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Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War II, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Easy Company--from boot camp through the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Easy Company took part in some of the most difficult battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But what makes these episodes work is not their historical sweep but their emphasis on riveting details (such as the rattle of a plane as the paratroopers wait to leap, or a flower in the buttonhole of a German soldier) and procedures (from military tactics to the workings of bureaucratic hierarchies). The scope of this miniseries (10 episodes, plus an actual documentary filled with interviews with surviving veterans) allows not only a thoroughness impossible in a two-hour movie, but also captures the wide range of responses to the stress and trauma of war--fear, cynicism, cruelty, compassion, and all-encompassing confusion. The result is a realism that makes both simplistic judgments and jingoistic enthusiasm impossible; the things these soldiers had to do are both terrible and understandable, and the psychological price they paid is made clear. The writing, directing, and acting are superb throughout. The cast is largely unknown, emphasizing the team of actors as a whole unit, much like the regiment; Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston play the central roles of two officers with grit and intelligence. Band of Brothers turns a vast historical event into a series of potent personal experiences; it's a deeply engrossing and affecting accomplishment. --Bret Fetzer

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season

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Total reviews: 56 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Grey's Anatomy 4 5 out of 5 stars.
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It is a great fourth series, the characters have grown and the story lines still keep you wanting more. Didn't think Derek and Meredith had anywhere left to go, I was not disappointed. Series three discs were a region one but still played on my region two DVD player, this time though they didn't had to find another player.

A must own for a Greys fan 5 out of 5 stars.
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This season was kindof slow, but still a must own for any greys fan that collects the series. Now if Meredith can just stay happy and not blow it, the series will pick up and go better.

A must buy!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have bought all of the seasons of Grey's Anatomy. This one is a must buy too! I really recommend it!

Grey's Anatomy 4th Season 5 out of 5 stars.
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Each season just keeps getting better.

I hope that I will get to review the 10th Season

Editorial Review:

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DESCRIPTION:Grey s Anatomy is a drama about the intensity of medial training mixed with the funny, sexy and sometimes painful lives of people who are about to discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey. END

Dexter - The Complete Second Season

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Total reviews: 147 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

the best season of Dexter so far! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Never a tv show has put me in the situation where I feel what the main character is going through and Dexter has done it! Great writing, superb acting... an extraordinary show!!!

Dexter, the Second Season 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a must have for all Dexter Fans. This is one of the smartest shows I have ever seen, and the 2nd season is just as mesmerizing as the first. The acting is very good and the writers are the best. Sit back and enjoy.

Dexter Rocks!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the best series on TV and the DVD just enhanced the experience. If you are a fan of the show or have thought about watching it, you should buy both seasons 1 & 2 ASAP and get slicing!

Overall good 2nd season 4 out of 5 stars.
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Dexter's second season had a tough act to follow after the first season. But this Dexter season had new ups and downs from the funny to the sinister side of Dexter. Great 2nd season.

Better and Better 5 out of 5 stars.
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This Season is even better than the first. It gets much deeper in the peoples mind. Really Awesome

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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2008 Run time: 636 minutes Rating: Nr

Bones - Season 3

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Total reviews: 31 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition]

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a specially packaged DVD set housed in a limited-edition tin box featuring 4 custom lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot! Features four of the show's most-requested episodes--First Spaceship on Venus (1960), Laserblast (1978), Werewolf (1996), and Future War (1997).

The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 became a pop culture landmark in the '90s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, and letting us listen in. They made the unwatchable essential viewing.

Bonus Features:
* "The Oral History of MST3K" feature in three parts.
* 2008 Comic-Con MST3K Reunion Panel, featuring Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, J. Elvis Weinstein, Paul Chaplin and Bridget Jones-Nelson. Moderated by Patton Oswald.
* Original film trailers.
* "Variations On A Theme Song", featuring all six versions of the theme song.
* Limited-edition version comes in a tin box with 4 lobby cards and a figurine of Crow T. Robot, all exclusive to this set.

