Breaking Bad - Season 05 [Blu-ray] [Region B]

If you've never seen this, you're really missing out. Strong language, drug & alcohol abuse, and violence from start to finish but beautifully filmed, great drama (and dark humour) and the perfect soundtrack (I'm a fan of 70's hard rock but the 21st century music chosen for specific scenes has opened my ears). Watch on BluRay with 5.1 surround sound turned up and you'll feel like you're in every scene with them. Many, many scenes (especially the cliff-hangers) take your breath away. The extras on most of the discs are great, too, although the sound and pictures of these are 2nd-rate. The menus could have been better, too, but overall, the best drama I've ever seen. Better than The Bridge and The Killing, which are excellent, too. Final tip is that when watching them, on the later discs, you can start to watch the next episode (for a second or two) and then pause it. If you then turn off your BluRay and go to bed, you can pick up there the next day without having to go through all the menus. Don't know if this is a later development and if it's now a standard but I found it very useful. Anyway, just buy the whole series now and watch it over the winter (we're now watching it now for the second time and it's still as good as the first time).

Speedy delivery, well packaged, excellent series

Buy it, watch it and you'll never regret it. This series is probably the best as things are moving towards the conclusion and you'll be totally gripped. The only reason the very last season isnt quiet as good as Season 5 is because it ends!! Breaking Bad could have went on for 10 seasons and everyone would have been delighted as everyone seems to love Breaking Bad and for good reason. Its the most perfectly paced show ive ever seen. Every single character is interesting and has real depth with some performances as good as if not better than the best actors you've ever seen. Its so good you'll feel like you're a voyeur of the real lives of people who seem to be slipping further and further down the spiral rather than just watching a tv show. You could very happily spend a entire evening watching this show back to back because nothing beats this. To give you some examples, im a fan of Lost (first 2 seasons only!), Sopranos (i thought nothing would top it), Hannibal (incredible series so far.........), Dexter and films such as Heat, Goodfella's etc. so I know my american dramas/thrillers. This has raised the bar and its a testament to the current standard of British TV that it was never picked up and shown (I believe Channel 5 showed the first couple of series then it was dropped years ago?). BBC/ITV would rather show 'more' cookery, DIY, house buying programmes...........Do yourself a favour and buy the best programme ever made.

This review came out of frustration - so let me just get that out of my system before I go into detail about the DVD. Despite popular belief, this isn't half a season, or season 5.1 or a rip off. This is Season 5. AMC (the shows producers) have referred to this as Season 5 for some time now, and the packaging has stated its season 5 - and containing 8 episodes. There is no excuse for assuming that Breaking Bad concludes with this season, the information has been in the Amazon description for a long time. Price wise, I paid £17 for this - its now dropped to £15. It contains 8 episodes, 5 less than seasons 2-4 and 1 more than season 1. Dexter season 7, just released, contains 12 episodes and cost me £27 on the day of release. So, you actually get more bang for your buck with Breaking Bad. The conclusion to the series is another 8 episodes, and is being referred to as 'The Final 8' If this was just 1 full season, it would be 16 episodes long - personally, I find the pace much better suited to 2 shorter seasons. The impact of the cliffhanger at the end of season 5 is doubled by the year long wait to find out what happens next, and I think that single handedly justifies the split. Sorry about that, back to the DVD. Breaking Bad Season 5 is heavy. Walter White's transformation into the Heisenberg is almost complete. He is more than a drug producer, much more than a drug dealer. He is a drug lord. Season 5 deals with Walter becoming his own man, flexing his own ego. And its all about ego for Walter - its not about the money anymore, he is power hungry. He demands respect, he orchestrates murders from the comfort of his kitchen and starts to dismantle anything that can bring him down. I can't say much more without spoilers. Its a weighty 8 episodes - they are intense, draining and utterly engrossing. Lots happen, some huge chunks of the story are worked out in this season - i'd say the go over more ground in these 8 episodes in all of season 1 and 2. They have a big back story to rely on, and they know fans of the show well enough, to know they don't need reminding who is who - they jump right back into the action. No 'previously on Breaking Bad', no time wasted filling the uninitiated in. A note on the style of the show. Since the show started, the creators have given the look of the show a slight artistic flair, a real filmic quality. But with season 5 they lay it on thick - almost every shot can be savoured and enjoyed. The opening of the final episode maybe highlights this best - a meeting in the desert, that could easily look dull, is shot in wonderful orange light with bright blue skies. Or during the prison scene when its cuts to Walter, stood as a silhouette in his kitchen (very reminiscent of the Godfather) The DVD is packed full of extras - extended scenes and inside looks, but most notably the ever insightful commentary and an additional 8 minutes, that actually does add to the story. For me, I had already seen Breaking Bad before I bought the DVDs, but the extra's and specifically the commentary had me clicking the 'add to basket' button. Breaking Bad have become increasingly generous with the extras, both in how many extra hours you get, but also the content. Vince Gilligan is very insightful when it comes to describing exactly why he did what where, and to be honest its a joy to get the extra insight. Season 5 is no exception - maybe the most interesting set of commentaries yet. With season 5, you get some of the best 8 hours of TV made, until the series is concluded that is - and a cliffhanger which will knock you out.

