Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Binding: DVD Brand: Buena Vista Home Video EAN: 0786936769838 Format: Box set Label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-12-09 Running Time: 604 Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island, it s survivors were forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive. But they discovered that the island hold many secrets, including a mysterious smoke monster, polar bears, a strange French woman and another group of island residents known as The Others. The survivors have also found signs of those who came to the island before them, including a 19th century sailing ship called The Black Rock, the remains of an ancient statue, as well as bunkers belonging to the Dharma Initiative a group of scientific researchers who inhabited the island in the recent past.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Best Show on TV probably ever. Comment: Lost is a complex show that has spawned dozens of podcasts and will have a following for the next 30 years easily. It is one of those landmark shows that comes around once a generation and inspires people to achieve new heights in storytelling.
Yes there is a small fraction of the viewing audience that stopped watching the show back at the beginning of season two that for some reason hold a grudge. The show is really only for those that like mysteries, and pulling answers from shreds of clues. They say the show hasn't given us answers, but they have. They can't give all the answers or you'd have another show like Heroes that basically gives away the answers in the first season. That's why Heroes is dying, because there is no more mystique. Lost has kept it going and just gets better and better.
Season 4 was the season that fans have been waiting for and it was largely born out of the fact that an end date has been set for the show. The next 2 seasons promise to be hugely compelling and the doubters will be left out in the cold.
So many people are passionate about this show and there is a reason, but you cannot view this show passively. You have to do the work and read books that appear on the show, talk to other fans and rewatch for the little hints of what is to come.
If you prefer force fed entertainment the likes of reality TV or the WB then this show is not for you. But if you don't mind watching closely and with an open mind....this show will suck you in. Customer Rating: Summary: From a great show to a disaster Comment: I absolutely LOVED the first two seasons. Then season 3 started off a little bit uninteresting, but towards the end it got better and better. Now season 4... It's almost unbelievable to me, how a good show could have gotten this bad. As is evident by midseason, when they kill off two characters whose story seemed to matter but now apparently doesn't anymore: The writers have absolutely no idea where they are headed. Or if they do, it's not where the show intended to go in the beginning. The 'war' between this millionaire guy and Ben is so uninteresting it almost hurts. What now seems to be the main story is nothing more than a side story from maybe season 3 or so. Customer Rating: Summary: I feel cheated... Comment: The show is great as usual, and this season has some mind-blowing twists and turns, but there are only 14 episodes... :(
I didn't watch the show on TV, as I like to watch it all at once when it comes on DVDs, so I didn't realize there would be so few episodes... compared to the 23 episodes from season three this is a bit "light".
I really feel cheated because the recommended retail price is the same than for season three.
In my humble opinion the price should have been dropped to reflect the content of this Boxset...too bad, so sad...there was the writers' strike...well it's no reason to cheat people out of their hard earned money by filling 2 discs with extras, and spreading thin the episodes on the 4 remaining discs.
So I vote "Yeah!" for the show, but "Nay!" for the price.
Customer Rating: Summary: Second best season so far Comment: Ive been a fan of the show since season 1 and have bought each dvd when they came out to one day watch every episode straight through. Season 1 was great, seasons 2 and 3 were good at best but season 4 was great. Still not as great as the 1st season but still. They did a lot of good things while making it less confusing. We now see Flash Fowards and learn 6 of the survivors make it off the island, we get new bad guys, new allies and more.
The dvd is loaded with special features:
Commentaries- Listen to the cast and crew discuss certain episodes while you watch the episode
Right to Bare arms- Learn about all the guns they have on the show
The Freighter talk- Learn about the new faces seen on the Freighter
Lost in Hawaii- See how the turned Hawaii into the island on Lost
The Oceananic 6: A Conspiracy of lives- A Mocumentary questioning the survivors' story
Offshore shoot- Behind the scenes on the Freighter
Sound track of survivoring- See a performance of the show's orchestra
Lost on Location- Behind the scenes of the show
Course of the future-Look at the flashfowards
Bloopers- dont need to say anymore
Deleted scenes- See what scenes were lost
Buy if you love the show
Customer Rating: Summary: Great Storytelling, Great Series Comment: Seldom have I seen a series so well developed.
From the first Season to the Fourth it managed to remain true to itself - no sudden changes, no artificial last minute plots but a steady buildup, that creates a coherent and believable story.
