| Lost - The Complete Third Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'quinn
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  211 reviews
Sales Rank: 453
Format: Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 7
Running Time: 991
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1.4
MPN: DISD54053D
UPC: 786936731408
EAN: 0786936731408
ASIN: B000P6YNSE
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 2006
Release Date: December 11, 2007
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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/02/2008
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When it aired in 2006-07, Lost's third season was split into two, with a hefty break in between. This did nothing to help the already weirdly disparate direction the show was taking (Kate and Sawyer in zoo cages! Locke eating goop in a mud hut!), but when it finally righted its course halfway through--in particular that whopper of a finale--the drama series had left its irked fan base thrilled once again. This doesn't mean, however, that you should skip through the first half of the season to get there, because quite a few questions find answers: what the Others are up to, the impact of turning that fail-safe key, the identity of the eye-patched man from the hatch's video monitor. One of the series' biggest curiosities from the past--how Locke ended up in that wheelchair in the first place--also gets its satisfying due. (The episode, "The Man from Tallahassee," likely was a big contributor to Terry O'Quinn's surprising--but long-deserved--Emmy win that year.) Unfortunately, you do have to sit through a lot of aforementioned nuisances to get there. Season 3 kicks off with Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) held captive by the Others; Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Sun (Yunjin Kim), and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) on a mission to rescue them; and Locke, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) in the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse that blew up the hatch. Spinning the storylines away from base camp alone wouldn't have felt so disjointed were it not for the new characters simultaneously being introduced. First there's Juliet, a mysterious member of the Others whose loyalty constantly comes into question as the season goes on. Played delicately by Elizabeth Mitchell (Gia, ER, Frequency), Juliet is in one turn a cold-blooded killer, by another turn a sympathetic friend; possibly both at once, possibly neither at all. (She's also a terrific, albeit unwitting, threat to the Kate-Sawyer-Jack love triangle, which plays out more definitively this season.) On the other hand, there's the now-infamous Nikki and Paulo (Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro), a tagalong couple who were cleverly woven into the previous seasons' key moments but came to bear the brunt of fans' ire toward the show (Sawyer humorously echoed the sentiments by remarking, "Who the hell are you?"). By the end of the season, at least two major characters die, another is told he/she will die within months, major new threats are unveiled, and--as mentioned before--the two-part season finale restores your faith in the series. The extras are as well-stocked as a Dharma Initiative food pantry on this seven-disc set. Commentaries by producer Damon Lindelof, show writers, and numerous cast members reveal a whole lot of juicy trivia; plus, the DVDs even provide a subtitle track for the commentary (rarely seen other than on foreign-language director's commentaries) so you won't miss a thing. "Lost Book Club" goes through the parallels between what characters are reading and the show's storylines (The Wizard of Oz and Stephen King are heavily referenced). "Lost: On Location" gives a lot of insight to some of the biggest episodes, and "Lost in a Day" gives a 24-hour glimpse at the drama's arduous production. If you're a Lost fan who gave up during this season, the bonus features alone might lure you back for the next round. --Ellen A. Kim 
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 This show keeps getting better and better. November 8, 2008
I love this show, its the best on TV. This show hooks you from the begininng and pulls you in you want to know what happens next. I ended up watching this entire season in two days. A must for all you sci-fi buffs. My favorite episode in this season is "I Do".
One of the things LOST introduced me to was the Twilight Zone which J.J. Abrams was inspired. Besides this box set of season 3 of lost, I recommend a book also on Amazon.com. THE TWILIGHT ZONE: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic by Martin Grams. Together, they both open the skies for cult television.
Your just gonna have to purchase all seasons, I don't want to give anything alway and the show.
 Lost Season 3 Seriously off its A-Game November 7, 2008
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SPOILER ALERT. I seem to be one of few people who thought that Lost Season 2 was the strongest yet. Season 2 is everything that Season 3 isn't: Carefully plotted, secrets revealed at the right times and with the right amount of impact, storyline well paced, and a sense of confidence in where the story was headed. By the end of Season 2, I was intrigued.
That all ended in the first minutes of Season 3, where we discover instantly that the Island isn't really removed from the rest of civilization the way we thought, and all the mystery and menace of "the Others" simply evaporates. By Episode 3 I found myself simply not caring about any of the characters or their schizophrenic decision-making. This persisted throughout the remainder of the season with the exception of a tense standoff over Ben's spinal surgery. In general, major events become laughable, the dialogue devolves into something bordering cheap and hoaky, tense situations are poorly constructed, and characters begin making decisions not because they make sense, but because they conveniently advance the plot.
An excessive amount of time is dedicated to flashbacks, many of them utterly pointless. The insertion of the back-story on Nikki and Paulo is particularly irrelevant. If I wanted to watch a show about a B-Movie actress, a con heist gone awry, or a love affair on the Sydney riviera, I wouldn't turn to Lost for my fix. Intense stand-offs between key characters in pivotal moments are sloppy and often make no sense considering the circumstances. The key players stop behaving in ways we would expect them to based on our previous understanding of their characters, and it isn't intentional. The use of coincidence gets more extreme than ever, to the point of inducing eye-rolling rather than surprise or fascination.
A sense that there's a good explanation for all the coincidence rapidly diminishes as Season 3 progresses. More and more characters seem to be becoming omniscient, somehow knowing things that nobody in their right mind could ever hope to piece together, and not just because the island or some unseen force told them. Speaking of mysticism, the writers have become utterly reliant on superstition - and what appears to be telepathy - in order to get characters to learn and communicate efficiently with one another. There's a flashback of Desmond's where even one of the ancillary characters not familiar with the Island seems to know all its secrets and everything about everyone.
Hurley gets inordinate screen time, which would be fine if his character weren't such a crashing bore. Most of the new female characters have had so much cosmetic surgery that they don't fit in with the rugged environment of the Island. Juliet is simply hard to look at, her face deconstructed and pieced back together with silicone, collagen and sculpted bone fragments, and ditto for Desmond's wife. It's all well and fine for soap operas; wrong for a show like Lost. Charley's death came at a disappointment particularly since none of the new characters are interesting enough to replace him. Most of the new additions are dry, bland, cookie-cutter types that you might expect to see on a show like 7th Heaven or a filler courtroom drama.
There is almost no real "Island time" to speak of. Most of the events take place in the built-up parts of the Island, complete with swingsets, electricity, pianos, flower pattern curtains and hospital beds. Scenes with the original survivors of flight 815 at their original beach camp seem out of place given that you apparently can't walk very far in any direction without stumbling upon a house, farm, quay or bunker. The sense of adventure is completely drained from the show by the time Season 3 concludes.
Now that I think about it, Season 3 was so bad I might not even watch Season 4. And considering what a promising start the first two seasons were, that's quite a feat. The promise of "Lost" is escapism, but Season 3 brings us right back to the real world of dry primetime television.
Family event October 30, 2008
We spent christmas eve and christmas day watching Lost 1 2 3 as a family. This series is GOOD!
How Much Can the Plot Thicken October 28, 2008
"Lost" is the most shameless cliff-hanger series I've ever seen, which is part of the reason I love it! The DVD package is wonderful, with lots of commentary tracks, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and plenty of Easter eggs. I was not disappointed.
Lost Season 3 September 23, 2008
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I was very satisfied with the overall transaction. The DVD was sent in a very timely matter and packaged in a way that it would not get damaged. The DVD plays very well and I am very pleased to do business with them. I highly recommend them when purchasing any DVD they make sure that you are satisfied with the whole transaction too. Thanks again a very please customer.
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