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Alias: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2001]
enlarge	Actors: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman, Victor Garber Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£44.99~~ Buy Used: £5.76 as of 25/11/2009 17:01 GMT details You Save: £39.23 (87%) New (13) Used (22) Collectible (1) from £5.76 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 55 reviews Sales Rank: 12269 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 6 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.8 EAN: 5017188888752 ASIN: B0000AVB6Y Theatrical Release Date: February 18, 2003 Release Date: September 29, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Created by JJ Abrams, IAlias/I plays like a cross between IBuffy the Vampire Slayer/I and James Bond. Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) is a super (and super-sexy) spy, fighting nefarious villains and working for the good guys--or so she thinks. Recruited as a college freshman for espionage work, Sydney found her true calling with SD-6, a secret division of the CIA. When her hunky doctor-boyfriend proposes to her, she decides to let him in on the truth she's not supposed to tell anyone: she's not a grad student with a demanding job for an international bank, but a secret agent who constantly puts her life on the line for the free world. But when SD-6 discovers her security breach, her fiancé is brutally assassinated, and Sydney suddenly finds herself face-to-face with the truth: she's been working for the bad guys. Deciding to become a double agent for the CIA and bring down the evildoers, Sydney gets one more surprise--her estranged father (Victor Garber) is also working for SD-6, and the CIA as well. Welcome to the family, Syd! p Confused? This is all just the first episode. With its double-edged tension (how long can Syd play double agent?) and one heck of a MacGuffin (the dreaded Rambaldi device, the mythic creation of a Renaissance genius), the show leads its viewers from episode to episode with visceral, compelling action, not to mention the nascent romance between Syd and her CIA handler, Vaughn (Michael Vartan), and her clashes with her heretofore distant father. Sharp, smart and always suspenseful, IAlias/I' centre was held by the gorgeous Garner, a stellar action heroine and an even better actress who could pull off Sydney's exotic undercover missions and conflicted emotions with equal dexterity. By the end of this first series, which concludes with a breathtaking cliffhanger, you'll be seduced into IAlias/I' world with, happily, no desire to escape. I--Mark Englehart/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...11 Next » Fast Paced and always keeps you thinking February 13, 2004 Mr. Michael Heron 17 out of 17 found this review helpful Alias is a wonderful show - with the death of Buffy (in terms of a series rather than in terms of a dead vampire slayer), it perfectly fills the void that has been left. Ironically for something that I started watching as a replacement, I feel that in many ways it is a better show that Buffy ever was.pThe dialogue is razor sharp, the acting (while somewhat hammy at times) is compelling, and the characters are memorable. However, where Alias really excels is in the over-riding plot arc - the episodes are links in a chain of breath-taking cliff-hangers. There's something very appealing about a show that leaves you with your mouth open while you inch ever closer to the edge of your seat every time the credits roll.pThe villans in Alias are more than the simple 'baddy of the week' stereotypes popularised in many shows. They are complex and multi-faceted - something that is inevitable considering how densely layered the plot is. Your perceptions are constantly shifting as the characters react in terms of their own personal agendas and their often complex emotional attachments to each other. pArvin Sloane for example is rephrensible in almost all of his actions, but as a man you can't help but be impressed by his determination, his fortitude, and his devotion to his duty as he sees it. He has a deep affection for the main character (who despises him), which causes him considerable anguish when he must take steps that will harm her. pThis is a most excellent show - you would be doing yourself a service if you checked it out. High Octane Fun September 11, 2003 Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) 15 out of 15 found this review helpful Sydney Bristow#8217;s life is going along fine. She#8217;s just become engaged to a wonderful guy and she#8217;s doing well in her graduate English classes. There is her secret job, but it#8217;s not a problem working for SD-6, is it?pWhen she makes the mistake of telling her fiancée, however, she learns the truth. SD-6 is not part of the US Government but really deals in organized crime. Now, she must join the CIA as a double agent to try to take down the people who have been lying to her for six years.pBut life is not that simple. She now must work closely with her father, someone she hardly knows and doesn#8217;t trust. She must fight her attraction to her CIA handler. And a friend is investigating a story that gets him closer to finding out her secret and putting his life in danger.pI absolutely love this show. There are multiple stories going on all the time, but the writers keep all the balls going believably, balancing action with the stories of what#8217;s happening with her friends and giving us very real characters. And you can#8217;t miss a moment. All the actors are top notch, keeping what could be an over-the-top concept real. Extra kudos must go to star Jennifer Garner who makes Sydney real as an action hero with a very vulnerable side.pWhen I got this set, I intended to watch just a few minutes and then dig it out when I#8217;d have the time to really enjoy it. Didn#8217;t happen. Even though I#8217;d seen every episode here twice, I got pulled right back into the story. Of course, the cliffhangers at the end of every episode certainly help.pThis set is any collectors dream. It contains the pilot and the rest of the first season, and the episodes, presented in surround sound and widescreen, look and sound incredible. Each episode is broken down into several chapters, mostly around commercials breaks, although they aren#8217;t listed anywhere. There are four audio commentaries with various members of the cast and crew. Especially fun was the commentary on the finale featuring the entire cast. Since the commentaries were recorded as season two drew to a close, they provide some interesting insight into both seasons and helped me understand