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>,Elijah Wood,Jennifer Connelly,Crispin Glover,Christopher Plummer,Martin Landau

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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
(It just wasn't good)

『9 was one of the worst movies I've paid money to see on the big screen, and I'm glad I only devoted 80 minutes to it. Even so, it took every bit of will power I had in me to not walk out of the theater.

Granted, I didn't hate it... it didn't offend me, although I felt gypped. The animation is not as mind-blowing as people have said. At least, no more mind-blowing than anything Pixar has put out.

The biggest problem with 9 is the writing. Most of the lines in the film are cliche to the extent of being hilariously bad -- just as laughable as the cliche little personalities of the characters 1 through 9. I was literally laughing out loud when I think I should have been... I dunno... moved? Crying? Hiding my tears in order to seem tough?

You have one character that repeats the same cryptic line, "Go back to the source! Go back to the source," like some kind of jerk. And that's JUST the thing with this movie -- without giving too much away about the plot or how the movie ends -- the characters are very one-dimensional. They each have their own way of responding to things, and they never develop, change, or progress throughout the movie. I feel as though the writer is trying too hard to emphasize each character's uniqueness, and it becomes overkill after not-too-long. Only at the conclusion of the movie does it become apparent why the writer wrote for each of the characters in this way. Until then, the movie is frustrating to watch. I think it would have been less frustrating if the "big reveal" at the end was part of the plot all along. At least then I could empathize with the characters instead of becoming irritated.

Some people (either on IMDB or here on Amazon -- I don't remember) said that the viewer just needed to think about what was being said, etc. That's fine&dandy, but really, this is one movie that I just didn't find to be very profound. There is no gap in my understanding of the plot, believe you, me. I just think it could have been written much better.』

(A little shore but great story)

『Its quite interesting how 9 little things can do so much, the story is quite toutching and entertaining, it was kind of shore but overall great story!』

(A largely misunderstood but very average animation)

『Released on 9/9/09, 9 is computer animated film about 9 rag dolls, the sole "survivors" of a war-ravaged alternate universe, given life through a magical talisman invented by an aged scientist. Termed "stitchpunk" by its fans, it blends the aesthetics of a steampunk world (resembling WWII-era Western Europe) with science fiction, action, and some mysticism/ancient metaphysics. At 80 minutes, it is short.

Yes, the CG-work is absolutely fantastic and masterfully crafted, but what about the story? The story of technology turning against us is a familiar one. A well-meaning scientist invents an artificially intelligent robot capable of creating other machines, but it is soon made to create machines of war by an evil chancellor. World war starts, and the machines soon start exterminating humanity. The art direction is taken directly from Nazi-era Germany, depicting a corrupt and technology-obsessed military regime, complete with red, white, and black flags and insignias. The robot walkers are shaped like German infantry helmets. This part of the story is shown way too quickly, only as a flashback and a film news reel lasting a few minutes. More time could've been spent explaining this plot element and why the machines started killing all of mankind, and the resistance against them. There is not enough story development here and I feel this is a real weakness of the film. It's presented as a given that the machines just took over and destroyed the world, without showing you the protracted struggle against them by military forces.

Instead, all we know is the world is destroyed somehow and all that's left are the dolls and some machines hunting them down. What follows is one battle scene or chase after another as they try to find sanctuary. They're cool battle sequences with some fantastic mechanical design, but they don't flesh out the characters. I would've liked to see how they survived during the war before 9 came.

9 didn't do very well at the box office or with critics, and I can see perhaps why. Maybe it was the mishandled marketing strategy that left people confused. Some viewers mistook the film as being directed or designed by Tim Burton and were disappointed, an easy thing to do from casually glancing at the movie poster and seeing his name in big letters at the top, or because of the Oogie Boogie-like (doll 8). Being a first-time feature director, few moviegoers have heard of Shane Acker and the marketers tried to ride Burton's coattails and to a lesser extent, Russian director, Timur Bekmambetov's (Wanted, Daywatch, Night Watch).

Maybe it was CG fatigue on the part of the audience, who are tired of the endless streams of CG animations every year. Certainly, the movie poster didn't do anything to pique my interest or differentiate it from a sea of other CG/sci-fi films produced every year. Because of its apocalyptic wasteland setting and artificial lifeforms, some people also unfairly compared the film to Wall-E. And for its ragdolls and dark vision, 9 suffered comparisons to Coraline as well (from steampunk icon Neil Gaiman). Or maybe it was just the character design of the dolls. 9 looks like Sack Boy from the popular PS3 game LittleBigPlanet, right down to the zipper and burlap cloth texture, but he's not cute at all. This film is definitely not for kids. All the dolls are a bit creepy looking. For example, 5 has a metal plate sewn over half his head from a wound. We have dark, apocalyptic landscapes, and depictions of humans getting mowed down and gassed by the machines. Half of the dolls die in the film, shown in a visually disturbing manner. We also see their corpses.

