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DVD : Shield-5th Season [dvd/4 Disc/1.33/eng-sp Sub]-nla |
- LEAVES MOST MOVIES FOR DEADThe moral quagmire of 'The Shield' with it's often devestating cause and effect has never been more electrifying than season 5. This brilliant series actually manages to ratchet the drama to another level in it's most searing story arc yet. The skill of the writers to create a complex, far reaching character driven dilemma is breathtaking-and it's matched by the magnificent cast.
Vic's nemesis is Internal Affairs Officer Kavanaugh played by Forest Whitaker, whose typical of the inspired casting. Affable and avuncular at first, he soon shows he's a nasty manipulative passive-aggressive bully with a Captain Ahab like obsession to bring down the Strike Team. And his target is Lemansky (Kenneth Johnson) arguably the most moral in Vic's corrupt squad. Johnson is so good, you feel the stress drip off him as he struggles to keep his head above the volcanic pressure applied by Kavanaugh.
And of course there are the usual jarring passages of violence and plenty of suprises all leading to the most jaw dropping finale of the the entire run of the show.
Simply one the of the greatest cop shows ever.
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- Just get itNothing more needs to be said about the grittiest show of all time. You will not be dissapointed. The ending of the season made me upset. (which is good). So stop reading reviews! Add this to your cart already!!! sheesh
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- The Shield Series 5In keeping with every other series of the Shield, series 5 continues to entertain to the highest level. Probably the best series to date, although looking forward to 6!
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- Hard core cops on the edgeI admit I am a Shield junky. I love the show and think it is one of the best on TV. The players on this show get in some crazy situations and get out with their coat smoking. That being said, this was not my favorite season. We loose a key player and Forest Whitiker (the I.A.D cop with a serious jones for taking down the strike team) is not my favorite actor. Maybe it is the ever present spit at the corners of his mouth, or it could be he seems to always be hunched over. I can't put my finger on it, he is really hard to watch in this show. I saw the bonus features in this set and Shawn Ryan thinks this is their best season. I disagree. The strike team is at their best when they are all together and working the streets. I know they are gearing down to end this show, but this season was one that did not quite carry the same punch as the others before it! I still love it and will watch whatever they give us, but I wish they would have left an amazing cast and format alone.
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- Mackey almost meets his match in Kavanaugh All roads for Vic Mackey (Emmy winner Michael Chiklis) lead to this. After Mackey killed Terry Crowley during the first season of "The Shield" karma was going to catch up with him sooner than later and now the Strike Team is under I.A.D. investigation by Jon Kavanaugh (Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker). Mackey seemed on the road to redemption during the fourth season when the new captain (Glenn Close)gave him the chance to reassemble his team and make a difference in the Farmington police district. The investigation that she instigated which was designed to exonerate members of her team has turned into crusade where Kavanaugh will use any and all teams to bring down Mackey and his team.
By the fifth season of "The Shield" I was afraid the show would jump the shark--in fact it has done anything but that with writing that is still among the best on TV with morally complex characters sporting shades of gray to their personalities vs. being simple black and white caricatures of good guys and bad guys. Chiklis proves as he has over the last four seasons to be one of the best actors on TV with his complex portrayal of Mackey. Chiklis though wouldn't be where he is without the terrific supporting cast. During the fifth season Mackey's nemesis begins to resemble him as he tries to bring down Mackey and his team. Mackey may be morally corrupt person but there is still a decent person buried somewhere within his soul which allows fans of the series to be rooting for him even if he is often the bad guy (hey, he killed a cop in the first episode of the first season!).
The show looks grainy and dark which benefits the cinema verite/documentary look of the show with its handheld cameras and unexpected pans. As always Dutch(Jay Karnes) and Claudette (CCH Pounder)continue to be the moral center and conscience of the show and as fascinating as Mackey and his team are, these two detectives are equally as fascinating as they bring down a serial killer with perfect alibies and other difficult to crack cases. The politically astute former Captain of the station David Aceveda (Benito Martinez)continues to have a darkness to his "moral" character particularly after the physical assualt at the hands of an ex-con that occurred during the third season.
The DVD has some great special features including commentary tracks with a nice mix of cast members, a featurette on the productio of the fifth season, a tribute to executive producer/director Scott Brazil who died during the sixth season and a Q&A session with Chiklis, producer/writer/creator Shawn Ryan and Forrest Whitaker discussing their characters and the development of the series. We also get deleted scenes as well as the sixth season "prequel" that sets up season six.
The seventh season (which will air this spring)is reportedly the last season for the show so if you've caught the bug for "The Shield" but fallen behind in watching the show, now you can spent time either catching the reruns or watching the DVDs in plenty of time for season seven.
Highly recommended.
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