Studio description
Find the answers you've been looking for in the explosive third season of the show USA Today calls "the most gorgeous, audacious, expansive series on network TV." As the power of the island to both heal and destroy comes into sharp focus, the lines between good and evil are blurred and loyalties are challenged when the survivors of the crash become tangled within the lives of the Others. Plan your escape, and immerse yourself in all 23 episodes of Season Three. Go deeper than ever before in this seven-disc DVD box set, complete with hours of never-before-seen bonus features, including secrets from the world of the Others, behind-the-scenes featurettes, unprecedented access to the Lost writers room, and so much more.
Beyond Lost
Lost: The Complete First Season |
Lost: The Complete Second Season |
The Lost Chronicles : The Official Companion Book by Mark Cotta Vaz |
Lost: Music From the ABC Television Series by Michael Giacchino |
Lost: Season Two Soundtrack by Michael Giacchino |
Bad Twin by Gary Troup |
Stills from Lost (click for larger image)
Customer Reviews:
Brilliant Season.......2007-09-03
This season of Lost is, in my opinion, the best season yet! It contains some of the most brilliantly crafted and acted episodes of the series so far. The first six episodes pick up where Season 2 left off and tells the story of what happened to Kate, Sawyer and Jack while being held by The Others. They are all solid episodes but when Lost returned from it's hiatus in February, this show started to heat up like nothing you have ever seen. WOW!!! Some of the Season 3 episodes are likely to go down as some of the BEST television episodes OF ALL TIME! When Season 3 finally reaches it's conclusion with the MIND BLOWING FINALE, you can't help but be profoundly affected.
On a personal note: Desmond, I LOVE YOU! I will look for you until the END OF TIME! Do not give up hope.
Best show on TV.......2007-08-28
Another fantastic season of Lost! The best show on TV pretty much just keeps getting better. Although the third season arguably starts out a little weak, it really picks up in the second half (exactly like season 2 did...) and finishes with a bang.
So much is learned about the 'Others' in season 3, and Michael Emerson steals the show as Benjamin Linus, the best character on the show. Tons of mystery, surprises, action, drama, heartache, humour, etc. Pick this up as soon as you can... but watch first 2 seasons first.
If being LOST is wrong, I don't wanna be right........2007-08-28
Let me just start by saying i have never liked movies about being stranded on an island. Blue Lagoon, Castaway etc etc, i avoid those movies like the plague, why? Lets just say growing up in Chicago i have become used to urban enviroments and movies in general with a lot of stuff going on. How much can possibly go on when stranded on an island, fish? Swim away from sharks? Building a fire? Don't get me wrong, i like character development as much as the next person (never seen a lord of the flies movie but i read the book and did enjoy it, but thats the only stranded scenario i have ever gotten into) but i just couldnt buy the old grass huts and spear fishing cliche over and over again.
So what made me start watching Lost, i hate to say that into the third season i saw a commerical with Evangeline Lily in it and thought to myself, a show with a girl that fine in it has to be at least decent, if anything maybe i could catch some rainy scenes with her in it. So i downloaded the season premiere of season 3, a tale of 2 cities. When i saw the airplane going down after the others (didnt know at the time) came out of their houses i was just blowned away. For one, i thought it was just about a deserted island, instead i get people walking out a neigborhood that looks like surburbia in any ol city. So i thought to myself after watching the episode only one thing....."I have to get the first 2 seasons Now".
Now after being completely won over by the cast of lost for 2 seasons i jumped right back where i left off, the second episode of the 3rd season. Now i heard many reviews about how weak the first 6 episodes are. While it was nothing compared to the second half of the season, it was just basically giving a little insight into who the others really were. The whole dynamic between Jack and Julia is particularly fascinating, simply because Jack never truly falls for Julia like he has fallen for Kate, Julia however falls head over heels for Jack. The fact that they shared the most important bond (getting off the island) drew them closer together.
I enjoyed the episode when Ben shows jack the footage of the world series with Boston winning and the Look on Jack's face is probably the most stunning/revealing Look on the entire run of the show, You feel Jack's Pain that he can't get home but he realizes the world is still going on and it fuels him to do whatever is neccesary. The season picks up like a runaway train with the return of Lost that came on at 10:00pm est. Now, Lost is one of the only shows that can get away with coming on so late..10o'clock at night on the east coast, i am usually in bed by 9:30 and you want me to stay awake till 11:00pm. But you know what...i did it anyway, they could show this show at 3:00am and i would set my alarm clock to watch this outstanding show. Honestly, in my humble opinion their was not one weak episode in the whole season, even the episode "expose" which people seem to loathe for some reason i found enjoyable, sure not as much as others but the ending alone made a chill just go up my spine.
Lost is like crack to me, if i miss an episode i am downloading it the next day just so i can watch it, i am addicted and i will be addicted until my friends get off that darn island, and when they do, thats when i'll be in tears because this show that has brought me so much entertainment will finally be over.....thank goodness for dvd's.
The Best Run of Episodes LOST Has Ever Had...........2007-08-24
Even though the first 6 episodes of Season 3 are rather slow, it is more than made up for with the episodes that follow. Starting with "Not In Portland" (and ignoring "Stranger In A Strange Land") you will not find a better run of episodes in ANY Lost Season. Fantastic stand-outs such as "The Man From Tallahassee", "Par Avion", "Flashes Before Your Eyes", "The Man Behind the Curtain", and especially "The Brig" are just absurdly entertaining and gripping hours of television.
