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Lost - The Complete Fourth Season

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Total reviews: 57 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

show stinks 1 out of 5 stars.
5 of 18 people found this review helpful.

look i love this show but let me ask why is it released in every country but here? i know its about the christmas relase so they can make more money. but for petes sake get it together man and relase it in sep or oct. these ppl ruin everything good.

They've Lost the plot, and are now losing the viewers *SPOILER ALERT* 2 out of 5 stars.
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When will this long and tedious journey ever end? Like all good new ideas, Lost started off brightly and got us all hooked... great characters, bizarre happenings, inexplicable coincidences, amazing miracles, the lot.

But that was hundreds of years ago. And yet here we are, still watching little groups of two and three characters marching about in that now oh-so-familiar undergrowth, holding flaming torches above their heads on God knows what missions... find the hut, find Jake, watch out for The Others, now watch out for the Other-Others with machine guns blah blah blah blah blah.

And still the flashbacks continue. And, in yet another twist, flash forwards as well. We're leaping back and forth in time, with each character getting their 'turn' every week, in an ever-growing confusing tangle of plotlines and sub-plots until we feel like we're drowning in a giant bowl of spaghetti.

And even now it's not over! After four long long long series (this one is half the length of the other series, but seems twice as long because we've seen most of it before, over and over and over again), six of the main characters finally get OFF the island!

Hurrah! The Lord be praised! But hold on to your hats... no sooner have they returned to the real world, than we find out that they've all got to go BACK to the island! Oh God, please, no, make it stop!

Somebody in these great Amazon reviews says if you've never seen Lost, watch just the very first episode, and the very final episode when it gets shown... and you'll probably not miss a thing. How right he is!

This series gets 2 stars because it's shorter than the other series, plus I like the Hawaii beach location they've been using... even though by now, I'm beginning to recognise every tree, every clearing and every hillside.

Might go there for my holidays... bet nobody else has thought of that.

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LOST: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (DVD MOVIE)

Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2

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Total reviews: 97 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good DVDs, so-so show 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

The DVDs are very good quality and even the ripping to iPod MP4 format is smooth with no hiccups. That said, I forgot how irritating the constant bickering between the two lead characters is! I must have been much more tolerant in my teens watching this show, but it really grates on me now. I don't think I can stomach more than one season of 'Moonlighting'. I still vote 'Remington Steele' as my all-time favourite TV show from the 80's -- the relationship between the two lead characters is much more comfortable.

A blast from the past 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This was actually a requested Christmas present for my 13 year old who had seen repeats on television and thought it was good. I caught it first time around when it was new and different, there really wasn't anything like that on TV. My son loves it but cannot believe the shoulder pads and the big hair; did we really dress like that?? Not to mention Bruce Willis with hair! If it's 80s nostalgia you're looking for, then this is the one for you.

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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/05/2008 Run time: 1200 minutes

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Eighth Season

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I started watching this show since it first aired. My ex-girlfriend got me hooked immediately. The creativity doesn't seem to go away and the characters are really the best. I don't like CSI NY or Miami and I'm not a fan of those other crime shows, but I just can't get enough of this one.

CSI 8 runs out of steam 2 out of 5 stars.
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Watched every season every episode so far, Season 8 is hopeless, some episodes are boring and to me were just fillers, You Kill Me in particular, what was that all about, even the first couple of episodes were sparse and self indulgent, as I watched episode after episode I was waiting for that CSI winning formula of old, the only saving grace was the poison dwarf = the short young girl with the big IQ. Has CSI ran its course can there only be so many stories about Las Vegas, there was even one episode that intertwined with Without a Trace that was disjointed. Grissom was god and this CSI was the best series, not sure now as CSI Miami seems to me to more watchable. The characters are worn out and boring, only Jim Brass is ever good, Sara you wont be missed.

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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 10/14/2008 Rating: Nr

24 - Seasons 1 - 6

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

24 Series 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Product arrived ahead of schedule and so far no issues with any of the DVD's.

PIRATED? 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 14 people found this review helpful.

