Lost: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray]

Actors: Matthew Fox, Naveen Andrews, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim
Studio: TOUCHSTONE / DISNEY
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
Sales Rank: 287

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
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Lost: The Complete Fourth Season [Blu-ray]

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5 out of 5 stars The best season since season one.    January 9, 2009
J. Hill
Season four was the finest season of Lost since season one. Actually got my wife in to the show again.


3 out of 5 stars 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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!


5 out of 5 stars 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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.