There was a lot of griping over this show in the beginning of Season 3, which unfortunately means a lot of people missed out on the absolutely stellar second half. Pick this up now if you are even remotely interested in the show, and if you are someone who stopped watching early on, I cannot even express how badly you need to see this season. 5 STARS.
Begins with a blast and ends with a whimper...that you'll never forget.......2007-08-15
Another masterful season of "Lost" has come to a crashing, and enigmatic end. For fans (like me) drawn to the show's thrills and riddles, Season 3 didn't disappoint. Like Season 2, you can't just get into the show, but "Lost" more than rewards those who can start from the beginning.
ARE YOU LOST: "Lost" follows the trauma-filled lives and back-stories of the survivors of Oceanic Ft. 815, which crashed on a mysterious island enroute from Sydney to LA. As time passed, and hopes for an immediate rescue dimmed, the survivors realized that they would have to come to terms with their new home, even as (we see in flashbacks) none have proved capable of coming to terms with their flawed lives. We met jack Shepard, a doctor obsessed with fixing whatever's broken, except for his own family. We also met Sawyer, the conman and heroic anti-hero. Kate is the woman between the two of them, a criminal on the run for murder. Locke (Terry O'Quinn) is a man with a long and complicated past - one that crippled him physically as well as emotionally, until he came to the Island, and found himself mysteriously bonded to it.
Then there are The Others. Hinted at until the end of the 1st season, we find by the end of Season 2 that the others inhabit an organized commune on the island. Their purpose and the bizarre strains of their society are slowly pealed away like an onion. At the climax, the Others blackmailed Michael into helping them kidnap Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley. (Hurley was released with orders to warn the rest of the survivors to keep away from their half of the island.) Who are the others, and what is their connection to the shadowy "Dharma Initiative"? And what about "Fake Henry Gale"? Revealing himself as Ben Linus doesn't quite begin to explain his knotty soul - Ben proves to be as trustworthy, a politician of sorts adept at using fear and hatred to manipulate others. (For politically minded viewers, the opening scene of Season 3 will raise disturbing parallels with 9/11, and its principal players.) But in the end, the Others are perfectly drawn because, like the Island, they have a perfectly maintained air of mystery.
In Season 3, Jack must confront the others, find out why he was singled out, and maneuver between them to get Sawyer and Kate to safety. New characters get the Lost treatment, with flashback episodes for Ben, Desmond (the crazy guy found by Locke in The Hatch) and Juliet, a doctor among the others used by Ben to manipulate Jack. We see Locke struggle through a crisis of faith over the island, while Hurley attempts to defeat "the numbers curse" (another great Hurley episode). Returned to the good graces of Claire, Charlie learns that he is marked for a grim fate. These and many other character plot twists abound in Season 3, as "Lost" shows that it's lost none of its momentum. The inertia continues right up to the end of the season finale, which has all the thrills and mystery of the rest of the season and something that the other shows don't - a flash-forward.
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4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Push the button and prepare to be blown away by the groundbreaking television event USA Today calls "TV's best series." The multiple Emmy(R) Award-winning drama reaches new heights in its spectacular second season as the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 discover they are not alone in their battle against "The Others," and a contested decision to open the hatch reveals a new realm of mystery and intrigue. Prepare yourself for the DVD experience of Season Two, complete with over 8 hours of original bonus material you can't see anywhere else -- including unaired original flashbacks -- and you'll discover for yourself why "everything happens for a reason."
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Amazon.com
What was in the Hatch? The cliffhanger from season one of Lost was answered in its opening sequences, only to launch into more questions as the season progressed. That's right: Just when you say "Ohhhhh," there comes another "What?" Thankfully, the show's producers sprinkle answers like tasty morsels throughout the season, ending with a whopper: What caused Oceanic Air Flight 815 to crash in the first place? As the show digs into more revelations about its inhabitant's pasts, it also devotes a good chunk to new characters (Hey, it's an island; you never know who you're going to run into.) First, there are the "Tailies," passengers from the back end of the plane who crashed on the other side of the island. Among them are the wise, God-fearing ex-drug lord Mr. Eko (standout Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje); devoted husband Bernard (Sam Anderson); psychiatrist Libby (Cynthia Watros, whose character has more than one hidden link to the other islanders); and ex-cop Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez), by far the most infuriating character on the show, despite how much the writers tried to incur sympathy with her flashback. Then there are the Others, first introduced when they kidnapped Walt (Malcolm David Kelley) at the end of season one. Brutal and calculating, their agenda only became more complex when one of them (played creepily by Michael Emerson) was held hostage in the hatch and, quite handily, plays mind games on everyone's already frayed nerves. The original cast continues to battle their own skeletons, most notably Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Sun (Yunjin Kim) and Michael (Harold Perrineau), whose obsession with finding Walt takes a dangerous turn. The love triangle between Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway), which had stalled with Sawyer's departure, heats up again in the second half. Despite the bloating cast size (knocked down by a few by season's end) Lost still does what it does best: explores the psyche of people, about whom "my life is an open book" never applies, and cracks into the social dynamics of strangers thrust into Lord of the Flies-esque situations. Is it all a science experiment? A dream? A supernatural pocket in the universe? Likely, any theory will wind up on shaky ground by the season's conclusion. But hey, that's the fun of it. This show was made for DVD, and you can pause and slow-frame to your heart's content. Just try and keep that head-spinning to a minimum.