If DVDs are sticking or stopping. . they are probably pirated . I have gotten ONE DVD "I'll Cry Tomorrow" that was pirated .. resolution should be Super IF not 'pirated and then it would be .. 'not very good' as well .. I was going to buy the set until I read the two reviews .. shame on you Amazon .. PRIRACY is ILLEGAL . people can be find $250k and up to 5 years in prison .. I think you had better WATCH from whom you buy .. if NOT put out by the studio .. AND Boxed sets usually have BONUS material on them .. Ala "Get Smart" put out by Time/Life for the first year . now Warner Home Video is putting out each year per year .. NO bonus material . but if someone copies the 'shows' from . Oh well.. Buyer beware! ..
I first bought the Susan Hayward Movie I wanted in VHS form .. I phoned Amazon and told them to get a tape that is bout 1" long is NOT an authorized/studio VHS .. they refunded the money and I chose a DVD of same movie .. resolution was awful .. I knew . but did NOT call again .. BUT if you are getting sticky .. jerky & bad resolution DVDs . Call them .. ask for refund .. tell them it is pirated and search the web to report the seller .. Now Perhaps these are NOT pirated . but a few were bad .. Just remember .. Buyer beware ! .. Too much of this piracy going on .. residuals NOT being paid to those who deserve them . and IF Amazon is buying in bulk from same person/company .. NOT a STUDIO . then 'that is the person the FBI wants to find . Fine & jail' ..

Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season

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Total reviews: 41 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

my soap opera 5 out of 5 stars.
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I enjoy watching to see what next and how desperate the housewifes are.amazon has the best price on all my seres and movies.

Terrific extras make an already good season a must-have set for fans. 4 out of 5 stars.
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There's little else to add to what others have said of the season itself. Instead, I wanted to note the great extras that make this DVD set a nice buy. Several are of the same type as previous season sets:

There are audio commentaries for six episodes, the first by Marc Cherry and some writers with nice tidbits (season 3 was to end with the revelation of Bree faking her pregnancy but ABC didn't think that was dramatic enough so they came up with Edie's "Hanging"). The other five are "Couple commentaries" with nice banter between the actors and some fun stuff (like Marcia Cross marveling at how her cleveage was so big early in the season).

"Desperate From Beginning to End" looks at the creation of an episode, this one the tornado ep. It notes what a challenge it was with all the stunts and special effects work and how amazed they were ABC let them destory the set like that. It's a great insight to how they created the amazing story.

Hanging with the Men of Wisteria Lane" has the male actors bowling and sharing stories about the show.

"Cherry Picked" are Marc Cherry's half-dozen favorite scenes from the season.

There are also a dozen deleted scenes, many filler but some interesting and fun. This includes the alternate ending for the season finale and it's clear that Cherry made the right move changing it.

So overall, great extras flesh the season out and make this rebounding series back on its game.

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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/02/2008

Lost: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray]

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

It's About "Time" 5 out of 5 stars.
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Though shorter than the previous three seasons of the show (partly due to starting in January, and partly due to the writer's strike), the fourth season of LOST is just as compelling as ever.

In reference to the main "mythology" plotlines, for the first time this season the real possibility of rescue is touched on. Also, a dramatic shift (as a result of the Jack vs. Locke feud) is made in the way the castaways are aligned on the island, and as a result we learn that perhaps Ben Linus has not always been the leader of the Others. Finally, picking up on a seemingly forgotten plot thread of a past season, this season really delves into the notion that the perception of time on the island is not the same perception of time in the outside world.

As for the more personal, dramatic storytelling that LOST has become known for, this season picks right up where season three's shocker ("we have to go back, Kate!) left off, flashing forward into the future instead of back to the past. By doing this, the writers/producers were able to keep the dramatic stories fresh, essentially revealing the future location of certain "Losties" and then filling in the gaps as to how/why he/she ended up at that point.

To conclude, the fourth season of LOST keeps up the show's high-quality tradition of mind-bending plots (this season is heavy on those with the time-altering angle), action/adventure, and compelling drama. By the season finale, when the person in the coffin is revealed (and you will be dying to know how he/she ended up there), the show will have taken on almost a completely new "real time" (perhaps episodes will now flashback from the future?!). Let's just say that it will be a long wait until next January, when the fifth season hits ABC.

