Lost: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-ray]
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Actor: Evangeline Lilly, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox, Terry O'QuinnBrand: Lost
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 731 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-12-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ABC Studios
Product features:
- LOST SEASON 5 BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)
Blu-ray Reviews of Lost: The Complete Fifth Season [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Blu-ray: Think "LOST" could get any better on Blu? Oh yes...(note: If you own a BD-Live capable Blu-ray player)
Summary: 5 Stars
Typically, I would get into depth of the series but I'll keep things simple. The fifth season of "LOST" aired on January 2009 with a total of 17 episodes featured on five Blu-ray discs. One thing I will stress is that with this season release, there is less special features than the fourth (on the disc) but the benefit are for those who own a BD-Live Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player (can connect to the Internet) with the feature "LOST University". With that being said, if you own a Profile 1.1 or profile 1.0 Blu-ray player, the offering is quite slim compared to previous releases. So, ratings are going to differ with this release.
Similar to the previous "LOST" Blu-ray releases, the Blu-ray's allow for "SeasonPlay" which allows people to watch as they go and can stop, restart where they last left off. "SeasonPlay" is optional and people can select it before watching an episode.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"LOST" is a series that looks incredible on High Definition. Featured in 1080p High Definition (aspect ratio of 1:78:1), the detail of the island is captured quite vibrantly. The green lush plants that surround the island, the blue skies, the blue ocean. Personally, most of the video footage shot in Hawaii tend to be vibrant in colors and "LOST" is no exception. This year's offering is much more detailed. You can see the skin pores much more closely, even the stubble on the faces of the guys, the arm hairs, detail of crushed metal in the car accidents, Dharma buildings and just regular objects and much, much more. There is a lot of detail that you just don't see on television and when you see it on Blu-ray, especially for "LOST - The complete Fifth Season", you can't help but be amazed. The colors are just fantastic as blue oceans and blue skies are surrounded by beautiful lush greenery. Blacks are nice and dark and skin tones are natural.
One of the things that caught my attention was just things that you never even looked at while watching on television such as jars, the appearance of rusty jars are really apparent in High Definition. The stained blood on the skin of the characters, you can actually see that the blood is actually dry. When comparing Seasons one through four on Blu-ray, there is an obvious difference in the picture quality and where season four looked fantastic, season five just really looks incredible.
As for the audio, "LOST" is featured in DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1. The dialogue is quite clear but one thing that caught my attention is how magnificent the audio is in terms of capturing the ambiance of the island when each person is moving through the jungle. This season tends to have used more panning and audio directional to certain speaker channels much more evident than the first season. Also, sounds of the island, car crashing, metal crunching and even thunderstorms come quite clear through the various surround channels. Also, good use of surrounds and LFE. Dialogue is clear and understandable and the music also comes out alive during certain scenes.
In fact, the final episode "The Incident", that is an episode that really takes advantage of each channel. Hearing audio and crunching metal from the surround channels, hearing the rumble of LFE through the subwoofer and the front and center channels working in overdrive, capturing the frenzy that took place. Great use of sound!
I love how the music for the series sounds and how it really brought an overall mood to certain scenes. The music by Michael Giacchino and the way the orchestra creates that tension for the scenes was awesome. So, music plays a big part in the series and the music soundtrack is just wonderful!
Subtitles are featured in English SDH, French and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The Blu-ray edition of "LOST - THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON" is featured in 1080p High Definition and 480i Standard Definition. Audio is in English 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital with subtitles in English SDH, French and Spanish. Included are:
DISC 1:
* Lost Starter Kit - (4:43) Get up to speed on what has happened in "LOST" from the first four seasons.
* Audio Commentary for "Because You Left" by Executive Producers and Co-Creator Damon Lindelof and Executive Producer Carlton Cuse.
DISC 3:
* Audio Commentary for "He's Our You" by Executive Producer/Writer Edward Kitsis and Executive Producer/Writer Adam Horowitz.
DISC 4:
* Lost 100 - (19:00) The cast and crew reflect on the first 100 episodes and take part in a cake cutting ceremony with Duff Goldman (of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes").
DISC 5:
* Lost University - For those who have Blu-ray 2.0 profile players and are hooked up to the Internet can be part of Lost University. An excerpt from the explanation of "Lost University": Viewers will be able to join LOST executive producers Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, the cast of "LOST," and a panel of esteemed experts for a vast array of courses at LOST University, delving into the themes and storylines regularly explored on the groundbreaking television series. Through this robust, engaging, multi- semester experience, students will gain a better understanding of the story, unique insight to the mysteries of "LOST," and perhaps even valuable clues as the show heads into its final season. "LOST University" will be accessible through several portals, starting now with [...], where "LOST" fans can enroll beginning September 22, 2009, months before the university goes completely live on December 8, 2009. The main campus of "LOST University" will live on the "LOST: The Complete Fifth Season" Blu-ray disc and will be powered by BDLive. Upon launching the innovative interface, students immediately get access to their personalized lesson plans, compelling HD Audio-Visual presentations and communication from the LOST University faculty and staff. Like any real university, campus life at LOST University is not solely focused on higher learning, pop quizzes and homework. Through an extended web experience, students will be able to pay visits to the campus bookstore to purchase LOST U merchandise, or discuss their school experience and "LOST" theories through study-groups on the LOST University message boards. Potential students will even have the opportunity to prep for the LOST U experience in advance on [...] with story and character refresher courses and advanced reading suggestions... all providing information vital to getting up-to-speed with the world of LOST as it heads into its final season. Courses offered at LOST University include:
* Introductory Physics of Time Travel
* History
* Family Psychology
* The Languages Of "LOST"
* Jungle Survival Basics
* Deciphering Hieroglyphics
* Art Of "LOST" seminar
* Philosophy 101
* ...and all things "LOST"
* Mysteries of the Universe - (26:15) A faux episode from a 1980's short-lived ABC show called "Mysteries of the Universe" about secret societies and the Dharma Initiative. The show looks into how people went missing after they gone through job interviews with the Dharma Initiative and more.