On the DVD
Commentaries by various cast members and producers reveal little other than the occasional easter egg (the Dharma logo on the shark fin, Walt's mumbling translating to "Don't push the button; the button is bad" backwards). But disc seven opens with an eerie Hanso Foundation instructional video, leading you to eight hours of bonus features, including cast members' own theories, deleted scenes, and featurettes on specific episodes. It's all well and good for Lost fanatics, but if you want the cream of the crop, check out: "Lost Connections," an interactive feature that reveals how all the islanders are actually linked (for instance, one of the officers who captured Sayid during the Gulf War is Kate's father); a Channel UK promo for the show directed by David LaChappelle in which cast members suck in their cheeks and, dressed in evening wear, tango in slow motion as if in a Calvin Klein ad (it has to be a joke, right?); and "The World According to Sawyer," which strings together each of the un-PC nicknames and pop culture references spewed by Holloway's character. Favorites include "Chewie" for Jin and "Ponce de Leon" for Ana Lucia. It's by far the cherry on top of a sweet dessert. --Ellen A. Kim
Customer Reviews:
Finding Lost.......2007-09-09
I just wanted to say that the only sure way of getting it is to own Season l and 2 and being able to rewatch it before Season 3 comes out in December. There is so much in this series, so many tales and so many people to love and dislike, so many personalities with proof that no one person is perfect. The only one of the so-called good characters that I think is a self-centered persons is Michael. I love my children as much as anyone but I wouldn't kill my friends to save them. I would trust them to help me.
I like the interaction of these people, one way or another which they wouldn't expect to normally happen, which shows that the world is much smaller than we think, even without modern technology.
What u should expect in LOST 2?.......2007-09-05
Obvianting all negative review from this season... It's LOST, Is a great series, an adicting series... You should own all season! But reviews have some sense... this's the most slower and sometimes boring season... but you had to see it!
PLEASE Rescue These People!.......2007-09-01
Season One had me hooked, but Season Two was agony. I found the suspense simplistic and contrived by merely having the characters behave stupidly in the face of danger; a very frustrating thing to watch. And by the end of the season, not a single character retained their heroic qualities as their flashbacks and/or sadistic behavior on the island revealed less than admirable qualities for each castaway. "Cast away." Now that's a good idea of what to do with this boxed set...
Best show out there.......2007-08-23
Honestly, this show has everything a viewer would want. But most importantly, the acting, which i think is essential in selling a show, is pretty darn good here, from everyone. I truly am hooked, and have never felt this way about any other show before. Addicted cant even describe it. It is the best hour of tv out there and nobody is allowed to disturb me while I am watching it.
Hooked.......2007-08-19
I avoided Lost for a long time as I didn't want to invest in a serial without knowing there would be some conclusion. We know there are at least three seasons of Lost, and so I bought season 1 and 2. I got caught up in both seasons. I am impressed with the writing, the dialog and formula on how each character is featured and we learn more and more about the mystery as we go along. Beyond the vehicle of mystery, you watch the development of amazing actors and writing developing the characters. As a small example, the pregnant woman who normally falls into a sweet daisy flower category, was kidnapped and later escaped. She lost her memory of the incident, and had an episode where she went back to the place where she was abducted. You could finally see her determination and strength to face the demons of her kidnapping. We learn more about the island through each episode along with the cross-stories and history that tie all these unrelated characters together. You can see the potential in characters development beyond the stereotypes they fall into. Things hop along with great action and story development and perspectives. No character is sacred and there are some shocking storylines. There is this mystery set up about the island so I believe there is always potential that noone dies and is mysteriously healed! The island itself is a character and is so beautiful in the locations filmed. It is interesting to see this grove of trees where the characters hide a lot get thinner and thinner. There are some inside jokes played in this season Charlie gets lines about, such as, "Didn't you see the polar bear?" I love the development of the Korean couple and how dynamic (and hot!) they are. The Korean husband without his shirt can rival Sawyer. There is brutality and sweetness in this couple's story and in all the stories. I like the ending of Season 2 how they turned one major character and made him deeper and yet you could understand the dilemma. Season 2 does leave the innocence of the first season and delve into the mystery deeper. You meet other survivors and new characters and clear up some clues left from Season 1 as you continue. Movie-quality acting, storytelling, and special effects. Exciting and dynamic. Humorous and sweet. Shocking and brutal. I am hooked. I love this show.