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LOST: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON(BLURAY) (BLU-RAY DISC)

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)

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Total reviews: 100 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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The feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a satisfying if unspectacular installment in the X-Files series, taking place an unspecified time after the show's nine-year television run. Former agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is now a doctor, while Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is being hunted by his former agency and living in seclusion. He and Scully are summoned back by a case involving a missing agent and a former priest (Billy Connolly) who claims to be able to see clues to the agent's whereabouts psychically, though his initial search turns up only a severed limb. Don't expect the usual cast of characters; the FBI has completely turned over (except for the George W. Bush portrait), and the only reason Scully and Mulder are back is because agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) remembers his success on similar cases involving the unexplainable. Don't expect the same rogues' gallery either; unlike the previous X-Files feature film, which was inextricably linked to the series' convoluted mythology arc (and served as a bridge between the fifth and sixth seasons), I Want to Believe is a stand-alone piece that makes use of the series' roots in horror/sci-fi and moody Vancouver, B.C., locales. Also unlike the previous film, which was almost self-consciously shot for the big screen, this film is on a smaller scale, like a double-length episode of the series. But it's still a good reminder of the creepy vibe that hooked fans for years. And the relationship between Mulder and Scully? It seems to have resumed pretty much where it left off, at least when you take into account the long period of separation. But stick around for the end-credit sequence to take in all the possibilities for the future. --David Horiuchi

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The Shield - The Complete Sixth Season

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Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Shield season VI 5 out of 5 stars.
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Season VI is every bit the action, excitement, drama......as seasons I-V. We watched it until 4am without realizing how much time had passed (we are normally early birds!!) We do not have the patience for the week to week suspense and enjoy watching the whole season, commercial free. Anticipating season VII on DVD.....unfortunately this will be the final season :-(

As good as ever 4 out of 5 stars.
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I have watched most of season 6 and find it just as entertaining as the other 5 seasons. I recommend it.

Gritty Police Action 5 out of 5 stars.
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You must watch this brilliant police drama based in suburban LA. Brilliant acting in particular by the strike team. A must!

THE SHIELD==SEASONS 2, 4, 6 5 out of 5 stars.
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I PURCHASED ALMOST NEW EDITIONS OF THE SHIELD SEASONS 2, 4 AND 6. THEY WERE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO BE BRAIN DEAD TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THESE VIDEOS. THEY WERE MAILED EVERYONE VERY PROMPT. THEY ARRIVED IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. AND BEST OF ALL I PAID HALF PRICE.

Sad to see its final season coming :( 5 out of 5 stars.
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I personally love this show and a big time fan of M Chiklis. Another great season and many breath-taking moments. I was little annoyed with the character which was played by Forest Whittaker but MC took care of him as he always does!

I cant wait to see what will happen between MC and Shane!

Very much looking forward to the final season of the show.

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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 498 minutes

Criminal Minds: The Complete Third Season

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

They keep you wanting for more! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I enjoyed very much the first two seasons. But when I read that Mandy Patinkin had left the show I was disappointed and thought that was the end of Criminal Minds. I was so wrong! And don't get me wrong, he was a great asset being the character they most turned to for advise in all areas of the psyque. Joe Mantegna is more likable -sorry Mandy- and though he was brought to the show almost abruptly, they show you how he adapts gradually to everybody and the new way things are done at the BAU since he had been part of it when it began. Throughout the season, Joe Mantegna integrates the team like a piece of a puzzle that didn't quite fit was removed and placed by the perfect one, and now I see that the show will not only survive it's leading character but will do better with the new one.

Now, the plot. Unfortunately, there are so many sick in this world that they will never run out of new ideas for a show. Every episode is good, has new twists, and some episodes are even better that what we would sometimes expect; you are guessing who is going to be the bad guy and how they are going to figure out, by his/her personality or behavior, who committed this or that murder. It's just so wonderfully made that sometimes I think I have a bit of a psychologist in me!

It never gets boring and even though it is about solving mostly murders, I always finish watching with a sense of satisfaction.

The only bad thing is that I watched it so fast that now I am tapping my fingers waiting for the fourth season. Don't miss this one!