a little more about their choices this last year. Also included are a few deleted scenes, bloopers from the season, looks at the stunts and the filming of the pilot, and more. About my only complaint with the set was that no where did they tell you where to find these special features. While most are on disc six, I had to put each disc in to make sure I wasn#8217;t missing anything.pI can#8217;t recommend this series highly enough. It#8217;s highly addictive fun that you#8217;ll come back to time and time again.pNow if you#8217;ll excuse me, I think I hear the pilot calling me again. Who'd be a spy? August 10, 2003 C E Forshaw 14 out of 14 found this review helpful Your dad's a spy whose lied to you and shut you out for years, your love life has been ruined cos' of it, and worst of all, you cant even tell your friends the cool stuff you get to do: who'd be a spy? pSydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner, that's who. pWhat can you say about Alias? This show is hip, sexy, and as Quentin Tarantino, who guest stars in the two-parter, "The Box", puts it, "It fulfills the promise of Man From UNCLE". That isn't to say it's corny and stars David McCallum, either, but rather that it's a globe trotting, action packed drama, with the fantastical spy-devices of Bond, the romance and intrege of a top notch drama, and the suspense of a man on a high wire with no safety net and no experience. And that doesn't even get to the plot, which is a twisty, turny, shocking and exciting story which even puts the shows action in the shade.pWhat else can I say? Well, the first and last episodes of this season are on a par with anything to have been released at the cinema... ever. The final episodes final cliffhanger is a work of genius. Any one who says Casablanca has the best final line ever, obvious has never heard the final, loaded for bear, line of Alias season 1.pDo your self a favour - buy this and then buy the next season. If you dont, you'll just feel left out. Great fun February 3, 2005 J. E. Davidson (UK) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful The main reasons to watch Alias are that it is action packed (almost to overflowing) and fantastic fun (actually that may not be the main reasons for many... but we will come to that).pIt is the story of Sydney Bristow, a brilliant young college student who has been recruited by SD-6 (a group posing as a division of CIA) who discovers that SD-6 is really a criminal organisation (after they kill her fiancé) and is recruited by the CIA to work as a double agent. To complicate matters further her father (from whom she is effectively estranged) is also a double agent working for SD-6 and the CIA.pSeries 1 follows her story through a series of capers, mostly attempting to retrieve various artefacts created by Rimbaldi (a renaissance genius) for the CIA while appearing to work for SD-6. This is set against the backdrop of her difficult personal life; a personal life made more complex by a nascent romance with her CIA hander, attempting to form a proper relationship with her father and the problems of lying to her friends.pAll the episodes are full of action (they seem to pack twice as much into a single episode as most series), the sub-plots are great fun (if a little silly at times) and the tension of being a double agent is maintained throughout. As usual some suspension of disbelief is required (is Sydney really the only agent in either SD-6 or the CIA?) but that is not hard; it is so much fun that you don't really care.pThe supporting cast a uniformly excellent but the series belongs to the preternaturally beautiful Jennifer Garner (who is probably the 'real' reason people like the show) and her amazing collection of wigs and costumes. She is an excellent actress who appears to be equally at home with the physical demands of the 'action' as she is with the actual acting.pReally good fun (and the second series is even better) Alias - Worlds Finest. October 1, 2003 M. J. BAIN (UK) 34 out of 37 found this review helpful Never, in all my years of television viewing, did i come over such an amazing, intellegent, witty, suspenseful, action packed, emotional and dramatic television show. Infact this is such a fine show it puts every movie ive ever viewed to shame. pWith ALIAS reaching its third season in America, and Five showing ALIAS SEASON 2 over here, maybe its about time you caught up with Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber, Merrin Dungey, Michael Vartan, Ron Rifkin, Amy Irving, Lena Olin and guest stars such as Quentin Tarrintino and Faye Dunaway with Roger Moore popping in too!pThe Plot (No Spoilers)brSydney Bristow is a college student who leads the secret and thrilling life of a Double Agent for the CIA and a secret terrorist group named SD-6. Sydney's problems dont stop there, her father is also a double agent and her flatmates are beginning to suss her real identity. As well as that, not all is what it seems with her long deceased mother, Laura Bristow, and the season builds up this epic storyline to a jaw-dropping finale that was only rivalled by that of Season 2'S Finale.pCharactersbrSydney is a highly developed character, and each of the other characters has their own themes to them, everyone from quirky Marshall to the dangerous Sloane and his cancer stricken wife, Emily. Sydney is strong and independent, and in season one, very much out for blood. But watch out for Season 3 When it comes to UK, Rumour has it Sydneys darker than ever...pStylebrAlias OOZES style at every edge. From the beat of the technospy music to the dark, gritty feel and the astounding cinematography. Its a real experience watching this series.pIntellegencebr24, CSI, Law and Order. None of them can compare, or come anywhere close, to the astoundingly crafted, jaw drapping, cliff hanger ridden, fast paced, heart wrenching storylines of every episode. Where ever Sydney goes, in a red wig, a blue dress, a chinese maid outfit, everywhere, she brings oodles of intellegence with her. The whole thing has obviously been PAINSTAKINGLY planned out, and to great effect. pOverall Scored : 100% (1st place)brAlias is simply THE best television show of all time, bar none, You wont believe how quickly youll get hooked. And thats not all, the show also stars the Jaw Droppingly Beautiful Jennifer Garner who is a hollywood superstar in her own right as well as an all star ensemble cast. Astounding Acting, Production, Direction, Scripts and Characters make this highly watchable series a classicpBUY THIS DVD!!!! Showing reviews 1-5 of 55 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...11 Next »

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