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Law
and Order: Criminal Intent - The First Year
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Reviewed
by: |
Jeremy
Upchurch |
| Genre: |
TV/Crime
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| Video: |
1.33:1 full
frame |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Surround, French Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
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| Languages:
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English,
French, Spanish |
| Subtitles:
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English,
French, Spanish |
| Length: |
971 minutes
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| Rating: |
NR |
| Release Date:
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10/21/2003
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| Studio: |
Universal
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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"Criminal
Intent: The Beginning" |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Vincent D'Onofrio,
Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance, Tracy Howe
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| Written
By: |
Various |
| Produced
By: |
Dick Wolf,
Rene Balcer, Peter Jankowski |
| Directed
By: |
Various |
| Music:
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Mike Post
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| The
Review: |
"Law and Order" officially became
the "Star Trek" of television crime dramas with this spinoff,
its second, following "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit".
"Criminal Intent" began in 2001 and has matched the level
of success of the other two "Law and Order" series. This set
collects the entire first season, 22 episodes in total. ***
"Criminal Intent" alters the "Law
and Order" formula somewhat, by focusing its time on the criminals
planning and perpetrating the crimes as well as those tracking
them down. Vincent D'Onofrio (perhaps best known as Pvt. Pyle
from "Full Metal Jacket")stars as Detective Robert Goren,
who solves crimes with the aid of his partner, Detective Alexandra
Eames, played by Kathryn Erbe. Their partnership has been
described as a sort of "Watson and Holmes" dynamic. Jamey
Sheridan also stars as Captain James Deakins. ***
"Criminal Intent" has succeeded
in transferring a successful show formula to a third program
without the well running dry. D'Onofrio, who most of the show
revolves around, dives headfirst into a complex character
who uses unorthodox methods to track down those he is after.
If you are a fan of the show and the "Law and Order" brand
as a whole, jump right in.
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| Image
and Sound: |
The show comes in its original full
screen broadcast format, and looks much like any show transferred
to DVD: pleasant, but unsurprising. ***
The sound is also routine for a
television broadcast on DVD, with a Dolby Surround track that
confines itself mostly to the front channels. French and Spanish
2.0 tracks are also included. --
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| The
Extras: |
A documentary,
"Criminal Intent: The Beginning", is included on the disc, and
details the origins and creation of the show. There are no deleted
scenes or TV spots, although I'm sure there are plenty of them
lying around, and the show's fans would have loved that. |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Final
Words: |
The first
year of the newest and perhaps most intriguing of the three
"Law and Order" shows is here to be enjoyed by the millions
of "Law and Order" junkies out there (and you know who you are).
Worth the purchase if you can's get enough "L&O". |
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