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5.0 out of 5 stars Ulysses! No one else can do the things you doooo!, 12 Oct 2004

By	Rich (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews

Ulysses 31 is a futuristic retelling of the ancient Greek legend of Ulysses, the man cursed to travel unknown worlds till he finds the Kingdom of Hades, as punishment for the death of the Gods' monster Cyclops, his crew turned as lifeless as stone...

This DVD features the entire series of Ulysses 31, including all the episodes featured on all 4 of the currently released DVD volumes, so if you've bought the volumes individually you might not want to bother with this unless you're a completist who must own everything.

Classic 80s animation at its best is the only other way to describe Ulysses 31, the storylines, although based on Greek mythology and legend lend themselves excellently to the modern space age theme of the show.

Overall, if you're a fan of classic animated sci-fi, you'll be well advised to snap this up.

Well worth the money in my opinion.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Another of the Gods' tests?, 12 Oct 2004

By	JP Fahy (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For all UK-based Ulysses 31 fans, it has been a long, long wait. But was it worth it?

Well, about 9 months ago I bought the French 5-disc boxed set, not knowing if, or when, the English version would be released on DVD. The French packaging is lavishly designed with images taken straight from the cartoon, and there's a handful of extras on each disk. You have the option of full opening and closing credits with each episode (albeit in French), and each episode has been digitally remastered so the colours and effects can be seen in all their intended glory. It's quite simply a quality piece of work.

Truth be told, the UK release suffers badly by comparison. By cramming all 26 episodes onto 3 discs, Fox have had to truncate the opening and closing credits. This is a real pity, because every fan will tell you that the theme is one of the most memorable things about this series. The box art is shoddy (sorry 'Extremist', whoever you are), and gives the impression of one of those cheap Disney rip-offs where the characters have obviously been plagiarised, but don't look *quite* right.

As for the quality of the transfer, my initial impression is that it's just not as clean or crisp as the French release, but I might be wrong. Could it be that Fox has released an un-remastered version? I'd love to be able to find out for sure, but since www.kult-tv.co.uk (the distributor) was taken over by The Contender Group, you can't get specific product details on the website any more. Throw in a complete lack of extras, and some pointlessly re-named episodes (I'm certain that 'Trapped Between Fire And Ice' was originally called 'Scylla And Charybdis'), and you end up with something that is only so-so when it could have been GREAT, purely because someone, somewhere, decided to cut corners unnecessarily.

Shame.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As good as you remember it..., 20 Dec 2005

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Ahh, my childhood. We all have memories of things which at the time appeared great and now look a bit, well, a bit rubbish really. For example, I recently brought the boxed set of Battle of the Planets, determined to enjoy what at the time seemed to be the greatest thing on t.v. However, time and perhaps my jaded adult sensibilities have made me realise that the repetitive stories, poor animation and childish robot scenes just don't cut the mustard anymore...
Not so with Ulysses. Ok, so the music has been cut a little (yes, the NoNo bit was great..) and the animation is far from cutting edge (although the Odyssey and backdrops still look fantastic). Ulysses still looks a bit like Barry Gibb and the fusion of greek myth and science fiction seems a bit odd at times BUT THIS IS STILL BRILLIANT TELEVISION. I watched the entire series with my wife (who is too young to remember them on TV) and she admits that "Ulysses, no-one else can do the things you do".
This show is great! If you have kids, buy it. If you have a bit of nostalgia for this great series, buy it. And if you just want to see a kids cartoon series with great characters and stories (such as the seminal 'the eternal punishment') then buy it. At this low price you and your children deserve Ulysses!

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5.0 out of 5 stars good times
yes it`s just as good as it was when you where young, a must buy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Homer in the 31st Century
Not the fat yellow inhabitant of Springfield, but Greek writer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding example of a cartoon series
I loved Ulysses 31 back in the 80s, I've also managed to catch repeats on various satellite channels over the years, and every time it manages to suck me back in. Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2007 by anamatronic

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like I remembered it
I watched Ulysses as a kid back in the 80s. My memory of the series was sketchy, but I remembered being hooked on it. Read more

Published on 29 Sep 2006 by C. EVANS

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series - well worth buying if you loved 'Cities of Gold' also
This is made by the same French-Japanese co-production team as the also brilliant Mysterious Cities of Gold (you'll recognise names in the credits - and if you listen to episodes... Read more

Published on 22 Sep 2006 by Mr. M. A. Yates

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything
Ulysses 31 was a ground breaking cartoon until now cartoon had beenset on Earth or onother planets and then there was cartoons where animals took the place of humans but now one... Read more

Published on 27 April 2006 by M. G. Hatfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Galaxies - this is good
After watching the whole series i can't rate this highly enough.

The character animation is a bit sketchy, especially in the action sequences, but the beautiful... Read more

Published on 22 April 2006 by Matt

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