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Lost: The Complete Fourth Season
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Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Lost
LOST: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (DVD MOVIE)
User Submitted Lost: The Complete Fourth Season Reviews
July 5, 2008
short season yet the higher price?
I have 2 concerns about this release... 1st, I agree with so many of you that the studio should not reward our loyalty as fans in spite of the strike shortened season by over charging us this way... but I am almost more concerned about the aspect ratio... are they really cheapening our viewing experience by selling us only full screen (1:33:1)?... After all, the 1st 3 seasons are widescreen, yes? - If this is true, I will not buy this at any price... I suggest we all go on strike together until they reprice this fairly AND bring us widescreen... who's with me? YEAAAAAAAAAAA..... (as I run from the room with my fist in the air defiantly... gulp...
July 1, 2008
10 less episodes, same hefty price
This season was shortened by ten episodes. Yet the price tag is still the same as last season. You do the math. It's a major rip off.
June 25, 2008
The only reason to watch network TV
This season was awesome.
It gave us just enough info to keep the mystique alive and interesting.
If they explained everything it would deflate -- you can't explain everything with a non-linear storyline otherwise the interweaving floats away with the absence of conflict. There are 2 more season left, why would you want to know everything now?
Instead spend some time exploring what the show alludes to: the books, philosophers, religions, scientific theories...it goes on. Take some time to enjoy it as it is rather than have the whole meal stuffed in your face all at once. LOST is not a KFC meal bowl.
I was just re-reading A Brief History of Time with the echoes of some of my fav episodes of LOST (Casimir effect) and it enhanced the already great read.
If you are let down by this show, then just go "Imagine yourself-up a new submarine."
June 24, 2008
LOWER THE PRICE!
They have to charge less when they are short 10 episodes! This is not fair.
June 15, 2008
Another Season you can't miss
If it's May (or afterward) then it means you've missed another great season of Lost, maybe the penultimate of seasons. One more (likely disappointing and unfathomable, but still impossible to miss) season is in the offing, and this is your last chance to get up to speed.
LOST follows the hapless survivors of Oceanic 815, a flight that crashes on an enigmatic pacific island both exotic and menacing. On this island, the sick and dying become healthy, the weak become strong, time and space lose their linear meanings and the line between the living and the dead blurs. The survivors, dwindling in number, must contend both with a mysterious monster apparently made of smoke, and the island's existing residents, an implacable and ruthless band known as the others.
LAST YEAR ON LOST:
Rescue appears at hand - a boat, presumably sent by Penny, Desmond Hume's lover, has found the island. As the Others melt into the island Ben Linus, their leader (AKA, Fake Henry Gale) foolishly approaches Jack Schepard, begging him not to trust their would-be rescuers. Surprisingly, John Locke - previously left for dead by Linus - appears to echo his would be killer. And then the story flash-forwards (a first in a series based on flash-backs) and we see Jack back to the real-world (so to speak). Jack is consumed by an addiction to pain killers and a compulsion to return to the island which is somehow unreachable. Salvation hasn't been kind to Jack who is now a wreck. Now that we know that somebody was rescued, the only question is who survived? What happened? The stage is set for the tragic circumstances of the rescue of Oceanic 815.
TONIGHT ON LOST
It only covers a few days, but flashbacks (forwards) make it feel like 14 weeks have gone by. Several rescuers appear on the island, though it's unclear as to whether they mean the Lost of 815 any good. Jack and John have already split the survivors into two camps, but civil war is averted when armed guerrillas appear on the island to capture Ben and splatter anybody who gets in their way (or anybody else for that matter). Ben has a few tricks up his sleeve, one of which involves a spy on the "rescue" ship
In the future, we see that Hurley is unhinged again, while Sayyid has enlisted as some sort of spy working for...well, why spoil that? Kate has her day in court, or does she? Jack is back to looking like his jovial self, though we'll see the growing demons that will turn him into messed up Jack seen at the end of last season. We get a great episode for Hume in which his life suddenly comes to resemble a LOST script - and he finds himself being tossed back and forth through time. Expanded character studies of Ben Linus make him a formidable character (and just more formidable in general). We also see greater roles for the powerful Mr. Widmore and vulnerable Juliet Burke.
What didn't work: This was a shorter season than usual (writer's strike?) and boy will you feel it, so we don't get the same great arcs and plot lines of past seasons. Also, while we get to see our favorite characters, we don't get as much bout their dual nature as in the past (Juliet gets a lot of time, then disappears - it's clear that some of the LOST still don't trust her, but we've lost reason to doubt her). The show almost completely passes up a chance to expand on its newcomers - the mercenaries and the scientists. The flash-forwards seem nifty, but they don't have the finely-tuned structure of the old flashbacks - that is we don't see them elegantly stack together in chronological terms. Unwittingly, the show proves this when surreptitiously entwining a flash-forward around a flash-back - it's a great device, but it suggests that causation ain't what it used to be (or will be, or...).
What you can't miss: LOST manages to survive despite flirting with disaster in almost every episode, straddling lines of science-fiction and the supernatural without ever becoming a sci-fi or fantasy show. More than any other show, LOST manages to have its characters swap ends in terms of being sympathetic - with Jack morphing from heroic to self-righteous and power-hungry, while bad-guy Sawyer becomes a real hero. Abbreviated plot lines nevertheless set the right degree of tension, keeping us glued until that final shocking scene called "wait till next season!"
