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Lost: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray] | ![Lost: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61BwRFbozHL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Matthew Fox, Naveen Andrews, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim
Studio: TOUCHSTONE / DISNEY
Category: DVD
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 262
Format: Color, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 604 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.9
MPN: 5785103
UPC: 786936769432
EAN: 0786936769432
ASIN: B0018CWEZ8
Release Date: December 9, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/09/2008 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: Pg
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Season four of Lost was a fine return to form for the series, which polarized its audience the year before with its focus on The Others and not enough on our original crash victims. That season's finale introduced a new storytelling device--the flash-forward--that's employed to great effect this time around; by showing who actually got off the island (known as the Oceanic Six), the viewer is able to put to bed some longstanding loose ends. As the finale attests, we see that in the future Jack (Matthew Fox) is broken, bearded, and not sober, while Kate (Evangeline Lilly) is estranged from Jack and with another guy (the identity may surprise you). Four others do make it back to their homes, but as the flash-forwards show, it's definitely not the end of their connection to the island. Back in present day, however, the islanders are visited by the denizens of a so-called rescue ship, who have agendas of their own. While Jack works with the newcomers to try to get off the island, Locke (Terry O'Quinn), with a few followers of his own, forms an uneasy alliance with Ben (Michael Emerson) against the suspicious gang. Some episodes featuring the new characters feel like filler, but the evolution of such characters as Sun and Jin (Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim) is this season's strength; plus, the love story of Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) and Penny (Sonya Walger) provides some of the show's emotional highlights. As is the custom with Lost, bullets fly and characters die (while others may or may not have). Moreover, the fate of Michael (Harold Perrineau), last seen traitorously sailing off to civilization in season two, as well as the flash-forwards of the Oceanic Six, shows you never quite leave the island once you've left. There's a force that pulls them in, and it's a hook that keeps you watching. Season four was a shorter 13 episodes instead of the usual 22 due to the 2008 writers' strike; nonetheless, the set comes with two discs of extras. One of the best features is "LOST in 8:15," which is a rapid-fire summation of the series thus far in eight minutes, 15 seconds. Narrated by a hilariously droll female, it includes lines such as "Jack meets Kate. Kate stitches up Jack. They bond." and "They see Jack play football with Mr. Friendly. Mr. Friendly throws like a girl." The featurette "The Right to Bear Arms" takes a fun look at the prop masters responsible for supplying the castaways with guns--and keeping track of who has one and who doesn't (best here is Sawyer's (Josh Holloway) assertion that characters often cock their guns just to look cool), and cast members Lilly, Garcia, Yunjin Kim, and Daniel Dae Kim provide a few of the commentaries. The major Blu-ray extra is "The Course of the Future: The Definitive Interactive Fast-Forwards." After you solve a puzzle in which you have to arrange the 10 flash-forward segments in chronological order (don't worry, you get some help), you can watch all the segments (about 53 minutes total) in a variety of ways: chronological (that is, the order in which they happened, not in which they were aired during the season) with an introduction by executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof and cast members; chronological with an amusing intro by Cuse and Lindelof and with pop-up script excerpts that offer insight into the writers' intentions; or chronological following a specific character (Jack, Kate, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, Aaron, Ben). The convenient "Season Play" feature helps you keep track of which episode on which disc you're watching. And with its lush Hawaiian scenery and uncompressed sound, Lost is simply the best-looking and -sounding Blu-ray TV show around. --Ellen A. Kim, with David Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Looks better on regular DVD December 24, 2008
Wagnbat (Sinajana, Guam, USA)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Watched seasons 1-3 on DVD on my Xbox 360... Which I know upconverts to 1080p and uses smoothing technology... Even standard DVDs look better on the 360 than on my PS3.
That's not my issue though. I'm wondering why Lost Season 4 looks so meh. There's a lot of noise in the picture, especially on dark objects on the screen... Like on a black jacket or shadows for example. I never noticed this on the previous seasons... And I don't think it's just the PS3 doing a poor job. On the preview-promo trailer at the beginning of the disk I don't see any of those problems, which leads me to believe it may be the transfer.
But looking at reviews for Lost S4 on Blu-ray, everyone gives it great reviews. I don't know if I'm being picky, or if there's a problem with the discs, my ps3 codec, or ...???
I'm getting occasional stuck pixels popping up. It seems to be in the same place every time they pop in, but they often pop back out too. They are whitish green when they are stuck, and one is brighter than the other.
