Customer Reviews

Smallville - The Complete First Five Seasons

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I give this two stars instead of one because I really love the show, but check out the prices, people! At the time of this writing, you can get each of the first five seasons for $24 a piece ($24 x 5 = $120) or you can buy this set of the first five seasons for $200. Hmmmmm.

After spending a good 4 months on and off watching this show inbetween everything else that came in its way (I guess i was looking for excuses to stop) I found this show to be pretty good, just the annoying frequency on some characters got to me after a while.

I'm in the fifth season and I have to say the pragmatic "death" that happens in this season ( i wont spoil it for you, but if you've seen it you will know what im on about) is done with what is probably the best character this show had to offer, dispite their annoying habits on the screen too.

I shall probably buy season six and finish off the series, only because of the time I commited so far. I like how the writers have managed to expand on whats classically seen as background characters (and introduced new ones) but the script was pretty weak for dialouge, almost like you can tell they are reading off script prompters at some points! However, there were some golden points, dont get me wrong. I just found them outshined by the amount of crap involved. But then again, this might just be me being jaded.

Worth it if you are into the mindless drabble or teen dramas. Good in the large scheme of the overral story.

Did anyone notice the price hike on amazon for these five seasons? I think I bought it off here several months back for $150 (US)? Certainly not as expensive as its become!

In my opinion this is the only way to watch the Smallville series. Each week adds to the ongoing sub-plot, if you watch this series out of sequence or leave a long time between episodes, you lose somthing of the whole (in my opinion)

I highly recommended getting the entire series 1-5 and watch it in sequence.

I know there are people who bash this show because of the liberties it takes with Superman's history. But I can't say I understand where these people are coming from. There have been many different incarnations of Superman over the decades and they all exist in their own little continuity. Each should be looked at on it's own rather than how it follows rules of predefined events in other incarnations of the character.

On it's own, Smallville is a fine TV show, and by far the best thing they could do to tell the story of a young Clark Kent. Tom Welling is perfect as the series star, and Michael Rosenbaum is just as superbly cast as his best friend/one day nemesis Lex Luthor. The rest of the cast is filled quite nicely as well, with believable actors taking up the familiar roles as well as some all new characters.

If you look at this show for it's own qualities rather than how it stands up to some image of what Superman should be, you will very likely enjoy every moment of this series.

Just a small irritation to watch out for: there are NO English subtitles/captions for the entire 5th season! Only Spanish & French which was quite annoying. I think this was the worst of the 5 seasons in terms of story telling and it had great potential.

Not only are all the main characters talented beyond belief, but they are also perfect for their part. The writers couldn't be doing a better job, along with everyone else involved with this production. There is no doubt there is no short cuts in filming all 5 series and I'll be anxiously awaiting to buy every series. Hopefully there will be many many more.

Great adaptation of the Superman movies shown as a TV series. Clark Kent's life as a teenager is the premise of this TV series. Clark's development as Superman slowly emerges in each episode. It is an excellent dramatic series for both children and adult. Clark struggles with the acceptance of his powers and fitting in with other teenagers in a small-town community. Purchase this DVD set if you want to watch a quality program without the disruption of commercials.

I noticed the price hike on Amazon for the first five seasons of Smallville. I ordered The First Five Seasons of Smallville (brand new) for $89.00 from nameyourownprice. Fast shipment, brand new unopened in box. Always shop around a bit on the internet before you make a purchase.

If ur a smallville fan then this deal is for you! Got it on time nothings wrong with the DVDs overall pretty good shipping and packaging! Very happy!!

We caught a few episodes on reruns and quickly realized we HAD to have the entire set. We've been watching the DVDs to get caught up (have also ordered the remaining available seasons) and will now watch the special features. For Superman lovers, this would make a great gift!