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Weeds: Season Three


Genre: Comedy Drama

Reviewed In Issue 133 (Jul/Aug 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Andy Milder, Allie Grant, Justin Kirk & Kevin Nealon

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3
DD Sound Rating: 3
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
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Special Features
Special features on Disc One of this three disc set include a commentary track for each episode by a different member of the cast and crew, a six-minute gag reel, trivia tracks for two episodes, four Little Boxes Music Montages (four minutes), 11 30-second sampler tracks from the CD of Weeds soundtracks, and a trailer. On Disc Two there is a commentary track for each episode by a different member of the cast and crew, trivia tracks for two episodes, a three-minute Mary-Kate Olsen Bio, a three-minute behind-the-music snippet Little Boxes


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Lionsgate Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 24077
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
(Rating Reason):

NA
(Retail Price): $39.98
(DVD Type): Three-Disc Set: DVD-9's
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 388
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2007
(Theatrical Release): No
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 06/03/08
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Craig Zisk, Lev L. Spiro, Martha Coolidge, Perry Lang, Paul Feig, Ernest Dickerson, Julie Anne Robinson & Randy Zisk
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Nancy Botwin (Parker) has a lot of skeletons in her upper-class suburban closet

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD looks like a television show, with a somewhat soft appearance, with fine details poorly defined. Black levels are solid and deep, and a pleasing sense of dimensionality is created with the natural-looking shadow delineation. Contrast can be somewhat low, though, and fleshtones often appear pale and plugged up. Mosquito noise can be recognized at times, and the image can appear overly harsh and digitized. Noise is recognizable in occasional scenes, but edge enhancement is not a problem. Colors can really pop from the screen, though, and the picture can be enjoyable. (Dannty Richelieu)

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