Breaking Bad has to be one of the greatest if not the greatest series of all time! The amount of cliffhangers that this show produces is unbelievable literally on the edge of my seat at the end of every single episode desperately wanting to watch the next one. The upsetting thing is that here in the UK not many people were watching it which made them decide not to air it anymore but instead put it on Netflix. Please for god sake air the remaining eight episodes of season five that are coming this summer! The last episode is just sensational and I can't believe we have to wait months to see what will happen oh wait because we're in the UK we'll have to wait ages. You have all these pieces of crap like Gavin and Stacey that they put on for god sake just air it! For all breaking bad fans sake

La edición francesa contiene castellano. Una compra recomendable por precio en comparación con nuestro país.

„Breaking Bad“ ist eine der besten Serien die jemals produziert wurden, weil sie eine außergewöhnliche Geschichte erzählt. Es beginnt alles mit der Krebserkrankung des Hauptprotagonisten „WALTER WHITE“, der zum Drogenkoch wird, weil er die Behandlungskosten für seine Krankheit anders nicht bezahlen kann. Im verlauf der Serie zieht er nicht nur seine Familie mit hinein, er entwickelt sich auch zum skrupellosen Verbrecher. Zu Beginn fiebert man noch mit ihm, aber irgendwann wendet sich das Blatt und man fühlt als Zuschauer nur noch Verachtung für ihn. BRYAN CRANSTON spielt diesen Chemielehrer einfach grandios, wie er diese Verwandlung vom Krebskranken zum Drogenboss spielt, ist mehr als nur beeindruckend. An seiner Seite brilliert AARON PAUL, der seinen Komplizen „JESSE PINKMAN“ spielt. Die beiden Figuren entwickeln sich eigentlich komplett gegensätzlich, während „WALT“ sein gewissen Stück für Stück über Bord wirft, entwickelt sich „JESSE“ zu demjenigen, der erkennt, dass ihr Handeln falsch ist. Neben den beiden spielen noch ANNA GUNN, als „WALTS“ Ehefrau „SKYLER“, DEAN NORRIS, als dessen Schwager und DEA-Polizist „HANK“ und RJ MITTE, als „WALTER JR.“ Entscheidende Rollen. BETSY BRANDT (Marie Schrader), JONATHAN BANKS (Mike Ehrmanntraut) und BOB ODENKIRK, als zwielichtiger Anwalt „SAUL GOODMAN“, spielen wichtige Nebenrollen und sind sowas wie das salz in der Seriensuppe. Vor allem BOB ODENKIRK finde ich granatenmäßig gut, der hat später völlig zu Recht eine eigene Serie bekommen. Wer da gerne mal reinschauen möchte, dem würde ich „Better Call Saul“ wärmstens empfehlen. Die fünfte und letzte Staffel umfasst nicht wie gewohnt 13 Folgen, sondern 16, was die Macher dazu veranlasst hat, die Serie zweizuteilen. Da wollte man noch ein bisschen was rausschlagen, wohlwissend, dass Fans der Serie sich die abschließende Staffel nicht entgehen lassen würden. Ich bin jetzt weit davon entfernt in den Chor der Abzocke-Plärrer einzustimmen, denn schließlich hat mich ja niemand gezwungen die Serie zu kaufen. Sowas nennt man dann Eigenverantwortung … ich weiß, das ist heutzutage aus der Mode gekommen … ich bin halt noch vom alten Schlag! 😉 Im ersten Teil der fünften Staffel fliegt das Doppelleben des ermordeten „GUS“ (Giancarlo Esposito) auf und die DEA setzt vermeintlich Verdächtige unter Druck, um an weitere Hintermänner zu kommen. Diese halten dicht, vor allem, weil „MIKE“ ihnen versichert, dass für ihre Familien gesorgt wird. „WALT“ hingegen, möchte unbedingt weiter „kochen“ und die Geschäfte von „GUS“ selber übernehmen, weil er ziemlich viel Geld verloren hat. Doch er braucht „MIKE“ und seine Verbindungen, zugutekommt ihm, dass „MIKE“ unbedingt Geld braucht um das „Schweigegeld“ für die im Knast sitzenden Mitarbeiter zu bezahlen. Für die Herstellung der Drogen benötigen sie Chemikalien, die sie sich bei einem Überfall auf einen Zug beschaffen wollen. Zur Unterstützung heuern sie den Kleinkriminellen „TODD ALQUIST“ (Jesse Plemons) an, der beim Überfall die Nerven verliert und einen kleinen Jungen erschießt. „MIKE“ und „JESSE“ sind schockiert und steigen aus. „WALT“ macht nun „TODD“ zu seinem Assistenten, doch Gefahr droht ihm von ganz anderer Seite, denn „HANK“ hat Lunte gerochen und ist „WALT“ auf die Schliche gekommen …. So endet der erste Teil der fünften Staffel und ich kann euch versichern, dass es super spannend weiter geht. Ich würde fast behaupten, dass die fünfte Staffel die allerbeste ist, vor allem weil man inzwischen nur noch hofft, dass irgendjemand „WALT“ zur Strecke bringt. Mein Fazit: Wer die bisherigen Staffeln mochte und mit der Verwandlung von „WALT“ klargekommen ist, der DARF sich die finale Staffel einfach nicht entgehen lassen. Sie ist super spannend, ich habe die einzelnen Folgen verschlungen und kann sie nur wärmstens empfehlen. Normal flachen Serien im fortgeschrittenen Verlauf ab, bei „BREAKING Bad“ ist das genau andersrum.

