THE SOPRANOS stars James Gandolfini in a career-making performance as Tony Soprano, a Mafia leader who is having trouble dealing with his mother and family and so starts to see a shrink. The terrific supporting cast features Edie Falco as Tony's conflicted wife, Carmela; Lorraine Bracco as Tony's put-upon psychiatrist, Dr. Melfi; Michael Imperioli as loose-cannon Christopher Moltisanti; Steven Van Zandt as Silvio, owner of the Bada-Bing; and the incomparable Nancy Marchand, in one of the great television performances, as Livia Soprano, Tony's conniving, controlling mother. This release includes the first five seasons of the show.
DVD Features:
Region 1
20-Disc Set
SEASON ONE
Widescreen - 1.78
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Mono - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary (1st Episode) - 1. David Chase -Producer/Director/Writer,
Peter Bogdanovich - Director/Film Historian
Interview - 1. David Chase - Producer/Director/Writer
Two Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Episodic Previews and Recaps
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast Bios
Episode Index
DVD-ROM Features:
Weblinks
SEASON TWO
Widescreen
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
English Dolby 5.1 - English
Stereo Surround - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Four Directors
Featurettes - 1. THE REAL DEAL
Interviews - 1. Cast
2. David Chase - Creator
DVD ROM Features:
Web links
SEASON THREE
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Stereo 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Imperioli - Writer/Star (Episode 9)
2. Steve Buscemi - Director (Episode 11)
3. David Chase - Creator/Writer (Episode 12)
Trailers - 1. Recaps
2. Previews
Featurette - Behind the Scenes
Text/Galleries:
Biographies
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
SEASON FOUR
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.0 - English
Dolby Surround Stereo - Spanish
Dolby Surround Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Terence Winter - Writer (Episode 4)
2. Michael Imperioli - Writer/Star (Episode 6)
3. Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess - Writers (Episode 8)
4. David Chase - Creator/Writer (Episode 13)
Episodic Previews and Recaps
Recaps of Seasons 1, 2, and 3
Text/Image Galleries:
Cast/Crew Biographies
Interactive Features:
Scene Selections
SEASON FIVE
Region (unknown)
4-Disc Set
Additional Release Material:
Season 1 - 4 recaps
Audio Commentary
Creator
David Chase: Creator of HBO's SOPRANOS
Review 1:
5 stars out of 5 -- "THE SOPRANOS was recognized, virtually from the screening of the first episode...as something exceptional."
Source: Total Film
p.152 12/01/2008