I figured out the stuck pixel issue. It's directly related to subtitles. I noticed when the there were no subtitles on the screen, the pixels would appear in a location totally different from where the subtitles were... Which makes it look like it's not related. But then when a subtitle popped back up, it dissappeared. I turned off subtitles and confirmed. Turned subtitles on,a nd then the pixels appeared when the subtitles appeared, opposite of when they would appear before, but the same brightness, contrast, and location. Weird.
So while the season is pretty solid so far (about halfway through), the poor video/production quality, even compared to DVD, is extremely aggrevating.
 A stellar season from an amazing TV show December 23, 2008
Sean Cahill (Beaverton, Oregon United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't go into as much detail as other reviews, they have already covered how wonderful season 4 is in detail. I will say this though - having been a faithful Lost fan since the first episode, I was extremely pleased with Lost Season 4. I will begrudgingly admit that this show sometimes takes its time with answering our questions. With season 4, however, we truly are seeing the beginning of the end. As a result, each episode in the 4th season seemed to answer or at least begin the process of answering a big question viewers have had about the series.
Lost is easily my favorite television show that is currently airing, and the 4th season just reaffirmed that fact. The Blu-Ray is the perfect thing to tide me over until the 5th season premiere.
Namaste!
from now on expect shorter seasons. December 21, 2008
Michael P. Dobey
This continues the excellent enigmatic series of Lost and it's on blu ray.
The picture is fantastic and it's as good as the previous season 3 on blu ray. It is only 14 episodes though. However for some reason the people in charge have decided to make the next two seasons only 17 episodes each. This one was only planned for 16 episodes which is short for a modern american series. The price is high , just like bbc's excellent 'torchwood" on blu ray which is only 13 episodes long. In truth the whole blu ray market needs to drop in price , when that happens we will see a flood of new blu ray buyers. This series is great but due to it's shorter length the violence and destruction comes at a faster rate. This is what happens when you shorten a series. Characters start dying off left and right and you get less of a back story. I think the decision to shorten the next two seasons is a mistake , which leads to a more action packed show but it's less character driven and we don't get to know the newer characters much. Still this is LOST , a totally inventive show that is engaging and extremely well written. On blu ray it's brilliant to watch and the totally excellent acting of everyone involved is heads above most television series. One thing that did shock me though was the ending in which a character returns( off camera) to the mainland to confront the survivors who escaped the Island and tells them 'bad things" happened after they left. When in reality ever since they crashed on the island it was one death and disaster after another.
As good as this season was it was very fast moving and it removed many people from the island. Although on the island death is never the real end of the story. A longer series length would mean more characterization between the carnage; but sadly they are not going that route for season 5 and 6. It's worth buying this and season 3 on blu ray instead of watching them on standard dvd. Let's hope they eventually put out season one and two on blu ray as well. Lost is a masterpiece of television series making and blu ray really makes this show stand out.
Best Show Out There! December 18, 2008
J. Reuss (Indiana)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Still the BEST show out there. Looks great in Blu-ray with no commercials. A must have for any Lost fan.
LOST Season 4 on Blu-ray is not only beautiful but packed with extras! AWESOME! December 14, 2008
Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
LOST Season 4 started off with a bang. In the final episode of Season 3, we see Jack finally getting an opportunity to go back home but having that opportunity being taken away from him. We see the Others attack the camp of where the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 were staying but most of all, a significant death of a main character. But what was even more surprising for everyone was to see Jack and Kate several years in the future. With Jack telling Kate that they need to go back.
This left fans with a significant hint that there are survivors who made it off the island. But who were they? Also, who will be rescuing the survivors or more like, are they even there to save them?
There are so many things that happened in Season 4 that it would be too difficult to explain but I can tell you that the whole season was exciting and despite the writer's strike possibly hindering the amount of episodes in the season, "LOST" was able to capitalize with quality over quantity in a total of 13 episodes and boy did they deliver.
"LOST - THE COMPETE FOURTH SEASON" features the following episodes:
1. The Beginning of the End
2. Confirmed Dead
3. The Economist
4. Eggtown
5. The Constant
6. The Other Woman
7. Ji Yeon
8. Meet Kevin Johnson
9. The Shape of Things to COme
10. Something Nice Back Home
11. Cabin Fever
12. There's No Place Like Home (Part 1 of 2)
13. There's No Place Like Home (Part 2 of 2)
Again, I really don't want to spoil the season for anyone but I will say that the body count of this season is quite high and the amount of action is also quite high for the fourth season. The storytelling was just awesome and the acting was well done. Especially the final episode. Absolutely fantastic!