ABSOLUTELY NO EXTRAS OR FEATURETTES WERE HARMED OR VIEWED IN THE MAKING OF THIS REVIEW.
June 15, 2008
Lost its edge a bit.
Lost: The Complete Fourth Season slipped in terms of storylines and the introduction of new characters. Lost is at its best with the original cast, everyone seems to hate new additions and I hate to say it but so do I. Of all the episodes from season 4, I only enjoyed half of them, maybe less. I really like this show so that's why I give it 4 stars, hopefully next season will really hit the mark. Buy this if you are a super-fan of this show, enjoy!
June 13, 2008
It's About "Time"
Though shorter than the previous three seasons of the show (partly due to starting in January, and partly due to the writer's strike), the fourth season of LOST is just as compelling as ever.
In reference to the main "mythology" plotlines, for the first time this season the real possibility of rescue is touched on. Also, a dramatic shift (as a result of the Jack vs. Locke feud) is made in the way the castaways are aligned on the island, and as a result we learn that perhaps Ben Linus has not always been the leader of the Others. Finally, picking up on a seemingly forgotten plot thread of a past season, this season really delves into the notion that the perception of time on the island is not the same perception of time in the outside world.
As for the more personal, dramatic storytelling that LOST has become known for, this season picks right up where season three's shocker ("we have to go back, Kate!) left off, flashing forward into the future instead of back to the past. By doing this, the writers/producers were able to keep the dramatic stories fresh, essentially revealing the future location of certain "Losties" and then filling in the gaps as to how/why he/she ended up at that point.
To conclude, the fourth season of LOST keeps up the show's high-quality tradition of mind-bending plots (this season is heavy on those with the time-altering angle), action/adventure, and compelling drama. By the season finale, when the person in the coffin is revealed (and you will be dying to know how he/she ended up there), the show will have taken on almost a completely new "real time" (perhaps episodes will now flashback from the future?!). Let's just say that it will be a long wait until next January, when the sixth season hits ABC.
June 9, 2008
Nonsense, and Complete Nonsense
Let's see how many loose ends we can create and never explain....that's seems to be the driving force behind this show. I expect the ending will be something like Jack wakes up and the whole thing was a dream.
Good grief, this show is ridiculous.
June 9, 2008
a GREAT GREATER Season!!
THIS WAS THE BEST SEASON EVER!! I loved the season finale, like how it ended when the oceanic 6 got rescued from that village!! I can't wait to the extended scences and got this box set, so i can enjoy it again and again!!
P.S I can't wait for season 5 to come on TV!!
P.S(2). I Recommend It!!
June 7, 2008
Better than most big budget Hollywood films!
In my opinion, if someone compiled a list of the top ten drama TV series of all time, LOST would rank in the top THREE. The first season delivered a quality of writing, acting and overall execution not seen in most big budget Hollywood movies, let alone a weekly series. While it did falter for an episode or two within the following seasons, there is no denying that LOST always quickly recouped and delivered enough substance and sheer brilliance to draw the viewer back into the "zone". The fact that such a high level of output has been consistently maintained for FOUR YEARS is an astonishing achievement.
For anyone who might have avoided LOST on the assumption that it's simply sci-fi nonsense, or a simple survival tale, you have judged incorrectly. The character depth is remarkable, the acting superb, and the plot is MIND BENDING. If you're a viewer who enjoys sitting back and watching a series such as "24", thinking that you've reached the pinnacle of quality television, I urge you to watch the first few episodes of LOST. You'll never look at another TV show in quite the same way.
[ALERT - I discuss a few resolution theories in a very vague fashion within the next few paragraphs. I reveal nothing as far as actual plot points. However, you may want to skip the rest, in case you don't want to even entertain possibilities].
As I write this review, I'm uncertain how the series will ultimately unfold. There are several directions and resolutions that the writers can choose, (perhaps even a combination). Because LOST derives much of its power from its mystery, hard solutions and concrete answers may ultimately disappoint some viewers (who may have their hearts set on a particular outcome). Sometimes it's better not knowing the answers to some questions. Hopefully the writers will realize this as we move toward a resolution. For a few years I had hoped that LOST might find its way to the big screen, much like the X-Files or Firefly (Serenity) did. Wouldn't that be a blast? The LOST finale, as a major motion picture?
What I believe won't fly at all with viewers is a solution that's totally unoriginal. It would be a shame if it were to become known as TV's "Vanilla Sky", or "What Dreams May Come", or pick your Sci-Fi "mind control", or "alien invasion/abduction" film and insert its name here ("Dark City"?). Basically, we've seen all of that done before. For comparison, I can recall a time when the "it was all a dream" ending was used by Hollywood over and over, until viewers began to roll their eyes in disbelief at the mere thought. So, let's all hope that we at least get an ORIGINAL ending. But....
Regardless of how things wrap-up, the ride is spectacular!
Note: A bit of a high price, considering that this is a VERY SHORT season.
JM
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