Worth buying!!!

Il top delle serie tv, pacco arrivato molto velocemente

For a long time now, television programs have been making great strides in terms of quality, production values and acting. Some of the shows we've been seeing in recent years really are prime examples of what can happen when you marry exceptional stories to inspired acting. The old bias against "the ghetto of television" is being eroded more with every passing year, and one show that deserves a large amount of credit for that turnaround is Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston is so wonderful as chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White that his performance could easily obscure the other actors in this series...but the majority of them are so perfectly cast that you just can't help but marvel how wonderful they are. From Dean Norris as DEA agent (and brother-in-law to Walter) Hank Schrader to Walt's long-suffering partner in crime Jesse Pinkman, a heart-breakingly vulnerable Aaron Paul, this show rarely misses. And even the odd average bit of acting you see here and there ends up being elevated by how truly magnificent the material is. Breaking Bad gets a lot of comparisons to Scarface. Never having watched that movie in its entirety, (I have a hard time with Al Pacino's accent) I can neither confirm nor deny the validity of that statement, but what I CAN tell you is that this is a gripping tale of a seemingly mild-mannered man who, through a twist of fate, discovers the villain within and discovers too, his genius, and we see just how much he will let go of in pursuit of the gratification of his ego. Conversely, his partner Jesse, who starts the series as a petty drug dealer, finds that as Walt becomes increasingly distant from his morality, Jesse realizes just how close his always was. From the cat-and-mouse between Walt and Hank to the complex relationship that exists between Walt and his wife and children, to the string of adversaries that Walt faces in his rise to the top, there is nothing in this show that isn't handled beautifully. If it seems like I'm gushing, it's because I am. I can't say enough good things about this show. It is, by turns, suspenseful, blackly humorous, and touching, often all at the same time. Very few stories strike this balance, and even fewer do it as well as Breaking Bad. If you haven't seen this series yet, whether it's because you've felt like you just couldn't fit in one more, you haven't made the time, or you haven't any idea what all the fuss was about...do yourself a favor: watch it. Very few things in life live up to the hype. This does.