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Hawaii Five-O - The Fourth Season | 
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Directors: Robert Butler, Danny Arnold, Marvin J. Chomsky, Harry Falk, Bernard Mceveety (ii)
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 2363
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 405
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1
MPN: 892074
UPC: 097368920743
EAN: 0097368920743
ASIN: B0014FAIXE
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1968
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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Product Description
Filmed entirely on location in Hawaii the show followed Jack Lord as he played Steve McGarrett head of an elite state police unit investigating "organized crime murder assassination attempts foreign agents felonies of every type." James MacArthur played his second-in-command Danny ("Danno") Williams with local actors playing members of the Five-O team.System Requirements:Running Time: 1215 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368920743 Manufacturer No: 892074
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Could it be that with Hawaii Five-O's fourth season, a third of the way into its remarkable '60s-'70s run, the show has gotten... well, cool? Actually, there are signs throughout this six-disc set of 24 digitally-remastered episodes that point to yes. Let's not get carried away here; Five-O is still basically as square as Tiananmen and Trafalgar, and as long as Steve McGarrett (portrayed, as ever, by Jack Lord) is in charge, its groove factor will never rival that of, say, CSI: Miami, or any other glossy new millennium cop drama. Indeed, the show's corniness and utter lack of irony remain integral to its charm. But there are a few interesting developments in this '71-'72 season. There's a good complement of snappy dialogue (one particularly large perp is "so big he could go bear-hunting with chopsticks"). And although the pacing can be pretty stodgy, the editing is a bit more deft; many scenes flow more naturally, and in at least one instance ("I Want Some Candy, and a Gun that Shoots," wherein a sniper is picking off cops on a coastal highway), the entire episode is more exciting than the Five-0 norm. The direction and lighting are also more stylish, while the music (not just Morton Stevens' classic theme song but the incidental sounds as well) and location scenery, two elements that have always been among the series' strong suits, are as good as ever; in fact, the islands look so lush and inviting that one wonders why the bad guys can even get motivated to commit their dirty deeds. But they do, of course, and McGarrett and his faithful team (James MacArthur as Danno, Kam Fong as Chin Ho, and, in what remains one of the great TV credits ever, "Zulu as Kono") are there to stop 'em. This time around they're dealing with everything from a big money travelers check scam ("3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu," with Jed Clampett... er, Buddy Ebsen as a guest villain), eco-terrorism ("Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise"), political assassination ("Rest in Peace, Somebody"), and racism-rape ("Skinhead"), along with the usual murders and encounters with Red Chinese nemesis Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh). McGarrett is for the most part still as stiff as his hair, but Lord occasionally displays considerable passion, as when he breaks down in tears upon being informed that a nasty car accident did not leave him paralyzed (in "The 90-Second War," a two-parter). As always, bonus material is limited to brief, previous-week promos for each episode. --Sam Graham
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 Hawaii Five-0 Hits its Stride August 7, 2008
Having watched each subsequent Hawaii Five-0 DVD official release since the First Season, this set is really the first one that doesn't come off as being overwhelmingly dated. The plots and execution of most of the episodes in the set compare favorably with the best of contemporary police dramas and the characters interact with ease and familiarity. The only caveat I would offer is a technical one: The fourth episode on disk five seems to have been mastered incorrectly. When I began playing it, I noticed interlacing artifacts whenever there was movement within a frame. I thought it might have been a problem with my equipment, but the other episodes played fine. The nearest I can tell is that the episode was encoded with reversed field dominance that could be corrected by ripping the episode and re-encoding it with an application like Apple's Final Cut.
 Jack Lord lives forever on these DVDs... thank you Amazon! August 5, 2008
Having multiple seasons of Hawaii 5-0 is great, especially when there are so few shows on today that I like. Good clean drama with no killing and no off color schemes. Sex and violence are an addiction in today's culture... lets go back to the 50's - 70's.
best ever August 4, 2008
So far, the best in terms of storylines, tight editing and even music, especially after the lukewarm third season. great entertainment here if you are a fan.
Best looking set yet July 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Season 4 has a few great things going for it:
-They tackle the most diverse set of topics yet in this season, and explore darker territory without ever resorting to exploitation........in other words it's remained a decent and noble show.
-one of the best set of episodes of any season regarding scripts and acting.
-It's the best looking picture quality yet for this series on DVD
-The actors are incredibly set in their roles and it perfectly gells in season 4
-The return of McGarrett's comic, man-of-a-thousand-faces foil, Louis Avery Filer! It's always a treat to see an episode featuring him.
This is one of the best all-around seasons of the show ever. I believe a step up from season 3 although they of course are all excellent.
It gets better and better! July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The show just keeps getting better and better. The video and sound quality is excellent. The discs do not feature images of the Five-0 boys as they did for Seasons 1-3, and I hope they put them back on for the remaining seasons. The more I see this show the more I respect Leonard Freeman and all of the incredible talents he brought together to make this series, - the time was right, the people were right, Hawaii and travel was still exotic and glamorous. And yet the themes in the episodes resonate today. Buy it, be there, Aloha!
The stories are getting very gritty and edgy - more of the seamy underbelly of paradise. My favorite is Skinhead, featuring an extremely creepy and frightening monster; the way the boys handle learning a certain secret shows them as very professional. The cross-exam of the rape victim makes abundantly clear how far women have come in certain respects, something often taken for granted these days. Also love Cloth of Gold, with a profoundly moving sad twist and a streak of kinky sleaze. There's a wonderful caper story in For a Million-Why Not? Both of these are terrific Danny episodes. Another great caper in 3000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu, which also shows how the death of an innocent young woman affects those close to her and the Five-0 boys. Some grisly moments in A Matter of Mutual Concern and No Bottles etc, more kink in 2Doves & Mr Heron and I Want a Gun...
Now, when is Season 5 coming out? And Season 6?... And Season 7?...
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