|
|
|
Search Movie Review
Archives
|
|
|
| |
| Dvdivas
was founded by John Gabbard in 2000. It's purpose has been and
remains to be to provide you, the entertainment community with
the latest dvds and movie reviews. It will continue to be your
link to the most popular dvd movies. |
|
|
“Dallas-The
Complete 3rd Season“
|
 |
Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Video: |
1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
1.0 (Mono) |
| Languages |
English,
Spanish, French |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
1221 minutes
|
| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
8/9/05 |
| Studio |
Warner Home
Video |
| Commentary:
|
Patrick Duffy
and Linda Gray on “Sue Ellen’s Choice” and “A House Divided”
|
| Documentaries:
|
“Who Shot
J.R.?-The ‘Dallas’ Phenomenon” |
| Featurettes:
|
None |
| Filmography/Biography:
|
None |
|
Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
|
None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Larry Hagman,
Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Barbara Bel Geddes,
Victoria Principal, Charlene Tilton |
| Written
By: |
David Jacobs,
D. C. Fontana, Darlene Craviotto |
| Produced
By: |
Lee Rich,
Philip Capice |
| Directed
By: |
Vincent McEveety,
Alexander Singer |
| Music:
|
Jerrold Immel
|
| The
Review: |
The seven deadly sins had a field
day during the third season of “Dallas”. The third season
opens with the kidnapping of J.R. (Larry Hagman) and Sue Ellen’s
(Linda Gray) baby and ends with a huge TV cliffhanger that
prompted much discussion in its day. Who shot J.R. and will
he live? Well we all know the answer to the latter but the
answer to the former may surprise new fans to the series.
It’s a nicely set up mystery that played out over the opening
part of season four of this popular series.
|
| Image
and Sound: |
Another
stellar transfer from Warner Home Video, “Dallas” looks as bright
as the sunny skies in the Lone Star State on a beautiful spring
day. Vibrant colors abound and the image quality is, for the
most part, sharp with extremely good clarity. The mono sound
comes across with nice presence with crisp, clear dialog. ---
|
| The
Extras: |
An excellent
documentary that looks at the phenomenal popularity of the
series and the introduction of the season ending cliff hanger
to TV. Although serials (the direct descent of most TV series)
had used the cliffhanger routinely and effectively to lure
audiences back into theaters during the 30’s and 40’s, the
format hadn’t been used effectively again until “Dallas” revived
it during season three. The creator, key cast members and
production members are interviewed in this documentary discussing
the media frenzy that resulted from the “Who Shot J.R.?” cliffhanger.
|
| Commentary:
|
Two trivia
packed commentary tracks from Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray are
a highlight of this set. The two episodes were important ones
for the series with “A House Divided” being the pivotal episode
of season three. -- |
| Final
Words: |
As a prime
time soap “Dallas” set the bar very high with its continuously
inventive twists. The third season features 25 episodes nicely
transferred with sharp images and bright, vivid colors. The
documentary and commentary tracks provided icing on this very
warm cake. |
|
|