All in all, 9 is a competently produced and highly detailed world, but the alone doesn't sell the story, which is just a notch above average. Voice acting is done very well, with the exception of a dull John C. Riley. Worth a look if you like dark sci-fi and action-filled animation, but otherwise totally skippable.

3.5/5』

(Great Film)

『This was a great movie that kind of came and went in a flash in theaters.

The tone is dark and apocalyptic but the story is engaging with enough fantasy elements to keep the wonder factor high.

9 revolves around an world where a ruthless dictatorship straight out of 1984 has unleashed thinking machines that have touched off a war with humanity. During which, apparently, all of mankind has been wiped out. However one scientist was able to create a set of dolls and infuse them with his spirit and they are all that is left of us as a species.

The machines still hunt through the ruins looking for enemies to destroy and these living dolls are on the menu. But when doll #9 finally awakens, it may be time for the status quo to change.

I really enjoyed this film and recommend it highly. I would say the film is suitable for teens and older. There's nothing of a graphic nature but the themes and tone is a bit dark for younger tastes. All in all an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.』

(Great Movie. Nevermind the People Who Got Bored and Felt 9 Was Rushed or Anti-Climactic.)

『WARNING: I'm about to spoil a message at the ending of the movie, 9. I've moved my old review hear because the theatrical release site got deleted.

The scene when the souls of 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 leave to the sky and burst into the clouds to make it rain, you would see omoebas forming from the inside of the rain drops. That simply is telling you 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 are starting evolution and life all over again. Its an amusing scene to watch and intriguing. Makes you think for yourself.

9 is visually stunning. Its a post-apocalyptic world of machines turning against humanity and slowly killing every human being on the planet. One scientist is left to create 9 rag dolls. The machines (B.R.A.I.N., stands for Binary Reactive Artifcially Intelligent Neurocircuit) were originally created by humanity to serve peace and protect them but the government forced the Scientists to let them use it for war, and that eventually went beyond B.R.A.I.N.'s limits and the machines turned against them slowly killing every human being on the planet, leaving the last Scientist to transfer his life force into 9 rag dolls to save humanity from total extinction (Scientist's voiced by Alan Oppemheimer).

A Talisman is a device the Scientist (voiced by Alan Oppemheimer) created so that it would collect the souls (spirits, or alive energy) from the stitchpunks (rag dolls). Its the device that has those 3 cryptic symbols on it and it glows green if there are souls traped inside. The scientist explains to 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) how the talisman works in this movie. I hope this explains a little more about what is going on in 9.

1 (voiced by Christopher Plummer)
2 (voiced by Martin Landau)
3&4 are unable to speak so there is no voice overs for these characters.
5 (voiced by John C. Reilly)
6 (voiced by Crispin Glover)
7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly. The only female of the 9 rag-dolls)
8 (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
9 (voiced by Elijah Wood)
Director: Shane Acker
Producers: Tim Burton
Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted)
Written By: Shane Acker (Original Story)
Pamela Pettler
Ben Gluck

9 the movie might be a little too short for some people. Its run-time is approx 80 minutes. Although all the visuals are well crafted and unique then other filmaking's vision of the extinction of humanity. The machines are well made as well and can be too scary for children ages 7 and up (or maybe not, I have underestimated children because some of them do enjoy these half scary and action/PG-13 movies and 9 is actually a fairly clean movie). There are good reasons for 9 to be rated PG-13. Its rated PG-13 for Violence and Scary Images. Its rated 12A in the U.K. by BBFC for Moderate Sustained Threat. Overall, 9 the movie is amazing to me and can be amazing for other people if they like these post-apocalypic/extinction futuristic movies. Personally, I am giving 9 a full price. Its exciting, amusing and it will make you think for yourself near the ending of this film. 9 is not boring at all, I don't understand whats all the complaining about. Yea, so what if there was an attraction with 7 (Jennifer Connelly) and 9 (Elijah Wood), Honestly, I don't care. Yes, they don't have private parts. I don't think they were meant to. The ending of this movie fits well together if thats you understand what Omoebas are. If you don't like movies that make you think, you are better off not seeing this. I thought 9 was one of the best movies of the year, the visuals of the crafted machines and what would happen if humanity become extinct visuals is amazing to watch alone. Full price movie all the way.

