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Whistle Stopper - The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 1
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List Price: $59.99
Our Price: $34.49
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Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Starring: James Gandolfini
Directed By: Daniel Attias, Jack Bender, Peter Bogdanovich, Henry Bronchtein, Martin Bruestle
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0026359330124
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-11-07
Running Time: 720
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-03-12
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not the best Sopranos season, but still great
Comment: The Sopranos is my favorite television series of all time. It first aired on January 10th, 1999, and after 5 great seasons it finally came down to the final one. I definitely miss the series. The combination of great writing, acting, drama, and even humor made me want to never miss an episode.
Season 6, Part 1 is not my favorite season of the entire series. Without spoiling anything, I suppose it is because two of the major storylines in Season 6, Part 1, include what is going on with Tony in episodes 2-4 and one involving Vito in episodes 6-11. These two storylines, while good, are not among my favorites in the entire series. But that really is being picky because all of the seasons are so good. These are the episodes that comprise Season 6, Part 1:
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Join the Club
Mayham
The Fleshy Part of the Thigh
Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request
Live Free or Die
Luxury Lounge
Johnny Cakes
The Ride
Moe n' Joe
Cold Stones
Kaisha
My personal favorites from this season were Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request, The Ride, and Cold Stones.
Some people didn't like Season 6, Part 1, and as I've stated, it is not my favorite. For me though, that says more about how great the other seasons are more than reflecting anything negative on this particular one. It is still a very good season for an excellent series, and sets up the final episodes.
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Summary: sopranos
Comment: This series is a fictional study of the personal, family and social stresses within organized crime. The true nature of dad's work is perceived at different depths by family, friends and neighbors ("Do you think a garbage man lives in a house like this"). The mobster's denial of his own life creates stresses leading to somatic manifestations, bringing him to a psychiatrist, providing the viewer with a perspective of the complex and unreal relationships between masculinity, loyalty, religion and a contorted rationalizing morality. Dialog and action are heavily weighted away from family viewing. Acting, sets, accent and character portrayal create a convincing story that holds the viewer's attention.
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Summary: The Beginning of the End
Comment: Season 6 Part One of the Sopranos begins to set the scene for the series finale. At least that's how I viewed it. We got to see some older storylines that hadn't been brought up in years (Christopher's quest to make a screen play) come out of the shadows. We also begin to see characters growing up and changing due to recent events, like AJ handeling his fathers coma. We see the tensions with NY start coming to a head, a showdown, which is where it's been headed all along.
I thought Season 6 was a strong season. Not my favorite, as I still felt the Chris storyline weak. I didn't mind the Vito, it was sort of funny and unexpected, but yes maybe it didn't have to go on for so long. And I admit that AJ gets on my nerves more and more. But I found the relationship between NY & NJ fascenating, I couldn't look away. The tension is building and building with each episode until you are just dying to know how it ends!!
While it's sad to see this series coming to an end, it's good to see it building into an exciting finish.
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Summary: Soprano's Season Six, Part One DVD
Comment: The one missing piece to my entire collection. In stock, delivered quickly. Great service and availability, as always!
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Summary: Weakest overall season...three stars for the risks taken
Comment: I agree with the Amazon review on two points.
First, the Vito story line overstayed its welcome in epic proportions. What should have been a minor subplot in the season became its centerpiece instead (sharing almost equal screen time with Tony's recuperation and lessons learned).
Second, after 5 seasons of significant season finales, the low-key, "so what" episode in Season 6 Part 1 seemed like more of a ploy to dash audience expectations than to craft something of quality. When the "Season 6 Part 1 and 2" plan was announced, the immediate reaction from series fans was to hold out hope for a season 7, season 8, season 9...and my personal belief for the entire 12 episode run of Season 6 Part 1 was that creator David Chase was trying to wean his audience from their stubborn attachment. The fact that Season 6 Part 2 came back with a vengeance supports this.
The one strength of the somewhat tedious story arcs in Season 6 Part 1 is Tony's ongoing "If they perceive you as weak" paranoia, but once again, it's played out in a clumsy manner during his altercation with "Penne Arrabiatta" at Satriale's.
If the Sopranos seasons could be expressed in terms of Rolling Stones albums, this would be "Their Satanic Majesties Request"...some mildly interesting elements that never quite gel into a satisfying whole and only leave us hungry for the hopefully better efforts that follow.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Several crises threaten Tony and his crew; for starters rival boss Johnny Sack (Vince Curatola) is in prison and the always-tense relations between the New Jersey and New York families are strained through the unpredictable behavior of Sack?s surrogates. Then there are the inevitable power struggles that ensue when certain family members are eliminated by natural and other causes.Running Time: 720 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 026359330124 Manufacturer No: 93301
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