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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/16/2008

Lost - The Complete Third Season

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Total reviews: 211 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Lost Season 3 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was very satisfied with the overall transaction. The DVD was sent in a very timely matter and packaged in a way that it would not get damaged. The DVD plays very well and I am very pleased to do business with them. I highly recommend them when purchasing any DVD they make sure that you are satisfied with the whole transaction too. Thanks again a very please customer.

How Much Can the Plot Thicken 5 out of 5 stars.
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"Lost" is the most shameless cliff-hanger series I've ever seen, which is part of the reason I love it! The DVD package is wonderful, with lots of commentary tracks, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and plenty of Easter eggs. I was not disappointed.

Family event 5 out of 5 stars.
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We spent christmas eve and christmas day watching Lost 1 2 3 as a family. This series is GOOD!

Lost Season 3 Seriously off its A-Game 2 out of 5 stars.
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SPOILER ALERT. I seem to be one of few people who thought that Lost Season 2 was the strongest yet. Season 2 is everything that Season 3 isn't: Carefully plotted, secrets revealed at the right times and with the right amount of impact, storyline well paced, and a sense of confidence in where the story was headed. By the end of Season 2, I was intrigued.

That all ended in the first minutes of Season 3, where we discover instantly that the Island isn't really removed from the rest of civilization the way we thought, and all the mystery and menace of "the Others" simply evaporates. By Episode 3 I found myself simply not caring about any of the characters or their schizophrenic decision-making. This persisted throughout the remainder of the season with the exception of a tense standoff over Ben's spinal surgery. In general, major events become laughable, the dialogue devolves into something bordering cheap and hoaky, tense situations are poorly constructed, and characters begin making decisions not because they make sense, but because they conveniently advance the plot.

An excessive amount of time is dedicated to flashbacks, many of them utterly pointless. The insertion of the back-story on Nikki and Paulo is particularly irrelevant. If I wanted to watch a show about a B-Movie actress, a con heist gone awry, or a love affair on the Sydney riviera, I wouldn't turn to Lost for my fix. Intense stand-offs between key characters in pivotal moments are sloppy and often make no sense considering the circumstances. The key players stop behaving in ways we would expect them to based on our previous understanding of their characters, and it isn't intentional. The use of coincidence gets more extreme than ever, to the point of inducing eye-rolling rather than surprise or fascination.

A sense that there's a good explanation for all the coincidence rapidly diminishes as Season 3 progresses. More and more characters seem to be becoming omniscient, somehow knowing things that nobody in their right mind could ever hope to piece together, and not just because the island or some unseen force told them. Speaking of mysticism, the writers have become utterly reliant on superstition - and what appears to be telepathy - in order to get characters to learn and communicate efficiently with one another. There's a flashback of Desmond's where even one of the ancillary characters not familiar with the Island seems to know all its secrets and everything about everyone.

Hurley gets inordinate screen time, which would be fine if his character weren't such a crashing bore. Most of the new female characters have had so much cosmetic surgery that they don't fit in with the rugged environment of the Island. Juliet is simply hard to look at, her face deconstructed and pieced back together with silicone, collagen and sculpted bone fragments, and ditto for Desmond's wife. It's all well and fine for soap operas; wrong for a show like Lost. Charley's death came at a disappointment particularly since none of the new characters are interesting enough to replace him. Most of the new additions are dry, bland, cookie-cutter types that you might expect to see on a show like 7th Heaven or a filler courtroom drama.

There is almost no real "Island time" to speak of. Most of the events take place in the built-up parts of the Island, complete with swingsets, electricity, pianos, flower pattern curtains and hospital beds. Scenes with the original survivors of flight 815 at their original beach camp seem out of place given that you apparently can't walk very far in any direction without stumbling upon a house, farm, quay or bunker. The sense of adventure is completely drained from the show by the time Season 3 concludes.

Now that I think about it, Season 3 was so bad I might not even watch Season 4. And considering what a promising start the first two seasons were, that's quite a feat. The promise of "Lost" is escapism, but Season 3 brings us right back to the real world of dry primetime television.

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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/02/2008