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DiscountDelight - Smallville - The Complete Fifth Season
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List Price: $59.98
Our Price: $41.80
Your Save: $ 18.18 ( 30% )
Availability: Not yet released
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Sam Jones III, Eric Johnson, John Glover, Jensen Ackles, Erica Durance, Annette O'Toole, John Schneider
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012569762091
Format: AC-3
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2006-09-12
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2001-10-16
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Summary: This is gonna be greater than the movie Superman returns
Comment: I personally felt very disappointed with the new superman return return the storyline is so basic poor acting skill expected action sequence n probably the only worst movie ever shot by Bryan.Smallville instead captured deeply in my heart with all well designed episodes, where u can felt along with its fine plot,character and most important the effects used in the series.I strongly support the season 6 of smallville but please... Mr Bryan stop making Superman 2.We had enough.....save it for your X Men 4.
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Summary: Five For Fighting
Comment: There seems to be a split down the middle amongst fans over season five of Smallville. Personally, I found season five to be one of the most interesting, exciting, and well made seasons of the show to date. Relationships were forever changed, new ones were forming, people we loved were taken away, an interesting new villain appeared in the form of one of the genre's best and most popular actors, and two main characters were inching their way closer and closer to their destinies. Season five was a big time winner to me, and it shadows magnificent things to come in the future. The season got off to the right start with the season premiere, "Arrival", an exciting opener with slam bang action, effects, and the introduction of the Fortress Of Solitude. Other notable episodes here include "Mortal" and "Hidden", which finds Clark and Lana moving along with their relationship and Clark facing obstacles powerless. "Aqua" features the debut of Aquaman, but the episode was flat and, um, all wet. "Thirst" was a silly Halloween episode that was catered to be nothing else but silly fun and a wink at the audience. Carrie Fisher cameos in that one. There's a Dukes reunion in "Exposed", when Tom Wopat guest stars. The best of the bunch is "Splinter", where Clark goes all paranoid; "Solitude" that has Professor Fine/Brainiac(James Marsters)trying to help Martha and showing his true colors; "Lexmas" is the show's first ever Christmas episode, and it's the classic tale of Lex seeing how his life may of been different if he took another path. The crown jewel of season five was "Reckoning", the 100th episode. Jonathan Kent(John Schneider)passes away from a heart attack, and it's a key moment that pushes Clark closer to becoming Superman. "Mercy" is a wonderful episode that has Lionel Luthor and Martha Kent being terrorized and "tested" by a maniac in a very "Saw" like manner. Great episode. Season five sees the end of Clana once and for all, but it starts up Lexana. Lionel begins putting the moves on widowed Martha, but what are his intentions?. James Marsters of "Buffy" and "Angel" fame joins the show for multiple episodes as Brainiac, posing as Professor Fine. He was the best addition to the cast. Not all of season five was great, but the majority of it was. Things were forever changed, and once Jonathan Kent passes on, the show is not the same, and that's for the good. Things have to change and move on and grow. Season five is an important season. It may be the most important to date. Things happen here that change the landscape of the show and set things up for further development for what we all know will happen. Season five is at times dark, exciting, sad, emotional, and everything else. A real rollercoaster. Bring on season six!.
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Summary: Super-Mediocrity!
Comment: I started off a huge Smallville fan. First couple seasons were excellently done, with a novel take on young Clark and Lex and the love triangle of Clark, Lana, and Chloe. Then the 4th season came, and things began to go awry. The plot dragged on, with the same "Clark loves Lana, but can't tell her he's an alien, so Lana dumps him while Chloe looks longingly on" storyline we're all so familiar with at this point. Lana gets weird tattoes and witchy powers and you find yourself asking "why?" What purpose did that serve? What was that storyline with that Jason guy all about?
