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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: 24
EAN: 0024543054160
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Fox Network
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Fox Network
MPN: 024543054160
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Fox Network
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 17, 2002
Running Time: 1152 minutes
Studio: Fox Network
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Twenty-four hours of a counter-terrorist agent's attempt to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 17-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Such a simple idea--yet so fiendishly complex in the execution. 24, as surely everyone knows by now, is a thriller that takes places over 24 hours, midnight to midnight, in 24 one-hour episodes (well, 45-minute episodes if you subtract the commercials). Everything takes place in real time, which means no flashbacks, no flash-forwards, no handy time-dissolves. Every strand of the plot has to be dovetailed and interlocked so things happen just when they should, in the right amount of time. Not that easy.
Creator Robert Cochran and his team of writers and directors have done an impressive job of putting the jigsaw together and keeping the tension ratcheted up high, as federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) runs around L.A. trying to stall an assassination attempt on an African American presidential candidate and rescue his wife and daughter from the clutches of the Balkan baddies. Twists, turns, revelations, and cliffhangers are tossed at us with satisfying regularity. It's not perfect: we get some hokey plot devices (instant amnesia, anybody?); the final twist makes no sense whatsoever; there are altogether too many huggy family moments; and as for Dennis Hopper's "Serbian" accent....
Even so, this is undeniably mold-breaking TV. Sutherland, rescuing his career from the doldrums in one heroic leap, fully deserves his Golden Globe. Sets and locations are artfully deployed, and Sean Callery's score is a powerful, brooding presence. Like Murder One and The Sopranos, 24 is one of those series that future TV thrillers will be measured against. --Philip Kemp
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Any fan of 24 knows there are always intense moments and plot twists. Season Five is no exception and there were episodes that had you on the edge of your seat. Terrorists with biological weapons and who is the inside government traitor? Lots of action and the story continues....
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24 Season 5 is also one of my favorite Seasons!! Well written and the Action is non stoppable!!!!
Rating:  -
Okay, I'm a huge 24 fan. Season five just didn't do it for me. And I'm not really sure why. Though I think most of it has to do with Charles Logan. Without any spoilers, I just didn't like him.
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My wife and I are big 24 fans. We've purchased seasons 1-6 and have watched them all. Sometimes it's impossible to turn it off. We'll find ourselves still up at 3 A.M. finishing the last episode of a season. Fortunately we're both retired and can sleep in. The slim-pack is great as it takes up less room. Of course, as always, shipping and everything else about ordering from Amazon was flawless. We highly recommend 24 to anyone who likes fast paced, action packed stories ripped from today's headlines.
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Excellent season with unexpected situations and changes in several characters. Chapters very dynamic with a great performance by Kiefer Sutherland. Highly recommended.
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