . . . I enjoy the cartoon. I think the series is pretty good. It's good a pretty good basis for an ongoing story. The characters and enjoyed - the heroes are likeable and the villains are believable. However, Columbia/Tri-Star never finished putting out the series on DVD. So, you'll never know how the series ends if you stick to picking it up on DVD. Sure you can catch reruns on Fox and Cartoon Network, or figures out good triumphs over evil. But, just wanted you to know . . .

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Teasers missing - very disappointing
Review: I am extremely disappointed they omitted the teasers. Leaving out the trailers really detracts from getting into the story. I expected better from a Sony product.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A great DVD for a great cartoon!
Review: I bought thing DVD, and much like the show, it is a quality piece of work. Subtitles and audio options up the yin-yang (Listen to Jackie in Chinese. It's the funniest. thing. ever.)

As for the show, its a stupendous piece of animation. Not that typical 'bug-eyed, sweat-drop, overly unrealistic haircut' of japanime, this stuff is targeted for western audiences and does its job- It sure pleased me. Its great for kids, since the violence is mild but even Jackie Chan standards and is more acrobatic that vicious. Get it, watch it, love it. Thats my suggestion

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Love the show, hate the DVD
Review: I have loved this series since the beginning, and that is the problem. I bought the DVD thinking that it would be a favorite show on an excellent format. However, much to my chagrin, Sony decided to omit the first minute and a half of every episode. Seems pretty stupid to me.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Love the show, hate the DVD
Review: I have loved this series since the beginning, and that is the problem. I bought the DVD thinking that it would be a favorite show on an excellent format. However, much to my chagrin, Sony decided to omit the first minute and a half of every episode. Seems pretty stupid to me.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Most reviewers here are ignorant...
Review: If you read a review here complaining about how the first part of each episode is missing I have three words for you: THEY ARE IGNORANT. Like nearly every televised program there are certain timing requirements that must be met for airing. Among those are scene lengths. Different networks break shows up differently regarding commercials. Having taped Jackie Chan Adventures on both Kids WB! and Cartoon Network, and having recently purchased all three JCA DVDs used (never pay retail!) I can WITHOUT A DOUBT say that these episodes are intact. Much like Cartoon Network does, this DVD plays the opening credits, the show, the ending credits. Kids WB! plays approx. 90 sec. of the episode (the intro), then the opening credits, then the rest of the show, and then the ending credits. For example in the first episode on the first DVD, the opening theme/credits are played, then the 90 sec. intro which takes place in the castle (it is this part which Kids WB! would play before the opening credits, then the scene changes to Uncle's shop and the rest of the episode continues. Where these DVDs really deviate is by playing one opening credit, all three episodes in "movie format", then all three "Ask Jackie" spots and finally a combined ending credits. Strangely, though they use the opening theme music during the end credits as adopted in later seasons NOT the "Chan is the Man" song originally used.

In short, while many other reviewers have bemoaned the cutting of "their favorite" show on DVD, all they are actually doing is proclaiming to the world their ignorance.

All JCA episodes on these DVDs are intact, though why Columbia/Tri-Star (Sony distributes the show, but not the DVDs) chose to go with the "movie format" instead of just a straight-forward Episode 1, Episode 2, etc. and then stopped making the DVDs with Episode 9 is beyond me. I would like to see a Season One, Season Two, Season Three, and Season Four box set (especially since JCA has been picked up for a fifth season), hence my only giving these DVDs three stars each.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent Cartoon Series
Review: In this cartoon Jackie Chan must collect Talismans; all have different powers and get Jackie and his cartoon niece Jade and Grandfather into some wild perdicaments. Jackie and the crew need to figure out what powers the Talisman holds and locate it before the villans reach the Talisman's first.

I enjoy this cartoon because not only does it contain Jackie Chan but it also has a neat story line to follow and is quite entertaining. It is action packed without being as violent looking as some of Jackie Chan's real live movies.

I would recommend this cartoon for Jackie Chan fans. Even the adult ones.

It is worth the time and money.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I love Jackie Chan adventures!
Review: Jackie Chan rocks in this addictive cartoon! Jade is funny as you know what. I love how the bad guys the darkhand are stupied. Shendu is very cool when he is no longer a piece of rock. This cartoon rocks!


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