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30 Jun, 2007
Top Quality US Entertainment
2 of 2 found this helpful Having never really got into 24, my girlfriend suggested that we go ahead and splash out on the entire box set. We had just run Six Feet Under dry so we were on the look out for some entertainment that offered that same bittersweet class of entertainment that dramatic US TV shows offer.
We threw some money into a pot and got the five series box set and popped the first disk of series one into the DVD player. Literally from the moment you run the menu on the DVD, it's up and go. You start off looking into Jack Bauer's personal life through a looking glass; the typical round-the-house scenario where things aren't as great as they could be at home. You meet his wife and daughter in a scene that you expect to become insignificant; that's not the case. The three become the centre of an overwhelming storyline that is gripping from the moment Jack leaves home to deal with a call.
The fact 24 runs in "real time" is a really refreshing take on TV series sequences and you do actually feel like time is passing you by. Simple things like an awkward silence during a conversation become really powerful when you know the whole episode is against the clock. The planning that must have gone into running the series this tight must have been outstanding. That said, there are very few moments you'll find yourself watching people just walking around. Each episode is, after all, only supposed to take place in one hour so there's plenty going on.
24 Series One has a really cunning way of throwing multiple storylines at you and making them all eventually relevant. You know that you're not meeting a character's family just because the director wanted to fill a bit of film reel. There is an incredible amount of detail in each and every aspect of each episode which is why we just couldn't sit and watch the whole thing in one go. It's an incredibly psychological series that will really please viewers wishing for a more action-packed yet dramatic "whodunnit?" DVD series.
Towards the end of the series, I felt I was growing a deep sense of paranoia. With the series being so action-packed at literally every second, you still found yourself falling into a false sense of security. The typical "Oh, everything is going to be OK now" factor that the happy-ending-Hollywood directors like to use is brief, if not rare in 24 Series One. There is no "cooling off" period where the director calms things down towards the end of the series in order to afford a sequel...
I'm very much into detective series and 24, for me, is a step up from conventional TV shows given to us from across the water. It's fresh, different, and continues to stay relevant to what's actually going on in the world at the moment.
My verdict is that the series is fit for anyone who likes to think outside the box and has a slight morbid fascination for the fact things aren't always perfect. If you're doubting picking up 24 because it looks complicated, do yourself a favour and own this must-have series.
30 Jun, 2007
Naughty but Nice
2 of 2 found this helpful Being a Brit that is proud both of the British way of life and the British sense of humour, I was very much looking forward to cracking Hot Fuzz open when it arrived. While I love the old American movies and sitcoms, nothing quite captures the essence of our playful yet patriotic values like these two do when they get together.
While Hot Fuzz is ever so slightly more realistic than Shaun of the Dead, it offers the same hilarious one-liners, the same tickling adult references and the same pure British "stand by your local pub" values.
Making use of an impressive and welcomed British cast, Hot Fuzz follows the seemingly peaceful life of a small English village with a population that couldn't even fill a McDonalds. Dotted right in the middle of the situation, Nicholas Angel (Pegg... the blonde one) is not quite convinced by the village's inhumane accident rate and dodgy supermarket staff. Working on the case equipped with akimbo pistols, a notepad and a pencil, he purges the village's people for information on the strange events unfolding and ends up biting off more than he can chew.
An incredibly funny and silly comedy that lightens your heart but still delivers that weird sense of pride you get when you see a British Police Car speeding onto the big screen.
I believe that everyone is a fan of comedy and that anyone looking for something less serious to enjoy with a Saturday night curry should invest in this title.