* Making Up For Lost Time - (13:47) The producers and crew talk about their thoughts of "time travel" being incorporated to the storyline and how it all relates to the island. The challenges of creating scenes in the 70's and present time and going back and forth. Trying to recreate the 70's through the set, clothing and more.
* An Epic Day with Richard Alpert - (12:14) Hanging out with Richard Alpert on the final day of shooting for Season Five.
* Building 23 & Beyond - (12:01) Michael Emerson (who plays Benjamin Linus) takes the audience on the tour of Building 23 in Burbank, where the executive producers and writers are based.
* Lost on Location: (37:44) Featuring "LOST" shot in different locations in Hawaii on different episodes: The Lie, The Little Prince, The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham, Namaste, Here's Our You, Whatever Happened, Happened and The Incident. How certain scenes such as a storm scene and how they created the scene or an accident scene was shot and how the cars were damaged. How a burning van running into homes were shot and more. A very informative featurette on the behind-the-scene making-of shots.
* Deleted Scenes: (13:43) A total of eight deleted scenes. No Police, Jill the Butcher, Where's LaFleur, I Think He's One of Ben's People, Breakfast Time, Locke's Promise, Phil's Theory, Stones and Boulders.
* Lost Bloopers - (3:48) "Lost - The Complete Fifth Season" bloopers.
EASTER EGGS:
[note: On Disc 5, you will get two screens. One that shows the statue and another one in which the scene explodes and everything is white. The following descriptions are for the screen with the statue but also will work by pressing your remote a certain direction as mentioned below when the screen turns white]
EASTER EGG: Frogurt
Highlight Episodes and press left twice and the dot will then appear towards the "Lost Season 5' wording on the top right. Click on it and you will get a special feature with Sean Whalen (who plays Neil "Frogurt"). (:45)
EASTER EGG: Walt
Highlight Episodes and press left- the dot will then appear towards the bottom near the trees. Click on it to access an easter egg featuring Malcolm David Kelley (who plays the character of Walt). (:36)
EASTER EGG: Jorge Garcia and Michelle Rodriguez
Highlight Features and press left- the dot will then appear under the wording of "Lost Season 5'. Click on it to access an easter egg featuring Jorge Garcia and Michelle Rodriguez. (:41)
EASTER EGG: Jorge Garcia watercolors
Highlight Setup and press right- the dot will then appear between some trees. Click on it and you will get an easter egg featuring Jorge Garcia painting via watercolors. (:50)
EASTER EGG: Jorge Garcia explains the term "Ass Dirt"
Highlight Season Play and press right - the dot will then be on the rear of the statue. Click to access Jorge Garcia explaining the cinematography term "ass dirt". (:56)
After watching the season four finale of "LOST", I just felt that season would be hard to top. So, along came season five and the season was very good but it was definitely a season that can easily confuse people with the different time period jumps. But for the most part, season five was quite interesting as we saw different characters receiving more screen time, we got to see how evil Benjamin Linus truly is (and how wonderful an actor Michael Emerson is to play such a role) and seeing some of my favorite character(s) getting killed off was a bit of a hard pill to swallow after the final episode was over.
Just the final minute alone of the season finale, I felt saddened... yes, as a dedicated follower of "LOST" (yes, I even followed the audio book and a lurker on "THE FUSELAGE" online forum), I felt that the season was a bit more restrained but the finale, almost like season three, more than made up for it. Needless to say, big things are to come in this final sixth season and I look forward to seeing what Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse and the writing crew have planned.
So, I did enjoy the fifth season of "LOST" (not as much as the fourth which was more adventure and action-driven) and since I'm a sci-fi geek, it was it easy for me to take in the sci-fi "time travel" aspect of this fifth season, which I'm sure there are people who felt the writers may have been pushing the storyline a bit too far. But for me, I felt the storyline worked and again, you can sense the writers are going to have fun with this upcoming final season. I definitely look forward to it.
As for the Blu-ray release of "LOST - THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON", this has to be the best looking television series on Blu-ray yet. I was just amazed of how much detail can be seen, things that never caught my attention when watching it on television. From the skin pores and even the hair on one's arm, to the lush plants and the coarse rocks, the amount of detail that pops is simply amazing. Audio quality is also used very well through all channels. From hearing the thunder and rain, the druglord's airplane crashing onto the island to the number of vehicles crashing, gun shots galore and just the ambient sounds are capture quite well and all were great use of lossless audio.
As for special features, for those who are looking for a lot of commentaries like previous releases, "LOST - The complete Fifth Season" has very few this time around and some who enjoy commentary tracks will be slightly bummed. But that doesn't mean this season is lacking any special features. If anything, disc 5 of this set contains plenty of special features that are quite long, quite a few easter eggs hidden and it was great to watch the celebration of the 100th episode of "LOST". But of course, the biggest addition to this Blu-ray is the utilization of BD-Live for the exclusive "LOST Universe".
It's a great technology for viewers/fans to connect with each other and take part in showing their love for the series. It's important to note that enjoying "LOST University" would depend on those who have BD-Live enabled, profile 2.0 Blu-ray player (a player can connect to the Internet) and is able to utilize the technology. But those who don't have the capability, I can understand if they are upset that the direction (special feature-wise) was more for those who can experience BD-Live.
Overall, this is the most ambitious Blu-ray release for "LOST" in terms of special features but also the picture and audio quality is absolutely fantastic. If you are a major "LOST" fan, this latest "LOST - The Complete Fifth Season" Blu-ray set is highly recommended!
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