But nevertheless, we all went into season 5 with optimism. And while it was undeniably entertaining, it also let me down quite a bit. Same stuff as season 4. Super lame villians (like that guy who could turn into sand. What the hell kind of power is that? Oh no, watch out! I'll get sand in your eye!). All strange occurance attributed to meteor rocks - honestly, how many of these rocks are there? No Chloe-Clark hookup. Lana still sullen and withdrawn. Only real thing that got accomplished was the making of Clark and Lex as true enemies.
So will I watch season 6? Probably, but I really think they need to wrap this series up. It's clearly fading, and the writers just seem out of ideas. Don'y drag it out any more than necesary and ruin what was once a great series.
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Summary: The Heroic Journey Continues...
Comment: As I've said in my reviews for the first 4 seasons of this spectacular show on The WB network, "Smallville" just continues to get better and better with each new episode and with each new season. This season proves to be no exception, the stories are more epic and dramatic in scope, the acting continues to be solid from all actors on the show (even the guest actors), and the special effects are absolutely brilliant, especially for a TV show budget (the rising of the Fortress of Solitude proves this).
Many big events occur this season on "Smallville", beginning right where the season finale of "Smallville: Season 4" left off, Clark has thrown the crystal deep in the arctic and this causes a huge crystal fortress to be erected from the snow covered ground, thus his Fortress of Solitude is formed. Clark must come to grips with many things this season; he must decide whether his love for Lana can survive all the secrets, is his friendship with Lex broken beyond repair, and last but not least worry about getting to class on time at college. There are several big highlights spread throughout the season, the Season Premiere holds some truly awesome fight scenes and opens the door for many events that will take place throughout the remainder of the season; a dangerous villain from the Superman mythos makes multiple appearances, and a key figure in Clark's life dies leaving Clark wondering how to continue on, and another person knows Clark's secret and the revelation will change Clark's life forever.
This series is like a fine wine, it just keeps getting better with age, with now 5 seasons under its belt, and gearing up for a sixth season, "Smallville" shows no signs of slowing down. All the actors are terrific, generally I praise Tom Welling's improvements in acting from season to season, but at this point he's gotten the role down so perfectly there's not much more to say than that. He particularly handles the key emotional points in the stories that take place at approximately the half-way point of the season, specifically episode #100 titled "Reckoning". Michael Rosenbaum is awesome as ever as Lex Luthor, who in this season becomes even more increasingly dark and menacing, which is so nice to see, he actually is coming close to eclipsing his father Lionel in terms of despicable actions he commits.
The writing and directing for this show have also never been better, as both strive to bring in more elements from the Superman mythos to further strengthen the 'Smallville' mythology. And this season also marks Tom Welling's directorial debut for an episode, which was actually very solid for a first-timer.
All in all, there isn't anything I can really complain about with this season of "Smallville", generally there is at least one episode that's viewed as a throw-away of sorts, but this season didn't contain any. Even the ones that I just knew would be somewhat, subpar turned out to be really entertaining and contained some key plot points for furthering the season long story arcs. This series is definitely not one to be missed, and if you've enjoyed the first 4 seasons, then you must absolutely check this one out!
"Smallville: Season 5" is unrated and suitable for all ages.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Series Ever!
Comment: This series is a must have for any Superman fan or anyone who loves great acting, great actors, great writing, and awesome drama. This series carries five years in the life of a man destined to be a hero, and how it might be if it were happening today. Most everything applied is completely believeable and without a doubt, the writing makes us believe the rest. I own the first four series on DVD and will purchase this one too, pre-order, even though I have already seen each episode twice!
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Editorial Reviews:
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An astonishing season of destiny! Clark Kent now carries a full load of classes at Central Kansas U., but that's not all he carries. He carries the full weight of his - perhaps the world's - destiny. "We call this season Superman in Training," series co-creator Alfred Gough says. "Clark is going to accept his destiny." During this exciting pivotal season: The Fortress of Solitude rises. A spaceship mystery unfolds. A dark tragedy - one even Clark's powers can't prevent - strikes. These and more key elements of Superman lore fall into place.
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