VIDEO:
The video is featured in 1080p High Definition/1:78:1. One of the first things you will notice is how the island just comes alive with the vibrant colors. From the lush greens to the variation of blues from the sky to the ocean. And yes, you will be able to see the pores, the wrinkles of each actor. The picture quality was absolutely beautiful. I did see a few scenes (low-light) where there was considerable noise. But only a few scenes.
AUDIO:
The audio features are English 5.1 uncompressed (48khz/16-bit) and English and French in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Spanish in Dolby Digital 2.0. During the action scenes or when you hear the music during a suspenseful scene, that is when you hear the audio being utilized. Especially for this season due to the amount of explosions. But overall, the audio is primarily dialogue. You won't hear birds chirping or the oceans waves pounding from the island, but after watching the featurettes and the challenges of filming in public beaches and areas near traffic, I can understand the crew trying to make sure the dialogue came out clear and not trying to incorporate another noises that could have hindered the dialogue.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The Blu-ray edition of "LOST - THE COMPLETE SEASON FOUR" definitely is full of special features. Included are:
* LOST in 8:15 - Learn about "LOST SEASONS 1-3 in 8:15
* The Right to Bear Arms - Guns are used a lot in "LOST" but because they are on an island, who has to track who has what weapon and how many weapons there are. This featurette was quite interesting.
* The Freighter Folk - A look at the new faces on this third season of people on that freighter
* The Island Backlot: Lost in Hawaii - A fantastic featurette that is quite lengthy and shows how certain scenes have come to life on "LOST". How certain countries around the world were all filmed in Hawaii and how post-production came through to make it look like it was filmed elsewhere. Very entertaining featurette.
* The Oceanic Six: A Conspiracy of Lies - A very interesting 20+ minute documentary about those who challenge the inconsistencies of the Oceanic 6 survivors and research disputing the survivor's stories. Very interesting!
* Offshore Shoot - The building and shooting on the freighter
* Lost - The Missing Pieces - These "MOBisodes" were featured on abc.com and there are certain scenes not shown on "LOST" that definitely shows missing pieces from previous seasons that actually make you think and wonder of past storylines. Without spoiling this part for for anyone, I will talk about one which took place in the early parts of Season 1 between Sun and Michael. Sun was burying her California ID which she was going to use after separating from her husband. But Michael arrives and really listens to her. The two nearly get romantic. You never see this on Season 1. You get a feeling that perhaps Michael may like Sun but you never see anything happen. But after seeing this one MOBisode, you actually see both of them nearly kissing.
* Soundtrack of Survival: Composing for Character, Conflict & the Crash - This section was on how the music is scored for "LOST" but also featuring the live performance of the Honolulu Symphony Pops. The Blu-ray version features more live performances including "The Others" (uncut).
* LOST on Location - Behind-the-scenes of the cast and crew
* Course of the Future: The Definitive Flash-Forwards
* LOST Bloopers
* Deleted Scenes
* Audio Commentaries - LOST fans will love the commentaries by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. The two have always had this cool chemistry and humor during their discussions since the first year and their old LOST podcasts and it continues. More insight on the show and inside jokes.
* SeasonPlay: This technology allows people to watch the episodes like watching it on television and even if you eject your Blu-ray to watch something else, when you put it back in to your player, it will remember where you last left off.
* And much more...
Like previous "LOST" Seasons on DVD and Blu-ray, there are also Easter Eggs. In fact, there over 20 of them. You can find many of them here.
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I've owned every season of "LOST" on DVD and Blu-ray but the fourth season on Blu-ray is visually and audio appealing for "LOST" fans, there are so many awesome bonus features, let alone Easter Eggs that you can't help but be content and happy with the overall product.
The fourth season with it's gripping storyline, action and acting really made the fourth season quite enjoyable. But the Blu-ray version really enhanced my love or this show due to the vibrant colors and just the beauty of the island and the audio quality but how many special features (that were quite lengthy) included on this box set. You're getting your money's worth with this release.
There are not many television shows on Blu-ray at this time but currently, I have to say that "LOST - THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON" is the best out there right now. A total package and a must own for fans of the series!
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