I almost forgot to say something else. The reason why all these Stitchpunk characters has no background stories is because they were just born in this movie. The only background story is the Scientist who gave life to the 9 stitchpunks and when the machines turn against humanity, that was it. If you don't understand, then you just don't get it. Not my problem. Watch the ending of this movie carefully without any high expectations because I think thats the biggest downfall of the audience and what leads them into hating the movie. Its not anti-climactic at all, people were simply expecting the movie to satisfy what they wanted to see from it. 9 is still a fantastic film as it is. But I am not truely forcing ANYBODY to understand this film. I can understand if its not really your cup of tea. I did like it a lot better when I was learning all the emotions of the 9 stitchpunks because it made the movie look more original and fun that way. The message at the end was not so harsh or disturbing. It was actually more interesting. Again, people just expected way too much from Shane Acker's latest creation. Again, 9 was an excellent film. If you are looking for something with a lot of background stories, then you should skip this movie completely because everyone who had the same expectations end up hating the movie. Though if you are looking for an original post-apocalypic film about the extinction of humanity that has no limits or rules, then 9 is for you.』
『From visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and Academy Award®-nominated director Shane Acker comes this visually stunning and original epic adventure. In the final days of humanity, a dedicated scientist gives the spark of life to nine of his creations. The world has turned into an unrecognizable landscape of machines and spare parts, but this group of nine finds that if they band together, their small community might just be able to change the course of history. Featuring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly and Crispin Glover, it’s a thrilling, suspenseful story critics call “richly imaginative.” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)』
『Nine small rag dolls, stitched together from burlap and clock workings and lenses, are all that stands in the way of the world being overtaken by the Machines. Actually, as9begins, it looks like the Machines have already had their way with Earth: this is one of those post-apocalyptic landscapes without life, hope, or sunlight. Clearly9director Shane Acker is willing to make an animated film that doesn't soar with Disney colors or Pixar cheer--in fact, main characters are killed off before the movie's halfway through. Our hero is 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), so dubbed for the number on his back; after awakening to very confused consciousness, he bumps into other puppet survivors, such as the imperious 1 (Christopher Plummer), the warrior-like 7 (Jennifer Connelly), and the one-eyed comic sidekick 5 (John C. Reilly). They do battle with the Machines in a relentless (and eventually monotonous) series of battles, and the exploding hardware and endless warfare has a tendency to crowd out whatever character development might have been set up in the opening minutes. No question the movie's design is impressive, and the characters have a wonderfully expressive quality at first. But at some point it seems the Machines have taken over the moviemaking here, with tedious results.--Robert Horton』
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>,Yul Brynner,Richard Benjamin,James Brolin,Norman Bartold,Alan Oppenheimer

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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
(gee , what can i add to the proceedings ? not a review !)

『yeah , if you're young and you look at this film today (what with all the advances in filmaking) you're probably not going to be knocked out . when i was ten and even looking back , it rocked . evidently that wasn't much of a budget i see in retrospect . yes , some of the stuff (and folks) look television . i love it though . i thought and still think the idea and execution is so cool and different . i showed it to one of my nephews some years back . my wife and her sister were gently teasing the film from the kitchen . the boy was captivated and excitedly told his mother all about it afterwords . i know the feeling . old school 101 .』

(Where is GOD?)

『These hollywood types are always making movies without GOD. These robots (>Dalek With Mutant Reveal Action Figure) dont appear to have ever been programed with the knoledge of GOD"S LOVE and JESUS CHRIST"S GRACE. Why wouldn't their makers imbibe with this KNOWLEDGE? If you want my advice, its to stay away from all movies that dont take THE HOLY BIBLE into account...』

(A childhood favorite!)

『My 20 year old son had never seen this. I told him about it and he thought it sounded good, so we had to get it. I really enjoyed seeing it again and he thought it was pretty good. We would love to see an updated remake of it, but could anyone ever match the performance of Yul Brynner? I doubt it.』

(Westworld remembered)

『I remember seeing this is the 70's and bought it because I wanted to see it again. It was worth it, although I remembered parts I didn't remember the end. I think it left you wondering if he made it out of Westworld. Glad I watched it again.』

(The Black Knight was my Friend)

『The "Black Knight" was played by Michael T. Mikler.
[...]

He was a personal friend of mine in Topanga Canyon, California in the mid-late 1980's.

He also played "Harry Wise" in Thunder Alley with Annette Funicello, Jan Murray and Fabian. And he appeared in 2 episodes of the Original Outer Limits. And many more shows before my time.

Everybody has a job. Mike did his, and it was so fine.

He's dead now, but in my mind, he lives on, and my video collection will see to it!

Westworld is a Classic Sci-Fi flick, and according to the reviews on imDb, it was the predicessor of the "Terminator", due to the role of Yul Brenner as The Gunslinger. Go check it out.

It's a hard to find vid, but if ya can get one...it's a "Keeper"!
I ain't lying!

