Product Details

• Actors: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth
• Directors: Charles McDougall, John David Coles, Michael Engler, Michael Patrick King
• Writers: Alexa Junge, Candace Bushnell, Cindy Chupack, Darren Star
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: HBO Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 30, 2003
• Run Time: 240 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (244 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000DC151
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,310 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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120 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars HBO's pricing is laughable., October 17, 2003

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Dennis L. Potter "Trendy Pippin" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex and the City: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)

I am an avid watcher of Sex and the City, I adore the show. However, I think other fans will agree with me when I say that Season 5 was pretty much the lowpoint of the series. I record all of the episodes of every season and watch them frequently . . . I haven't touched my Season 5 tapes since it aired.

Initially, it was supposed to be 13 episodes (instead of the normal 18) to accomodate Sarah's pregnancy. We were supposed to get 8 episodes in the summer and then she was to return to the show for 5 more episodes the following spring. As you can see, that never happened. We were left with 8, "okay" episodes.

My main complaint and its a big one, is the pricing of the DVD "set", if you can call it that. This is the shortest season of the series, 8 episodes, compared to the normal 18. Now why in hell would I pay just as much money for 8 episodes as I would for 18? I mean, maybe if they'd added some special features to this set to make up for a lack of episodes, I might consider buying this. However, knowing what I do about the Sex and the City DVDs I own, I highly doubt that anything has been added.

In short, I cannot recommend this purchase simply because HBO is asking the same from us (monetarily speaking) and only delivering about a quarter of what they have in the past (episodes and episode quality). Even though I love the series, I will not purchase this item.

53 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Season cut short, September 8, 2003

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John Hobbs "Wendy Kuhn" (Marshall, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex and the City: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)

Since season 5 was cut short due to Sarah Jessica Parker's pregancy, I think they should combine season 5 and 6 for one price instead of charging the same thing for only 8 episodes. I adore Sex and the City and will miss it dearly. At least I have my DVDs to watch over and over. I love my "girls of summer"!!!

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Two Disk Rip Off, November 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sex and the City: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)

Only 8 episodes on only two discs and they still want the same price!!! No Way....better off to wait and buy it used. I knew that this season would be less volume wise, but I also thought the the price would reflect that as well. This is outrageous!!!
The quality of the shows were also lower this season. I have the first 4 seasons and wanted this one to complete my set, but I think that I will pass for now!