Amazon.com
Along with Desperate Housewives, Lost was one of the two breakout shows in the fall of 2004. Mixing suspense and action with a sci-fi twist, it began with a thrilling pilot episode in which a jetliner traveling from Australia to Los Angeles crashes, leaving 48 survivors on an unidentified island with no sign of civilization or hope of imminent rescue. That may sound like Gilligan's Island meets Survivor, but Lost kept viewers tuning in every Wednesday night--and spending the rest of the week speculating on Web sites--with some irresistible hooks (not to mention the beautiful women). First, there's a huge ensemble cast of no fewer than 14 regular characters, and each episode fills in some of the back story on one of them. There's a doctor; an Iraqi soldier; a has-been rock star; a fugitive from justice; a self-absorbed young woman and her brother; a lottery winner; a father and son; a Korean couple; a pregnant woman; and others. Second, there's a host of unanswered questions: What is the mysterious beast that lurks in the jungle? Why do polar bears and wild boars live there? Why has a woman been transmitting an SOS message in French from somewhere on the island for the last 16 years? Why do impossible wishes seem to come true? Are they really on a physical island, or somewhere else? What is the significance of the recurring set of numbers? And will Kate ever give up her bad-boy fixation and hook up with Jack?
Lost did have some hiccups during the first season. Some plot threads were left dangling for weeks, and the "oh, it didn't really happen" card was played too often. But the strong writing and topnotch cast kept the show a cut above most network TV. The best-known actor at the time of the show's debut was Dominic Monaghan, fresh off his stint as Merry the Hobbit in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. The rest of the cast is either unknowns or "where I have I seen that face before" supporting players, including Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, who are the closest thing to leads. Other standouts include Naveen Andrews, Terry O'Quinn (who's made a nice career out of conspiracy-themed TV shows), Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Yunjin Kim, Maggie Grace, and Emilie de Ravin, but there's really not a weak link in the cast. Co-created by J.J. Abrams (Alias), Lost left enough unanswered questions after its first season to keep viewers riveted for a second season. --David Horiuchi
Where Have I Seen These Castaways? (click images to find out)
Locke
(Terry O'Quinn) |
Sawyer
(Josh Holloway) |
Charlie
(Dominic Monaghan) |
Boone
(Ian Somerhalder) |
Jin
(Daniel Dae Kim) |
Michael
(Harold Perrineau) |
Sayid
(Naveen Andrews) |
Jack
(Matthew Fox) |
Hurley
(Jorge Garcia) |
Kate
(Evangeline Lilly) |
Claire
(Emilie de Ravin) |
Sun
(Yunjin Kim) |
Shannon
(Maggie Grace) |
Walt
(Malcolm David Kelley) |
Stills from Lost (click for larger image)
Sawyer in action |
Claire and Charlie |
Jin and Michael |
Brawl |
Shannon |
Claire and Hurley |
DVD features
Even if you saw every episode of Lost on TV--or perhaps especially if you saw every episode--the DVD set is a must-own. The episodes are presented in widescreen format, just as they were broadcast on high-definition channels. (Conventional ABC-TV broadcasts were reduced to 1.33 full-screen format.) Four of the episodes have commentary tracks by the producing team and the actors who were featured on certain episodes (Terry O'Quinn, Dominic Monaghan, and Maggie Grace and Ian Sommerhalder). The last disc has over three hours of bonus material sensibly broken into three categories. "Departure" discusses the initial creation of the series, the making of the pilot, and the cast (some characters were created to fit the actors, and Evangeline Lilly's Kate was the hardest to cast). It also includes the cast's audition tapes and photographs by Matthew Fox. "Tales from the Island" provides background material on seven of the episodes plus the boars used in filming, Jimmy Kimmel's appearance on the set, and the genesis of the Driveshaft song ("You all everybody..."). Finally, "Lost Revealed" includes two scenes cut from the season finale, 13 other deleted scenes (not identified by episode, unfortunately), a blooper reel, and the cast and crew's giddy appearance at the Museum of Television & Radio. --David Horiuchi
Description
From J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias, comes the action-packed adventure that became a worldwide television event. Stranded on an island that holds many secrets, 48 people must band together if they hope to get home alive. Now you can experience the nonstop excitement and mystery of every episode, from the show's stunning first minute to its spectacular finale, on a seven-disc set. Presented in a widescreen theatrical format with 5.1 Surround Sound and bursting with more than eight hours of original bonus features -- including unaired Lost flashbacks from the final episode -- Lost is a real find.
Customer Reviews:
Pretty. . .Pretty. . .Pretty Average.......2007-09-03
Over the past three years "Lost" has gone from winning best TV drama at the Emmys (for this season) to simply being known for sliding ratings and their outspoken, whiny fans. Of course ABC and the makers of this show have brought a lot of that on themselves with storylines that provide far more questions than answers and a scheduling system that would have killed most weaker shows. Though after we work our way through all that nonsense we find a show that is fine but ultimately overrated. Maybe people love this show as though it was the perfect specimen that they wish it was. After busting down the gates with two strong episodes to open the series which lay out for us strong characters and strong groundwork the show loses its new show luster very quickly. I'm sure JJ Abrams and company would have you believe that this show is far more cinematic than episodic but I'm not so easily convinced. Too many episodes fall into the trap of being mysteries that need to be solved in 43 minutes. Who burned down the raft? Who poisoned Michael? What is this, freakin' "Murder She Wrote"?
