Product Description

- Evangeline Lilly, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, Naveen Andrews- Director: Jack Bender

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4087 in DVD
• Brand: Disney
• Released on: 2008-10-20
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Dimensions: .52 pounds
• Running time: 580 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Anybody whose faith in Lost was beginning to waiver will surely appreciate the fourth season of the show. For this is Lost firing on all cylinders, showing a willingness to answer a few more questions than usual, while not being afraid to deepen elements of the mystery of Ocean 815.

The big new idea for Lost season four, as introduced in the cliffhanger at the end of the previous run, is flash-forwards, where we see some of the characters after they?ve left the island. This freshens the show immensely, and gives the writers some much-needed new meat to chew on. As a result, characters are more convincingly fleshed out, and more fun is had with the narrative in general.

There are still a few of the ailments that have hindered Lost in the past. Whenever Matthew Fox?s Jack takes centre-stage, for instance, it still tends to be an episode to forget, while one or two sub-plots are allowed to meander a little more than they should. Yet it?s a transitionary season, moving the show towards its final two years by beginning to fill in some of the blanks we?ve been lacking. And with a cliffhanger at the end that, once more, has the potential to firmly pull the rug from under your feet, it?s very clear that Lost has plenty more tricks up its sleeve to come. A terrific season of an increasingly bold show. --Simon Brew

DVD Description
The complete 4th series of Lost presented in high definition Blu-ray with a whole host of extras, including bloopers, behind the scenes footage and never-before seen deleted scenes:

Audio Commentaries
Lost on Location
The Island Backlot: Lost in Hawaii
The Right to Bear Arms
Soundtrack of Survival
Lost Bloopers
Deleted Scenes
Course of the Future: The Definitive Flash Forward
The Oceanic Six: A Conspiracy of Lies
The Freighter Folk
Offshore Shoot
Easter Eggs

Synopsis
More suspense, secrets, and fear are uncovered in these 14 episodes about the most mysterious setting in television history. The puzzle pieces of the Others, the Dharma Project, and how the island seems to know the survivors of the plane crash are all part of what keeps fans glued to their sets. This forth series sees the islanders dealing with more newcomers; passengers from the freighter 'Kahana', in addition to the introduction of flashforwards to further enhance the intricately-woven narrative. This collection includes even more vital background information and clues that take viewers deeper into the mystery.

Customer Reviews

Truly unbeatable!
I've been working my way through the complete collection of Lost over the past few months (I never watched it when it was on TV) and seasons 1 and 2 completely blew me away. Season 3 however was slow, had unnecessary and pointless episodes and basically put me off the show a little. The end of that season though did pick up a lot and had a brilliant cliff-hanger ending so I couldn't wait until season 4. I picked up this boxset last week and I've already finished it - it is that good! I know it is a shorter season because of the writer's strike but the quality of this show has sky-rocketed and this season could be even better than season 1!

Without giving away any of the storyline, the survivors are split up, new characters are introduced, a lot of answers are revealed and the introduction of the flash-forwards are a great change as you get to see what happens to the "Oceanic Six" once they get off the island and it just adds more to the mystery of the island's power.

The picture quality of this Blu Ray edition varies from being absolutely stunning with a really crisp, sharp picture to being very grainy (possibly the worst I've seen on Blu Ray) in some of the more darker scenes. Personally, I'd only buy the Blu Ray version instead of the DVD one if you can get it cheap, as there isn't all that much to make it worth the extra money.

Overall this season re-assured me that this is the best TV show out there and has made me really look forward to season 5 next year! Highly recommended for any fan of Lost.

Expensive alternative to DVD, is it worth it?
Maybe, you still get the same decent show. Which is an improvement on series 3 as it has more momentum. Having ditched the flashbacks to be replaced with flash forwards the show actually feels like it is progressing rather than milking our ever shortening attention spans. The body count is noticably higher too.
So why go blu ray? Well as with all blu ray it needs a high def TV to appreciate it. Watching it on a 42" plasma screen that supports 1080p it looks stunning. Lost is a beautifully shot TV shows with excellent production values and it shows on screen. If you also have a decent sound setup then you will notice the sound is similarly excellent. Worth buying if you have the equipment to support it.

Amazing picture and sound
This series looks amazing in HD! Every blade of grass and speckle of sand jumps off the screen. You can see every hair on their head and on the men's beards. Every line - every freckle and all the sweat (Ewe!) The picture is five stars all the way and the sound offers dolby 5.1 or uncompressed. The extras are many including Lost in 8.15 (the story so far) and the unseen webisodes (missing scenes) This set contains commentarys, flashbacks, flashforwards and season play that are exclusive to blu-ray! All in all if you're a fan of the show it's a no-brainer!