The Sopranos: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2007] [1999] [Region Free]

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remains one of the finest shows ever produced; a classic in every sense of the word that has as much power today as it ever Other elements are balanced nicely throughout the discs as well. Sound effect come in a variety of immersive and straightforward moments that are either subtle and nuance, or blunt like a shotgun to the face. Rear channels often generate strong sense of atmosphere and immersion by bringing large and small elements to the listener's ear. As such, the main floor of the Bada Bing sounds completely different from, say, Dr. Melfi's office or Artie Buco's (John Ventimiglia) Nuovo Vesuvio. In other words, the mix delivers a convincing atmosphere filled with many different components, regardless the location.

content as well, including a 46-minute retrospective, two round table discussions between David Chase and members of his much better than it does here. Don't get me wrong, I'm not about to write off the possibility. But I strongly suspect this is as

The Sopranos: Other Seasons

Directors: Timothy Van Patten , Allen Coulter , Lee Tamahori , Steve Buscemi , Mike Figgis , David Nutter

The Sopranos cast discuss what drew them to the show, its appeal and quality, the characters and performances, the prove very tempting this holiday season. With a solid video presentation (not entirely free of flaws but satisfying nonetheless), actor Steven R. Schirripa, "Remember When" with actor Dominic Chianese, "The Second Coming" with actor Robert Iler, andLost Scenes (Season 2, Episode 1): Pussy, Silvio, Paulie and the guys discuss Tony's relationshiop with his mother. (01:02) Making Cleaver (HD, 8 minutes): In this amusing in-character behind the scenes featurette, Christopher

Audio Commentaries: Four cast and crew audio commentaries are available: "The Weight" with writer Terence A Sit-Down with The Sopranos (SD, 14 min.) - The cast members of the Soprano family discuss the how and why they wound up doing the show, and what makes it so great. There is a great deal of attention paid to the show's humor and how it is balanced with the violence and drama. Lost Scenes (HD, 22 minutes): Deleted scenes are available from each season. Episodes include "The Sopranos" The Sopranos: The Complete Series Blu-ray delivers great video and superb audio in this excellent Blu-ray release

to encounter mushy faces, textureless skin, or shots in which detail is blotted away by one issue or another. That said, the first Michael Imperioli, "Pine Barrens" with director Steve Buscemi, and "Amour Fou" with showrunner David Chase. retrospectives, round tables and interviews are more engaging and entertaining in three hours than in nineteen hours of

throughout, colors slide from vibrant and oversaturated to dusty and muddy as the episodes roll out, fleshtones are often The 28-disc Blu-ray release of The Sopranos: The Complete Series features 6 seasons (86 episodes), 25 audio Elliot Kupferberg) plays host to writer/creator David Chase. Unfortunately, it's a dry, underwhelming chat that doesn't go The Music of The Sopranos (SD, 17 min.) - A comprehensive look at the kinds of music and the role it plays in any given episode.

There are a few episodes here and there that are uneven. The most blatant is in the brilliant 'College.' While the Tony and Meadow scenes look tremendous, and may even be some of the best on the disc, the scenes between Carmela and Father Phil (Paul Schulze) tend to run red, and green. Now, granted, Carmela was just getting over the flu in the story, but even then, it is a little off putting. unnatural, crush is an issue, delineation is mediocre, and noise tends to surge and relent from scene to scene (sometimes shot very few instances of hiss, ADR mishaps or other sound design incidents. Interior spaces and outdoor environment are Season 1 (and, for the most part, season 2, as well) would go on to be as consistently close to brilliant as possible. With the aforementioned 'College,' audiences got a glimpse of what the series would ultimately ask of them: To love and root for a character undeserving of such sentiment. Tony was a cold-blooded murderer, a man of multitudes and contradictions who was capable of truly despicable things. And yet there was genuine warmth in his character that proved difficult to ignore. Much of that is due to Gandolfini's inspired performance that would see him carousing with the likes of Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri (Tony Sirico), Silvio Dante (Steve Van Zandt), or battling it out with his uncle, the desperate-to-a-Don Corrado 'Junior' Soprano one minute, then having a family dinner with Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and AJ (Robert Iler) the next. anywhere, as Chase seems downright annoyed by some of Bogdonavich's questions and struggles to elaborate on many of the