Adventure Time-Jake vs Me-Mow (2012)

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General		Extras
Category	Animation	Biographies-Character-Little Do You Know
Rating
Year Of Production	2012
Running Time	187:00
RSDL / Flipper	Dual Layered	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Larry Leichliter
Studio Distributor	Madman Entertainment	Starring	None Given
Case	Amaray-Transparent
RPI	$19.95	Music	Casey James Basichis Nick Jennings Keith Mack

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.78:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.78:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	English for the Hearing Impaired	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

     By now fans of the animated series Adventure Time will have worked out whether they view each new release of episodes from the show as manna from heaven or another attempt to extract eager dollars from the franchise in anticipation of later, more comprehensive releases.

     This position has been confounded even more by the most recent release Jake vs Me-Mow which contains episodes from four seasons of the show including Season 1 which has already had a complete release on DVD. The position will sort itself out a little in September when Madman Entertainment releases Seasons 1 and 2 of this popular series on Blu-ray.

     Newcomers to the show should perhaps look at my reviews of the first three Adventure Time DVD releases:

• My Two Favourite Friends;
• It Came from the Nightosphere; and
• Complete Season One.

     For all others all you need to know is that this is another wild and wacky 16 episode collection of one of the oddest animated series on TV. Rather than referring to the order in which they appear on the DVD I have detailed below the seasons of the show from which the episodes are taken:

Season 1

• The Jiggler
• What is Life?
• Ocean of Fear
• His Hero

Season 2

• Susan Strong
• Mortal Folly
• Mortal Recoil
• Videomakers
• Belly of the Beast

Season 3

• Jake vs. Me-Mow
• Too Young
• Thank You

Season 4

• Five Short Graybles
• Goliad
• Dad's Dungeon
• Another Way

     As to the quality there is no doubt that the shows from later seasons are just as strong as the earlier episodes. The titular episode is a cracker with a miniature evil assassin cat hiding inside Jake's nose ordering him to kill. But Five Short Graybles is also brilliant and Thank You a beauty. So for completists and fans of the show who aren't too concerned at the haphazard approach to the releases this is another essential purchase. If you are lucky you may just pick up the edition with the Finn Hat!

Video

     Adventure Time Jake vs Me-Mow comes to DVD in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio consistent with its wide screen origins. It is 16x9 enhanced.

     The show is, as fans would be aware, intentionally animated in a simplistic manner.

     It is reasonably sharp.

     The colours are basic but bright and stable.

     There is no aliasing to be seen and compression does not present a problem.

    There are subtitles in English for the Hearing Impaired.

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Audio

     The sound for Adventure Time Jake vs Me-Mow is English Dolby Digital 2.0 running at 224 Kb/s.

     This is quite satisfactory for this show. The dialogue and sounds are well delivered and all the dialogue is clear and easy to understand.

     The music usually consists of off-beat songs and tunes from creator Pendleton Ward and others. It is all wacky nu-folk.

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Little Did You Know

    As with the earlier releases this is a text based extra which tells us a little about the new characters.

    This release is the same as Region 1. Buy local.

    Rock out again with your favourite friends on this 16 show release of some excellent episodes from the series. The DVD quality is similar in sound and vision terms to the previous releases.

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