|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Epicurus.com - Boondocks: Complete Second Season
|
List Price: $49.95
Our Price: $37.99
Your Save: $ 11.96 ( 24% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Boondocks
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0043396257375
Format: Box set
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2008-06-10
Running Time: 325
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-11-06
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
Popular Adult Swim show on Cartoon Network! Based on Aaron McGruder's comic strip which was distributed in 350 newspapers nationwide. Granddad sneaks the boys into the movies to be cheap. Sarah's obsession with Usher after meeting him threatens her relationship with Tom. Riley and Granddad refuse to talk with cops about two local thieves, even after Granddad's car is stolen. Stinkmeaner's spirit possesses Tom and he tries to get revenge on Granddad. Riley joins the basketball team, and the boys fight over who will be boss while Granddad's on vacation.
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating: 
Summary: A Disappointing Follow-Up To Season 1
Comment: Aaron McGruder's thinly veiled self hate from Season 1 has devolved into a full-blown call for self destruction here in Season 2. The insightfulness and humor that made the first season so funny are gone, replaced by harsh invective and boundary-pushing for the sake of seeing how much the producers can get away with.
The first season of Boondocks was freer and smarter than the strip and slowly won me over. I looked forward to Season 2, but after watching it am sorely disappointed in the wasted potential. There are a few funny moments spread throughout these three discs, but they don't make up for the rest of the garbage on display. And the social criticism is all but gone.
The stand out episode of this collection is "Invasion of the Katrinians," a well played, funny, accurate appraisal of the fall out from Hurricane Katrina. In this episode Granddad and the boys take in some extended family from New Orleans. This one episode lampoons everything from bleeding heart do gooders to the misinterpreting media to the so called "victims" who might not be above a little opportunism in the face of tragedy.
Unfortunately, the rest of the episodes are typified by "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show," an episode which looks like it actually mirrors the producers' motivations. In it, BET and a stand-in for Reginald Hudlin (President of Entertainment for BET and executive producer of the Boondocks) seek to air a television series so vile and destructive to the African-American image that it actually hastens the destruction of Blacks in America. Sadly, the plot line for this episode doesn't seem to be too far away from the reality of the Boondocks: Season 2.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Make Me Laugh
Comment: Cons: In the Special Features in Disc 3, Regina King and Jill Talley talk about how Talley can do voiceovers for so many characters, including Black women, but the only characters they showed her doing was white women. If you're going to talk about her ability to do other characters, I want to see them, so I can be wow'd too. "The Hunger Strike" episode was boring. I got the point of it, but I didn't laugh once. I'm also not amused at the "What N**gas?" Bonus Feature. A thesaurus is there for a reason. Find another word to use. Any word please. I'm not big on erasing it from history or the dictionary, and I can understand using it when necessary, but even interviewing some of the cast, they were using the word then. It was annoying.
Pros: I love this show! "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" was the best episode this season, and I actually liked it more than the King episode from Season One, although the Gangstalicious episodes will forever be the ones I laugh at the hardest. "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" didn't shortstop on any stereotype that Black folks are labeled with, and I fell on the floor when that fool Ruckus started talking about Black Greeks, barking like dogs, and twirling "candy canes." I'm SO glad I bought Season 2 just for that episode alone. "The S-Word" was a good one because although I'm not in favor of using the n-word, it gave an amusing and truthful look at the word and how some people may be taking advantage of it for celebrity's sake. (Note: Look at the photos of Mychal Bell of the Jena 6 being released from prison. Look at Al Sharpton hogging every SINGLE shot of those pics. That's who I thought about the entire time I was watching this episode, and the reference to Jesse backed it right up.) "The Story of Gangstalicious 2" with Riley wearing girl's clothes and switching tickled me, but I still like the first one better. I like Thugnificent from Terr-a-ble (sp?) too, but Gangstalicious is better, maybe because I'm a hardcore fan of Mos Def. Regina King is a genius with Riley's and Huey's voices, and I enjoy the rest of the cast. "Or Die Trying" was a great episode, but then again, they all were, minus "The Hunger Strike" that was a little too serious to be funny. Once again, I'm loving the show and will forever want to see it continue.
*clapping for Aaron McGruder and team*
Customer Rating:
Summary: VERY GOOD, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS SEASON 1
Comment: This is hilarious! The BET segments were a little over the top, but I really enjoyed the rest. Riley and Granddad are funny as ever. However, I liked Season 1 a little better.
Customer Rating:
Summary: buy boondocks
Comment: i am a huge boondocks fan, and i purchased the 1st season and was blown awasy. so the purchase of season 2 was a no brainer for me.
Customer Rating:
Summary: boondocks2
Comment: This season had episodes that i hadn't even saw yet, they were really good cant wait to see season 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
