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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HAWAII FIVE-O: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (DVD
EAN: 0097368891647
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 06, 2007
Running Time: 1271 minutes
Sales Rank: 6895
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1968
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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 Kam Fong Zulu Al Harrington and Herman Wedemeyer among others playing members of the Five-O team. Guest stars included Helen Hayes Ricardo Montalban Leslie Nielsen Herbert Lom Hume Cronyn among others. McGarrett's nemesis is the evil Wo Fat "a Red Chinese agent in charge of the entire Pacific Asiatic theatre. System Requirements:Run Time: 1270 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368891647 Manufacturer No: 889164
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There's plenty to like about Hawaii Five-0, the late '60s cop show debuting on DVD by way of this seven-disc set including all episodes from the first season, along with the two-hour pilot that preceded it. Like the music, featuring Morton Stevens' popular theme song. Or the lovely Hawaiian scenery. And let's not forget "Book 'em, Danno," the signature line delivered (although not nearly as frequently as one might expect) by star Jack Lord's Steve McGarrett, not to mention Lord's perfect hair and wrinkle-free slacks. As for everything else, let's just say that Hawaii Five-0 has not aged well. Some of that is inevitably due to the infinitely more sophisticated production values of the series that have followed in its wake; Five-0's technology, sets, and other practical elements are laughably primitive by current standards. Problem is, the cheese factor extends to pretty much every other aspect of the show as well. Most of the action sequences are utterly tension-free, and the pace is frequently glacial, with interminable scenes bogged down by talky exposition. The dialogue is risible: McGarrett refers to one adversary as "a dirty, double-dealing fink," while the so-called hippies who populate the islands utter the kind of idiocies that could only have been written by cubes whose closest contact with the counterculture came from TV commercials for Hai Karate men's cologne ("Looks like splittin' the scene was real cool, baby" is but one egregious example). Lord does a decent job as the stiff-but-heroic McGarrett, variously described as "a hardhead," "an organizational misfit," "a brilliant operator," and "a rebel," but by and large the acting (including guest shots by Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Gavin MacLeod, and Yaphet Kotto) is wooden. Story-wise, "Cocoon," the pilot, features an intriguing premise wherein U.S. intelligence agents undergo sensory-deprivation torture before spilling their secrets; elsewhere, the elite Five-0 team deals with jewel thieves, gold smugglers, kidnappers, gamblers, murderers, mobsters, all-purpose "criminal masterminds," and even "Red agents" spreading the bubonic plague. In sum: with its light (if not quite frothy) tone, Hawaii Five-0 will offer harmless escapism to some viewers, especially those with a nostalgic bent. Others, however, will long for more substantial fare--you know, like Deal or No Deal. The DVD set includes a single bonus feature: "Emme's Island Moments: Memories of Hawaii Five-O," a retrospective with James "Danno" MacArthur and other cast and crew members. --Sam Graham
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Rating:  -
I was suckered into buying this 1st set, like many others, out of pure LOVE for this series. And it's because of my high regard and respect for those who crafted it, and my own disappointment w/ OMITTED EPISODES, UNSPECIFIED EDITING, [disclaimer-ed on the boxes for all but the 1st Season] and somewhat poor quality (compared to my own Five-O recordings, cheap late 60's cartoon sets, etc. - as if it was not remastered at all), that I am writing this poor review. I wish I had known before I enthusiastically ... Read More
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Reminds me of that ham actor on CSI Miami, except it's not just the star that is a losu actor. The whole staff comes-off as fake, fake, fake. The movements seem unnatural, as if I was watching a high school play instead of professionals.
Clearly this show has not aged well.
As for the stories, it's just your typical cop show fare. Nothing special or unique about these.
Rating:  -
as the title insinuates.... got these for an old fan of macGarret .. wheelchair bound.
Rating: -
First of all, this is NOT the COMPLETE First Season of Hawaii Five-0. The episode previews are MISSING. Instead of the previews, which are an IMPORTANT part of the episodes they gave us the TRASHY 1996 'Emme's Island Moments'.
There is a disclaimer stating that episodes 'may be modified from original telecast version. NO question, they ARE MODIFIED. Don't fall for the 'digitally restored' line either. The picture quality is only Fair to poor.
There's a great ERROR in Episode 10: BY ... Read More
Rating: -
Until I purchased this, I had never seen the pilot episode of "Hawaii Five-O". Nor do I remember any of the other episodes featured in this set. The show premiered just two years before I was born, and by the time that started watching it, it was already getting long in the tooth.
That being said, "Hawaii Five-O" was one of my favorite shows growing up, and to see how well the boys at CBS DVD and CBS Paramount Television pulled off the transfer to DVD is just touching. It's a trip back in time ... Read More
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