CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Adeel Hail
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Ariella Broughton
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
brucetwo
The visual style of this cartoon is a COMPLETE rip-off of 1960s-1980s underground comic artist KIM DEITCH. Is he credited anywhere? Look at his artwork and his plots and you'll see what I mean. Many of the same characters as this show are in his work--or pretty similar ones.Check out this YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfqCgf8867c You'll see what I mean.Deitch is/was a contemporary of R. Crumb, Zap Comics and all the SanFrancisco-engendered underground comic book artists of that era, though his work seemed to have more an east-coast NYC lower-east-side of Manhattan subject or vibe a lot of the time. I could not find any allusion to Deitch on this "U-As" IMDb entry, and when I watched the show--on Comedy Central I think--the credits went by too fast to tell.By the way Deitch was affiliated with animation artist Sally Cruikshank at one time.
Kick-arse
I'm an avid horror fan. I always have been. But I've also liked Comedy, too. And it seems sort of tough to blend the two together and get a satisfying aftermath. Ugly Americans does just that. Treating life casually as New York is now inhabited by every monster imaginable, the misadventures our two main characters find themselves in are often very humorous! However.. I do have to admit that, as good as this concept sounds on paper, for my taste, it didn't adapt itself properly. The first season was hard to watch, the animation, if that's what we want to call it, visually insulted the viewers. It looked like nothing more than simply drawn angles and mouths moving.I wanted so bad to love this show, but I was far than impressed when I first saw how the creators chose to execute it. Though, with it's new season starting, the colors, animation, and story lines look much more interesting. I'll give it a try this season to see if it entertains me (hopefully more) than it's first.
Grog Groggery
The show's pilot episode was a strong one , and the next one didn't disappoint either.There don't seem to be any redundant characters so far , and nobody's voice is particularly annoying (a trait often found in other shows).The plots are great and the characters are unique - each with his/her own agenda. It's a bit too early to see if there's any continuity , but that most likely won't be a problem with this show.The animation style is more then pleasant - nothing overly exaggerated or displeasing.Yes it's an adult cartoon , but to each his own. I believe Ugly Americans fits it's time slot well.
underoathfan505
I don't usually write reviews so bare with me.My first impression from the ads was that this show would be another forgettable, slightly amusing animation that would die out after a season or two. Well, at least I was wrong on the first two counts and hopefully wrong on the last.This show is unique and refreshing with an animation style similar to the short lived Adult Swim show Superjail. The pacing is fast and fun and it never lets up on the jokes.Another aspect of this show that I really appreciate is the crafting of an interesting and expansive world all of it's own. The locations are all very different from one another and with their own 'charming' attributes. In the pilot episode we are introduced to Hell which has some very interesting stores.The characters are widely varied in both personality and appearance and it just adds to the enjoyment. From the pretty average main character Mark's demon spawn boss/girlfriend Callie to his zombie roommate Randall to his wizard co-worker Leonard at the Department of Integration, Ugly Americans has plenty of interesting characters to keep you laughing.All in all this show, despite having monsters and creatures, is basically a mirror of our own. It pokes fun at all kinds of situations in everyday life in a more grounded way than I thought possible in a show of this kind. Ugly Americans has had a promising start, offering plenty of laughs and interesting characters to have me waiting in anticipation for new episodes. Check it out, people. You won't be disappointed.
