Its really a trip. Watch it sometime.
5.0
Before We Start: I normally avoid reviewing old cartoons since they are not up to the standards of the newer cartoons. Since I have never heard of this show before, and [adult swim] aired it. I think it should have atleast one review.
Animation & Style: Karate Kommandos stars the cult icon, Chuck Norris who plays Chuck Norris, who stars in Chuck Norris, Karate Kommandos, (I\'ll get more into that down at Sound Catergory). The style is detailed, a little bit washed out, but for the most part they have some detailed backdrops with mountains, cliffs, and cities. Aside from that, it runs into the major problem with the animation. Unfortunately the animation is oddly porportioned, creating some strange moments when Chuck kicks or jumps, he moves unrealistically close to the screen. Characters will kick and move over this strange 3d space that isn't timed right. In other moments, the animation uses the wrong positions for the characters and objects. One Particular scene he is driving a car which looks correct on the road, and in the next scene they changed the angle of the background, but the car did not change with it, so the car looked like it was driving on two wheels. The animation reminds you of wrestling, where the characters over exaggerate their movements. In action scenes you will see enemies waiting to be hit, and they seemingly stand there while someone takes their time to kick them. Also everything looks really scripted, you\'ll see no surprises and unpredictable situations. What also makes this worse, is that the characters lack so much emotion that you often feel they aren\'t in any trouble at all. 2-Much who often gets in danger is often staring blindly at his kidnapper. He\'ll show no emotion of being scared, and often looks comfortable being chained up. Norris also takes up the lead for staring blindly at any danger. So he\'ll often look bored like he has done his fighting scenes in 3000 takes.
Plot: The plotline is summed up as Chuck Norris Vs. The Claw. The Claw surprisingly has some interesting schemes, but after a few seconds they become clichéd copycat moments. Chuck Norris fights against the Claws Henchmen, and since he lacks emotions, and the henchmen wait until they get kicked and punched, the action boils down to nothing. Missing from the scenes are citizens running away from the fear of a disaster. There seems to be no sense of urgency on the planet. Everyone seems to have magically vanished in heavily populated towns when a disaster strikes. Even cities are devoid of any human-being other than Chuck Norris and his comrades. Only when they are taking a break from all this fighting, minor characters show up.
Characters and Voices: Here is another major fault in the show. Too much main characters are on the team who really don\'t need to be there. Reed, his apprentice, really has no point in being there, and is missing most of the time. Pepper, his scientist ally, just acts plain simple, she comes up with some cheesy one liners that doesn\'t add any depth to her character. Its also funny when Norris calls her name out with no emotion as if she were a dog. Too Much, being voiced by a respected voice actress nowadays, is extremely annoying. Not only are his lines cheesy, but his lack of emotion and feeling and his one liner \"Too MUCH!!!\" just puts him as the worst character in history. He also sports the oddest design for a child, he looks like a short old man in a white cap, who has a high squeaky voice. He really tries to help but its often confusing as to how Chuck Norris wants him to help yet doesn\'t want him to go on dangerous parts of the mission. Anyways, he ends up kidnapped in some missions, which makes you wonder why he\'s around in the first place. Tabe, (in Japanese Tabemasu means to eat) goes by his name extremely well. All he wants to do is eat. He sports a very tan skinned E-Honda look, and his voice is practically terrible. His overly stereotypical accent just places him as dumb. He\'s really easy going too, but he\'ll usually block attacks by grabbing things near him and magically they stop the deadliest of weapons.
Explosions: New Catergory.. umm Every thing just explodes, shooting at a ship will just explode it into pieces. Helicopters, trains, boats, will just explode in a timely manner. Its really confusing at times, as these explosions are dealt with delayed responses. Similar to the fighting scenes, things just explode when everyone else is safe making it extremely unrealistic.
Sound: By far the most funniest thing is this retro music. I have no idea why they used this but its really 80s techno, with synthadelic sounds and melodramatic tunes. Also included is the Theme Song, where the announcer just keeps saying Chuck Norris name over and over.
Final Thoughts: I don\'t know what to say ... its just a trip.. \"WHY Walk..When you can Drive!!\"~ Peppa.. Thanks Pepper I\'ll always take your deep and kind words into heart.moreless