The story, for those that don't know, involves a bunch of people who get on a plane which goes down in the middle of nowhere, stranding them on an island that is apparently on nobodies map. Then weird stuff starts to happen. A polar bear shows up. They find some crazy French chick with a taste for torture. Jack (Matthew Fox, strong in this role) takes over as natural leader of the pack. They try to play it up as though he needs to be a leader to get over his daddy issues but I wasn't really buying that. More realistically the good suits at ABC probably picked him out to be the leader because they wanted a clean cut, attractive white male to get top billing. There are a lot of characters here and by painting them fairly broadly (the Iraqi, the hot girl, the fat guy) they are able to produce legitimately strong people. We learn about them slowly over the season through flashbacks to their previous lives. These flashbacks were widely criticized as simply slowing down the plot, but let's look at this situation from a different angle. This is a huge season (large even by network TV drama standards) at 1068 minutes, could they really fill all that out, and 5 seasons afterwards, with just island life? Especially considering how tame this island life is (no raping!). The story moves towards two climaxes. One involves a set of characters who build a raft and set sail for freedom into the wild blue yonder. The other revolves around a mysterious hatch found buried deep in the jungle and what exactly it contains.
Along the way the plots vary in quality. Claire getting kidnapped provides a perfect mini arch right in the middle of the season. I also enjoyed most anything Sawyer was involved in because even though I generally hate Texas racists he was at least pragmatic compared to the rest of the day dreamers. Too often I found the flashbacks to be too closely related to what was happening in real time. Their poetic coincidence was my network TV contrivance. Also, as could be expected, the plane roster was unusually attractive and unusually interesting. Where are the lazy bums like me who would watch a show like this? So in conclusion this show is certainly not my favorite, it is an ambitious, original concept that still needs to work out the kinks.
My Favorite Show Ever.......2007-08-31
My husband introduced me to Lost a few months ago. Never before have I enjoyed a program as much as I do the Lost series. It has everything a viewer could desire....action, mystery, complex plots, and surprising outcomes. This show is best viewed on DVD so you can watch the episodes back to back to maintain momentum, rather than on TV with the week to week wait for answers to last episodes mysteries.
I wish there were more shows created with this style of writing and creative plot building. It captures your imagination and keeps you on the edge of your seat during each episode. We need more Lost-like programs.
Very entertaining. I want to live on the Lost island.
Super Fun Awesome Go Happy Show.......2007-08-31
I personally think TV series are way better than what the Big Movies are pumping out these days. And then this show is definitely one of the best out there. It's interesting, mysterious, creepy, and you don't want it to stop. BUY IT
Im Lost!!!!!!.......2007-08-24
What to say about this first season after seeing the second and third season just recently may affect this review. However I will abstain from involving the other 2. Lost season 1 opens with a magnificent scene of a plane crash which Im sure has been apart of many a persons dream (i.e. crashing on a beutiful tropical Island - with aparently no inhabitants!!) Lost gets increasingly complicated and has you guessing what is going on from the beginning. A Polar bear, A monster that uproots trees and kills people!! It is edge of the seat stuff. However as the stories twist and turn my interest has decreased significantly. I know many whom have lost interest altogether. Unfortunately I am one of those people who want to see it through to the end. I will be buying all boxsets!!! However I believe the remaining boxsets may not get the 5star rating that Iv given this one, however season one deserves this for inspiring & amazing so many people on its introduction to TV.
Not Lost On Me.......2007-08-19
Television takes its knocks for coming out with low-end entertainment, but the first season of Lost breathes some life into our living rooms. I found this suitable for watching with my own children aged 10 and above, yet compelling enough to hold my own interest throughout. Not sure how subsequent seasons will hold up (hey, there's only so much you can do with the castaway theme), but this first set of discs was worth the price.
Customer Reviews:
why 6 discs??.......2007-09-16
its a blu ray
which is 50 giga per disc
why then making too many discs?
the uniq thing about blu ray
is the size of it and that it can hold
all the season on 1 single disc
but making it on 6 !!!
come on..
Best Season for the Best Show on TV.......2007-09-11
I love that Lost is coming to Blu-Ray. Now I get to see one of the best looking shows on tv in High Def. I am so glad I got a PS3.
Why not a HD-DVD version avaliable?.......2007-09-06
Please, stop with this ridiculous format war.
Realease all of them in the both formats.
Is there was a HD-DVD version, I would have rated 5 stars!
Finally! The Greatest Show In HD !.......2007-08-12
With a show like Lost where there are so many vivid colors and beautiful beaches (not to mention women) it needs to be in high-def to fully appreciate it! Thank you disney for stepping up and releasing it on Blu-ray, I just pre-ordered it. I had the enjoyment of watching season 3 of Lost in HD and let me tell you it rocked my socks! sadly I don't own a tivo so I only got to watch it once when it aired on HD. I'm looking forward to finding out what exclusives with be on the Blu-ray version because I read they are putting extra things that won't be on the DVD version. And of course I am drooling at the thought of season 1 and 2 on Blu-ray in the near future! but for now December 11th can't come soon enough!
Plain and Simple... Buy This! .......2007-08-09
Season 3 was great. It had a slow start for about the first 6 episodes, but it really cranked up after that. I hope they release Season 1 and 2 on Blu-Ray also.
Description
Overworked? Undersexed? So is advertising executive Ed Waxman (Brendan Fehr), who has 48 hours to come up with a great new ad campaign or he'll be fired. But his babe-magnet brother, Cooper (Chris Klein), has another idea: get his stressed-out brother laid. Now, with hope and luck on their side, maybe - just maybe - Ed will be able to save his job and have sex, all in the course of THE LONG WEEKEND.
