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The Sopranos: HBO Season 6 (Part 2 - The Final Episodes) [2007]

starring: Tony Sirico, Steven R. Schirripa, Aida Turturro, Michael Imperioli, James Gandolfini
directed by: Steve Buscemi, Danny Leiner, David Nutter, Alan Taylor, Steve Shill

November 19, 2007
This is the seventh box set taking the excellent 'Sopranos' to it's inconclusive conclusion. The final nine episodes included here are of the same high standard as those before it and continues the build up of tension started in Season six part 1. Anybody who has watched the show and has got to this late stage in the saga will not be needing a review to decide on a purchase, you're going to buy it anyway!!. To those people it is an excellent buy. i'm just a little disappointed that the cost has remained substantially higher than all the series before it. You've got to buy it to complete the set and they know that! For this point alone i've reduced the score to four stars.

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The Sopranos: HBO Season 6 (Part 1)

starring: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese
directed by: Jack Bender, Steve Buscemi, Alan Taylor, Tim Van Patten, Danny Leiner

November 27, 2006
seem to have a different opinion from so many other viewers, since I really enjoyed the first half of season six. Seeing Tony get shot, not by season one's physically and mentally vigorous Uncle Junior, as I had kept anticipating that season, but by the toothless demented Uncle Junior, believing he was shooting someone else entirely was priceless irony. I loved the part with Tony in the coma in our world, while -wherever he was - he was exactly what he had always dreaded being - a nobody. Worse, he's a traveling salesman who is "trapped" and unable to get home. When Tony comes out of his coma, he vows to change and take every day as a gift, but later he is gradually pulled back into his old ways, since his position as boss really gives him no alternative. ... Read More:

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Band Of Brothers - Complete HBO Series commemorative gift set (6 Disc Box Set) [2001]

starring: Damian Lewis, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, James Madio
directed by: Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks

November 05, 2002
The finest drama of any kind available. A truly remarkable account of truly remarkable men.

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Supernatural: Limited Edition Complete Season 1 & 2 Box Set (Exclusive To Amazon.co.uk)

starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jim Beaver, Samantha Ferris
directed by: David Nutter

October 29, 2007
This is a very, very good TV show. If you have never seen it, it is definitely worth buying for the (very low) Amazon price.

I find myself loving this series an inordinate amount, probably against my better judgement. But its charm and wit are more than enough to mostly obscure its faults.

It is wonderfully shot. The tone is dark and moody with the characters often shot in silhouette and I love the way in which the set, car and props seem dusty and used. Unlike many current TV shows everything is not clean and characterless and sanitized. It is this that partly makes the show believable. It does not take place in the bright lights of the modern city with its shiny labs and FBI offices but in the more timeless diners and motels of small ... Read More:

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Band Of Brothers - HBO Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2001]

starring: Damian Lewis, David Schwimmer, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, James Madio
directed by: David Nutter, Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson

November 10, 2008
BAND OF BROTHERS....on bluray. This deserves a moment to take in how happy this makes me. Why? because its simply the pinnacle the best ever drama to grace a TV screen. In fact once seen every war movie you can remember cannot compete with the sheer emotion and quality of it.

Band of Brothers is based on a book by Stephen E Ambrose and is spread across 10 episodes following Easy Company from the 101st Airbourne from basic training to VE day. (US>UK>FRA>HOL>BEL>GER)

Each episodes begins with several living members of Easy Company speaking about his personal experience which brings so much identity to each episode. Its Emotional, Inspiring, Chilling, Funny. The cast is spot on from Sobel to Winters to Spears. The final episode where ... Read More:

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Band Of Brothers: Complete HBO Series (Limited Edition Commemorative 6-Disc Gift Set In Tin Box)

starring: Damian Lewis, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, James Madio
directed by: Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks

October 22, 2007
This series following the experiences of a group of para's (101st Airborne division) from the training camp to the wars end is filled with pure class.

It starts out following the main group but as the series moves on the empathises changes to individuals perspectives. For instance in one episode we see the main focus on Lt Walters and another episode the focus will shift to another member of the group, Doc Roe for example.

The cinematography is on a par with a high budget Hollywood production. With directors like Tom Hanks and Producers like Steven Spielberg, you know your not going to see cardboard cuts outs and water painted backgrounds.

There is some things about the series that centre on the British army that are incorrect, ... Read More:

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The Sopranos - Complete HBO Series - Deluxe Edition [1999]

starring: Tony Sirico, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steven Van Zandt, Elizabeth Bracco, Lorraine Bracco
directed by: Steve Buscemi, Danny Leiner, David Nutter, Alan Taylor, Steve Shill

November 17, 2008
Despite being a fan of mob movies, I never managed to catch The Sopranos when it was broadcast on TV (I'm always too busy to properly follow a TV station's schedule). Nonetheless, I heard it was a good show, so I took the plunge and purchased the complete box set.

Boy, am I glad I did!

The Sopranos is compulsive viewing. I managed to watch all six seasons over the course of one month, because when one episode finishes, you're simply dying to watch the next! Each episode is crammed with interesting characters, cutting dialogue and first-rate acting. And although classified as a TV drama, there is a lot of humour injected into each episode, so its not all downbeat and grim - you'll be laughing during scenes as well!

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Disturbing Behavior [1999]

starring: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, Steve Railsback, Bruce Greenwood
directed by: David Nutter

June 14, 2004
Loner Steve Clark (James Marsden) and his family have just moved from Chicago to an idyllic village in the northwest. As he starts school, Steve finds the usual cliques, the strangest being a group called "the Blue Ribbons;" they're the handsomest jocks and most beautiful coeds and seem perfect but have a bad habit of beating people up - and getting away with it. Steve is befriended by a stoner (Nick Stahl) and a punk girl (Katie Holmes) who share his suspicions about the Blue Ribbons. Can they solve the mystery - in time?!

First of all, James Marsden is way too good-looking, charming, and old to play the outsider teen. He's extremely likeable and sincere, however, and was the only reason I kept watching to end, hoping this confusing mess would make sense. I guess ... Read More:

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Band Of Brothers [2001]

starring: Damian Lewis, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, James Madio
directed by: Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks

November 05, 2002
The finest drama of any kind available. A truly remarkable account of truly remarkable men.

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Band Of Brothers: Volume 2 [2001]

starring: Damian Lewis, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, James Madio
directed by: David Nutter, Tom Hanks, David Leland


The finest drama of any kind available. A truly remarkable account of truly remarkable men.