[...]』
『For $1000 a day vacationers can indulge whims at the theme park called Westworld. They can bust up a bar or bust out of jail drop in on a brothel or get the drop on a gunslinger. It's all safe: the park's lifelike androids are programmed never to harm the customers. But not all droids are getting with the program. Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park Twister) wrote and made his directing debut with this futuristic thriller that heralded moviemaking's future as the first feature to use digitized images. Richard Benjamin and James Brolin portray pals confronted by a simulated reality turned real. And Yul Brynner is their stalking spur-jangling nemesis. It's man versus machine - in a tomorrow that isn't big enough for the both of them.Running Time: 92 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569506725』
『Welcome to Delos, the high-tech Disneyland for adults that Michael Crichton created forWestworld, a nifty science fiction thriller from 1973 that also marked the popular novelist's feature-film directorial debut. The movie is so named because the vacationing buddies who travel to Delos (James Brolin, Richard Benjamin) choose Westworld as their destination (the other choices being Roman World and Medieval World), where they are free to indulge their movie-inspired fantasies of the Wild West. From brothel beauties to black-hatted gunslingers (like the villain played by Yul Brynner), the place is populated by perfectly humanlike robots programmed and monitored to cater to every guest's fancy. But fun turns into abject horror when the robots--particularly Brynner's badman--begin to malfunction and Delos turns into an amusement park that's anything but amusing.Westworldhas moments of camp and the look of a low-budget backlot production, but two decades before Crichton revamped his idea to createJurassic Park, this movie made the most of its interesting and exciting premise.--Jeff Shannon』
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>,Judy Garland,Margaret O'Brien,The Vitaphone Kiddies,Mary Jane Gumm,Virginia Gumm

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(Every critic in the world seems to love this movie...)

『Meet Me in St. Louis (Vicente Minnelli, 1944)

I spent a good block of time in 2007 and 2008 compiling thousand-best lists found in books and on the Internet, either compilations (found in places like the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? website) or lists compiled by fans, critics, and the like, usually in book form (e.g. Jonathan Rosenbaum's thousand must-see films list, easily findable on the net, or the New York Times guide to the thousand best films, a book). I did a bunch of data mining with the compilation when I got done; ten lists gave me about thirty-eight hundred different movies, a great deal less than I expected. There's a lot of crossover. But that crossover is usually limited to two or three lists; when you start looking at films that appear on five or more lists, you get down to a very small selection of films. No single movie appears on all ten lists, which actually surprises me (for some reason, I had jotted down that there were two). Twenty-eight movies appear on nine of the ten lists; for trivia purposes, the odd man out in almost every case is the quirky, fun Halliwell list. But the twenty-eight in that nine-of-ten sublist are the cream of the crop. You've heard most of their names bandied about pretty much everywhere; The Maltese Falcon, Psycho, Last Tango in Paris, Rebel Without a Cause, that sort of thing. To my mind, there are only two outright surprises on the list (though I admit I paused for a moment at Hitchcock's Rebecca). One of them is Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark. The other is Meet Me in St. Louis. One doesn't normally think of period musicals as being among the best films of all time, at least not those not written by Ridgers and Hammerstein. And yet there it is. It's currently ranked as the 220th greatest movie ever made at They Shoot Pictures (down from 201st this month; TSPDT is a dynamic list that compiles surveys from almost two thousand critics), and everyone from Halliwell to Rosenbaum, and almost everyone in between, considers it a must-see.

Meet Me in St. Louis, set in the title city (mostly) during the winter before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the story of a family: mom and dad, a son, four daughters, and a plucky housekeeper. Much of the picture centers on youngest daughter Tootie (adorable child star Margaret O'Brien, who's still going strong; as I write this, work is wrapping on her latest film, Frankenstein Rising), the real draw of the picture is Esther, the second-oldest daughter, played by Judy Garland. In any case, this is a character-driven picture for the most, part, so a plot synopsis is going to give much of the game away if I go anywhere substantive; it all starts off with Esther pining for the boy next door and oldest daughter Rose (Lucille Bremer) eagerly awaiting a call from New York City, during which she expects to be proposed to. Things all go haywire from there; misunderstandings, travails, and musical numbers abound as we head for the Christmas season.

I remain unconvinced that anyone remembers the film for anything other than two things that are, at best, incidental to it; it is the film in which the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" made its debut (with somewhat different lyrics than we have today), and it's the film where Vicente Minnelli met his future wife, Judy Garland. When it comes right down to the film, it's really something of a plotless mess, though quite a gaudy and fine-looking one. Judy Garland could cover Tom Waits and make it sound torchy, so when you've got songs that were written to her strengths, they're pretty much guaranteed winners, and Margaret O'Brien shows why she was the main successor to Shirley Temple in the realm of ultra-cute perky kids. The movie is marred, however, by the incredible stupidity of a number of its characters, most of all Esther, who makes bad decision after bad decision in order to advance various plot points. It could be argued, of course, that this is a musical, and realism pretty much flies out the window when it comes to musicals. True, but that doesn't mean you can't have realistic characters making realistic choices when they're not breaking into spontaneous, highly-choreographed dance numbers. (Singin' in the Rain, anyone?)