Customer Reviews:
Hilarious Movie!.......2007-08-01
I thought this movie was so funny and really enjoyed it. It is an adult movie so DO NOT let kids watch this because there is alot of nudity and sex scenes. It has alot of sex humor in it which was great and made me laugh all through it. I can't believe I never heard of this movie until I saw it in the video store! Enjoy.
Average customer rating:
- Suprising very good and nice twist at the end...
- Billy Petersen Fan
- WOW!
- Better than I expected.
- OK... etc
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Release Date: 2000-06-06 |
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In a classic instance of a film's reach exceeding its grasp, Kiss the Sky has the outline of greatness about it. The final result, though, is something less: a deeply flawed but genuinely interesting work. Nothing wrong with that.
More ambitious and less clichéd than American Beauty, Kiss the Sky stars William L. Petersen and Gary Cole as long-time friends evaluating how they arrived in middle age feeling dispirited and empty. Desperate to reconnect with their lost vitality, they pursue the obvious by zipping off to a tropical island to chase the local girls. Instead, they both end up falling for the same woman (Sheryl Lee), who in turn loves both of them. Opting for the unorthodox, the trio becomes a threesome with little internal jealousy, deep feelings shared all around, and an unspoken conviction that they have stumbled together into a sacred chapter in their lives.
If that scenario sounds merely provocative or mundane, the faith that screenwriter Eric Lerner demonstrates in his characters' quasi-religious certainty inspires a different reading. Not that Lerner and veteran television director Roger Young don't blow it on a few counts: the superfluous presence of Terence Stamp as a Zen monk, and a dead-end subplot about building a sanctuary for other soul pilgrims. But there's enough moral authenticity and adult experience between the lines to make this a compelling experience. --Tom Keogh
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When a pair of life-long friends see their fast-lane lives heading nowhere, they take a detour... into an erotically charged, psychologically perilous adventure of the heart. After years of upward mobility, best friends Jeff (William Petersen) and Marty (Gary Cole) have achieved the American dream and ended up disillusioned and restless. They concoct an overseas business trip meant to exorcisetheir demons, but it soon escalates into a full-fledged escapeto a spectacularly remote tropicalisland where they both fall in love with the same free-spirited beauty (Sheryl Lee). Throwing caution to the wind, they make the fateful decision to shed their families back home and set out to create a sexual and spiritual utopia, observed and counseled by a wry Buddhist monk (Terence Stamp). But there's trouble in this sensual paradise... and it will ultimately test the bonds of friendship and the limits of love for each of them.
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Suprising very good and nice twist at the end..........2007-08-07
I'm a big fan of both Petersen and Cole but bought this mainly for William Petersen's role in it. I like the diversity of both characters in roles that they play and knowing from Bio's that they are real life friends there was a chemistry on film with them that was very believable.
I expected the film to be more risque and was pleasantly shocked that it was handled very adultly in the adult material content. The end was suprising and more towards the realities of life and how they play out vs. Hollywood's view on people and their lives. I honestly enjoyed it much more than I thought and will watch it again.
Billy Petersen Fan.......2007-05-13
I really enjoyed this movie because I am a huge Billy Petersen fan. I have watched it several times and my only critisism is that I find myself screaming at the screen, "Get over yourselves".
WOW!.......2007-01-14
Surprisingly this movie was a delight to watch - having been a fan for many years of Billy Petersen, but only seeing him primarily as Gil Grissom - this movie was a breath of fresh air.
it had it's moments where I noticed my mind wandering, but overall it was well written and I enjoyed seeing him in such a role..
The ending was also quite a surprise to me as well - if you are fan of Billy Petersen this is a movie no collection should be without...
Better than I expected........2006-01-01
I liked this movie better as it went along. I, too, am not very happy with the way my life has gone. I guess that if you are self-satisfied, then you probably won't like this movie. But being who I am and where I have been in my life, it touched me deeply, particularly with its mournful Leonard Cohen songs in the background and its sad twist at the end. I strongly disagree with the reviewer who thought the presence of Terence Stamp's Buddhist monk and the story line of the building of the tower were extraneous. I see this story as the two main characters' search for an earthly nirvana, and the tower is a literal construction evoking the movie's title. I bought this movie because I am a big fan of Billy Petersen, and he gives really fine performance here, worth an extra star. (But I'm so glad that he's keeping his clothes on in his current role as CBS's top CSI, Gil Grissom.)
OK... etc.......2005-10-21
Not terrible, not great. not memorable. who was in it? I forgot. 2 guys and a girl. the 2 men go on vacation - or is it business? w/out their wives (big mistake) to a lovely tropical island place.
money seems to be no object. should have brought the wives. oh well. they go on to have an adventure, meet a girl. at first she is the second choice, the ugly duckling, next to the tall "beautiful" girlfriend. but as soon as they decide they like her - poof - she becomes quite pretty.(amazing.)
the three-some is awkward, at best. the lighting and music painfully trying too hard to be seductive and sexy and it flops.
the boys decided to run away from it all and build a resort. (again, money is no object.) it turns out to be very painful and flops worse than the sex scene. but, the real problem is that we didn't CARE that it flopped. in a movie - one that is GOOD - you get to where you CARE about the characters. you want them to win, to succeed, to get the girl etc. but not here.
we just didn't CARE. my man, Norman, bought this for the sex.. ha ha - poor man - didn't find much. wasted his money. next time - I get to pick the flick!
