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This film was just fantastic! It's the only film i've seen this year and wanted to go back and see it a second time!!

My boyfriend came to watch it too, and although he's not really into girlie films he loved it as much as me, so don't be put off lads!

If you ever get the chance to watch it, do, you won't be disspointed!

Can't wait for the film to come out!

I haven't written a review on Amazon for a while - but this show has made me write one.

The Wire is the best TV series I have ever seen.

That's all I need to say

Having been unimpressed with first series of The Wire, I only started watching this, the second series, due to the endless critical praise that I kept seeing every time I picked up a newspaper. And I'm glad I did. The second series of The Wire is a huge improvement on the first. The story is deliberately slow to get into its stride but nevertheless is compelling from the opening credits to the final fade. This is a high quality Police drama which shows the good and the bad in everyone; the criminals, the stevedores and the Police all have very human qualities, both strengths and weaknesses, and the divide between crime and order is a realistically hazy one. A highly realistic drama showing the pitfalls of Police investigative techniques, the hard graft that is Police work and the real difficulties securing evidence against those running the crime families. In the end the team has some success but, unlike dire series like The Shield and CSI, they don't always get their man. The interweaving storylines all add to the mix and give a much fuller picture than you get from the typical Police drama.

I can't wait to watch the next three.

Let me start out by saying: I can't possibly say anything negative about this season nor this series.
It has a brilliant main plot with new seasonending-leadups every year which always keeps it fresh and new. It also has great writers (especially Sera Gamble) and puts the old horrormyths to excellent use, such as Hellhounds, Vampires, Ghouls, Ghost, etc. But what really keeps me hooked to the show and on the edge of my seat during every episode is the excellent acting done, mainly, by Jared Padelecki and Jensen Ackles but much praise should also go to Jim Beaver (Bobby), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (John W.), Lauren Cohan (Bela, though sadly she didn't make it into the fourth season), Samantha Ferris (Ellen), and Alona Tal (Jo). Thanks to great casting every season just gets better and better. Of course this is all beacause of series creator Eric Kripke and his great sense of filmmaking.

Take a close look at the cover of the season three dvd and you will notice something: Avon and Stringer, together in the same car, but looking in different directions. That tells you all you need to know about these two 'brothers' in season three of The Wire. Whilst Stringer is greasing palms to make the most of the properties they control Avon is glad to be back in the game, keeping control of the corners, and regaining his place on the street. Season three brings us back to the problem of drugs in Baltimore and one man's plan to combat the problem. Major Colvin jokes at one stage that to meet the crime reduction targets he has been set he is going to legalise drugs. But his throwaway comment isn't too far from the truth. By creating zones where a blind eye will be turned on drug dealing and use, he hopes to clean up the corners, concentrate the problem in specific areas and make it easier to target those wrongdoers when the time is right. What it allows the series to explore is the wide web that drugs cast in society, how it affects those directly involved in their production, selling, use and abuse; everyone from the kids used as lookouts to the lone elderly woman who finds herself the only resident in one of these 'free zones'.

Daniels and his now permanent detail have a much harder task to gain any useful information from a wire as the drug crews have become far more cautious about how they use phones, and with their communication in general. This means that we get to enjoy the complications of the police work again, just as in the first series, but with added layers. In fact layers are being added in all aspects of the programme allowing the series to show what TV can do better than any other medium. Given the extended time of several hour-long episodes we are seeing characters rendered in the kind of detail which is usually the reserve of the novelist. It isn't simply time that allows this, but the amazingly high standard of writing and performance. Characters aren't given vast speeches to show personality, just the right words; and the actors deliver them perfectly. Relationships within the police team and the implications of the work on their personal lives (and vice versa) create wonderful tensions. These are mirrored on the other side of the legal divide with the drug crews.

On top of all of that we have the character of the city itself. Baltimore is depicted in great detail; the various districts feel very different to one another, requiring differing approaches from the police. The interplay between politics, policing, media and residents is given great prominence in this series. Everyone is checking their back, as an air of intrigue and suspicion worthy of Shakespeare hangs over proceedings. The introduction of Aiden Gillen (another actor from this side of the water) as Tommy Corcetti, a young and ambitious council man, is significant. I just hope he relaxes into his role. His reptilian stare is right but he looks a little nervous at the moment, like he's really concentrating on getting the accent right. He's a fantastic actor though so I'm not too concerned. The skullduggery is also obvious amongst, and indeed within, the drug crews too of course and it is that increasing body count which keeps the heat on the police and the wind in the sails of this superlative series. Bring on season four.

