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| Prison Break - Season 3 | 
 enlarge | Actor: Prison Break
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
Buy New: $23.46
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 307
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 568
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: FOXD2252727D
UPC: 024543527275
EAN: 0024543527275
ASIN: B001934SNM
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new; still in shrink wrap!!
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 Too Much $$$ for Less August 24, 2008
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Remember when you watched cable and regular TV and there were less than 25% commercials? Do you now feel like all TV is now watching commercials and the movie is an advertisement to buy the DVD? If you buy the episodes (shortage due to strike) for almost full price, why should the studios produce more than 13 episodes and charge the same price as last year. To be fair, using the same cost per episode as last year, the DVD should be under $20. The cost is the production of the program. DVDs are stamped out for around a buck no matter how full they are. I won't buy any seasons. Don't feel sorry for the writers, actors and producers. They all made a good buck before there were DVDs. I'll tell my boss I will work the time and expect the same pay.
 Overpriced!!! August 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, not enough episodes for the price. I think they realize people want complete collections so they will pay anything. Not me.
You shouldnt either, this season lacked the edge of your seat cliffhangers as the first two seasons. too much time was spent trying to convince us how bad the prison was rather then concentratiting on characters and plots.
This is a show that would be hard to keep fresh and exciting.It's like a modern Gilligans Island. They should have quit after season 2. i'm sure season 4 will be the last.
 Quite Possibly, the Best Half-Season Ever (no spoilers) September 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are into brutal action, seat-of-your-pants suspense, unexpected twists and turns every 5 or 10 minutes, get this set, block a couple of weekend nights and watch it. My wife and I couldn't stop watching. In fact, we gobbled up all 13 episodes over 2 nights and, when it was all over, we felt like we wanted more.
Michael is a different man in Season 3. Now, he is physically exhausted and emotionally drained, not sick but definitely tired. In Season 1, he generally knew what and whom he was facing; it was he who decided who were his friends, his allies, his enemies. He had studied their biographies and he was totally familiar with the environment and he knew exactly what to expect. He had a well-thought plan and he was implementing it. In 'Season 2' he was still following the plan but his control was slipping. By 'Season 3', he has to live with the consequences of his actions - people have died, people got hurt and more are dying and are getting hurt as the tale is told - and he is trying to make sense of his immediate environment (the prison) and those who are pulling the strings and seem to be in control (the Company). We see him tired, desperate, remorseful, doubting himself, sometimes unable or simply refusing to make sense of it all and yet hopeful, seeking some balance between the brutal world in which he has to survive and his desperate struggle to preserve his humanity.
This is the most testosterone-oozing, adrenalin-laced, action-packed TV show - and I could include 'movie' - I've seen in a long time and, possibly of all times. Think 'The Dirty Dozen' or 'The Great Escape' on steroids and uninhibited.
I am not going to give away any spoilers but, if you are going to watch this set, be prepared to for male bonding, explosive violence, brutality (they are not the same), torture (yes, waterboarding too), betrayal, barehanded fights to the death, stabbings, humiliation, sewer-level filth, desperation, blackmail, blood, mud, sweat, deception, mystery, misery, beheadings, execution-style killings, loyalty, fear, starvation, drug addiction, sweat, pain, just to name a few of the included attractions. You are NOT going to see: romantic kisses, bedroom scenes, shower scenes, sensitive metro-sexuals, preaching feminists, starry nights, fast cars, swimming pools or electronic gadgets.
Off the 4 women of this season we have one that's dead, a desperate prostitute, an absolute evil (but super-great looking) gargoyle and a naive but not exactly a shrinking violet, betrayed, girlfriend. I am not trying to even begin to portray 'the men'.
- The pluses - see above.
- The minuses - since we never 'watch TV', we are going to have to wait for one full year before we can lay our hands on 'season four'.
Disclaimer: I watched the Blu-ray release but, for this specific TV series, you should probably be okay with either the DVD or the Blu-ray. We have Seasons 1 and 3 in Blu and Season 2 in DVD. While it is true that the Blu visuals are better, this series is 90% about plot and action and you will be so immersed into it that you'll probably care little about 1080p or HD sound.
How Many Episodes In Season 3? May 30, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have never seen this show on tv but about 6 months ago, I downloaded the pilot and my addiction took off from there. Since I was so behind with watching the episodes, I got most of the first season from Itunes before finally buying the dvd set. Seriously this show is so addicting that I had to pace myself so I wouldn't watch all of the episodes and then be left with nothing until the 3rd season comes on out dvd. I finished the second season on dvd about a month ago.
I am wondering how many episodes the third season will have since they had the writers strike. Does anyone know?
Another great season July 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In my opinion, Prison Break Season 1 was the best season of television ever. I do think the show should have stopped where they planned it to, at season 2 with the President clearing Lincoln, but it didn't. Instead we got Season 3.
I was initially skeptical that the writers wouldn't be able to pull off a second interesting break-out, but with the addition of some new characters and the intrigue surrounding the Company and it's employees, the show became fresh again. I'm looking forward to seeing how they explain away the infamous head in the box after Ep 3.
What's great about Season 3 is we see Michael acting on the fly. All of his plans are suddenly shot to the moon, and he's having to figure things out without his tattoos and without much help. Miller is brilliant, and Purcell gets better all the time. The supporting cast is equally solid, but the best addition is of course, Gretchen. WOW! She almost single-handedly keeps the show fresh.
Another thing you'll notice is that the writers already seem to have a little idea of where they're headed with the show's future. Look forward to some great action, and hopefully a brilliant end to the series, in season 4.
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