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- Evangeline
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Evangeline
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Roland Drew ,
Alec B. Francis ,
Donald Reed , and
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Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem is vividly brought to life by one of the silver screen's great beauties, Mexican actress Dolores del Rio. In the quiet Acadian village of Grand-Pre, Nova Scotia, lives the beautiful and beloved Evangeline. She is betrothed to Gabriel, but before they can marry, France and England declare war. The Acadians, bound by an allegiance to England but by ties of kinship to France, refuse to take up arms. As a result, they are forcefully deported and Evangeline must set sail for unknown lands, wander in the American wilderness, searching for her lost love.
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A beautiful cinematic experience.......2007-09-04
Made during the pinnacle of artistic and elegant silent film production in 1929, "Evangeline" is a superb example of a high quality silent cinema which has taken its rightful place alongside other fine film classics over the century. The story itself is already a deeply moving experience, making the forced deportation of Acadians from Nova Scotia in the mid 1700s much more than just an historic event as it revolves around the life of Evangeline and her betrothed, Gabriel. The film opens with stunning scenery of the rugged north-east coastline, the quaint village and the likeable characters that live there, and of course, the deep, whole-souled love and commitment between Evangeline and Gabriel. But at the height of their bliss, a cruel military strike shatters all their lives, and the film becomes a gripping and heart-rending adventure as the lovers become separated and try to find each other in various parts of the United States. Emotions and suspense are often intensified by the original Vitaphone soundtrack to this film which includes a few sound effects and some lovely songs which were popular in the late 1920s. Unfortunately, the entire soundtrack has not been retrieved, and a standard but very good piano score fills the scenes which are missing the original soundtrack. Although it might seem a bit haphazard to have ten minutes of piano score, then ten minutes of original soundtrack and then piano again, the visual impact of "Evangeline" surely outweighs any disappointment over musical accompaniment. Fine acting, especially by legendary Mexican screen beauty, Dolores Del Rio, express all the intense emotions which make "Evangeline" such a vivid and unforgettable love story. Although there are no special features or bonuses on this DVD, the overall beauty and style of the film, along with perfect picture quality, already score a full five star rating, and this is a silent film any lover of good, classic cinema would appreciate.
Absolutely Beautiful.......2007-06-20
Evangeline is based on the Longfellow poem about starcrossed lovers; this makes it both romantic and artistic. Dolores del Rio is Evangeline and Roland Drew is her lover. The two plan to be married but are interrupted by a war that takes the villagers away to America. The chaos separates them and as soon as they get to America, it is all they can do to search desperately for each other. This is a sad film, but intensely emotional and beautifully done.
The photography is excellent. There are halos of light around the couples' heads. The makeup is wonderful; both people look amazing (not that they needed much help). The technology is very advanced despite this being a silent film. After all, it was made when the talkies were coming into the spotlight.
Milestone always does a great job with their releases, and this one is no exception. The price might be slightly high, but it is worth it for such a gem of a film.
Evangeline.......2005-08-05
I purchased this silent with my heart set on seeing Miriam Cooper in the starring role. Upon its arrival, I immediately noticed the name "Dolores Del Rio" as the lead, and put it on the shelf. I'd heard of Del Rio, but my disappointment at not having Miriam Cooper as Evangeline over-rode my curiosity. Come to find out, the version of "Evangeline" that stars Miriam Cooper is considered "lost".
When I put aside my misgivings. and viewed the film, I was struck by the beauty of Dolores Del Rio, and the depth of her emotions. Her performance was quite extraordinary, and you could see that she'd thrown all of herself into playing Evangeline. Also, this dvd was constructed from the original 35mm prints, and boasts the original tints and musical score.
This is a wonderful rendition of "Evangeline" that bears witness to the dedication and artistry of little known directors and "foreign" actors. I recommend this movie to anyone who has a penchant for silent films at their best.
A real romantic treat.......2003-05-03
'Evangeline' is to be greatly recommended in its own right, not just for being among the very last handful of silent films. It was rare, even in earlier silent days, to dare speak in such lushly melodramatic terms as director Carewe does here, and after this viewer's initial puzzlement, even periodic embarassment, I was completely won over by the sheer wilfulness of passion, the faith the characters have in undying love. The location scenes are, to put it mildly, spectacular, and the grandiose scenes showing off a cast of at least several hundreds impress even in this computer-generated age. The technical quality of Image Entertainment's edition is unsurpassed in visual brilliance, and I applaud the decision to mix between the original symphonic score and a modern piano transcription where the original music was missing.
What can I say? You need to be a romantic to appreciate this film, but if you are, you are in for an unforgettable treat.
A Powerful Adaptation of Longfellow's Poem.......2001-05-12
Evangeline is a very good adaptation of Longfellow's famous poem. It follows the story of the poem closely and includes brief extracts from the text as titles. Where the film departs from the poem it generally improves the story, makes it more dramatic and clear. This story of the Acadian exile from Nova Scotia is very moving, even more so in the film, for it provides the historical context and reasoning behind the decision of the British to remove the French speaking Acadians from their homes. It is 1755 and France and Britain are about to fight the `Seven Years War'. The Acadians wish to remain neutral, but are told they must either fight for the British or leave. Longfellow does not really spell this out, assuming that the history would be familiar to his readers. No doubt it was familiar to readers when he was writing, but it is less familiar now and so the film's greater emphasis on explaining the story is very welcome.