On the 6 June 1998, a show called Sex and the City debuted on the male dominated cable channel HBO. But this wasn't the smutty show most would have been expecting when they tuned in. What they got was a well-written, sassy comedy-drama, by not one, not two, but four strong females. Six years, 94 episodes and an uncountable number of boyfriends later, these four New York women had changed TV, women and sex forever.

Its fours years later and we're back with New York's favourite girls. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her `man-friend' Big (Chris Noth) are house hunting, and more importantly, still not married; Samantha (Kim Cattrall) has relocated to LA to further the career of boyfriend Smith (Jason Lewis); Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is struggling to juggle work and family life; and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and her family her about to receive a massive jolt.

With a whole two hours and twenty minutes of running time, writer/director Michael Patrick King should have been able to create a film which pays respect to all four characters and the actresses who portray them.
In its place, he has created a story which is completely centred on Carrie and her on-going `quirky' relationship with Big, and by the time the credits start to role, this has become complete tedium. Usually a storyline of this nature would have been given time to develop of a number of episodes, or even an entire season, of the TV series, but instead the other characters and their stories have been sacrificed to squeeze it all into the already overly-long film.

Samantha is shipped off to Los Angels, but this has very little effect over the story, as she appears to be able to pop-up, when ever she's needed in New York, at a moment's notice. However, the resolution of her storyline is probably closest to the true nature of the show.

Miranda's story could have been more intelligent, by exploring her struggle between the career that she loves and the family she loves just as much. But King decided to go for the shock factor, and in doing so, has given Miranda's husband Steve (David Eigenberg) a complete personality change, to squeeze in the storyline, with very little explanation or back-ground leading up to his change.

Charlotte, and more importantly Kristin Davis, comes off worst from the script. The news which rocks Charlotte and her family will resonate, not only with those who felt her pain during the TV series, but also to women to who have gone through the same experiences in their own life. But her story is just brushed over quickly, and Charlotte is reduced to squealing every so often and pooping her pants - yes, literally pooping her pants.

The good news is that, despite the poor quality of the story, King has managed to recapture everything that was great about the TV show. It's obvious that all four actresses had great fun reprising their role, and this comes across on screen, with the chemistry between them just as strong as it had been when the show ended in 2004.

The writing has been toned down slightly, but it's as smart and sassy as ever, with Kim Cattrall in particular, truly relishing being back in the role of Samantha. The characters have also successfully moved on from single, promiscuous girls, looking to get on the guest list at an exclusive club, to the girlfriends, wives and mothers which their time away from the screen has made them.

Although the lazy scripting won't gain Sex and the City any new fans, the shoes, the bags, and the return of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte won't disappoint fans - but let's be honest, what would???

What an awesome series; exciting and truly addictive. For those who criticise its historical accuracy, it is a FICTIONAL story, and a rather good one at that! Those who care about history will already know the truths, those that don't, does it really matter??
I loved it. My only criticism is that it ended where it did. Looking forward to series 2!!

This is the Coen Brothers back to their best, after a mis-step with Intolerable Cruelty and, frankly, an awful remake of The Ladykillers.
The pacing, script, acting, direction are all first class.

Many people seem to have awarded this just 1 star. That is a disgrace.

If you liked Three Burials, Michael Clatyon and In The Vally of Elah, this will be your type of film.

If not, watch The Jeremy Kyle Show in your underwear and have a pot-noodle.

That may be more your cup of tea.

Francescos Venice
This dvd is absolutely fantastic,I have been to Venice on several occasions and love the place,this dvd is very accurate and explains history of Venice very well,anyone wanting to go to Venice would be better purchasing this dvd as it will give information what Venice is all about.

I was disappointed by the whole of season 2. The story is so depressing, there are very few light moments. It's a real shame because it looks great and it's well acted but it's just depressing.