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Red Dwarf: Series 4 [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Ed Bye Actors: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llewelyn, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge Studio: 2 Entertain Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £4.49 as of 23/11/2009 06:42 GMT details You Save: £15.50 (78%) New (21) Used (12) from £3.99 Seller: em-g Rating: 32 reviews Sales Rank: 2652 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), Esperanto (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 180 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014503130725 ASIN: B0000AKMW0 Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 1989 Release Date: February 16, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review By the end of this fourth year, IRed Dwarf/I had completed its metamorphosis from a modest studio-bound sitcom with a futuristic premise to a full-blown science-fiction series, complete with a relatively lavish (by BBC standards) special-effects budget, more impressive sets and more location shooting. Despite the heavier emphasis on SF, the character-based comedy remained as sharp as ever. Witness the Cat's reaction to Lister's pus-filled exploding head; Kryten's devastatingly sarcastic defence of Rimmer; or, the classic scene that opens the series, Lister teaching Kryten to lie. p In "Camille", Robert Llewellyn's real-life wife plays a female mechanoid who transforms into something else entirely, as does the episode, which by the end becomes a delightful skit on ICasablanca/I. "DNA" comes over all SF, with lots of techno-speak about a matter transmogrifier and a IRoboCop/I homage--but in typical IDwarf/I fashion, turns out to be all about curry. "Justice" sees Rimmer on trial for the murder of the entire crew, while Lister attempts to evade a psychotic cyborg. Holly gets her IQ back in "White Hole", but wastes time debating bread products with the toaster. "Dimension Jump" introduces dashing doppelganger Ace Rimmer for the first time--he was to return in later series, with diminishingly funny results. Here his appearance is all the better for its apparent improbability. Finally, "Meltdown" goes on location (to a park in North London) where waxdroids of historical characters (played by a miscellaneous selection of cheesy lookalikes) are at war. Only intermittently successful, this episode is really memorable for Chris Barrie's tour-de-force performance, as Rimmer becomes a crazed, Patton-esque general. p BOn the DVD:/B IRed Dwarf, Series 4/I, like its predecessors, comes as a two-disc set complete with full cast commentary for every episode, an extensive retrospective documentary (mostly featuring the cast reminiscing), deleted scenes and lots of other fun bits of trivia. --IMark Walker/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next » Timeless and still number 1 March 15, 2004 17 out of 18 found this review helpful Well, what can I say? This is one of the very few TV shows I could happily sit and watch continually all day. Red Dwarf is a cult classic and series 4 is the best of the 4 released so far.brI loved every episode on the DVD so I can't say which was my favourite, but each episode has a lot of cracking on liners. pHoly is still female, Lister is still a slob, the Cat is still vain, Kryten is still cuaght in his programming and Rimmer,...well...he's still a git (but girls, he's a damn fine looking git!)pHighlights of this series were (without trying to give things away) Kryten's 'new image', Rimmer's 'other half'-what a guy, Holly's regained IQ of 12,000, Lister watching the execution of a well known figure and Rimmer making Ghandi give him 50 press ups. "I'm watching you, Ghandi!"pEpisode lists as follows: Camille, DNA, Justice, White Hole, Dimension Jump and Meltdown. pIt's great when each new series is realeased but the day will arrive when the final series goes out and that's it. Just make sure, that when that time comes, you've got every other series to look back on. Red Dwarf is a classic show and up there alongside the other more coventional British comedys in terms of superiority. watch it February 19, 2004 6 out of 6 found this review helpful This is going to be a short review. All I can say is collect the whole series of red dwarf. From the beginnings of a low budget BBC production it has been excellent. You know when a truely good show has emerged when it has almost no budget and is still excellent. Series 4 is no execption. The story lines in series 4 are well developed and complement the characters well. The budget has increased in series 4 and the special effects have improved. This is not, however, am important aspect. The dialogue is as good as in other series and this is what matters. The characters and their personalities are well established. I don't think there is a sane person around who could not find red dwarf hilariously funny. Well, glaze my nipple nuts and send me to Alaska February 24, 2004 24 out of 27 found this review helpful As a man whose first Red Dwarf experience came courtesy of "Camille", and still regards it as one of the greatest episodes of any sitcom ever, the DVD release of Series IV was always going to be an exciting event for me. And I wasn't disappointed... Every episode a slice of pure sitcom genius; all really quite different, all brilliantly and intelligently written; all displaying finely the latest stage of the progression which RD has been subject to since its first series, up to the final series VIII. The special effects have now catapulted into the stratosphere and all locations look as space-age as they rightly should. But the most notable feature of this series is watching Red Dwarf's most universally appealing character come into his own. After staying very much on the backburner following his inception in Series III (with the honorable exception of The Last Day), Kryten becomes the wonderfully inept, frank and guilt-ridden mechanoid