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| Prison Break - Season 3 | 
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Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 120
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 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: FOXD2252727D
UPC: 024543527275
EAN: 0024543527275
ASIN: B001934SNM
Release Date: August 12, 2008
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 Not at all what I expected. August 27, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'll start by saying that Prison Break Season 1 is near perfect, one of my all time favorite Tv Series. Season 2 was really good, not as good as Season 1 but really good
Then came Season 3...
I couldn't wait to watch season 3, then as I began to watch the episodes my heart was broken and it was a complete let down.
Why you ask?, Well it seems that the writers ran out of ideas so they put MichaeL again in prison ( which is not that bad, hence the title Prison Break ). But this time you don't care about the other prisoners,as you did in Season 1 and 2, there's not chemistry between them.
His brother, Link, on the other hand is outside the prison and is too stupid to do anything right to try to solve the problem( let's call it that so I don't give much away), and when he almost solves the problem he does not have the b#$% to do it!!
On top of that,we never see some characters that we were hoping to see, and then learn that they were "removed" from the series.
My advice buy Season 1 and 2, they are just great!, and in the last chapter of season 2 change the end a little bit and you'll have the perfect series.
Dragged out too long, but still suspenseful August 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
SPOILERS!
Many of the episodes in this season seemed to drag on and on with many foiled plans, rain delays, and other obvious procrastination devices. It made Michael's breakout plan for Sona take a lot longer than it should have.
That said, there are still many suspenseful moments in this season, mostly involving the hostages and of course including the various prisoners and their would-be helpers on the outside. Former guard Bellick had a very rough time of it, while the cunning Teabag found ways to work the system from the inside. Scofield and Link put their collective heads together to formulate constantly-changing maneuvers, while Luchero made things tough for those inside Sona. And then there was the mysterious Whistler, a prisoner who was so valuable to a certain company that they would stop at nothing to get him out alive.
And did Sarah really die? Link thinks so, but what was really in that box? LJ says he heard her die, but he never saw it. This, of course, leaves Michael to go on a mission of his own at the end of the season, trying to get revenge or find out what really happened.
 More of the same? If only... September 12, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Seasons 1 of Prison Break was some of the best television ever in my opinion, and season 2 was a very worthy followup. They had that combination of a great premise, fantastic writing, top notch performances. That meant that you got to know and CARE what happens to these characters. Each was developed to the point where you either loved or hated them, knew their back stories and what circumstances got them to the situation they now find themselves. By the end of Season 2, most of these story arcs were complete. So what to do?
I know! Let's throw Michael into a Panamanian prison that makes Fox River look like day care. Let all hell break loose, and try and to recapture the suspense of season 1! If only...
In this season, gone is the gradual unfolding of Michael's intricate plan. He's thinking and reacting on the fly in season 3. Most of the characters of season 1 and 2 are free, dead or just plain absent. One of the central characters is completely absent, unceremoniously murdered off-screen, then mourned for the rest of the season. Only later did we find out that this was a decision by network execs, not a creative one.
And what of the characters that are present, namely Michael's fellow inmates? Except for Mahone and T-Bag, most of them feel like filler. I don't want to sound harsh, but the rest seem like cardboard cutouts for Michael and Lincoln to react to. You never find out nor care who they are. There's even a young "Tweener" substitute thrown in just for good measure.
To be fair, this was only half a season because of the writer's strike of 2007-2008. Perhaps the characters would have been fleshed out better, but I could not help but get the sense that the writing just wasn't in the same league as that in seasons 1-2.
In my opinion, one of the most brilliant concepts in Season 1-2 was Michael's tattoo. This was the roadmap of the whole adventure and, to us, it was a complete mystery. A message like "Allen Schweitzer", "Ripe Chance Woods", or a picture of Christ in a rose would mean nothing to us at the start of an episode, only to be revealed to us during the episode. There's none of that in Season 3 since the escape plan is all done "on the fly". There's no mysterious plan to be revealed, only "How do we get out of this episode without the inmates, Gretchin, or The Company killing us all?" episodes.
So instead of following a brilliant plan from start to finish, we're watching an action show that seems to be in a holding pattern waiting for the inevitable result at the finale. This is Prison Break right? Not Prison Stay. So yeah, we know they're going to make it out. But the pleasure is supposed to be in the journey, not the destination.
At the time I write this review, we are 2 episodes into Season 4. Just from the events of these 2 episodes, I think it's safe to say that most if not all of season 3 could have been skipped altogether and covered before the credits. The central goal of season 3 was to break Whistler out of Sona, within 15min of season 4 he's gone. Also, because of an outcry from fans, THE most shocking and significant event in season 3 is now utterly meaningless. While I'm completely happy that they reversed course on Sarah, it still makes me question the whole point of season 3.
Finally, let me say that it is incredibly cynical of 20th Century Fox to charge the same for HALF a season (13 episodes) as they did for a complete one. Now if this season was nearly as well done as the first two, I could see it as a "must-have" to complete your collection. Unfortunately, it isn't.
 4 weeks and no shows for download!!! December 14, 2007
1 out of 60 found this review helpful
I'm furious that it has been nearly 4 weeks sinse the last episode was available for download on amazon. I always download shows i like because i refuse to watch advertisements. I started dowloading the latest season of prision break and right in the middle of the season, the episodes just stopped!!! I check often on amazon and there's nothing!! I'm starting to get really pissed!! Soon I will just stop checking for it altogether because it's not even worth the agravation anymore. I'm just going to forget about the show becouse i don't even remember how it left off and now i don't really care. So I guess there is nothing much to review unless you like being left hanging.
 Totally addictive!!! July 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
You won't be disapponted, great plot, great action, great acting. Superb suspense. This show is So addictive!!!.. Definetely a must see for good television series fans. I was resilient to watch it because of the jail story, thought it was going to be depressive...how mistaken I was, now I can't get enough... Please hurry with the release of season 4!!!! ...it's so hard to stop watching one episode after another, it makes your heart beat so fast!! be cautious if you have a heart condition...it is so intriguing and exciting. But you must watch every episode of the series from episode 1 ... keep in mind that all episodes are important.
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