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Summary: Sopranos collection is the best!
Review: This is a must have for not only fans of mob movies and series, but for people who enjoy a witty, clever, and bold look at the ups and downs of a mob family, led by the loveable Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini).I bought this, and although I had seen many of the episodes on this dvd collection, it was great to see it over again. The only prob you might run into is that all of your friends will ask you to borrow it!
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Summary: Are you asking me?
Review: No, I'm not from New York or Jearsy. But I am from Chicago. This is very much the way the Family business works (with artistic liciencing). A great way to watch from afar the interesting lifestyle of the Mafia in contemporary life.
Overall, Good entertainment!
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Summary: Simply the Best!!!
Review: This show is the show every TV mogul wishes they had a hand in, and the show that everyone wishes they could watch. What makes the show so great? Mainly, it's interest in everyday life. It's Mob-Side story is something a lot of us cannon relate to, but when it begins to affect the personal lives of all the people who are connected to Tony Soprano, the outcomes hit home in many different ways.
You may watch the show for the first time and get so caught up in the story line, that you may think that the show paces very slowly; however, upon a 2nd and 3rd viewing, you begin to see the ideas between the lines of these characters and the desperation that they feel on a daily basis to find out where true happiness and the real good lies in all of us. Buy this series on DVD. It's more than a show and it's more than just simple stories. It's a reflection of our own lives.
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Summary: Simply Ground Breaking
Review: The Sopranos is one of the most amazing small screen phenomenon I have ever seen,
It starts of the series slowly but once it gets going prepare to be knocked for six. His home life provides you with a link to his world, while his "family" will astound you.
Everything is so real it is easy to become engulfed in the incredible storylines. To put it bluntly
This is an offer you can't refuse!
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Summary: Wonderful television
Review: I envy you if you haven't seen this yet because when you eventually watch it you will experience pleasure. Better than I expected, I rampaged through the DVD set and ordered HBO so as not to miss new episodes.
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Summary: You don't get HBO? So buy this and watch it as a miniseries.
Review: Even if the "m" word is a naughty word since the 1980s. This series has enough continuity that it can be viewed as a single story in however many segments at a time you might wish. In part, it's a mixture of "Godfather-The Next Generation" (if that existed), "Goodfellas", "Analyze This" and a hypothetical prime time soap that I had this joke about years ago--what if they did one about an organized crime family? Would they call it "On the Lives Of My Children"? Tony Soprano, as played by James Gandolfini, is an engagingly complicated sort of guy. Like a lot of guys of his generation, he is college educated, so his wiseguy patois is sprinkled with tidbits from his psych, poli sci, sociology and philosophy courses. His marriage has settled into a predictability that endangers it somewhat. His son has inherited his tough-guy personna, his daughter his philosphical side, but he wants to keep both as far away from the "mob side" of his business as he can. He has "soldiers" working for him that are either airheads or macho types looking to prove something. His Uncle Junior has issues over first his younger brother (Tony's father) getting leadership, which then passes to Tony as his nephew. So soothing Unc's wounded ego is a full time job. But most of all, Tony's seeing a shrink, a woman shrink at that. He's keeping the doc's gender from his wife, for predictable reasons. Doc is no glamour girl but she has this earth mother charm that enhances her appeal and has Tony dreaming about her. Even though he already has this young Russian sexpot as a mistress. His mother is well into Alzheimer's, but any attempt Tony makes to hook her up with more thorough care is seen by Mom as abandonment. And all that Tony has to turn to as a counteractant is the Doc and Prozack. I have only one complaint, though. The series ought to put out a glossary of Italian slang with phonetic pronunciation after each example. It's used all over the series. I've heard most of it most of my life and I'm in the position of knowing how some of it is spelled but not the pronunciation, and the rest I know how to pronounce it but I can't spell it. With one exception--Uncle Junior warns his girlfriend in one scene not to let out certain details of their intimacies--"Guys I know will think I'm some sort of finuke". I know that last word is really spelled "finocchio", from its use in "The Godfather". The HBO/ Sopranos site should have had a page on that a long time ago. Meanwhile, I also own the "Second Season" and I'll be watching for the third and so on.
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Summary: Ba-da bing ba-da bing!
Review: Loving every minute of this series. Almost makes me glad I don't have HBO, so I can watch them at my own pace.
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Summary: Best Series on TV today, but...
Review: I can't get enough of the Sopranos. That's why I bought the collection of DVDs for seasons I and II. It is without a doubt in my mind, the best series on television today. If you don't have HBO and you haven't had a chance to see the show, I highly recommend getting the DVD sets. HOWEVER... as a DVD, I was a little disappointed in the special features. There IS a one hour interview with David Chase (the creator of the show), and he also does an audio commentary for one of the episodes, but I guess I was hoping for a little more. I would have really liked to have seen some features on the actors. Maybe audio commentary from them on some other episodes. All in all the show is incredible, but maybe down the road the DVD will have better special features. I for one couldn't wait, though.
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Summary: Once You Watch, You Can't FUGGEDABOUDIT!
Review: This is the best depiction of organized crime and its players EVER bought to the small screen. The Sopranos series on HBO is sheer brilliance. From the perfectly cast characters, to the direction and writing...there's never a dull moment. ............... I was happy to purchase this set to catch up on what I'd missed. I found out quickly that I missed quite a bit too. Needless to say, a very satisfying purchase, highly recommended. ................ The colorful life of Anthony Soprano, masterfully performed by James Gandolfini, and his trusted crew, also cast impeccably, are depicted so authentically, you'd swear you had a secret camera on a REAL crime family. This show is far more believable than some major motion pictures that have organized crime themes. ............. The first season of the Sopranos will give you a glimpse into meeting and getting to know all the characters. My favorites are Tony, Paulie played by Tony Sirico, Christopher, (a more mature Michael Imperioli than the one Joe Pesci shot in the foot as "Spider" in "Goodfellas"), and his girlfriend Adriana too. Drea DiMatteo plays like she was tailor made for the role of Christopher's girlfriend. Carmela (Edie Falco) as Tony's open minded wife is terrific too. ............. When you watch the Sopranos, it's NOT like watching TV, it's like watching a side of life that we all know about, but would never get to witness first hand. ............. To sum things up "badda-bing", Sopranos first season is a must have for long time, and new fans of this incredible series. You'll also find yourself watching it more than once, so consider the format you make your purchase in. You don't want to be without the family!
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Summary: Its no "Godfather"
Review: The popular Sopranos series can be summed up by saying that if you combined the elements of four other works, The Godfather, Analyze This, Throw Momma From The Train, and the TV series, Thirtysomething, you would get The Sopranos. Its almost like a comic book look at Mafia life. Not nearly as serious or dark as the original Godfather, the main charachter, Tony Soprano struggles through each episode grappling with the stresses of mafia life, avoiding sex with his wife, abusing his girlfriend, and taking out the garbage. The series does have its moments of interest; the soundtrack is hip and appropriate; the camera work is above par; casting is good. But watching the Mafia boss eating a bowl of cereal in his underwear while he swears at his sister is just a little too much white trash than I can handle for a series of this genre.
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