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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fifth Season
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| Format | Color, Full Screen, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Box set |
| Contributor | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Clare Kramer, Marti Noxon, Michael Gershman, Charlie Weber, David Grossman, James A. Contner, Amber Benson, Alyson Hannigan, Christopher Hibler, Anthony Stewart Head, Daniel Attias, Wade Williams, Joss Whedon, Karim Prince, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, Emma Caulfield, David Solomon See more |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Number Of Discs | 6 |
| Runtime | 16 hours and 30 minutes |
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After an unsettling encounter with the Dracula, Buffy asks Giles to once again be her Watcher. Luckily he agrees, for Buffy is about to face mortal problems far more threatening than the undead: the sudden appearance of a sister named Dawn, her mothers mysterious illness and Spikes undying devotion. Then an undefeatable demon appears, forcing Buffy to turn to an ancient Spirit Guide who tells her that love is her greatest gift and power.
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The fifth season of Joss Whedon's hit series started out in excellent form as slayer extraordinaire Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) did battle with the most famous of vampires (that Dracula guy) and then went on to spar with another nemesis, little sister Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg). Wait--Buffy has a teenage sister? Where has she been the past four years? And why is everyone acting like she's always been around? Turns out that young Dawn is actually "The Key," a form of pure energy that, true to its name, helps open the gates between different dimensions. To protect said key from falling into the wrong hands, a group of monks gave it human form and sent it to the fiercely protective Buffy for safekeeping, creating new memories of Dawn for everyone as if she'd existed... well, always. Why all the super secrecy? There's this very, very, very bad girl named Glory (Clare Kramer) who wants the key very badly, and will do anything to get it. Oh, and by the way, Glory isn't just a run-of-the-mill demon... she's way worse.
Some fans will tell you that Buffy "jumped the shark" with the introduction of Dawn, when in actuality this season was the pinnacle of the show's achievement, as there was superb comedy to be had ("Buffy Vs. Dracula," the double-Xander episode "The Replacement," the introduction of the "Buffybot" in "Intervention") as well as some of television's best drama. The Whedon-scripted and -directed "The Body" remains one of Buffy's best episodes, when the young woman who faces down supernatural death on a daily basis finds herself powerless in the wake of her mother's sudden passing. The first third or so of the season was a bit choppy, but once the evil Glory came into her own, Buffy was a television force to be reckoned with. Kramer was the show's best villain (after the evil Angel, natch), and the supporting cast was never better. But as always, it was the superb Gellar who was the powerful center of the show, sparking opposite lovelorn vampire Spike (James Marsters) and wrestling with moral dilemmas rarely seen on television. With this season, Buffy Summers became, like Tony Soprano, one of television's true greats. --Mark Englehart
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 1.75 inches; 4 ounces
- Director : Christopher Hibler, Daniel Attias, David Grossman, David Solomon, James A. Contner
- Media Format : Color, Full Screen, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Box set
- Run time : 16 hours and 30 minutes
- Release date : December 9, 2003
- Actors : Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B0000AQS18
- Number of discs : 6
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Having dealt with the Master, Angelus and Acaltha, Faith Mayor Wilkins, and Adams and the Intiative, the ante gets upped beyond vampires and demons to the level of a god for the season's final battle. After the abbreviated first season Whedon always comes up with a first half story arc that combines with the second half story arc for the big finish, but this year Glory shows up in episode five. However, Joss remains true to the formula because the Fifth Season comes down to Dawn and Glory, and even with the appearance of a deranged deity from another dimension, it is the sudden appearance of Buffy's kid sister that defines the season.
Dawn pops up at the end of the season premier episode, "Dracula," the first really comic opening for a Buffy season, and we do not find out about the "Key" until the fifth episode, "No Place Like Home." But then we do not find out that Glory is a god until Quentin Travers drops that little bombshell at the end of "Checkpoint." If anything, I would have liked Joss to have played out the mystery a bit longer, but it was fun to have Buffy and everyone just accept Dawn and the idea that she had always been there. Plus, throwing a bratty kid sister into the Buffy mix is a nice way of shaking things up. Then again, Joss had a way of topping that with regards to Joyce Summers.
There are a few choice examples of significant character evolutions in the history of television programming, and with "BtVS" we can add Spike's name to the honor role that includes Margaret Houlihan and Charles Emerson Winchester from "M*A*S*H," and Lou Grant going from a supporting character on a classic sitcom to the lead of a dramatic program. The chip the Initiative put in Spike's head in Season Four was only the start of the fun, because now Spike has been having dreams about the Slayer. William the Bloody with a crush in his head. The end result is that in "The Gift" so many of the memorable moments involve Spike: Willow tells him to go and he goes, the look on his face when he realizes he has failed Dawn, and the fact that he is the one who totally breaks down sobbing at the end. Throw into the mix Spike's refusal to tell Glory about the Key and his reward from Buffy.