Dumb fun. I don't regret watching it, but it's not something I'll do again in the near future. **½
』

(GREAT CONDITION GREAT FUN)

『i have had several bad experiences recently with items bought from amazon. i have not had the sellers OR amazon even reply to my many requests for attention to them. i was reluctant to purchase again, but we really wanted this movie and its hard to find. we are pleasantly surprised with the great condition and have enjoyed the great memories it has brought us.
i am happy i took the chance.
thank you Michele』

(A very enjoyable distraction)

『Good performances. A fun period piece. A good diversion. Overall, a solid movie. I'm not sure how St. Louis looked in 1903, but I'm going to guess that this movie approaches it with rose colored glasses. The family was solidly upper middle class and real problems were not plaguing them. But sometimes you want an escapist movie and you get this with this movie. I'm also a sucker for 'main street USA' movies set around 1900. Pollyanna, Two Weeks with Love (Ricardo Mantalbon, Debbie Reynolds, hard to find, but very good). etc...』

(Classic Family Film)

『Judy Garland is sweet and the songs are original and entertaining. This movie is great for the whole family. It has a lot of substance and no fillers.
』

(Meet Me In St. Louis is a Classic)

『This is my favorite movie of all time and I'm thrilled to have multiple copies to enjoy forever. Great Judy Garland music and choreography. Love the time period in the early 1900's and beautiful costumes. Can't go wrong with this one.』
『St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.』
『One of the finest American musicals, this 1944 film by Vincente Minnelli is an intentionally self-contained story set in 1903, in which a happy St. Louis family is shaken to their roots by the prospect of moving to New York, where the father has a better job pending. Judy Garland heads the cast in what amounts to a splendid, end-of-an-era story that nicely rhymes with the onset of the 20th century. The film is extraordinarily alive, the characters strong, and the musical numbers are so splendidly part of the storytelling that you don't feel the film has stopped for an interlude.--Tom Keogh』
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(Never buy from this seller)

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(holy action)

『9.4 THE SHOW ITSELF
9.0 VISUALS
10 SOUND
8.4 PACKAGING
8.3 EXTRAS

*** SOME SPOILERS ****
Lost season 3 really picks up the pace and the action that was so severly missing in season 2. However, season 3 does take awhile to get started. The first few episodes really focus on Jack, Kate and Sawyer with the Others, while there are alot of other characters that we know nothing about (current situation wise, not character wise) so while that may be abit annoying to see the same characters every episode, this is on blu-ray so time flies. Watch as little or as much as you want. But the bottom line is that this season really picks up the action, marvelous story-telling and a jaw dropping season finale. If season 2 made you question your faith on Lost, season 3 will surely make you forget all the anger you felt before.

The main feel that I get from Lost season 3 is a "man vs man" feel with our castaways finally being involved with the mysterious world of the Others. And once we know who the Others are, their mysteries are not all lost. They're still a very hard to read group of individuals. And the story telling is wonderful (as it usually is) and characters that I couldn't really tolerate before (Kate) don't seem so terrible anymore. And Locke really comes into his own as we see him and Jack really begin to separate from what they believe in.

Episodes are action packed, many episodes have long-drawn out plot lines solved - and of course - more questions are raised. But the way that the story is weaved together here it never feels like anything drags or isn't touched on enough. And with new regulars in Ben and Juliette thats an impressive task to accomplish.

Season 3 is easily the most action, fast-paced season yet. Lots of explosions, guns and tense moments fill the season and the terrific season finale cannot go without comment. It's a mind bending, jaw dropping, heart racing stomp through the lucious green jungles of our perfectly hidden little island.

VISUALS 9.0
This was the first season to be released on blu-ray, but it's technically "newer" than season 1&2 so it looks surprisingly (aka: better) different from the later released first 2 seasons. The colors jump off the screen, and since we now have new location shown ("New Othertin") once we see the ocean and greens again, they really make you stand in awe. And seeing character sweat? Now that's impressive, yet kind of gross.

SOUND 10
The sound will almost always be a guaranteed 10 for Lost. The musical score is always masterful and always captures the scenes perfectly. And by now the cast and crew have figured out how to make great voice-over works and how to not have the ambient jungle / ocean noise smother the dialogue.

PACKAGING 8.4
Finally, a booklet! I hate that seasons 1&2 have no booklet but the DVD counterpart does. But here, we have a booklet! And that booklet gives directions for how to work "Access: Granted" the main special feature. Thank god they did because I could see people getting confused with that feature, but having instructions here? Extremely helpful. Very great addition. The discs though are the same as the DVD, kind of a let down. But the main menus are real time and everything looks stunning and feels correct for the season.

EXTRA FEATURES 8.3
"Access: Granted" (77:13) Is a massive feature that has inside looks at 21 (21!) loose-ends / unanswered questions from the previous seasons. While we don't get alot of solid answers, it's a decent feature. What happens is Cuse and Lindelof (main creative team for the show) talk about a certain topic, then you can watch what TV personalities think is happening (sometimes eerily close to what is actually the truth) and then watch a clip series about that segment. Like I said, decent at best, but some interesting tidbits are to be found.

