|
Chef! - The Complete Series Three | 
 enlarge | Director: Dewi Humphreys
Actors: Lenny Henry, Caroline Lee-johnson, Roger Griffiths, Pui Fan Lee, Claire Skinner
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $10.55
You Save: $9.43 (47%)
New (31) Used (8) from $10.55
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 43705
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 172 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARDE2227D
ISBN: 1419807382
UPC: 794051222725
EAN: 9781419807381
ASIN: B0009NSCUS
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: ******BRAND NEW****** ** Over 1.5 million orders shipped worldwide and more than 500 000 items in stock, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/30/2005 Run time: 172 minutes Rating: Nr
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Don't bother with Season 3! April 21, 2008
Brook B. Petersen
I had no idea what this was about when I ordered it. I loved it immediately. I loved the look of the filming, the intelligent humor, the acting, the casting. Then, season two changed the kitchen staff, but it was still enjoyable. As soon as I was 3 seconds into season 3, however, I saw some real problems. I had to wonder what in the world was going on! It was totally "STUPID" and the casting was terrible, WAY overboard, and even the main characters were not acting like they had in the first two. It was as if someone had come along in Season 3 and said "I don't like what we've been doing, so I'm throwing it all out the window and am going to do my own thing!"
Season 3 was so terrible, I had to struggle through it, 'hoping' it was going to get better and get back to what it was. It never did, and I was very disappointed.
In time, I may watch Season's 1 and 2 again, but Season 3 has already gone to the "Good Will" box, never to be seen again! (At least not by me!) Shame-shame on whoever made those "show wrecking" decisions. Boo to you.
 Better than sliced bread! February 11, 2008
R. P. Elliot (Auckland, New Zealand)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have watched this so many times, I can quote it by heart. Lenny Henry makes Gordon Ramsay look like a kindergarten kid .... and Lenny is actually funny!
somewhat disappointed in fort worth August 16, 2007
W. SHEARINS (Fort Worth, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first 2 seasons of chef were really amazing, and exciting, however season 3 changed so much. I really didn't like the way the show went
from film to video, and I also don't like the way that the characters changed so much, (we know nothing about these people). I am glad, however, that Everton remains until the end. I was disappointed to see that gareth had sold the restaurant, and was no longer the owner, but I
was glad to see that Janice had left Gareth, because he really paid her no attention...This series was really hard for me to watch, because I hated to see Gareth's life be in the toilet the way that it was...but the last 2 episodes of season 3 were really brilliant. I was so happy to see that Janice was finally pregnant; that She and Gareth got back together.
 Season 3 was, indeed, the show's downfall May 18, 2006
Joshua Bozeman (Evansville, Indiana)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Chef, as a series overall, is simply brilliant. Henry is a brilliant actor and the character of Blackstock is a joy to watch. The plot is halfway absurd mostly all the time- but it's genius and hilarious.
Unfortunately, season 3 transformed the show into a completely different animal. Season 1 is by far the best- the look, the music between scenes, the storylines, the character development, etc. Season 2 saw the addition of a laugh track which was annoying, but the look of the series stayed the same. We saw some characters go and some new ones pop up. No big deal.
Season 3- first off, they went from shooting the series on film to video. I noticed this the second the first episode of season 3 started on the DVD. I was shocked to see such a wonderful show turned into a full-fledged, shot-on-the-cheap sitcom, instead of the semi-high brow comedy gem it used to be.
This season brought too many character changes...in regards to missing characters, new characters, and odd behavior for the already existant characters. Things got a bit moodier and darker...not as cheery, light, and just not as funny.
Worst of all tho was the look of the film and the music. Season 3 just looks terrible when you got used to a series shot on film. Most people wouldn't imagine the difference this simple (yet major) change can make. It looked like a series of slick, well shot, big budget, short films for 2 seasons...then suddenly went to a cheap-looking sitcom that seemed to be shot on a soundstage somewhere. In 1 and 2, you couldn't help but think they were in an actual kitchen, inside an actual French village, location shots galore...it was real stuff taking place that just happened to be filmed. This image was shot down with season 3, sadly.
I wouldn't say season 3 is terrible. The story gets less funny, the characters do more depressing things (Blackstock's relationship goes down fast)...but, still- you can't help but wonder if this is what did the show in. The series, overall, is still brilliant, it's just sad that season 3 had to taint it the way it did.
 The season that runied Chef! October 22, 2005
J. Summerford
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
The first two seasons of Chef! are absolutely brilliant and some of the most entertaining television one will ever watch. Season three, however, is virtually unwatchable - they changed director, changed from film to video tape, replaced many of the actors and the result is perhaps the fastest downfall of a great series in television history. I would avoid seasons three like the plague but do check out the first two seasons.
|
|
|
Copyright 2008 DVDonsale.com | |