Mad Men - Season One

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Total reviews: 132 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Emmy and strong reviews must reflect how BAD (perhaps MAD) most TV shows are these days 1 out of 5 stars.
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We watched 2/3rds of the first season. All of the episodes were slow paced. Often excruciatingly slow paced. The show seems to be (really IS) mostly about smoking (mainly at work), drinking (mainly at work), and extramarital sex (mainly at work). Oh yeah - each and every character (including the children) is unhappy and behaving in a way that will lead them and those around them to greater unhappiness. Unless you are somebody who worked in this kind of environment and are looking for some nostalgia (and even then...), this show will not appeal to you.

THE OPENING CREDITS ALONE ARE ENOUGH TO MAKE ME LOVE THIS SHOW! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Four reasons to watch this:
1. Jon Hamm is unbearably sexy.
2. The sets, clothing and other depictions of the era are perfectly done but not overwhelming. They don't take on more importance than the story itself.
3. The characters are complex, human, complicated. No one is a caricature or a cartoon. Everyone, even some minor secretary whose purpose in the show is to have sex with a major character, is shown as complex and human.
4. The story lines are intriguing, compelling, multi-layered.

There are some story lines that don't interest me: I get up and fold laundry or brush my teeth and floss anytime one of the kids are central to a scene. And I'm not interested in the horse-back riding life and intrigues of Betty. But those scenes don't dominate this fabulous show.

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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 07/01/2008 Run time: 616 minutes Rating: Nr

Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Already on the 4th season and no signs of slowing down 5 out of 5 stars.
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It wasn't too long ago that the new series of Doctor Who started up, and before that day, I had only heard of the show in passing. I gave it a shot, and coming from a clean slate, I found I loved the show and have been watching it even since. One of the things that really captivated me about the show was anything was possible. You could be watching an epic space battle one episode, then on to meeting Shakespeare in the next. All the while, the show delivers on comedy and even some drama, the show is definitely a step higher in that department from what I have heard and seen since I started watching this show compared to the original.

A basic summary of your average episode would be that the Doctor and his current companion(s) travel through time and space, sometimes visiting famous events and helping out the locals with and alien related problems they might have. David Tennant has done a remarkable job in his acting, always coming up with odd yet funny quotes to relate to the situation.

One thing that I imagine might turn people away from buying this is the price tag. Compared to most other shows, it costs 2-3 times as much, but if you are a fan of the show or even have just seen a few and like it, I have found that I have been rewatching the episodes over and over again. Now season 4 isn't out yet, but in my opinion, the show is continuing on as strong as ever, even with fairly regular cast replacement, most new characters I have found to be just as good if not better than the last.

Happy Days - The Complete First Season

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Total reviews: 91 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Please Come Forth, Fourth Season! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Being a naive 8-year old in a late-30s body, I tend to forget the business aspect of releasing Happy Days seasons. I know it's about money. That said (if I'm not mistaken), Season Three ranked much, much higher in terms of sales on Amazon's ranking system than Seasons 1 and 2. I thought for sure Season Four would come along in quick fashion. It hasn't... and no explanation, anywhere.

I had the thrill of meeting Henry Winkler at a Hank Zipzer book signing in May (2008). He was as electric, and gracious, as everyone has said he is (although I think he was somewhat cautious around a delirious fan who was neither female or a kid). Whatever the case, one of his handlers (for lack of the right word) said he would not be signing Happy Days merchandise (so much for bringing my Season 1 along), and it got me wondering just what is going on behind the scenes (granted it might simply be for the reason Mr. Winkler was there for the purpose of his book). I also wonder if all of us who are die-hard fans who criticized the DVD releases for lack of obtaining music rights from original episodes, lack of any "extras", and occasional poor print quality have done a disservice to the whole thing. We can't have everything the way we'd like it, but if CBS/Paramount pulls the plug on this, we might never see Happy Days in a home-playable form again in our lifetimes (so, yes, I would take what I can get in this case!).

