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Summary: Only made it to 7am
Review: I'll admit it: the plethora of great HBO box set releases, as well as the occasional classic show like The Prisoner, brainwashed me a bit. If they're releasing the entire season on DVD, there's no way I can miss it! Kinda silly of me. 24 is interesting as a TV show, but it is still at its core a garden-variety TV show and nothing but. The narrative gimmick is indeed interesting, but beyond that, the show doesn't take any risks. The acting often becomes... unnecessarily operatic... and the story quickly becomes obsessed with surprising the viewer. He's good! No, he's bad! She's in trouble! No, she's not, because she's badder than he is! After awhile, I just stopped caring.
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Summary: confusing dvd
Review: some places it says it contains a trailer and a season 2 teaser, well I dont have a version with a season 2 teaser and a season one trailer,Some places say this is full-screen, when its quite obviously widescreen, Some versions say the complete first season, & some say season one,
So far I have never seen one Full-Screen, or The complete first season, & I have never seen a version that contains a trailer & a season 2 teaser,
Someone better explain,
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Summary: Wow
Review: How's this for a review? My wife and I rented the first of 6 discs on Saturday, the second on Sunday, and then after realizing that we had to finish it before getting on with our lives watched the last 4 discs (16 episodes) all on the Monday. We stayed up till 3:30 getting it done! I never watched this on TV because I can't stand waiting between weeks to know what's going to happen. I highly recommend 24. It's awesome.
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Summary: A history making television program!
Review: When I first heard about this program during the Summer of 2001, I was eager to check it out, because the concept of an entire season taking place in the course of one day appealed to me. Because I'm thinking to myself, 'They've must've packed this show with so much in it to sustain this type of thing for one entire day, for certain things to always be happening in each hour.' When the show finally began its run on Fox, I was glued to my television screen, always checking my watch, and every time the hour ended, I was anxious to know what was going to happen next. The show was definitely addictive, and Kiefer Sutherland is definitely unbelievable as Jack Bauer. He definitely deserved that Golden Globe, and since he didn't get the Emmy this year, I hope he gets it next year. I hope this show continues for at the most 7 years, because basically if you do seven seasons, that's seven days, one whole week basically. May this program continue to prosper for years to come.
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Summary: Don't Buy Into All the Hype
Review: Basically, what you have here is a conventional terrorist thriller with the 24-hour gimmick. It features heaping mounds of mindless exposition, lots of running around (the purest form of dramatic filler), laughable plot contrivances (Jack's daughter being kidnapped 5 TIMES over the course of ONE DAY, his wife a PREGNANT AMNESIAC), and a villain that is the live-action equivalent of Boris Badenov. Rent it if you're curious, but trust me...this is not the sort of entertainment that holds up to repeat viewings. It's virtually all surface flash with no deeper meaning or genuine artistic merit.
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Summary: Good show, but..
Review: I like this show for the first 12 hours, it was full of unexpectations and also resonable, but I think the last 12 episodes it kind of out of control...
Rating:
Summary: Good show, but..
Review: I like this show for the first 12 hours, it was full of unexpectations and also resonable, but I think the last 12 episodes it kind of out of control.
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Summary: Shaolin's Finest
Review: I don't know why I never watch the series on tv but after seeing Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer) on Maxim/FHM I purchased the DVD set and spent 48 hours watching the entire series. I guess I have to thank Maxim for introducing me to the series! I love it! It's brilliant, and so intense I don't think I can watch the second season (premiers October 29th) knowing I would have to wait a week later to see what happens...
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Summary: Glued to Screen Night after Night
Review: I've been debating with myself what to grade this. It is not a perfect piece of drama. There were some annoying aspects and characters plus predictible plot moments. However, on balance, the fact that this kept both hubby and me glued to the screen night after night, going through at least 3 episodes at a crack, is very telling on just how big a guilty viewing pleasure this DVD set is. This is the story of federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) who experiences crisis after crisis in one very long day. The pivotal point is that both Bauer and the African American presidential candidate are at extreme risk on this day in California because of some Serbian terrorists who are out to revenge past wrongs against them. Their idea of revenge extends to Bauer's wife and daughter as well. Both hubby and I enjoyed the extremely devious wife, Sherri, of David Palmer (presidential candidate) whereas Bauer's wife was such a goody two shoes that she began to grate on our nerves. Jack's key agent at the bureau is Nina. He's also had an affair with her and Jack's wife learns of this while Nina is handling her case. Nina is a key character too, one who never looses her cool under fire. There is also a very attractive Serbian terrorist who is having an affair with an aide to the presidential candidate to get information out of her. She becomes aware of being used and the ensuing scenes between these two, where she knows he's used her, are the very best in the whole set. Kiefer Sutherland, like many top actors, has a wonderful, memorable voice. He is marvelous as agent Bauer. Dennis Hopper is the key Serbian villain. I can't say it was a huge surprise to find him playing this role. He's ok but I'd rather see him go back to directing.
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Summary: A must see
Review: It is really great. A must see. Takes place in 24 hours. all beliveable.
A must See
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