Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and thin.
| Alternative Titles | Hora de Aventura com Finn e Jake, Hora de Aventura, 探险活宝, Abenteuerzeit mit Finn und Jake, Eventyrtid, Hora de Aventuras, Время приключений с Финном и Джейком, Час пригод разом із Фіном та Джейком, Adventure Time with Finn & Jake, Adventure Time: Stakes |
| First Air Date: | 2010-04-05 |
| Last Air Date: | 2018-09-03 |
| Number of Episodes: | 279 |
| Number of Seasons: | 10 |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Status: | Ended |
| Networks: | $Cartoon Network |
| Casts: | Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch, Olivia Olson, Niki Yang, Pendleton Ward, Polly Lou Livingston |
In the shadowplay acting out your own death knowing no more. Joy Division, the mercurial Manchester based masters of dark post punk sounds, who in Ian Curtis had one of the eras most tortured souls. Directed by Grant Gee and written by Jon Savage, this documentary actually brings nothing new to the table for hardened fans of the band, of which I am unashamedly amongst that number. There is a tendency with musical documentaries to be over praised by fans simply because, well, they just love to see their idols/heroes/inspirations up there on the screen. Grant Gee's film has strong merits as an introduction for those new to the band, for the curious and to those hypnotised by tunes so hauntingly poetic they can reduce you to tears, but again for those who have followed Joy Division and their subsequent brotherhood band, New Order, there is nothing to be learned here. The absence of Deborah Curtis (Ian's widow) from the doc is annoying, where we are only given printed quotes from her. One can only guess that she refused to be sharing screen space with her love rival, and fellow tormentor of Ian Curtis' psyche, Annik Honoré, the latter of which who is more than happy to fuel the documentary fire. At times this feels like a copy of Anton Corbijn's superb film, Control, only with the real life band members and entourage commenting from the edges of the frame. But then there is of course the live excerpts of the band, which lifts this up to the high levels set by Control and Deborah Curtis' excellent book, Touching from a Distance. In that, there is the crux, Joy Division the film is essential for fans, to see that performance of Shadowplay and etc etc, it's these moments that make us forgive the narrative, which quite frankly, is a bit of a cash cow cash in. And I really do say that with heavy heart. 8/10
