Product Details

• Actors: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Run Time: 1012 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FB4W02
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,413 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 8 in The Smallville Series.

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Product Description

There's a new reporter at the Daily Planet: Clark Kent, who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. There's a new hero in Metropolis, too. No one knows who he is. But Jimmy Olsen was on the scene of one of the do-gooder's exploits, and he snapped a blurred photo of the hero in superspeed action – a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur. Red-jacketed, blue-shirted Clark Kent draws closer to his Superman destiny in the exciting 22-episode, 6-disc Season 8 of Smallville. Another Kryptonian destiny also takes shape. Davis Bloome begins to realize he is Doomsday. His mission on Earth: kill Clark Kent. So many new events (will Jimmy and Chloe's marriage last?), so many new faces (Tess Mercer, Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy among them!), so many state-of-the-art effects – so don’t miss a single thrill-packed moment!

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28 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arguably Smallville's Best Season Yet, March 24, 2009

By	Mister Mitchell (Biloxi, Mississippi) - See all my reviews

Before I get to my review, let me give the run-down of what this DVD set has to offer, according to KryptonSite. The Blu-Ray version may differ.

For starters, the current release date is August 25, 2009.

It'll include all 22 episodes from Smallville's eighth season, as well as the following features: cast & creator commentaries (including Geoff Johns for "Legion"), unaired scenes, a featurette titled "Smallville's Doomsday: The Making of a Monster," and another featurette called "In the Director's Chair: Behind the Scenes and Calling the Shots with Allison Mack."

Awesome features for an awesome season.

Now, on to my review...

I've been a fan of the show since day one, but I wasn't expecting much from Season 8.

This time around, Lex and Lana aren't recurring characters. Also, the original producers didn't return. To say the least, I was fearful.

To my pleasant surprise, however, Smallville's eighth season has become my favorite yet. It's darker. It's edgier. Finally, Clark is making the transition from farmboy to superhero.

Don't get me wrong. This season has its missteps, like any other in Smallville's history. But I'd say that, overall, this has been the most entertaining season yet. Here's why...

- Clark is more heroic than ever
- Chloe gets some spotlight for a change
- The Lois and Clark relationship begins to blossom
- Some loose ends are tied (Lex, Lana, Kara)
- More input from the Justice League
- The introduction of Tess Mercer, a worthy replacement for Lex
- Sam Witwer as Doomsday

And let me repeat that. Sam Witwer as Doomsday.

He successfully turns a 2D character with no personality into one of the most intriguing, exciting parts of Smallville history. I think I enjoyed his performances more than any others this season.

Let those Season 7 wounds heal.

Enjoy Season 8 of Smallville.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small in name only!, August 29, 2009

By	Nelson Smith (Petersburg, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Smallville is the rare show that actually seems to genuinely improve with age, season after season. There was a time when I believed that the life of the show was being artificially extended solely for profit, but the acting and production value is genuinely excellent, and years later this is still one of my favorite shows.

Tom Welling as "Clark Kent" is excellent. I literally do not think they could have chosen a better person for the role. To me he embodies who the character is and he has the acting ability to easily pull off the role and leave the viewer wanting more. As I watch "Clark" go through his highs and lows on the show, it is as if I am experiencing those same events myself, the good and the bad, and I love it.

Erica Durance has become every bit as good in her role as "Lois Lane" as Tom Welling is at being "Clark Kent". She is the penultimate Lois and this season really brings that home. The flirtatious and romantic moments between the two characters are magical and as the viewer you find yourself emotionally tangled up in the drama onscreen, and wondering what's going to happen next.

They have managed to take the essence of the classic Superman movies and comic books and modernize it for today's audience, but at the same time they have perfected the formula, to the extent that this is the version of the mythology that I prefer above all others, this is the Superman that I would want my kids to grow up watching and listening to and admiring.

The special effects are excellent, as always, but as I said, the thing that has made this season for me, so far, are the little details, the story, the great acting, and the interaction between the various characters, the wonderful escalation of character relationships that have been years in the making.

The downside of loving the show this much is that I know one day it will come to an end and I will be heart-broken.

There is a problem accessing the episode menu for these blu-rays, which means that unless you watch each disk all the way through, when you come back later in the day to continue watching, or the next day, you will have to search through each disk, chapter by chapter to find the episode that you stopped at. This is why I rated the blu-ray version of this season 4 out of 5 stars instead of 5 out of 5, and this is the only thing that makes this season less then perfect, in my opinion.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For the bluray version is not all complete, September 6, 2009

By	A. G. A. (CR) - See all my reviews

I like alot this series, but I need subtitles in the movie. I got the last 2 seasons before this one and they all got subtitles. For this season, the one on DVD has all subtitles, and the Bluray version that is suppose to be better, and doesnt have written if it is with spanish subtitles or other. Sorry of this!!