"Blu-Prints of Season 3" (16:31) A look at 5 of the sets in the season. The most interesting is the tour of Ben's house by Michael Emerson, but all have something interesting to learn about them.

"Lost: On Location" (58:10) Almost an hour of footage for the standard "on location" shoots. Here there are 10 different features for the segment. I've never been a huge fan of this feature because it's very 'behind the scenes' / production-like feel and doesn't add anything to the show. Will be good for fans of this type of work.

"Crew Tribute with Evangeline Lilly" (7:18) A useless feature that has Lilly showing us the behind the scenes people who make the show work.

"Lost in a Day" (25:34) An astounding half hour feature that shows just what the hell goes on in a busy day in the world of Lost. I was stunned at how much I learned about how many episodes are being worked on at once and how hectic every hour of a day can be. Phenomenal.

"The Lost Flashbacks" (5:39) There are 3 flashbacks, all of which are completely useless. I have no idea why they add these, there's nothing close to interesting in 2 of the 3. And the one 'okay' one is just an extended scene. Fluff piece for sure.

"Deleted Scenes" (16:20) A little bit better than usual, but still nothing that needs to be seen. Surprisingly, alot of the scenes have to deal with Nikki and Paulo. That sucked, but some are decent.

"The World of the Others" (14:12) I was expecting more of this feature. Sadly, all this feature is is Emerson and Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliette) talking about what they think the Others are. Other cast members join the discussion, but nothing is revealed.

"Terry O'Quinn: Throwing from the Handle" (1:40) Terry O'Quinn throws a knife into a dollar bill. That's it.

"Lost Bloopers" (6:35) More jungle hilariousness that sometimes isn't hilarious.

"Lost Book Club" (8:12) I was really interesting in seeing what literature had to do with the main story of Lost. Sadly, I was again disappointed as the feature gives away the ending of several books and talks with cast members about what they think the book means. I wish there was a list of books used / shown in the show so I could make like a checklist to read to see if it connects with the show. Did I get that? Nope.

"Cast in Clay" (5:13) Fluff piece about Todd McFarlane making the toys of Lost and watching the making of process. Kind of interesting, but feels like a quick add in to build up the features.

"The Next Level: Inside the Videogame" (4:04) Another fluff piece about the making of the (supposedly, but I haven't played it yet) terrible videogame of Lost. Comes off to me as the creators of the show trying to get people to buy this product already.

"The Orchid Instructional Video" (2:10) A neat, but almost disturbing DHARMA video. It says alot in a short period of time about what seems to be going wrong with DHARMA experiments. I wish there was more DHARMA videos on the blu-ray / DVD releases.

The set also comes with four commentaries. I enjoyed all of them except for "I Do" in which Josh Holloway never talks and LIlly just rambles on about the same three moments of the episode. I was pleasantly surprised by "Expose" which was done by just the writers of the episode (who are not Cuse or Lindelof). They do a great job of adding great details and back story to a puzzling episode. The other two are good and great because they have Lindelof and Cuse, and on "The Man Behind the Curtain", Michael Emerson! Elizabeth Mitchell is with Cuse on "A tale of Two Cities" and while it's a little dry, it isn't too bad.

FINAL VERDICT
Lost season 3 certainly seems to have learned from the complaints about the first 2 seasons and it doesn't take long to dwelve into the chaotic nature of the show. More guns, more great characters, more tension building character moments and a magnificent ending. The season is filled to the brim with terrific episodes almost to the extent that I worry what season four could possibly do better (don't worry season 4 is better). The extra features are the best yet for a Lost blu-ray / DVD set, really making this set worth it.

But, if you have the DVD counterpart, should you upgrade to blu-ray? Well, that depends how much you love the show. The main special feature that is 'blu-ray exclusive' is "Access: Granted" which is over an hour of footage about certain mysteries, but it doesn't give you anything concrete. So if you're upgrading to find out mysteries, you will be extremely upset.

However, visually, it is stunning. DVD cannot come close to matching what the show looks like on a great 1080p set on blu-ray. Evene with a top of the line upconvert DVD player and HDMI cable, you'll be amazed at the massive difference. It certainly is a great visual piece for fans of blu-ray who want to show off what it looks like.

Lost has easily become one of my favorite shows, based on just the show. But the addition of impressive bonus features makes me enjoy the show even more. Fantastic third season of a fantaastic show.

