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Reboot 4: Battle Comes Home | 
| Director: Owen Hurley
Actor: Scott Mcneil
Studio: Adv Films
Category: Video
Buy Used: $39.59
New (1) Used (4) from $39.59
Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 72334
Format: Animated, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 702727070334
EAN: 0702727070334
ASIN: B000056NWZ
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1994
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The third season of this computer-animated series stumbles to a conclusion in these last four episodes. Despite the numerous writing credits, each episode juxtaposes long stretches of filler, where nothing really happens, with periods of frenzied but difficult-to-follow action. In "Showdown" archvillain Megabyte, who sounds like George Sanders as Shere Kahn in Disney's The Jungle Book, prepares to escape in a reddish sphere after a duel with Enzo. Mouse does something on a keyboard that causes tentacles to sprout from the sphere and destroy Megabyte. What she does and how she does it is never explained, and her preemptive strike prevents Enzo from destroying the villain, as a hero should. Simulations of Megabyte pop up in the next episode, while Bob struggles to save the cybercity, only to vanish inexplicably. The first all-computer-animated television series, Reboot inadvertently showcases the limits of the technology. The motion-capture technique gives the characters an unsettling weightless look, which robs their fights and gymnastics flips of any power. The elaborate surface patterns, brightly colored special effects, and three-dimensional camera moves can't disguise the fact that motion capture is still inferior to limited drawn animation. Rated "suitable for all ages," but violence (including suggestions of torture), grotesque imagery, and ethnic stereotypes are inappropriate for children under 10. The show played in an edited form on the Cartoon Network. --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Editor should do more reviews.... November 29, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The editorial review at the top is just plain wrong. He's obviously not a fan by the complete lack of knowledge of basic facts. Its like reading the last chapter of a book, and then trashing it cause he didn't understand what was going on. Even watching the previous 4 episodes would have given him more of an understanding of the series as a whole. To anyone that has seen the series already on TV this is a way to be able to go back to watch them in stunning visual quality whenever one wants. This is a very well done finish to one of the major story arc's, but unlike the other seasons it doesn't leave a mouth watering cliffhanger like the end of season 4 does... so simply sit back and enjoy having things almost wrapped up in this DVD.
ReBoot Season3 Vol.4 October 20, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Excuse me Mr.Charles Solomon?? Grotesque imagery, ethnic stereotyping?? What is your problem?? Where does it look like they're making fun of anyone? Everyone on that show is made up of different skin colors. Blue,green,purple,silver and lots of other shades of hair colors too!
I am African-American and I don't see what the problem is with the show at all! Are you really watching this stuff before you write an "editorial review" about it?
I just don't think you like ReBoot which is fine by me but you are supposed to write about thinks objectively and not be biased on insignificant details!! ReBoot is not racially stereotypical OK?
There are more shows on TV now with more graphic displays of violence on all the time especially the news! The only thing Cartoon Network censored was a bar scene which was stupid anyway because all they were doing was hanging around together having a nice time. Please look more closely at the shows before you put your 2 cents in.
I'm sure ABC and Disney feel like fools for letting go of such a wonderful thing now!! Hope to not see anymore comments from you anytime soon. Have a nice day!:)
wow May 6, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow, what can I say? Brilliant! I always watched reboot when I was younger and never grew out of it. I've waited over 7 years to see these last 4 episodes, ever since UK television took it off the air for some stupid reason - they never showed the last episodes so I had to wait until now. It was worth it, the animation is as good as I remember it, even if some say it's a bit dated now that doesn't make it any less effective. The character development is great and so is the plot...and the humour is still there even this late in the series. If you ever loved watching reboot, you'll love this video.
Oh please just put out a box set of the whole thing! March 27, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I would gladly pay at least $50.00 a year for each year of this series, and probably more. C'mon, how about just releasing the entire series season by season as any classic TV show deserves.
Amazon's review is misleading and wrong April 3, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a great series. But these are the last episodes of the third season and so if you have not seen the episodes before it, it might not make much sense. As for the animation, it is a major breakthrough for the time in which it was made. I know there is much better animation now, but this was made in 1997 with the best software around. Mainframe has always been ahead of other production companies and I can't wait to see what they come out with next. And Amazon, find someone who knows what they are talking about to do a review for this dvd. You might sell more of them. I definitely recommend buying this dvd, but if you are already a fan of this series, you know that.
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