Product Details

• Actors: Jason Alexander, Linda Bates (II), Mark Beltzman, Cynthia Caponera, Larry Charles
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2004
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (246 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000E2PVR
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #318 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Like its fellow HBO series Sex and the City, this half-hour comedy broke some TV rules and went from critics' darling to an award-winning series in three years. Curb Your Enthusiasm is the brainchild of star-creator Larry David who co-created Seinfeld and was the basis for the easily rattled George Costanza (who was played by Jason Alexander). Like George, David has a tendency to speak too much, blow things out of proportion, and, most often, fail in the end (and often liking it that way). David's new show is also like its predecessor: it's about "nothing" except following the day-to-day ramblings of a sometime writer and comic (this time in L.A.). Eternal questions stemming from universal daily dilemmas are honed to perfect comedic absurdity. A notable exception is the show is only scripted by plot; much of the action is improvised. The first season starts with a one-hour mockumentary following David's return to stand-up for the first time in years; the other 10 episodes follow a more traditional sit-com setup.

David plays "himself" (as does his friend, Richard Lewis) although his manager and wife are played by comedians Jeff Garlin and Cheryl Hines. Although this first season is a comedic gem, one can't take more than an episode or two at a time--it's acidic, biting comedy. The episodes are often built like a house of cards, which the irritable David will surely collapse by the end. Like another caustic TV character, Dabney Colman's Buffalo Bill (1983-84), Larry David is not for everybody. --Doug Thomas

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Product Description

He's got it all, a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a good home... What could go wrong for Larry David? CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM stars "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David as himself in an unsparing, cinema verite depiction of his life. Featuring real life celebrities playing themselves, the episodes are improvised by the actors from storylines by David.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really grew on me., March 10, 2006

By	K. Bell "professional student" (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At first I was like "um...no," but then I continued watching because I rented the disks from Netflix and then I ended up laughing my ass off. This is a weird comedy show. The timing is really strange, because it is improvised apparently. Now I can't get enough of the show. Larry David is just so...inappropriate sometimes it makes you die laughing. And the cast is just great too. They all play it off like pros. I have ordered the series now and can't wait to watch them all again. One episode was so funny I had to watch it like four times in a row. Maybe that says something strange about my creepy life that I'm watching Larry David so much, but c'est la vie! My advice is to watch the entire first season and see if it doesn't sink into your skin. Larry David's humor is not for everyone, but if you are smart and kind of dorky sometimes with a wicked sense of humor you should like this.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you thought Seinfeld was funny... you are in for a treat!, April 26, 2006

By	READ&LISTEN "SKI BUM" (ASPEN, CO) - See all my reviews

I just finished watching the season finale of the fourth season and I must say I am going to miss this show. In the past few months I have watched all four seasons and this is the ONLY television show that almost every time leaves me with a huge laugh at the end. This show is intelligent and so brilliantly simple and complex at the same time. Do yourself a favor, WATCH this show, comprised of people who are at the top of their craft!

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Crap. Original Comedy., January 23, 2004

By	Chris Herbert "herbchris53" (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The reviewer "from NYC" who gave Curb 1 star is missing the point. This is not supposed to be funny in the same way as every other network show, where everybody involved is happy with themselves and with everybody else, and each situation gets resolved by the end of the episode. This is real-life humor, where the protagonist is not happy, is not everyone's friend, and does not generally come out on top.
If you don't like comedy characters shouting and swearing and causing people offense and aggravation, and you prefer a show to have a giggling audience track all over it to help you along, then stick to Friends. This happens to be something different, and it is long overdue.