After watching Season Three, I had forgotten how funny the show was at that point (and wildly electric and live). There is a palpable energy that is unmistakable. Yes, the "film" effect of one-camera/no-audience Seasons 1 and 2 are admirable, but Season 3 is like watching Elvis on Ed Sullivan. Pandemonium. And, Season 4 is probably the last "laugh-out-loud-funny" season of all eleven. Don't get me wrong: HD had many layers, but some of the later seasons are heavy on sentiment (like a video Valium pill for the mind) and high 70s TV drama (who can forget a blind Fonzie shaking his fists at God while crying in a Brando-esque way, "How could you do this to ME? I thought I was your favorite person."). But, even as a little kid I remember thinking, "HD that opens with Ron Howard's Richie in his blue high school letter jacket meant "funny"; HD that opens with Ron Howard's red college jacket meant, well, cleaner and often more schlocky fun." Season 4 is that classic "high school senior" season. No Fonzie black t-shirts here. Just edgy, often risque humor.

This was the height of Fonzie Mania before they felt the weight of little kids. Before episodes were built around Fonzie saying smoking wasn't cool, and eyeglasses were. Before the great Garry Marshall went all P.T. Barnum ("see the Amazing Fonzie Battle with the Woman of Catmandu!). ... Hey, it was the 70s. Everyone gets a free pass there.

I'm just pleading with Paramount (hell, anyone): tell us why the hold up? I'll buy five Season Tens (arguably the only really questionable season, whereas the final Season Eleven was brilliant, I think) if we can just get to the classic Season Four! Let's put it this way: Happy Days Season Four was the #1 show of ALL of American television in that 1976-1977 season (yes, above everything; MASH, All in the Family, you name it). And for great reason!

An answer, please. Somebody. Anybody! I'll be the guy trying to burn his 1984 Happy Days finale ("Passages") to DVD in the hope the tape doesn't unravel after 24 years if you're looking for me.

Please keep it going CBS/Paramount and TV gods that be...

Todd

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Editorial Review:

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1950’s, HAPPY DAYS revolves around Richie Cunningham and his family and friends. A "wholesome" young man, Richie is a Jefferson High School student who would do anything to get a date and he spends plenty of time with his friends at Arnold’s, the local burger joint. Contrasting with his wholesome nature is Arthur Fonzarelli, best known as Fonzie, a rough-around-the-edges motorcycle riding high school dropout famous for his slicked hair, leather jacket, and the catchphrase "aaayyyy!" Fonzie is a regular around the Cunningham house, with Mrs. Cunningham doting on him and Richie turning to him for advice on how to attract girls.

House, M.D. - Season Four

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Total reviews: 125 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

House season 4 5 out of 5 stars.
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It is the series 4 of House M.D. if you need more IMDd ( http://www.imdb.com/ )is a great source.

A little short...but good 4 out of 5 stars.
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Like the seasons before it, this is definatly a great show. However because of the writers strike it was sadly cut short a little bit. But its still great.

Just what I asked for. 5 out of 5 stars.
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It was exactly what the description says, one of the most interesting seasons in my opinion. Love amazon!

Editorial Review:

Prepare for even more baffling, complex and shocking medical mysteries than ever before as every season four episode of House arrives on DVD! Reunite with the perplexing and prickly Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie in his two-time Golden Globe®-winning role) as he tackles impossible cases while putting a new staff of potential team members – including Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle), Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), and Olivia Wilde (The Black Donnellys) – through the medical wringer with his trademark sarcasm and irreverent bedside manner. Get ready for another dose of one of TV’s most original dramas and what Entertainment Weekly calls “One of the most compelling characters in TV history.”

Get Smart (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

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Total reviews: 40 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

LOVED IT!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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What a great surprise this movie turned out to be! I grew up watching the series and while this is a bit different take on it, it was amazing! I laughed the whole way through and for once felt completely comfortable watching it with my family. Finally a movie that I didn't cover my face and think I should have previewed it before watching it with my boys. Fun, entertaining, and well done! If you're looking for s serious spy movie, this is not the one! Highly Recommended!!

Flash from the past? 3 out of 5 stars.
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There are many funny scenes in this movie. The little hints of the old TV show were wonderful.
However, once again, Hollywood took what could have, should have, been a fantastic funny family movie and ruined it by inserting totaly uncalled for profanity and bathroom "humor". I worry about those who find this funny.
The acting was suppurb. Steve Carell was Maxwell Smart, Anne Hathaway was wonderful. To start with it was hard to see her in this roll after watching her as a teenager in the Princess Diaries movies, but she pulled it off beautifully.
What a shame to ruin it.

Editorial Review:

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 151 minutes Rating: Pg13