we know and love him for, and Robert Llewellyn's performance is truly commendable.pCamille, as mentioned, is a highlight of Red Dwarf's entire lifespan, as Kryten discovers and falls in love with a fellow Series 4000 mechanoid aboard an abandoned ship, who is not all she seems... Perfection, from Kryten's timeless, choke-inducing "smeeeeeeeg heeeeeead" opening sequence to the tearjerking Casablanca-spoof ending. A fine episode for the Cat too; some great one-liners and the classic moment when he discovers the identity of his perfect partner...pDNA particularly impresses on the effects front, as a transmogrifier makes Kryten human (cue another classic scene -the double Polaroid) and turning Lister's curry into a psychopathic beast. Kryten's meeting with his infatuous Spare Heads is also a stomach-tickler. More chance for parody occurs when Lister is made into a mini-Robocop for the finale...pJustice sees the crew enter a zone in which it is impossible to commit crimes; this ep again allows Kryten to shine as he delivers a wonderful monologue defending (in a fashion) Rimmer, who is on trial for 1,169 counts of murder. More hilarity ensues with Lister's appalling bout of space mumps, and the final encounter with a crazed simulant, allowing Danny John-Jules' Cat to execute a perfect comic fall. pWhite Hole gives Hattie Hayridge's Holly a chance in the spotlight as she is given genius-level IQ again, but an error of calculation and the encountering of a space oddity make this much less simple than it should have been. A welcome return here for Talkie Toaster (voiced by the original Kryten actor David Ross, for trivia fans), incredibly predictable but funny nevertheless.pThe hilarious Dimension Jump, reportedly Chris Barrie's favourite ever episode, introduces us to Rimmer's cross-dimension equivalent, the testosterone-fuelled superman Ace Rimmer, who visits their universe in time to rescue them from an accident. A great opening sequence set in Ace's dimension - "If you're interested, I'll be in my quarters at lunchtime covered in tiramisalata" and a chance for the regular Rimmer to let rip with biting lines have made this a fan favourite.pFinally, Meltdown, a more controversial Dwarf outing, sees Rimmer's Napoleon complex taken to its literal conclusion as the crew happen upon a waxdroid theme park in the midst of war. Much criticised by fans, it's actually extremely entertaining and thought-provoking, if, at the very least, for the performance of the excellent Elvis impersonator Clayton Mark, and of course for Rimmer ordering Mahatma Gandhi to do fifty press-ups. pThe sparkling DVD extras need no introduction - the producers deserve a round of applause for the immense effort made here. Full cast commentary is provided once again - despite frequent periods of silence and occasionally forgetting their facts, the cast are fundamentally a very affable and likable bunch, and it's a joy to hear them rib each other and to laugh so heartily at their best scenes/jokes. Another massive in-depth documentary is included with individual episode details and anecdotes (perhaps a tiny bit too long spent talking about Dimension Jump, though), along with the usual generous helpings of deleted scenes, outtakes and model shots. The "Lurve" clipshow featurette is amusing, as is Holly's history of Ace Rimmer "A Life in Lame", but look out for a special programme from the BBC Red Dwarf Night a few years back, "Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg" which is almost perfectly hilarious in its total anarchy, although I did feel Barrie's Rimmer was somewhat underused (despite he and Duane Dibbley winning).pThere really is nothing more to say. Just like all the previous DVD releases, Series IV is an essential purchase and one that, if you're anything like me, will bring the glory days flooding back. Dwarf has never been bad, just sometimes less good; this series represents a time when it was sitcom gold. And how better to commemorate such a time than with this glorious and generous DVD package. pSmoke me a kipper; I'll be back for Series 5... I'm gonna have to buy the whole set now! March 3, 2004 6 out of 6 found this review helpful Oh Dear! It is beginning to look as if I am going to HAVE to buy the entire collection of Red Dwarf DVDs. Having already bought series 1, 2 3 it is becoming clear that the spines of the DVD cases will gradually read the Red Dwarf logo.p For my money, Series 4 marked the zenith of the Dwarfers! Whilst I enjoyed previous series, the storylines really gelled together here. My personal favourite episode was DNA, where Kryten eventually achieves his greatest ambition and becomes human. Mind you, the outlook was not good after he achieved a "double-polaroid" after browsing through an electronic app;iance catalogue! In Dimension Jump we meet Ace Rimmer (What A Guy!) who is the antithesis of the Rimmer we know and...er...love(?)pThe way the BBC are pumping out the Red Dwarf videos we should not have long to wait before Rimmer becomes a hard light hologram and is able to touch again. Better Than Smoked Kippers March 5, 2004 12 out of 13 found this review helpful Every TV series DVD should be like this.pIf you're a fan, you're going to buy sets like these. Doesn't matter that the odd episode is relatively weak, or even that a whole series may be weaker than others.pYou'll buy 'em coz you love 'em all. pAnd when you do, you ought to be rewarded for your loyalty (epecially if you bought 'em once on VHS. Hey, anyone remember those?)pThe extras on Red Dwarf DVDs are second to none. Series Four is no exception. The smeg ups, the bits from Red Dwarf night that you've got on tape but your brother recorded Baywatch over the end of, the sort of short, punchy documentaries that you actually want to watch. Perhaps even more than once.pProduct this good demands to be bought. Give in to that feeling... Showing reviews 1-5 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

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