9.5/10 "INCREDIBLE"』

(unrecieved)

『I have still not recieved this purchased item. It has been over a week past the 26 days suggested in the purchasers information. I have contacted the seller without a response. So i have nothing to rate, except for the lack of satisfaction with the seller, The Zone.』

(The Best Season In Television History)

『This is my favorite season of LOST. It never seems to get boring it's constantly moving and changing. First they're captured then they're freed with a twist involved. The first six episodes are a mini season ending with a cliffhanger that left you stew for three months breathless. This season had a lot of great twists and turns with the Hatch, Nikki and Paulo, Charlie finding his fate, and Desmond teleporting through time. Then the finale hit and by the way the finale is my favorite episode of the series. It left you breathless and keep you wondering and obsessing over the long hiatus just what that last scene meant and what it would lead to. In a way the series had no where to go but down.
The series in my mind has gone down after this season. The fourth season was still pretty good, but the fifth season was a mistake. They did however rectify it in the season 5 finale and it looks like season 6 the final season may rival this season for the best of the series. Anyway the third season is a must watch as you learn more about the others, the island, the man behind the curtain, and most importantly you delve deeper and with finer focus the lives and pasts of the survivors. This season like the previous two had a much different feel. It introduced so much information that is still prevalent in the final season. This season is the greatest 23 hours of television you will ever watch. The Blu Ray is crisp and clear and brings you closer to the island then you ever thought possible. If you're on the fence on whether you should buy this on Blu Ray or DVD do yourself a favor and pay the extra money the video quality and extra special features are well worth it. Rating 5/5
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(DVDs)

『DVD set arrived promptly and exactly as described. Very satisfied and would purchase from this seller again.』
『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 ofthe Others, behind-the-scenes featurettes, unprecedented access to the Lost writers room, and so much more.

BeyondLost

>,Tom Welling

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(Started Off Awesome and, Nine Years Later, Still Rocks Hard!)

『When I heard they were coming out with a new Superman television show back in 2001, I was thrilled. I had watched Lois&Clark religiously, so to learn that Supes was back, but this time exploring his pre-Superman years as a mild-mannered teen in Smallville, well, needless to say I was pumped, and Season One of Smallville didn't disappoint.

We got our first glimpses of Clark's developing superpowers, how he and Lex met and the friendship that would later help forge the greatest archrivalry of all time, Clark's Kryptonian heritage and more. Likewise, to meet Lana Lang for the first time and not just as a mere movie character but someone who--if you know even a chunk of the Superman backstory--made a huge impact on Clark as he grew up was especially interesting.

I remember watching the season finale and flipping out over the cliffhanger ending.

I've been watching the series ever since, every week, barely missing an episode.

Check this series out if you haven't already. This stuff is good. Real good.

A.P. Fuchs』

(Addicting)

『Never thought they'd be able to create a tv show as addictive as reading comics when I was a kid.
Well they did and Smallville is the result. Once you start watching you'll be hooked like I was to comics as a kid LOL!
I guess being obsessed with Lana Lang don't help either LOL.
Anyways, even my older sister who hates anything to do with superhero's or comics,etc borrowed my dvd's and got hooked. My nephew watched like the whole season 1 straight through. Seems to be a trend with kids since my best friends's kid did the same so if you got kids keep them away from your collection or they won't go outside for days and will be stuck in front of the tv for hours straight!
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(good)

『good but needs to work on how to ship products better so cases are not cracked when a customer gets it.』

(Good And Bad, From Someone Who Reads The Comics)

『Good:
- Interesting villains (especially Lex)
- Interesting and well executed stories
- Great special effects
- Solid and believable profile of a young Superman

Bad:
- Kirstin Kreuk's (Lana Lang) horrendous acting. She does this weird breathy generic under acting thing that is just painful to watch
- Every bad ska and "alternative" rock song from the radio in 2000 is featured on this show
- Show can get a little too Dawson's Creek

Overall, this is a great show.
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(Glad I finally discovered this show!)

『I was originally drawn to Smallville only because I knew Jensen Ackles was in season 4, but this is a sweet show with truly likable characters and actors. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I do; I thought it would be geared far too much toward teenagers. I was wrong; anyone can enjoy Smallville. It's a show that embraces it's comic book roots and expects you to as well. There has to be a freak of the week, there has to be someone for Clark to fight, so expect a lot of weird happenings for small town Kansas! Suspend disbelief and enjoy the fun!

Tom Welling really grows as an actor throughout the first season, Michael Rosenbaum is fantastic, and the rest of the cast is great. Give Smallville a chance and I guarantee you'll care about the characters and love the story.』
『Before the Legend...Before the Icon...He was a teenager growing up in Smallville. The Complete First Season of the hit series that chronicles the life of the boy who would be Superman is on DVD in a 6-disc collector's set with super bonus features.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
DVD ROM Features
Deleted Scenes
Other
Storyboards
TV Spot

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『The venerable Superman mythos gets a 21st-century updating in this imaginative and engaging television series from the WB Network, and series fans can celebrate the ratings success ofSmallvillewith a six-disc set that compiles its entire first season. The deluxe package offers a chance to revisit the origins of the characters and their numerous plotlines, as well as view deleted scenes and other bonus features.