The Fifth Season is not without its flaws. Glory is given a convenient Achilles heel regarding Ben and manages to avoid a sustained all-out assault until the final trio of episodes. In terms of character transformations we also have Xander renouncing his role as the show's "butt monkey" and Anya becoming the show's comic relief. I appreciate the desire to do the former but the latter gets played out way too often over the rest of the series. Compare the Anya that was turned human in Season Three with what we have at this point; did she really learn nothing during 4,000 years as a vengeance demon? After all, she was human once, and in a bad marriage: did she forget all that? I reached my Anya saturation point during this season, where I started wincing a lot at her comments (but Whedon does use this for a great moment in "The Body").
Of course, if we are talking changes in characters then we have to applaud the Willow that takes over at the low point of the season when Buffy retreats into her self in "The Weight of the World." In retrospect it is rather astounding to look at how many changes the gang goes through in the Fifth Season. From where they started, seldom have characters come this far; and there are still two seasons to go.
In terms of DVD extras all you need to know is that Joss Whedon does audio commentary for "The Body." You already know he should have had an Emmy nomination for writing that one, but he should have been nominated for director too: pay attention to the way he uses the camera to capture Buffy's disorientation and provide one of the best portrayals of grief in television history.
I thought Buffy vs. Dracula was pretty stupid, but did like the way Dawn was sprung on us. Glory was prehaps the best villain of the entire series, managing to be evil, tough and serious with several comical bits thrown in. Examples of this would be when Willow and Tara transported her miles away and to high altitude (Glory goes "Oh Shi-!,as she falls to Earth) and the truck encounter with Buffy. In this one after she's caught up with Dawn and Buffy she's told by Buffy "I've got just one word to say to you Glory- Truck"as Glory is knocked down the street by a passing 18 wheeler.
Some of the battles are also very good if a bit inconsistent. Over the years Buffy has taken several beatings being injured to various degrees and sometimes had an awful time just beating a single Vampire. During 5th season Buffy really gets knocked around by Glory, takes some amazing falls and blows, but doesn't seem to suffer like she had in the past. I especially liked two of the battles, in the 1st Buffy has just split up with Riley and runs into the pack of Vampires whose home she'd torched, for a girl whose been known to have difficulty with 1 Vampire she takes out I think 8 of them. The other battle is the climactic season ender in which Buffy beats Glory to a pulp and shows mercy to her (in her brother Ben human form)before going off to rescue Dawn. It was a nice touch when Giles, the nice calm good guy finishes him off becuase as he tells Ben Glory will resurface and be a danger, buffy spared her anyway because she's a hero.
The list of extras that come with this set sure sound like they'll be really good.
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Ok, so it's a fan favourite, but why?
This season, it get personal. Buffy gets directly picked on as her newly found sister comes in and shake her world. But also, this is the time for the famous asylum trope. Which is particularly well chosen considering the themes at work here. After all, a pit from hell opens into a small town and nobody ever move to a better neighbourhood? How crazy is that?
For some, a way for the writers to get back at overly zealous and pushy producers, it is no secret that by this point Buffy has become a batsh** crazy universe all on its own. But the way it is done, one can only see that it is also closer to the original vision of the show; a woman coming of age and finally, brutally, meeting with the absurdity of the world.
Esta nueva presentacion de temporadas en DVD son solo region 1, asi quenecesitaras un reproductor multiregion o uno región 1 para verla. Cuenta con subtitulos y el aspecto es de 4:3 (se verá la imagen cuadrada en tu pantalla rectangular, teniendo una barra negra a cada lado de la imagen). Es el formato original de la serie, asi que no la encontrarás en widescreen (16:9). Hay una version que si es 16:9 en bluray, pero no es recomendable ya que está editada para que lo sea, como con escenas con zoom para que se acomode en toda la pantalla, o hay veces que se ve la camara de filmacion. Asi que es mucho mejor comprar la serie en este aspecto original :)
En comparación a la antigua presentacion de colección de estas temporadas, deja mucho que desear. Esta nueva caja es como la de un DVD normal, donde estan amontonados los 6 discos. Pero fisicamente los discos son los mismos que la presentacion de la edición de colección.
最近でも人気のあるバンパイア物の原点になるものを感じます。
当時、とても人気のあったバンパイア スパイクが見たくなって購入しました。
ワルで、チンピラっぽくありながら純愛を捧げる、今見ても魅力的なキャラですね。シーズン5は、そんなスパイクが存分に楽しめるシーズン。
字幕版が出ないので、仕方なく購入しましたが、英語・・わからない所はもちろんありますが、俳優たちの演技や、声音に集中できるのは良い点でしょう。
特に以前テレビで見てた人は、問題ないと思います。
初めてのボックス買い・・・どんなものが届くのかと恐れていたら、コンパクトなセットで、普通に郵便受けに入れられていました。
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