There are some very powerful scenes in the film especially those that detail the brutality of the British in forcing the Acadians from their homes and in the process causing the separation of families and loved ones. The film tries to mitigate the British cruelty by suggesting that it did not have the sanction of the government. No doubt the studio hoped that the film would thus play better in Britain. But the images of the crime remain more vivid than any excuses. The film is a compelling account and indictment of `ethnic cleansing' and remains vitally relevant today.
The print used for the Image DVD is very good. It is tinted using various muted shades and is clear and sharp. There is almost no damage. Evangeline is a very late silent film, released in 1929, and originally was accompanied by a soundtrack of music, sound effects, singing and a very brief piece of dialogue. Some of this soundtrack has now been lost. Where this is the case the DVD includes a piano score. It is easy to tell where the original soundtrack remains for the sound quality is quite poor and indistinct. It is interesting to hear the original soundtrack as it illustrates the transition period between silent films and talkies. It is clear that Evangeline was shot as a silent with the sound added later for where there is singing it does not synchronize with the lips of the actors. Only at the very end of the film is there a brief moment when Evangeline actually speaks. It's as if we hear the end of silent pictures, and in a way we do.
Customer Reviews:
No chemistry and the lead is a geezer.......2007-02-22
Robert Cannon has traveled to Nova Scotia to check into the events leading up to the death of his brother. Kevin was privately investigating a ring of software pirates who were using Robert's top secret programs and selling to the highest bidder. Evie Shaw is the marina owner who was the last to see Kevin alive. Robert is immediately intrigued by her and suspects that she might have an involvement in Kevin's death when she tells him she thinks it wasn't an accident. He sets out to seduce the young widow, not realizing that a trusted confidant might be behind the theft.
While Linda Howard's novel was by no means great (okay, it really wasn't that good), the editorial changes made to bring it to the screen seemed stupid - the only thing they retained were the main character's names. The location change, the addition of a younger brother, Evie's marriage to an older man verses her high school sweetheart, they all seemed pointless. But the worst change was the casting of Nick Mancuso as Robert. He is simply too old for the role of a mid-30's businessman with a brother in his mid-20's (he was 51 at the time). It was just too distracting and the romance verged on creepy. This is one of the worse Harlequin movie adaptations from the mid-90's.
An "ADAPTATION" I was trying to keep that in mind while watching.......2006-05-20
Well, it is certainly a different version of "Loving Evangeline" compared to the Linda Howard book. For those who have not read the book, this TV movie was very nice. Although, for this Linda Howard fan who did read the book and enjoyed it, seeing the made for TV version was very dissapointing. While reading the book I always imagined Robert Cannon being this incredibly handsome man in his late thirties as described in the book not a fifty something who wears glasses. But, that aside, other things bothered me as well, such as a new character added to the storyline and others deleted, there was also change of location and last but not the least what was up with Evies husband being dead only for a little while. I gave it two star because I am a fan of Linda Howard and was dissapointed how the book translated into this Tv version.
I Liked This Harlequin Movie!.......2005-10-06
As a fan of romance books I was intrigued when I heard that several Harlequin romance books had been turned into made for television movies. I wasn't disappointed with this movie at all. Yes they made some changes from the book like in the book Evangeline (Evie) was southern and but she wasn't southern in the movie and I thought that change was a little weird, and Robert though still a ruthless businessman is nicer in this movie then he was in the book but honestly I liked the nicer Robert in this movie because in the book I thought he was real schmuck. I like this movie and I think it's one of the better Harlequin movies.
Did they read the book before making this movie?.......2005-05-26
I was so very disappointed with this movie. The Linda Howard book was filled with memorable characters. Robert Cannon and Evie were both strong characters who had to change to meet each other romantically. This Robert was a wimp who was so bland--well he was pitiful. The book was nothing like the movie, the places, family members even the subplots were all changed. I could not really recomend buying it. It is so very bland. Sorry.
THOROUGHLY INTRIGUEING ROMANCE/MYSTERY.......2004-12-28
Robert Cannon, [Nick Mancuso] is the rich and powerful President of the Boston-based Thornhill Software.
He is forced to return to Nova Scotia's South Shore when his younger brother, Kevin is found after a fatal boating accident.
Robert is emotionally unprepared for his return to the family home that he couldn't wait to leave. The seaside community is steeped in stories of pirates and buried treasure that he had entertained his brother, Kevin with as he raised him.
Evie Shaw, owner of the marina where Kevin had rented a boat the day he died, is convinced that his death was no accident.
Robert finds out that Evie is a widow that his company is sueing for Kevin's death.
[Shari Belafonte] is great as Robert's indispensible Mrs. Beecham.
Robert is determined to find out why his brother, Kevin's tracking device does not work. Were his designs stolen by a rival company?
Did Evie have anything to do with Kevin's death?
Exceedingly well acted emotionally - definitely a neat story.
Definitely Recommended.
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Pack includes:
-Hard to forget
-Diamond Girl
-Treacherous Beauties
-Loving Evangeline
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Lost - The Complete Third Season (Spanish Version)
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