DVD : Oz - The Complete Fifth Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783127316
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783127316
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Running Time: 480 minutes
Sales Rank: 6319
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 1997
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Description:
It's a new year, and Emerald City's got a brand-new look. The walls are cleaner, the cafeteria is bigger, and everything is fresher...everything on the outside, that is. Inside the hearts and minds of the prisoners, Oz is just as dark and raw as ever. The renovations may be complete, but the mayhem is starting all over again.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio Commentary: Episode 8 "Impotence" with Tom Fontana and Dean Winters
Deleted Scenes
Other:Season 1 - 4 recaps
Amazon.com:
Raw, uncompromising, and brutal, the fifth season of Oz represents a turning point for the series, tying up loose ends and preparing for the closure of season 6. As with all previous seasons of HBO's hard-edged prison series, the outbreaks of violence, racial tensions, emotional bleakness, and full-frontal male nudity ensure that Oz is decidedly not for the weak of heart. Simmering animosity between the Aryans, Muslims, Sicilians, and Latinos continues unabated; these eight episodes include numerous shankings and slashings, a severed arm, strangulation, a stabbing with a crucifix, and the death (among others) of one of the series' most prominent characters. As Schillinger (J.K. Simmons) and his skinheaded Aryans exploit a naive pair of new inmates, tensions mount between the weak-willed Omar (Michael Wright, in a standout performance) and his prone-to-rage Muslim mentor Kareem Said (Eamonn Walker, also excellent); Ryan O'Reily (Dean Winters) continues to protect his volatile brother Cyril (Scott William Winters) and reunites with his mother (Betty Lynn Buckley) who's in Oz doing community service; McManus (Terry Kinney) locks horns with his ex-wife over prison policy; Alvarez (Kirk Acevado) seeks partial redemption by training a guide-dog for the guard he blinded; and Keller (Christopher Meloni) returns to the "Em City" cellblock, to the relief of his bisexual lover Beecher (Lee Tergesen) who attends "interaction" sessions with Sister Pete (Rita Moreno) to encourage tenuous peace among inmates.
With subplots involving guest stars Luke Perry, Peter Criss (from Kiss), Malachy McCourt, and others, the fifth season of Oz is weak at times, but series creator and primary writer Tom Fontana keeps a lot of characters in steady play, covering impressive dramatic territory after the relatively generous allotment of 16 episodes in Season 4. The series is clearly winding down here (the semi-musical episode "Variety" is a curious attempt to broaden the show's creative horizons, and works surprisingly well), and the outbreaks of violence now have a rather predictable and oppressive frequency. Anyone looking for "feel good" entertainment should stay away, but Fontana and the uniformly excellent cast maintain admirable depth of character and incident, including a tragic loss (in "Visitation") that resonates throughout the season. Extras are slim: commentary by Fontana and Dean Winters accompanies episode 8 (aptly titled "Impotence"), and like the fifth season itself, it's recommended primarily for devoted Oz viewers who've enjoyed seasons 1-4. --Jeff Shannon
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Emerald City is supposed to be some sort of experiment in rehabilitating inmates of Oz Penitentiary. It doesn't seem to work very well. The death rate in this prison is higher than it ever could be in real life. People get out only to come back in. Of course, if they left, they'd be off the show too and we wouldn't want that! This show is raucous, crazy ride with plenty of violence and nudity and people who barely make sense. It is the lower depths of human existence. Everybody seems to be having fun as actors though. Variety features singing and dancing. There are always fight scenes. Wild and crazy stuff to do. Many of the show's actors have gone on to other shows now, namely Lost and Dexter. The show had a wealth of talent.
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I am very happy about the price I paid for three boxes of OZ, but I must admit I will not order on Amazon US again.Why?
- 5 weeks for the delivery (I didn't choose the cheapest shippment) but fortunately I am very patient!
- 15 euros for the customs duty! Waoow what a pain in the a....
Thanks anyway.
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Oz keeps getting better and better, and this season is utterly fantastic. Worth every cent.
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Mature Adults Only! Contains full frontal male nudity, violence, foul language. Shown in standard format. Broadcast in 2002.
Finally, the long awaited DVD set of the HBO prison drama "OZ"--Season 5 is here and man what a cliff-hanger Season 4 left us with.
Due to the gas explosion, the Emerald City had to be rebuilt. The new facility is modern and spanking brand new. With a little spit and polish it will be like home again.
It's the Grand Opening and the prisoners of the Oswald Correctional Facility are assigned back into their new digs.
It doesn't take too long before the fights start again. The rage between the prisoners continue. Some of the prisoners are about to loose the last bit of hope they have left.
OZ decides to experiment with allowing a prisoner to have a guide dog in its cell. A Prisoner's mother (Betty Buckley) comes aboard to teach the prisoners how to sing. Rumor is someone wants to rape her.
Prisoner James Robson (R.E. Rodgers) has receeding gums and requests the gum tissue of a cadaver instead of the painful way of using his own skin, however what race did the gum tissue come from?
Prisoner Rebadow (George Morforgen) asks Guard Brass (Blake Robbins) to buy him a lottery ticket with the numbers. Bob won the lottery, but the guard is keeping the ticket and millions for himself. he disappeared. Bob wants to settle the matter honestly.
A prisoner we have known for 5 years is killed.
In the ... Read More
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I ordered this product just prior (2 weeks) to Christmas and it arrived in time in Australia to be included as a Christmas present. The product arrived in great condition and extremely fast. Very impressed.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783127316
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783127316
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Running Time: 480 minutes
Sales Rank: 6319
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 1997
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