The premise ofSmallville--Superman as a teenager--takes up just a few pages in Superman's very first comic book appearance (inAction Comicsback in 1938), but series producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar flesh out that period by portraying young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) not as the noble Superman-in-waiting, but as an average teen with some not-so-ordinary supernatural powers, including incredible strength and heat vision (Clark hasn't lifted up, up, and away as of yet). Clark's desire to fit in with his peers and make sense of his extraordinary abilities ground him in very realistic and identifiable terms for the series' primarily under-25 audience, as does his appealing and tentative romance with Kristen Kreuk as Clark's dreamgirl Lana Lang. ButSmallvillealso strikes gold when it takes a turn towards more comic book territory, as evidenced by the parade of shape-shifting killers and other outlandish antagonists (many generated, in one of the series' most ingenious notions, by the same devastating meteor shower that brought the infant Clark to Earth) that Clark must harness his powers to face and defeat. Gough and Millar, along with their capable cast (which includes Michael Rosenbaum as a young and already bald-pated Lex Luthor, and Annette O'Toole and John Schneider as the Kents) manage to pull off the precarious high-wire act of combining science fiction with coming-of-age drama to create this highly watchable program.

Smallville: The Complete First Seasonoffers a very complete and attractive DVD package that is rounded out by some highly desirable extras for longtime series fans. The six-disc set offers all 21 episodes of the first season, including the pilot, in widescreen anamorphic format; Gough and Millar are featured on the set's sole commentary track, which appears on the pilot episode. Viewers can also access a number of deleted scenes from various episodes as well as view original pre-production storyboards and WB promotional spots. An interactive "tour" of Smallville rounds out the extras, but DVD-ROM owners can use the discs to access more features via theSmallvilleweb site.--Paul Gaita』

Lost: The Complete First Season	Lost: The Complete Second Season	The Lost Chronicles : The Official Companion Bookby Mark Cotta Vaz
Lost: Music From the ABC Television Seriesby Michael Giacchino	Lost: Season TwoSoundtrack by Michael Giacchino	Bad Twinby Gary Troup

Stills fromLost(click for larger image)

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『When it aired in 2006-07,Lost's third season was split into two, with a hefty break in between. This did nothing to help the already weirdly disparate direction the show was taking (Kate and Sawyer in zoo cages! Locke eating goop in a mud hut!), but when it finally righted its course halfway through--in particular that whopper of a finale--the drama series had left its irked fan base thrilled once again. This doesn't mean, however, that you should skip through the first half of the season to get there, because quite a few questions find answers: what the Others are up to, the impact of turning that fail-safe key, the identity of the eye-patched man from the hatch's video monitor. One of the series' biggest curiosities from the past--how Locke ended up in that wheelchair in the first place--also gets its satisfying due. (The episode, "The Man from Tallahassee," likely was a big contributor to Terry O'Quinn's surprising--but long-deserved--Emmy win that year.)

Unfortunately, you do have to sit through a lot of aforementioned nuisances to get there. Season 3 kicks off with Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) held captive by the Others; Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Sun (Yunjin Kim), and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) on a mission to rescue them; and Locke, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) in the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse that blew up the hatch. Spinning the storylines away from base camp alone wouldn't have felt so disjointed were it not for the new characters simultaneously being introduced. First there's Juliet, a mysterious member of the Others whose loyalty constantly comes into question as the season goes on. Played delicately by Elizabeth Mitchell (Gia, ER, Frequency), Juliet is in one turn a cold-blooded killer, by another turn a sympathetic friend; possibly both at once, possibly neither at all. (She's also a terrific, albeit unwitting, threat to the Kate-Sawyer-Jack love triangle, which plays out more definitively this season.) On the other hand, there's the now-infamous Nikki and Paulo (Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro), a tagalong couple who were cleverly woven into the previous seasons' key moments but came to bear the brunt of fans' ire toward the show (Sawyer humorously echoed the sentiments by remarking, "Who the hell are you?"). By the end of the season, at least two major characters die, another is told he/she will die within months, major new threats are unveiled, and--as mentioned before--the two-part season finale restores your faith in the series.

The extras are as well-stocked as a Dharma Initiative food pantry on this seven-disc set. Commentaries by producer Damon Lindelof, show writers, and numerous cast members reveal a whole lot of juicy trivia; plus, the DVDs even provide a subtitle track for the commentary (rarely seen other than on foreign-language director's commentaries) so you won't miss a thing. "Lost Book Club" goes through the parallels between what characters are reading and the show's storylines (The Wizard of Ozand Stephen King are heavily referenced). "Lost: On Location" gives a lot of insight to some of the biggest episodes, and "Lost in a Day" gives a 24-hour glimpse at the drama's arduous production. If you're aLostfan who gave up during this season, the bonus features alone might lure you back for the next round.--Ellen A. Kim